Review: An emotional yet fun and sweet story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2014
“He’s a player and a cop, which means I’m not interested.”—FaithThe world needs heroes, and Faith’s life is full of them! She’s had enough! She’s already lost her police officer father, and she’s scared to death of losing her police officer brother. But when his partner Connor focuses his eyes on her and sets her heart racing, she has to decide if her wounded heart can risk loving yet another hero…“This girl was already his. Even if she didn’t know it yet.”—Connor’s thoughtsI loved this book and how the author dealt with the sensitive issue of losing a loved because of heroic actions. In Faith’s case, her father saved lives at the cost of his own, and although she knows he’s a hero, his loss still deeply affects her and understandably so. Knowing that Connor is a police officer and a SWAT team member makes Faith steadfast in not entering a relationship with him.Lucky for her, Connor doesn’t know how to quit. From the moment he sees Faith, his life is changed and the player who is afraid of love can’t stop thinking about her. At the same time, he has his own inner fears to worry about and the very difficult fact that Faith is his best friend’s little sister! When your best friend thinks/knows you’re a player and that you’re interested in his little sister, you can bet there’s going to be some brotherly objections!The romance is beautifully done in that you can see them fall for each other in such a sweet and fun way despite Faith’s resistance. And Faith’s resistance is so understandable! The author presents such a tough and emotional obstacle for our leads to overcome, and she writes the story so well with great characterization that the reader can’t help but empathize with both of them. I was rooting so hard for them to make it (side note: Connor the hero? I would totally take him—swoon!)! Although this is book three in the series, I haven’t read the previous two, and I didn’t feel like I was missing out since Connor and Faith were meeting for the first time in this book. This is an emotional yet fun and sweet story (heat level low-medium with fade to black) and a 5 out of 5 for me!(Originally posted on my blog; I received a NetGalley copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.)