Fangs for the Memories (Young Brothers, #1) by Kathy Love

Fangs for the Memories (Young Brothers, #1) Reviews

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  Zeek

  I have seen Kathy Love's "Fangs" books around for awhile but, I must admit, I avoided them because of the silly titles. The other day I picked up Fangs for the Memories off our book swap shelf at work and I was hooked from the first page. (Which is saying something because though I love paranormal romance, I'm usually not a big fan of the vamp/chick lit hook.)
  
  This story starts out with Jane, our shy but determined heroine stopping at a seedy little bar in NYC after a rough first day in the big city. While there she encounters some dubious characters, including our hero- Rhys, a vampire who naturally is tired of drain of being a vampire. (pun intended). But rather than picking up on him to soothe her battered nerves, she turns to another and finds herself attacked in a dark ally after they leave the bar together.
  
  Rhys knows he should leave the attractive but decidedly innocent girl alone to her own foolishness, but his character demands he step in. He rescues her and walks her home safe and sound and that, as they say, is the end of that. (Oh he wants her, but he knows he can't have such a pure soul as this fetching young lady.) So he goes back to find the creep who attacked her to finish him off- and perhaps get alittle feeding in too.
  
  But Jane has realized she's lost a precious memento during her struggle with the creep and when she returns to the scene of the crime she finds someone other than the creep has overcome Rhys.
  
  The stranger, who is in fact NOT a stranger but Rhys's embittered brother Christian, puts her under a spell too. They awaken later to find his other brother Sebastian standing over them. Rhys also has some serious holes in his memory, chief among them- he thinks it's the time before his turning, the 1800's, and has no memory of being a Vamp.
  
  Sebastian knows something isn't jiving and he senses there is something more to Jane being there, so he brings them back to their home and promptly convinces Jane to stay til his brother's memories return.
  
  You can guess what happens in the meantime. Rhys and Jane fall for each other ... hard ... and she quickly finds herself hopelessly entangled in the web of these three brothers' lives.
  
  Jane is, of course, exactly where she should be, but letting herself remain becomes more difficult when she realizes she is in more danger of a broken heart then the very real physical harm lurking around the corner.
  
  A steamy, sensual read as well as quirky I'm giving this one a 4 out of 5 and I'll be looking for Christian and Sebastian's story as well!!
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  Liz

  I don’t actually remember buying Fang for the Memories. It’s entirely possible it was a gift, but honestly, who knows? In any case, I do think vampire romances have been done to death. That being said, this one wasn’t bad.
  
  Rhys is an angsty vampire who bemoans his existence, feels bad that his two younger brothers are vampires too, and on Christmas Eve is sitting in a NYC bar looking for his next meal. Any member of the dregs of society will do. But in walks Jane, fresh from Maine who has just had the worst day ever. She’s out of the job she expected, the apartment she’d expected, and oh yeah, her purse got stolen. She’s ready to attempt to drink her problems away.
  
  After a couple dangerous run-ins with evil-doers, Sebastian, Rhys’ brother brings the two unconscious people to the apartment he shares with Rhys. The next evening neither of the victims are worse for wear except for the slight problem that Rhys now believes he is back to being a nineteenth century viscount who is engaged to the American woman, Jane. Sebastian plot-wanks (gives an explanation that makes sense in the story) that Rhys’ mind is skipping over the bits of the modern world that don’t fit with his delusion.
  
  Sebastian offers Jane the job of being Rhys’ caretaker. Since she’s homeless and jobless she accepts. Sebastian doesn’t let her or Rhys in on the fact that he and Rhys are vampires. Hijinks ensue.
  
  I rounded up from a 2.5 to 3 stars. It is an entertaining read and the plot rolls along quickly. However, nothing happens that isn’t telegraphed a mile away. I’d say it’s a starter romance, for those junior high girls just starting to take the plunge into adult romances after the Twilight series.
  
  Personal note: Thanks to the Twilight books, I can no longer use the word ‘twilight’ seriously, so I’ve been substituting the word ‘gloaming.’ Sadly, no one seems to know what the heck I’m talking about.
  
  
  
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  Shannon

  Jane has just arrived in New York City to start a new life, only to lose her job before she's even started and with no where to live but a crummy hotel. So she does something she's never done before: go to a seedy bar for a strong drink.
  
  Obviously a bad idea for a young, innocent woman, she's saved from an attempted rape by a beautiful, brooding yet charismatic man called Rhys Young. Going back to the alley later to look for her necklace, she comes across Rhys again, this time while he is being attacked ... by a vampire.
  
  The morning after the attack, she wakes up in a lavish bed in a lavish apartment next to Rhys, who suddenly thinks he is the Viscount of Rothmere, is living in Regency London and that she is his American fiance. His younger brother, Sebastien, rescued them both and brought them to the apartment. He likes the new - or is that old? - Rhys, who laughs and talks and smiles and loves.
  
  Sabastien convinces Jane to stay to take care of Rhys and protect him from the real world until his memory returns, though he knows that Rhys has done this to himself because he could never enjoy Jane without suppressing his vampire self.
  
  This is a fun, entertaining, sexy romp - a little like Lynsay Sands but a bit more serious. It's a more original premise than most, and the characters are great. The prose is quick and precise, with none of those long-winded, syrupy lovey-dovey scenes that get so repetitive.
  
  
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  Heather G Gentle

  I would probably give the first two 2.5 stars. ( and the 3rd one 3)
  
  Ok-- quick comments on all 3 of these...
  They had a lot of cute humor-- more so as they went along-- but they were not nearly as humorous as I thought they would be. Reading the synopsis of the first one about a vampire with amnesia made me think I'd be rolling on the floor laughing. But they were only "okay" cute.
  
  Each book picks a different brother to find love....and each finds their "perfect match". The women in the stories are always a bit needy and a couple of them ( all except book 2) are a bit weak and of course these guys have to "rescue" them...unfortunately by intense sexual stuff in some parts which I thought was super overdone for what these were.
  
  The good news-- light easy reads and at least provides some mild entertainment and the 3rd one especially some decent laughs.
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  Amanda

  I will admit that I loved the whole idea of this book, but I was worried about how the author was going to pull it off. I was hooked after the first chapter I loved the degree of darkness and humor that seem to counter act each other, I read it in one night but and this is a big but I had no connect to the main characters what so ever, I connected more with Christian and Sebastian the two brothers than I did with the main couple. I mean yes Jane was strong and sweet but she was a complete idiot, I mean sure yes she thought this thing to be crazy and maybe she shouldn't have done it but really what smart woman would just accept what Sebastian was telling her. I mean really Dr. No, come on. I did however understand and get why Rhys would choose that time and reason to suppress what and who he was . He felt it the only way to be with her. Which was very sweet and sad. But almost the whole book was about Who he wasn't and how she fell in love with who he wasn't. That bothered me, and also the fact that she just stumbled upon all of the answers and didn't care. The part of the book where the brother Christian shows back up is the only reason I will read the next one. I hope its easier for me to connect to.
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  Jan

  Book #1 of the Young Brothers series. Stories encompassing the vampire brothers Rhys, Christian, and Sebastian Young.
  
  “Fangs for the Memories” tells the story of the oldest brother Rhys; his self-loathing and hate of his vampiric life style. When a chance meeting in a seedy bar with a mortal woman on christmas eve and a devastating attack by another vampire in the bar alley out back; Leaves Rhys with selective amnesia thinking he’s mortal and falling in love with the woman Jane from the bar.
  
  A very fun and funny romance with plenty of sex. I know the amnesia angle has been done to death _pun intented_ . But the story is well written and flows smoothly with no slow spots. Something fun to read on that morning transit commute to and from work.
  
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  Jennifer

  I'm loving this so far and I'm only on chapter 2!!
  
  O'MY LANTA!!! I couldn't put the book down! 3 hours later, I was done! I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!! It was funny, had a great story and a wonderful family of gorgeous vampires and of course my HEA. Thank goodness I got the entire series and I'm off to read the 2nd one now.
  
  
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  "Avonna

  Sometimes you just need a fun, sexy read and this is one. I'm happy that this is the first of three brothers books, so I get to look forward to more.
  
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  Maryse

  This whole series is cute and very fun, but the books get better as they go. Actually, my favorite in the series was Christian's book.
  
  But this one was quite funny. A vampire with amnesia, who falls in love (or thinks he's already in love) with some random girl caught up in his mess. Yup, the book takes place in modern times, but he still thinks himself back in the Victorian era, and also thinks he's human (and the cute girl that seems to be "with" him must be his fiance, as arranged by his parents).
  
  Uh huh...lol! Lucky Sebastian's there (his brother) to help things along. Or does he make things worse? A little of both I think. Fun stuff, great read!
  
  Fun quote from the book:
  
  But now Sebastian had the peculiarities of being a vampire to deal with. Being a vampire was easy. Being a vampire who didn’t know he was a vampire; that might be tricky. Rhys could end his existence with one short stroll in the sunshine. Or if his hunger wasn’t appeased regularly, Jane could die from one overzealous chomp.
  
  So read my full review on my blog:
  http://www.maryse.net/books/book-revi...
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  iamjenai

  This is the first book in the Young Brothers series. Fangs for the Memories tells the story of Rhys Young, the oldest vampire of the Young brothers who saves Jane from an attempted rape. He was about to head home but was attacked by another vampire and as a result of this attack, he woke up with an amnesia. Sebastian, Rhys brother upon learning of this situation, asked Jane to stay until his brother recovers from amnesia.
  
  A vampire with amnesia? I liked this book and the love story of Rhys and Jane. I love the dialogue especially when Rhys is talking to Sebastian. I was laughing every time they're together. I enjoyed reading this book though I have to mention one thing I didn't like in this book.
  
  The sex scenes are so over the top - never ending. I've read tons of books with mild to wild sex. Most of the time, they're needed in the story but in this book, I didn't think it was needed. I was already enjoying the story! I had to skim a couple of sex scenes because I got tired of reading them.
  
  
  Overall, this is recommended for paranormal romance lovers but if you are not into non-stop sex, then probably you shouldn't read this book.
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  Molly Mortensen

  I read so many summaries I forgot that this was an amnesia story. (So I got to be surprised.) But I initially didn't like the forgotten memory Rhys, he was too ordinary. (even if he thought he was a ninteenth century viscount.) I preferred the brooding vampire I'd gotten to know.
  
  Jane was a nice protagonist. Her character should've been flat, but she wasn't. (An accountant moving from a small town to the big city.) And although there was too much romance and not enough action for me, the romance was well done. Usually when the couple falls in love in a week it feels too quick, but here it actually worked.
  
  There was a villain and some excitement at the beginning and end, but the middle slumped a bit. (Too much sex and romance without enough drama and action!) Still, overall it was a good if not great book, and I plan to eventually continue the series.
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  Alisa

  I really liked this book. I'm sitting in the doctors office, I.V. in arm, laughing to the point they had to come in and ask me to keep it down because the people in the waiting room could hear me and were getting worried..lol... I laughed out loud and did a lot a giggling.. which in my opinion is always the sign of a book I will enjoy tons.
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  Laurie Garrison

  Very differnet then the same old same old... Rhys almost gets killed by his brother then ends up with parcel amnesia and his brother come after his new mate. Very good read with plenty of HOT sex plus humor in this book...
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  Jo

  I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard during a book. This was a very funny, sweet love story, and I enjoyed it very much.
  I can't wait to read Christian and Sebastian's books.
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  Megan

  This book was riveting from the start. I was unable to put it down, for the most part. While I loved the story and the connection brought to life between Rhys and Jane... there was so much erotica that I got bored and tired of it. Yes, it helped more the story forward slightly, but it was such a large chunk of the book that I kind of lost interest.
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  Ebonie Jade

  4.25 This was porn with a plot. A really really good plot. After I got over the stupidity of Jane, I realized Rhys was stupid too. They are perfect for each other. I like the different ways their perfection is explained. An enjoyable read. ♡
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  Gomawoyo

  Reminder that I have this book on my hated it shelf.
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  Fatima Chunara

  Spunky.
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  Stacey Elder

  A different type of vampire, but not bad by any means. I just want to know if he's cold or warm as it started out with him being cold and didn't stick with it.
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  Cassie Veselovsky

  Heck of a lot of sex. But what else can you do when the majority of the book takes place in an apartment. I got a bit bored with this one, but stayed with it till the end!
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  Paranormal Romance

  Meeting one night in a bar on Christmas eve, the hero and heroine don't know that their whole life is destined to change. For the hero, life has been one regret after another. Constantly living in darkness and wallowing in is own misery of having failed to save his sister from death and his brother from himself. It's this darkness and brooding that generally keeps people at a distance and the hero himself venturing out just to feed on the worse of society. He doesn't understand how the heroine finds herself in this bar all alone on the holidays but he can see she is the definition of goodness. Never before has he encountered a soul so pure and kind-it's almost blinding. So when her naivety gets her into trouble in the alleyway, he saves her. And he offers to walk her home-allowing himself that brief moment in time to connect with a person so much better than himself. The heroine isn't having a good day. She got fired from the job she left Maine for, lost her apartment, grieving the death of her father and now a nice man decides to try to rape her. Luckily she's saved by the most perfect and gorgeous man ever to walk the earth. But little old mousy her could never have a prayer of attracting his attention. That is until she suddenly wakes up to him doing very naughty things under the bed covers. She's shocked, not remembering how she got to his apartment the night before. And the beautiful man from yesterday has suddenly become a Viscount from historical London? It's clear he's off his rocker. His brother offers her an opportunity to get back on her feet, if she'll stay with the hero, watch him and save him the trauma of realizing the shocking truth-she can stay rent free and even earn a little money. Normally the heroine would feel too guilty to accept money as she horribly attracted to this beautiful crazy man and though she does feel bad, she knows she's out of options. The hero has repressed back to his life before the change into vampirism. after his own brother tried to kill him in that alleyway. In his mind, the only was he could be with this woman is to be the man he was before the bitterness and torment. At times, he's aware somewhat of what his mind is trying to deny but he's too damn happy to accept the truth. He's finally found happiness with a woman he loves and who loves him in return. As their relationship progresses and they fall deeper and deeper into the chaos of their own creating, the heroine feels worse and worse. She knows that without head trauma a man like him would never be with a girl like her. A shy girl with basic features and a tendency to think the best of people in every situation. And the hero knows, even in the middle of his delusion that without his memory loss, he has to give her up. So when he finally realizes the truth, he begins to fear for the heroine's safety. His brother is out for revenge and he'll use her to get back at the hero. But he doesn't count on his beautiful by shy love to suddenly and firmly stand her ground. That he loves her and she loves him and she'll never give him up.
  
  This was a very sweet book. There's something warming about the notion of a man so tormented in life that he almost wills his memories away to deal with the pain and believe himself to have a shot at love. The fact that he thought so little of himself was sad because no matter what he imagines to be the case, he was a good man who only wanted the best for his family. With the heroine he found a woman able to love him and he wanted desperately to have a chance of loving her back. The heroine was a marvelous character. Very sweet, and honest. She felt like she was taking advantage of the hero in his state but was weak to the feeling of have a man's attention. She too was low in self esteem and she was shy and timid throughout the book when it came to compliments and feelings. But when it counted, she was able to find that fire and fight for her man, regardless of if they were oddly matched. That being said....a whole lot of sex. To the point of boarding on erotic because of the volume of sex scenes. Granted there's not much else to do when locked inside an apartment but it made for a sort of boring plotline. What saved this book was the characters and their personalities and chemistry. I adored them and thought them super sweet and very much alike when it came to opinions of self worth and honor.
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  Country Goose

  Overall, this was a pretty decent book. It passed time, and if you don't want to think. I think Janie's character could have been given more thought. I was a little annoyed with Jane because she was so dense, stupid (the last few pages, she apparently turns into a 1st rate researcher based on one book she read.), and so socially retarded I'm dumbfounded as to why she chose New York of all places to move to. She has a BA in accounting, but it never stated what her "almost" job was or why she was fired. Or maybe she just received a second interview and said to herself, "I got the job, sell everything, move to a huge city, live out of a suitcase, and I'll be able to buy more after the first week?!???!" Kathy makes it clear she knows nothing of social graces, and apparently had no friends throughout college or the time she lived in her hometown, though I suppose that's possible since she had to care for an insane father who really wasn't insane. But she compares Rhys to other men(?!?), and she's apparently not a virgin(?!?). Besides, I don't think her father was really crazy. He just talked to his dead wife. Jane probably just wanted to be the center of attention, and she mentioned several times she just wants to be taken care of. The more I think on it, the dumber Janes history seems, and more holes pop up to drown out the story itself. It's a shame, really. If Jane wasn't such an over dramatic pity party, she was a selfish moron, and add in the moments she became so overwhelmed with lust.... I just can't go on. The book was a cross between Karolyn Sparks with her modern vampires (with much less intelligent characters and wit) and Christine Feehan with her "there's only one mate for each vamp." Three stars is about on the money though, because I did like Rhys's story. His family ties and issues made him seem more like real broken home (minus the sharp teeth and added centuries). The whole Dr thing was annoying though, and for a mortician to not know what a blood bag is or looks like?...
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  Kayleigh {K-Books}

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  http://kayleigh-m-books.blogspot.com/...
  
  After reading a lot of dark dystopian books, when I recieved this book in a swap I instantly wanted to read it. It sounded light-hearted and funny, just the type of book I needed to read after so many sad books. I was not disappointed. I loved this book.
  
  It follows Rhys, a 200-year-old vampire who has spent those 200 years cutting himself off from humanity only surviving on the blood of low-life humans who deserve nothing else but to be in pain. But even then he cannot bring himself to kill anyone. Then he meets Jane, a humble girl from a small town suddenly thrown into busy new york. He finds himself instantly attracted to her and doesn't understand why. Suddenly Rhys loses his memory and finds himself believing he is a English Viscount in Victorian London with Jane as his betrothed.
  
  I loved this book, it's a great love story and it was funny all the way through. There were multiple times when I was so glad I was reading at home because I couldn't help but laugh out loud. It's a great vampire book and I was so delighted to find out that it's the first in a series. I can't wait to find out what the others brothers get up to.
  
  If you are looking for a light funny book that it really sweet and makes you laugh and go awwww at the same time. Then this book is for you.
  
  I did give the book 4 stars because it is wrote it third person and though I have nothing against it, I find that I enjoy books wrote in the first person as I feel that you connect with the characters more when you are seeing the story through their eyes but it was still a great story and I loved it.
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  Laura Kaye

  This story managed to be hot *and* humorous - a delicious combination. Hero vampire Rhys develops amnesia after an attack on himself at the woman destined to be his heroine. His condition is truly more a mental health issue than a physical one - he despised his vampirism and was in century-long mourning over the death of his little sister, and so he represses all these memories so he can give him permission to finally find happiness with this human woman who's come to intrigue him. He believes, therefore, that he's in 19th century London instead of 21st century New York, and even speaks using language and vocabulary you'd be more likely to find in Regencies than Paranormals. The premise was unique and funny in execution, and the hero was likeable and compelling in both his modern/brooding and amnesiac/historical characterizations. I devoured the book in an afternoon and would definitely read more in the Young Brothers series. Couple of small issues I thought could've been improved: Rhys's brother too quickly feels he knows the causes/source of his brother's amnesia, but it's never really explained if vampires in this world can have medical problems; the heroine figures out the vampire thing a bit too easily/anti-climactically; and once she turns into a vampire, the book rushes to an ending and doesn't really show us what her vampire self/life looks like - I particularly regretted that her first feeding scene wasn't detailed a bit more. Still, I tore through this book, laughed out loud, and really enjoyed, so I can highly recommend!
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  Jane Stewart

  Ok. It had some good parts and some weak parts.
  
  I was chuckling several times. The characters and plot were good. Two parts were weak.
  
  Story brief: Rhys, Christian and Sebastian are vampire brothers around 200 years old. Christian hates Rhys and wants revenge. Rhys usually avoids mortals, but saves Jane from an attempted rape. Christian attacks Rhys and causes Rhys to have amnesia, which causes Rhys to think he is human. He and Jane fall in love while neither one of them knows that he is a vampire.
  
  The two weak areas are as follows. One: I found myself skimming through a couple of sex scenes. I’m not sure why. They didn’t grab me enough. Once or twice I also skimmed a couple of other scenes, somehow in a hurry to get through the book.
  
  CAUTION SPOILER:
  Two: I did not like Rhys deciding to break up with Jane after he regained his memory. He knew she was in danger from his vampire brother Christian, but he said she must live her life away from Rhys to be safe from Christian. This was not true because it meant Rhys and Sebastian couldn’t protect her from Christian. Many romance novels have the couple separate after they fall in love. I prefer better reasons than this.
  
  Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: seven. Setting: current day New York City. Copyright: 2005. Genre: paranormal romance.
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  Connie

  So this is going to be a short review. I wasn't sure about this one, it seemed like a hard premise to pull off, a vampire who has selective amnesia and doesn't remember that he is a vampire, but somehow still manages to survive on blood and avoid sunlight, all the while falling in love with a mortal who also doesn't know he is a vampire. Pretty far fetched, right? But Kathy Love pulled it off. It was a good book, a lot better that I expected. My only real problem with the book is that the end was just way too easy. I mean really a book in the library that explains everything so perfectly that Jane accepts being turned into a vampire without her consent talk about a deus ex machina.
  
  But anyway, it was overall a very entertaining read. It was funny at the points, but has some serious emotional parts as well. Both Rhys and Jane have been through terrible tragedies and they are both characters who you want to pull for because they truly seem deserving of a HEA. The other characters were very well written as well. Christian, our villain, was one who I hated to hate. I mean really, I felt for him because he really believed that what he was doing was right. I was very happy that he was somewhat redeemed at the end, and I look forward to reading his story which is the next in this series.
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  Missyb

  I like the characters, but the story is kind of boring. It did pick up a little after a few chapters, but not enough. The characters are interesting and draw you in, but the story didn't hold me enough. Maybe a little more action, or twists. The sex/romance was okay (bland but okay) and the humor was barely there. I'm going to try the next book because I like the characters. This book is about Rhys (the oldest brother) and Jane. She's had a horrible day. She's been fired, robbed, and spent hours at the police station reporting the robbery, and is living in a hotel room since she lost her place because she lost the job, and then she leaves the bar with what turns out to be a ex-convict. Rhys rescues her & walks her back to her hotel room, but her necklace is gone and she retraces her steps back to the bar & then into the alley and gets attacked again, while trying to find it. This time Rhys also has been attacked. From there the story goes to him having amnesia, and them falling in love, then him regaining his memory and them being attacked again, then them being together. I like the brothers, but other then Jane there's only Mick. Maybe a few more characters would have given the story more umph.