Review: Read as a Thriller or as a Love Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2013
A love story cum thriller.  Don’t know which I liked better, the love story or the thriller.  The hero, Damon, is fascinating.  He’s the sheriff and he’s slept with practically every woman in town.  Dr Sophie Redmond, the heroine, is a very cold woman who keeps her distance with everyone ;but we learn why as the story progresses. There’s a very good reason for that.The love scenes are meltingly hot.  If that’s what you like, you’ll love this book.  But the mystery and fascination with the characters are what drew me in.  Damon, quite surprisingly in my opinion, melts her reserve.  When Sophie gets arrested in the course of her investigation as to why someone has framed her in a medical negligence case, she and Damon give a whole new meaning to Jailhouse Rock.  Meaning they make the jail rock.  When Sophie gets released on bail into Damon’s custody – a beautiful woman and he the town stud – I have to admit I did find it a little difficult to suspend my disbelief.  Apparent inconsistencies in the plot are explained when it subsequently transpires that they have more than one enemy.It’s both a hot erotic read and a thriller but there is a definite human story behind this.  You could sense that the author really cared about the characters and she drew them well.The one error that kept showing up was the use of ‘mum’ not ‘mom.’  In the UK it’s always mum, in the USA it’s always ‘mom’.  Nothing a good editor couldn’t fix.Whether you’re looking for hot or looking for thrills, this one will hit the spot.