Review: 4.5 Scorching Stars!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 4, 2014
4.5 Scorching Stars!Holy dirty talking, sexy, alpha cops - Tessa Bailey has definitely earned the title as the Queen of Dirty Talking! After having heard so much about her books, I was hoping that this book would live up to all the hype…and let me tell you it did and then some!Ginger Peet has virtually raised her younger sister Willa. Their mother Valerie has a rap sheet as long as her arm and other than providing a roof over their head, hasn’t offered Ginger and Willa any type of family life. When Ginger is given the opportunity to grab the purse full of money that Valerie shows up with one night she know she has to do whatever she has to for seventeen year old Willa’s sake."Willa, who’d skipped the sixth grade, swore like a sailor, and took photographs that could make Ginger cry, would have a chance at becoming something. Someone."What she didn’t anticipate was that her chosen destination of Chicago would land her right across the hall and into the arms of sexy homicide detective Derek Tyler.Homicide detective Derek Tyler is happy with his quiet existence and is not happy when he is confronted with two very loud mouthed girls moving in to his building – and he’s even less thrilled when he realizes that they are moving in to the apartment across the hall. Of course once he gets a look at Ginger and realizes that she’s no girl, he sets his sights on having her."While there might be some attraction on her end, nothing could compare to the single-minded lust he was experiencing. It was quite literally all he could do not to throw her over his shoulder and carry her to bed right then and there."Throw in a smart-mouthed little sister, a relationship meddling dispatcher, and some shady characters/crooks that want their money back, and you have one hot story!I loved Derek – the things that come out of his mouth….holy hotness!“Let me clear, Ginger, since you insist on talking in circles. I want you underneath me in my bed. I want to be buried inside you so deep that I have to remind you of your own name.”“The longer it takes me to get between your thighs, the rougher I’m going to be when I finally get there. Understand?”I also loved that he had a sweet side and really wanted to help Ginger and take care of her.“Give me a chance, beautiful girl.”“There’s nothing in your past that could keep me away from you.”…“You can tell me anything.”“You own me. I’m owned.”Ginger is a great character – she is full of sass and is strong enough to stand up to Derek. Even though she has escaped from her past, she still has trouble moving forward to step out of the shadow that her mother’s life cast over her. I loved how she was always looking out for her sister. And of course I really loved the fact that she gave as good as she got when it came to Derek!"Ginger always had a difficult time backing down from a challenge, especially when it was being issued by a man who wore a police uniform by day, but liked to talk dirty at night.""Aw hell, who was she kidding? The man kicked her libido into warp drive just by existing."I also really loved Ginger’s sister Willa – what a character! And the things that came out of her mouth…priceless!"Willa flipped Ginger the bird without looking away from the full-length mirror. “This touching family sitcom moment brought to you by the letters F and U.”"I would definitely recommend this hot and steamy read and can’t wait to dive into the next book in the series!