I think I enjoyed Keeping Promise Rock more, but this one was right up there as far as sequels go. It took me a while to realize that the first half of this story took place simultaneously as parts of KPR, but that's probably because it's been 3 months since I read KPR. I loved the chance to see some of the by-play between Crick and Deacon (particularly in the "he's going to run" scene) in this story even though it was primarily Shane and Mikhail. I'm glad that Mikhail finally had the breakthrough moment of 'duh, I don't want anyone else to have him' - I was getting a bit miffed with him toward the end - and I'm glad that Shane had the patience to ride that out. I'm sure they'll still have some things to work out, but they'll be just fine. I can't wait to read Jeff's (and Kimmy's story). Go, Amy, go! ;)