Patrick eventually becomes a key item in several people’s stories throughout the ages and even into the future. A shamrock shaped rock that first finds itself in the hands of St. The first four West Brothers novels are for teens and young adults, but this one, I think, is better aimed at new-adult readers. Eight stories are woven together through time by one special rock in Treasures. I like that Theresa Linden has continued the West Brothers series into the characters’ young adulthood, and that she’s framed this novel for the new-adult audience, which has protagonists and readers in the 18-30 age bracket. Jarret seems like he’s changed since high school, and Caitlyn’s biggest mission is to find out if that’s for real.

There’s plenty of suspense to keep this story moving along, between strange encounters with both Caitlyn and Jarret’s coworkers and Caitlyn’s various escape attempts. How could she be married to the man who’d tormented her good friend for so long?Her coworkers at the private detective agency aren’t much help, and Jarret’s trying to solve the problem by keeping her locked in the house and not letting her call her family. She also can’t remember anything that’s happened in the past two or three years. In a surprising twist right off the bat, Caitlyn wakes up one morning to discover she’s married to her friend Roland’s bad-boy older brother, Jarret - and she’s horrified.

previous 1 2 next sort by previous 1 2 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Theresa Linden’s newest Catholic novel, Anyone But Him, centers on the theme of forgiveness and making a new start. Some of my favorite characters from Roland West, Loner and the other novels in the West Brothers series are all grown up in this novel directed at the new-adult audience. Books by Theresa Linden Theresa Linden Average rating 4.52 546 ratings 239 reviews shelved 2,888 times Showing 30 distinct works.

Treasures by Theresa Linden