Review: So refreshing to see a smart female character who doesn't do something stupid
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2013
So I've read 4 books by this author in the past ten days. (They're short, it's easy.)I have to say, she's one of my new favorite authors for one main reason (besides the fact that the books are well written, have an appropriate amount of sex in them, that is to say not too much and not too little, and there are hot alpha men and smart, capable women). The main reason that I love them so much is that the smart, capable women don't end up doing anything stupid.The typical formula for a romantic suspense novel or novella with an alpha male character seems to be that the woman is all capable and happy until the man comes into her life and then once that happens and there's a hint of danger, the woman does something so amazingly stupid that I want to throw the book across the room. Not here.These books all follow a formula, but it's a much better formula than most. Here, there's a strong male character who is a protector. All of the men work for Red Stone Security (or are cops or something akin to that). So natural protectors. All of the men are strong and smart. But the women are just as smart. They don't end up cowering in fear when danger happens, and most importantly, they don't put themselves in danger unnecessarily. Sure, danger finds them, but they don't go walking into it. There are times when the women in these stories THINK about doing something stupid and I'm ok with that. But never do they act on those thoughts. Here's a general example with no specifics (so no spoilers and definitely not related to this particularly story): If a madman is after you, your gut instinct might be to run away and protect the people you love. But if one of those people you love is a cop, then you don't actually do it. You let him help you. Not take care of things for you, but help you take care of them. That's the beauty in these stories. The men and women work together, they work smartly, and they survive and there's a happy ending. And there's some hot sex.