Review: One More Winner In An Impressive Series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2012
Peter `Monk' Jessup has lost a close friend on each of his last two missions. He is grieving on the inside but unless you knew him you would think everything was alright in his world. His boss Vic orders him to take a few extra weeks off to get his head on right and possible get some of his grieving out. His brother is getting married soon so he decides to go home for his `vacation'. The only problem is he comes from an extremely wealthy family and his mom does not approve of his career choice. While on said `vacation' Vic calls asking for a favor...his friend Isabelle needs a full security package put on her home; her past has intruded and she doesn't feel safe. Since he is bored senseless and he likes riding to the rescue, he agrees to help not knowing that Isabelle is more than a match for him in every possible way.Isabelle De Rosa works as a defense attorney in her uncle's high powered law firm. One day while making copies for a client her cousin Kendrick corners her asking that she visit his estate and help him with a legal problem. Kendrick is her past that frightens her; hence her calling Vic for a state of the art security system. The reason an otherwise beautiful, tough-as-nails defense attorney is so afraid of her cousin...he sexually abused her for many years starting when she was about 8 years old. The abuse only stopped when her uncle, Kendrick's father, walked in on them. Since she is from a wealthy family herself and her uncle is a well-known defense attorney for the rich and famous, the abuse was kept hidden as if it never took place which in turn did not allow for her to heal mentally or emotionally; so when Kendrick cornered her telling her he wanted her to live with him on his estate-an estate set up as a charity for those down on their luck, she experienced fright like nothing she has felt in a long time. And that is what sent her in search of help in the form of Monk and Taylor Security.Right after the security on her home is in place Kendrick lets himself in with a key he `borrowed' from his father and attacks Isabelle. She of course beats the heck out of him and with Monk's help, drops him off at his father's home but by the next morning he is found dead and of course she becomes the leading suspect. The FBI asks her to go undercover to Kendrick's estate to investigate his partner and their charity foundation. They tell her that she is the only one that can get close enough to check the charity out and then they use the possibility of kids being abused to finally get her to agree to put her life on the line. What follows is an explosive, high octane yet heart wrenching story.Adrienne Giordano has written another fantastic book in the Private Protectors series. She does a first-class job of making you feel the pain of some while making you laugh when needed and you feel for every character, whether good or bad. This is one spectacular follow-up in the Private Protectors series and just like the other books in this series "A Just Deception" has something for everyone...humor, romance, suspense, mystery, action, and heart wrenching situations. If you have not read any of the books in this series then do yourself a favor and grab them all up.Anita (The Kindle Book Review)