Review: A Reading the Paranormal Review
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2014
My contemporary romance kick continues (still without any 'splosions, dangit!) and I had a good time meeting this crazy Sullivan family for the first time. While this is the 9th book in the overall series, being book 1 in the spinoff series made it easy to follow along with who's who. Mention is made of the San Francisco Sullivans but it's vague enough you don't have to wade through a genealogy chart to figure out how everybody fits together. So, yay for that!This book gives us the good girl who's looking to finally cut loose and the wild man who's become jaded by what he's seen on his job. Brooke's family isn't terribly supportive of her (well, they kind of are. But mostly not.) and she's determined to make it without having to rely on others. Rafe has a thriving business and a great family and he's completely burnt out by the constant stream of cheating spouses he comes across. Needless to say, he needs a break. BUT... he's wary of Brooke's affections simply because he's seen so much infidelity with his job.A lot of the issues that arose between them came from Rafe, to be honest. He was afraid of hurting Brooke. He was afraid she wasn't being as smart as she should be with her business partner. He was afraid she was going to break his heart the way he'd seen all the men and women he'd been hired to investigate had broken their spouses' hearts. Brooke was willing (YEAH, SHE WAS!) and able to start something with him and he kept balking at it because he didn't want to ruin their friendship. Admirable, Rafe, but doesn't the lady have a say in it, too?In the end, it was a fun, light-hearted romance that left me feeling good. Nothing terribly terrible happened and the two of them worked out their differences to get their HEA. Some days, that's all I need.-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal