What do you cling to when you have nothing? When there is nothing in your life to give you the slightest sliver of hope, can you hang on to a fantasy? Can you keep yourself from hurting by thinking of what life could be like if someone would only ride in and rescue you from the horror that is your life, even if that someone is a renegade biker? That fantasy is what kept Georgia alive in Lauren N. Sharman's final installment of the McCassey Brothers series, The Long Road Home.

As horrible as Dolan McCassey made them sound, Georgia couldn't help but dream about the day when her brothers would come and save her from her life of pure hell. In the past four years, their father has turned her into a junkie and forced her into prostitution. When he disappeared for more than a month, the landlord tossed her out. She had the money to get to California but when her bus stopped off in Hagerstown, the town where Dolan grew up and where Blackie, Judd and Rebel McCassey lived, she couldn't resist one look at the men whose existence had given her hope. The last thing she wanted was for them to see her. She wasn't the kind of person they would want around their families. That choice was out of her hands when Judd McCassey grabbed her firmly by the wrist, and she found herself the captive of the infamous McCassey brothers.

Blackie, Judd and Rebel knew exactly who the girl was who had been watching the garage from across the street. The royal blue McCassey eyes gave it away, not to mention the fact that she looked like all three of them rolled into one. Once the brothers find they have a sister, one who is obviously a junkie, they set out to clean her up and bring her into the family. Unfortunately, Georgia finds fitting in almost as difficult as kicking heroin.

Georgia is a conglomeration of the brothers, a fact that makes her life easier and more difficult at the same time. Personalities clash, as they often do, when two-of-a-kind meet head on.

Ms Sharman keeps the brothers true to character as she brings out their compassion for their sister who has suffered at the hands of their father. I regret that there was not as much adventure as the previous three books but I was not disappointed. I'm truly sorry to see this final installment. I would personally love to see more about Rebel, Judd and Blackie, my kind of men. I highly recommend to anyone who loves adventure, danger, and homegrown bad boys with a soft touch to read The Long Road Home and all of the McCassey Brothers series.

Reviewed By MargeAnna Conrad
© December 2008