Review: A sexy roustabout and a grieving investigator join forces - what more could a reader want?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2013
Erin O'Quinn's ability to lure her readers into a scene about which they might know very little, and, when finished, leave them feeling as though they've walked every street, arm in arm with the characters in the story, is unrivaled. Heart to Hart is NO exception.  1920s Ireland became very, very real to me as I lost myself between the pages of this book, and when it reached its sweet (HOT!) and perfect conclusion, I had to shake myself back into the here and now.The story is excellently paced and full of wonderful little details about all of the levels of Irish society at that time - from the "uppity-muppitys" to the lowest of the street urchins. She explores the seedy underbelly as intricately as she describes the plush environments of the very rich - and how the two are often intertwined.Simon Hart's loneliness and Michael McCree's supreme confidence seem an unlikely match and, to be truthful, most of the book is spent watching these two spar with each other - sometimes quite literally!  Their excellent dialogue and witty back-and-forth had me laughing aloud in a few places, and Michael's mostly-hidden softer side was a well-earned treat to see. It is obvious that he grows to love his new "partner-in-crime" as much as he lusts for him - and a handful of pages into this awesomely crafted story will tell you that's quite a bit, indeed!I simply cannot WAIT to get my hands on the next book - but August fourth is coming soon!  Folks, do yourselves a favour and grab BOTH BOOKS as soon as you can, because I PROMISE YOU, it will be money well spent.  Erin O'Quinn does not disappoint!