Review: Never Fear, Jade is Here - Again
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2013
Yesterday I had the pleasure of introducing you to my favorite literary private detective since my Nancy Drew days, Jade O'Reilly. Jade is the spitfire PI that has a talent for getting in trouble, fighting with the men in her life, and solving the case... when you let her do her own thing. She is an empowered woman who is capable of handling herself, but not afraid to admit she is a woman. A woman with the same needs as all women, someone to love her. Jade is a package though, that needs to be handled with care. The past defines the person she is, and there are some demons that haunt her. This affects her personal and business life dramatically.In Hidden Betrayal, Ward brings us more into the story of what makes Jade... simply stated, Jade. Now in a relationship with one of the men of her dreams from Private Deception, Jade is still forced daily to defend her decisions to the men in her life. Her brothers, her boss, and now her beau. Her office nemesis, seems more aggravating than usual, and she will discover through undercover work with an outside agent that her office foe, may be more than she has believed. In addition to creating a superb mystery packed with humorous foibles and a few twists and turns, Ward opens the lock into the personality that is Jade O'Reilly. I loved that we were allowed to see that softer side of our heroine, and yet in no way lose respect for her. Once again I love the story that Ward has developed and am now anxiously awaiting the additional books to come in the series.... hint Tamara, you better be in the writing cave bright and early tomorrow morning.I do have one teeny, tiny issue though with the book... in the beginning Ward chose to rehash aspects of characters in the detective agency that I felt was not significant or necessary to be repeated. Even if a reader had not read Private Deception, they should be easily able to grasp the demeanor of the main cast of characters simply because... Ms. Ward your writing is so (wait have to check some spelling) "addictively enthralling" that the reader is set.