Review: Loved, loved, loved it
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
'Continental Divide' is the first book in the 'Separate Ways' series by Laura Harner, although Lisa Worrall co-authored this first installment. It is also one of my all-time favorite books and when you meet Remy and Jaime, you'll understand why. I will admit that I had to re-read this story before writing my review as I had been pretty stunned after my first read of it and probably wasn't even capable of writing my own name. This is the story of two very different men, with the same work ethic and beliefs about the importance of their jobs and the people they protect, how they were thrust together, worked together, loved together, and, well, I can't tell you the ending, that's a spoiler.Detective Remington, Phoenix police department, is surly, abrasive, arrogant, lacking in almost all the standard social skills, and way, way intensely hot. Inspector Jamie Mainwaring, Scotland Yard, is eighty-seventh in line for the throne, wealthy, charming, impeccably dressed, and very sexy hot. What could these two men possibly have in common? Both of them, oceans apart, managed to connect the dots regarding missing young boys in Arizona and England. They may be different in a lot of ways, but they are excellent cops with great instincts and a willingness to get the job done. Which is how Remy ends up in London working with Jamie for an organization that operates outside of any country's jurisdiction, but battles crime across borders.The heat and attraction between Remy and Jamie is immediate and results in some of the best scenes I've ever read. The fact that there's some emotion going on underneath doesn't hurt, although Remy won't admit to it at all. They go undercover with Jamie using an argument with his mother and subsequent disinherited status to indicate he's quitting Scotland Yard and is now just going to be a wealthy, gay party animal who might like a little younger flesh, and Remy as his bodyguard, chauffeur, assistant, etc. For Remy this whole case is bringing back really bad memories from his childhood when he had to do whatever in order to survive, and Remy doesn't like these feelings returning. Remy has kept so much bottled up for so long that he doesn't know how to handle any of the feelings that Jamie is awakening. Jamie just knows he wants forever with this complicated man but how to get that he hasn't a clue.This is an excellent beginning to a series and I loved every minute of it. Catching the bad guys and taking them down for kidnapping and selling slaves was extremely rewarding. Remy and Jamie were amazing together, although the ending was a shock and not what I was expecting. Now I have to hurry up and read the next book so I can get my fix.