Review: Exciting, fast paced and suspenseful
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2012
Charlie Bates is sweet and sensible. She is also bored with her life as well as her perfect boyfriend. She wishes for some excitement in her life and gets plenty of it when she is pulled into a fouled up drug bust with undercover DEA agent, Jake Crutcher. In this fast paced and exciting short story, Charlie and Jake survive car crashes, escape armed killers, have a brush with a snake, and survive the frigid Cumberland River.  Even though this is a short story, Robards gives plenty of background on Charlie that made me root for her.  During a brief moment of safety, Charlie realizes Jake is one hot sexy guy. She has a sudden case of lust and realizes what she has been missing in life. (It gets a little hot) The story had a fabulous and sweet ending that could make anyone fall in love with Jake. The story left no loose ends.The download on my Kindle is equivalent to 93 pages. The story begins at 3% and ends at 90%; therefore, most of the download is this original short story and it has NOTHING to do withShiver.  It is NOT a teaser chapter for Shiver. The remaining 10% is an excerpt from Shiver with completely different characters and story. Manna From Heaven is a separate original and very enjoyable short story.My only problem was trying to keep up with the logistics of some of their adventures. Plus, the built in dictionary came in handy.