Review: STAKE YOUR COPY FOR A FRISKY READ
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
SPOILERS MENTIONEDMatt Donovan is now one of NYPD's finest after finishing his stint in the military.  He was asked by a fellow officer and best friend in the force, Brent Mason, for a favor to go pick-up his younger sister, Lucy, in Syracuse. But when he reached the university town, he found out that Brent's sister had gone AWOL with her boyfriend, leaving him with her roommate, Sasha, to drive to the Big Apple ... or so he thought.Lucy Mason, for some peculiar vibe, decided to introduce herself as Sasha. She correctly assumed that if Matt knew she is Brent's little sister, he would not touch her.  He definitely got the hots for her but he was also very good in hiding it. Yet after an unplanned stop on the way to NY, they explored their attraction.Naturally, her lie was exposed as soon as they reached the city. Because of his past, lying is something that Matt cannot abide. Yet no matter how hard he tried to stop himself from seeing Lucy, Matt cannot force himself from not being with her. He is constantly battling his inner demons. However, being with Lucy soothed his battered soul.Since Matt was still grappling in accepting Lucy having a permanent role in his life, much less verbalize it, she had come to terms that what they have was just a fling. They were both sending mixed signals that at some point, I was confused why it is now Matt who wants her while it is now Lucy who is deflecting his attention.The first part of the book got me in stitches a couple of times. There's a certain scene that involved the French language, I was hooting with excessive laughter, there were tears in my eyes! It would be fair to say that there was hardly any tender moment between them because of the frisky kind of sex they prefer. Those love scenes... talk about smoldering!Close to the end, the tenor of the book changed to something sentimental and emotional. Though a bit rushed, it still pricked my heart to give this short novel a thumbs-up.4 solid, spanky stars**** ;)