Review: Total page turner
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2013
When I sat down to read this book, I only had time to read one chapter.  Cut to me five chapters later, with dinner not made and missing my favorite show on tv because I couldn't put this book down.  It's about a battered woman in an abusive relationship who meets an off-duty police officer/detective at a wedding reception.  When her controlling boyfriend catches her talking to the attractive officer, he grows jealous, and things do not turn out well.  The author does a very nice job depicting an uncomfortable scene of domestic violence, which brings home the sad realities of such relationships.  It is written in a very realistic way without going overboard.  And despite the heavy subject matter, the book is very heartwarming, fast-paced, and extremely sexy when it comes to her blossoming relationship with the detective.  The premise of a police officer and a battered woman is fresh/new and works incredibly well.  He is a hunk of muscle-bound strength and she is a mix of vulnerability and quiet determination as she embarks on a personal journey of self-empowerment and overcoming her past.  It's suspense and romance hotly intertwined, and I really enjoyed this book.