Review: Where there's a will, there's a way
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 1, 2013
Thank goodness this was short because I needed to get to sleep and there was no way I was putting it down until I finished reading.Taming Johnny was a well-written story about stifled attraction, emotional distance, and chemistry that wouldn't be denied. I loved that the supposedly meek and mild records clerk, Emma was the strong and tenacious risk taker, at least where Johnny was concerned. She was perceptive, in some respects anyway, and not easily warned off by this tortured hero's aggressive bark.For all his strength, experience, and competence on the job, this cop was wounded and afraid to connect emotionally again. He'd built walls around himself. Still, it wasn't enough to keep Emma out. Not only did she tear down his protective barricades, she somehow managed to penetrate his heart as well. She boldly went where no one else dared. I found her the stronger character because she was willing to risk her heart and maybe even be wounded. Johnny was already numb, a walking shell of a man who kept people and emotion at a distance. It was easier for him to walk into danger because he'd buffered himself. Until Emma.I enjoyed Johnny's slow thaw, watching his vitality return with ever chink she took out of his armor.*I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.