Review: Serious suspense + emotional chemistry = excellent read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2011
A Just Deception ReviewThe second book in Adrienne Giordano's Personal Protectors series is every bit as good as the first...and I loved Man Law.Peter "Monk" Jessup is an overachiever in the fix-everyone-else's-problems department. He recently lost a close friend as well as a teammate, and, even though he couldn't have prevented their deaths, he's at odds with himself, angry and unable to process the deep grief tying him up in knots.Isabelle DeRosa is a lawyer who's overcome being sexually abused by her cousin as a young girl. She's learned to compartmentalize sex and shut down her emotions when it comes to relationships. She never lets anyone get too close and she's taken defense lessons in order to feel safe in any all situations.The two meet and instantly have a connection, both recognizing the other's past issues, and how it's affecting them in the present. Their sexual chemistry is great, but it's their emotional chemistry that reeled me in and kept me reading far past my bedtime. I literally devoured this book over two days, so afraid Monk would give up on Izzy with all her hangups since she kept pushing him away, then drawing him back, only to push him away again.All the while, I understood her pain, the extremes she was willing to go to in order to save other girls from being abused. She was such a courageous character, I rooted for her from beginning to end. When they finally both lowered their guards and accepted their own faults as well as each other's, I teared up and cheered out loud.Beautifully written and full of fast-paced action, as well as characters who will tug at your heart strings, A Just Deception is an incredible second book in the Personal Protectors series.