Unchained (Hogan Brothers #3)

By K. L. Donn

“One day at a time—this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.

– Ida Scott Taylor

Enduring words from a novelist born well before our time, and an apt description for KL Donn’s Unchained, the story of Lochlan, youngest Hogan brother, and Sage Marlowe, daughter of a Bible-thumping fanatic who used his power to terrorize his people.

KL Donn caps off her Hogan Brothers series by tackling an issue not always acceptable to most readers—the use of religion to bend others to their own twisted agenda or beliefs.

I agree with the author when she said that the story was not an easy one to write.

She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.

–KL Donn

I felt heavy-hearted going into the first few chapters, reading how Sage suffered through degradation at the hands of her own father who, in the guise of purifying her supposed “unclean” spirit, subjected her to physical and emotional abuse.

Thank God, then, for Lochlan, whose faith and love for Sage enabled her to find the courage to break free and learn to find herself again.

If you are someone who does not like the idea of reading a romance story revolving around religious beliefs, I still would encourage you to read Unchained.

Or, if you are of a particular faith who grew up with a strict belief system on the bible, read it, still. Read it for the hope, love and faith that Lochlan and Sage want to share with you.

Read it, for the simple reason, that whatever happens, whatever experiences we may go through, faith, hope, and love, will always pull us through.