Review: His Risk to Take, A Review for the Blog Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2013
Looking for a book that STEAMS? Well Tessa Bailey"s His Risk to Take is the book for you. This novella catapults you into an erotic relationship between a transplanted New York cop and a Pool Hustlin, smart mouthed woman. Ooooooo does it sizzle.I admit I am leery of cop books there is just so much that can go wrong and often I don't even give them the try they deserve. I am so happy this books synopsis got my attention because Tessa Bailey is most certainly going somewhere. Dark and Dangerous.. with plenty of edge and grit.. her Line of Duty Series is shaping up to rock some readers (mine included) world.Ruby spent her childhood in pool halls and dives. Playing pool is just like breathing the thought of no doing it unimaginable. But she's a gal with a plan and has managed to walk away from the wild side of Hustling pool and away from the "organized" type. Now she hustles to pay the bills and build her future. One thing she has carried throughout her life... don't trust a cop. So when the handsome man at the bar doesn't set off her cop radar she is appalled when she finds out she is attracted to him (and by attracted I mean sky rockets are going off).Troy Bennett was known as the Cop with the plans. He and his partner had the perfect working relationship Troy would work out the wild ideas and make them workable and Grant would cowboy his way through them. When a bust gone bad killed his partner, Troy knew he needed to make some changes. Changing his location from Chicago to New York has helped a little. That is until he meets the smart mouth hustler that has connections.. He is divided he wants the girl but he needs to keep her safe a combination that seems to have issues.Like I said in the very beginning these two sizzle. Ruby is no a weak woman. She fights for what she believes in and the few people she loves, she loves strongly. Her determination to make sure Troy doesn't suffer from her connections is just as consuming as his need to protect her. They are not at cross purposes, this is no gift of the Magi . these two have to figure out how to make those sparks work in bed and compromise out of it.For a novella this book got me wound up and ready for more.. I am waiting to get my hands on the next book. I understand Protecting What's His is available now.. I am gonna have to rob my book piggy to see if I can get my hands on this one..Most excellent book, check it out.ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of His Risk to Take provided by netgalley