Review: 3 1/2 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2013
3 /12 starsTroy was a cop in Chicago till his partner and friend was killed in the line of duty. So Troy transferred to the police department in New York. After his first week at his new precinct Troy and some of his co-workers went out to a bar, and there Troy saw Ruby. Ruby was taught one thing growing up and that was how to be a hustler, she was good at it she could beat anyone at pool. After her father left a year ago Ruby decided she wanted a better life and now in college only playing pool to pay the bills, but she knows she wants better. When Ruby wins at pool and the looser doesn't want to pay up Troy steps in and helps her and offers her his bed for the night to keep her safe. Sparks fly when they make it to Troys house and Ruby soon finds out that Troy has a strong dominant personality that Ruby loves.When Troy and Ruby find out that they have a connection from someone in Ruby's past Troy vows to keep her safe. But Ruby has never been one to back away from the hard stuff, and when she finds out that Troy may be in danger she will risk anything to keep him safe. Soon Troy and Ruby find out that it's not that easy to see the other in danger and have to watch as they put themselves in danger for the other. Now Troy and Ruby will both have to decide if moving forward is worth the chance when they each know that they could loose so much.This is book two in the Line of Duty series and I was so excited when I saw that we would be getting a continuation of the story. I was surprised when I saw that this novella wouldn't be about someone more connected to Derek and Ginger in Protecting What's His(Line of Duty book 1), and I was really sad that this one wasn't about Gingers sister(I'm crossing my fingers that the next book will be). With that being said this was a good novella I wish that I had felt more connected to Troy and Ruby but the story line was great and fast paced and Troy was defiantly a hot possessive strong leading hero. I think if this had been a full length book I would have felt more connected toTroy and Ruby and would have been more attached to them. I will be reading the next book in this series and I'm excited to see who the main charcters will be. Overall this was a fast paced novella that I recommend for anyone who liked book one and wants to follow this series.***thank you NetGallery for the chance to read and review a ARC of His Risk To Take***