Jovon Tucker's Reviews > Healing Rain

Breath taking at times, romantic, suspenseful, and even sometimes erotic...These are just SOME of the words I would use to describe the second book in the Rain Trilogy, Healing Rain, by Karen-Anne Stewart! I fell in love with Raina in Saving Rain and continue to fall in love with her in book two! The cover is beautiful, as well as the words lying beneath! I do recommend reading Saving Rain first before reading Healing Rain, so you are not lost in the plot and you can fully appreciate what's going on!

I have said it before and I will say it again! Raina is such a strong character! She herself feels weak and unworthy and dare I say unequal even? Especially in the very beginning of the book. Though as the title says...she begins her long, hard road to healing from the past wrongs done to her by the men in her life she is supposed to be able to trust. I found myself cheering her on as I read! She always thinks of others before she does herself and that's her real charm. That and her innocence which in a way is kind of sad too. She is loyal, true, and beautiful! Lucky for her, she has a great support network through her work and her new family thanks to her husband, Kas!

Hmm...Kas. I'll be honest. I don't know how I feel about him. I think I like him but he is way over protective and sometimes treats Rain like a kid. I think he's written this way to show the progression of Rain's independence and self worth. For example; when Raina lands herself in the hospital. She is in some serious mental and physical pain but she's the type to just try and get over it and move on with her normal routine. She tries doing this but Kas and all her friends keep telling her to just sit down, take it easy, don't push herself. However, my thinking is that she knows herself better than anyone else. If she needs to cook to distract her from her feelings right now then so be it! It's her way of healing. Though I am no psychologist so what do I know? LOL. Score for Raina when she voices her opinion and stands up for herself declaring she is hurt...not weak.

Her bravery, beauty and brains attract more than just her husband in this book and throws one heck a wrench in the mix almost ruining everything! On top of all this happening, the FBI team tries to catch the illusive "Ghost" and Raina's past tries like Hell to come back and haunt her!

The only con I would point out for Healing Rain, is I could have done without so much sex in it. This is just my personal preference though and it's nothing that would turn anyone away from the book, I don't think. However, I have to admit...the sex scenes were extremely steamy and *giggle, giggle* enjoyable.

This book is amazing! It's emotionally charged pages actually brought me to tears at one point! Like I was really crying! I won't explain why, because it's a major plot point, but I will say, I could totally sympathize with this mystery character and have felt something so similar and I think that's why it hit me like it did.


Stewart left me shocked and craving more by the end of Healing Rain...just like I was by the end of book one! Now, I can't WAIT to read After the Rain!