Review: Sudden Heat
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2013
Melanie and Matt run into each other at the mall while getting things together for their friends' wedding.  As they are talking a gunman enters the mall, shooting his weapon and causing the patrons to scatter.  Melanie is frozen with fear  but Matt, a marine, takes control and finds them a place to hide and helps keep her safe. When the chaos dies down Melanie and Matt find they are feeling more for each other than gratitude.The beginning is heart-pounding.  When Melanie and Matt bump hear the gunshots things escalate quickly from there.  Matt is a marine so he wastes no time springing into action to get Melanie to safety.  I have never been in a situation like this but I felt the emotions of the characters. The author did a great job of keeping the reader aware of what was going on with the dangerous situation but she also built sexual tension between Matt and Melanie. Its fast paced and keeps the reader engaged.  We don't get much action in the mall.  The situation is resolved fairly quickly but I would have liked a little more time spent on that.  The tension and the danger were very well written.I liked both characters a lot.  Matt is very straightforward.  I loved being in his head.  He wanted Melanie and not just for a physical relationship.  I liked how he was secretive to her about his intentions but he did want to be with her.  They spent time getting to know one another but they still had steamy sex.  I did want them to be more open with their feelings but they neither one wanted to get hurt.I didn't really care for the ending.  I don't want to put any spoilers in but we are left a little up in the air as to what will happen.  We get a happy for now resolution but I would have liked it to be more definite.  We are also left hanging about Matt's brothers that were at the mall as well with Melanie's friends (3 single brother's protected 3 single friends, all of them in the wedding party).  I get the feeling we will be seeing stories about them in the near future.  Maybe then we will get to find out what happens with Melanie and Matt.book provided by the publisher for the purpose of an honest reviewreviewed by Megan