Review: The Socialite and the DEA......no way!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2013
Slow Summer Burn by E BarrettI was lucky to receive an ARC through Random House/Loveswept via NetGalley for an honest review.This is Val Grayson's story in the Star Harbor series.  Val Grayson is a DEA agent.  He is also the eldest Grayson brother who has sacrificed his life since he was 15, upon the death of his father, to help his mother raise his brothers.Theo Grayson is receiving a Kirkland Award, the state's highest artistic award.  His brother Val is attending the ceremony at the Commonwealth Club.  Val is going to be there for his brother, but someone else attending is under investigation with the DEA/FBI for drug trafficking and he is going to keep his eye out on the person of interest.At the ceremony he sees Cameron Endicott Stahl.  She runs a business in his home town of Star Harbor and is also a friend of his brothers love interest.  Val is very interested in Cameron but two things hold him back, she is very Upper Crust and wealthy and she is a close friend of the person of interest the DEA/FBI is investigating.But love is stronger than any misgivings and Cameron and Val begin their relationship.  Val struggles to keep his investigation separate from their romance.  Unfortunately the DEA wants her participation.A lot of suspense, plenty of action and unexpected events occur in this book.I thoroughly enjoyed this ebook.  The plot keep me interested the whole time.  Sometimes Val's character made me want to whack him on the head, because he was so distrustful of the durability of his relationship with Cameron, but he redeemed himself in a life or death situation with Cameron.It took me about 4 hours to read and kept me entertained the whole time.  If you are by a pool or on the beach or swinging from a hammock in your back yard, this is a great book to read this summer.  If not, it is a good book to read anyway!  If you can, read the following books that comprise the series "A Star Harbour Novel":  Deep Autumn Heat (Sebastian Grayson), Blaze of Winter (Theodore Grayson) and Long Simmering Spring (Cole Grayson)