Review: Very good addition to the series :D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2014
4 starsThis was a very good story. I liked Matt in previous books and have been curious to see more of him since he tends to be rather laconic. Lucy made a good match for him and it was nice to see Matt get something good.Lucy is the younger sister of Brent (the hero from Asking for Trouble). She just finished her Masters degree and is coming home to New York. She tends to be rather free spirited and adventurous but things went a little too far one time and she's been reining in her adventurous side back for the past couple years. Lucy has some job offers and interviews set up but is giving herself the first week in New York to do some items on her "bucket list". This was supposed to take place with her best friend Sasha but Sasha ends up ditching on her at the last minute.Matt is a sniper with the Emergency Unit of the NYPD. He is quiet and tends to be a loner but has 2 best friends, Brent and Daniel (Daniel is the hero in Officer Off Limits) that won't let him sink in to the complete isolation he prefers. He was in the army and fought overseas, leaving him with a lot of bad memories and issues. He has also had issues with women not accepting his dominant tenancies in bed, making him feel like a monster. He's taken these rejections to heart and tries to hide his needs, thinking he should be ashamed of his wants and needs.When Matt arrives to pick Lucy and Sasha up he doesn't know that Sasha is no longer in for the ride. Lucy overhears a convo that's Matt's having before he sees her and deduces that he sees her as nothing more than an annoyance. Matt's very hot and Lucy decides to see what she can make happen if he doesn't know she's Brent's sister. She makes up a story about Lucy taking off and her being Sasha and convinces Matt to still give her a ride to NYC. The attraction is there but Matt is determined ignore her appeal. Along the way some mechanical issues hold them up, giving Matt and Lucy some time alone. Matt doesn't last very long until he loses the leash he has on his desire and he and Lucy have a hot tryst. This includes some kinky play (mostly just spanking) that Matt loves but is worried Lucy may reject him for. Lucy seems to be all in for it and encourages him. After they're done, Lucy realizing things won't go well with her lying about her identity. Lucy freaks and pulls away from Matt as he finishes delivering her home and unfortunately, Matt (in his inner drama) decides she's rejecting him.Lucy hadn't intended to see Matt again (goodness knows how she planned to make that happen considering her brother is his best friend and he's getting married...) but when an engagement party for Brent and Hayden comes up, Lucy and Matt run in to each other. From here out there's a lot of misunderstandings and mixed messages. Matt can't stay away from Lucy and keeps showing up where he knows she'll be because he just has to see her. The problem is that he's convinced that he's not good for her and so he keeps doing the "push her away because I'm not good enough for her" interspersed with periods of "you're mine" with hot sex. Lucy is completely in to Matt both in the physical and emotional ways but she's left not knowing what to expect and when he'll show up next time. The problem becomes Matt's inability to speak his feelings and Lucy thinking that means he doesn't want her for anything more than sex. There's multiple back and forths until the final one when Matt seriously mis-judges something and makes the wrong decision. Thankfully he comes to his senses at the last moment and manages to catch her before it's too late. They finally admit their feelings for each other and start their HEA.This was a very enjoyable story. I liked Lucy and felt for her as the story progressed. I liked Matt as well but since most of the hangups and misunderstandings were caused by him, I was frustrated with him at times. He pulls it out well in the end though. I will warn you that it's a bit of an insta-love story since it all takes place (except the epilogue) in the space of a week. Very good addition to the series. I'd recommend this. Thumbs up. :)