Review: Slow start but enjoyable
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2014
This is my first experience reading Dee J. Adams. I met her at an author signing and bought this book to start with. At first I found it hard to get into. It didn't grab my attention right away and it was very repetitive as far as Tanner's prison record and Jess's physical make up. I struggled to keep reading and didn't mind putting it down after a chapter or two, wondering if I'd ever finish it. However, somewhere after the halfway mark, the action picked up and I found it to be a rather enjoyable read. There were parts of the book that had me doing some eye rolls, but I understand it is fiction and I can deal with it.Tanner is a recently released ex-con, set up by Jess's boss, Maurice Juneau, in order for him to keep his own son from going to prison. Tanner figured he had nothing left to lose, so he is out for revenge. I found this part a little unbelievable because who, in their right mind, would premeditate a murder and risk going back to prison, especially since he didn't commit the crime that put him there in the first place?Jess, an aspiring filmmaker, began working for Juneau three years ago in order to learn the trade and get her foot in the film production door. Although she was described as "smart" several times, I found some of the things she did not so smart. She certainly had no clue about Tanner when he was trying to rescue her family, even though he gave her plenty of clues.Enter yet another bad guy, Facinetti, who fronted the money for a film Juneau wanted to make, but didn't happen. Juneau refused to return the money, so Facinetti kidnapped Jess's entire family and held them hostage in return for his $8 million. Jess, of course, tries to get her boss to return the money, but with little sympathy from him, he tells her it's gone and there is nothing he can do to save her family.An accident on the part of Jess, leads to her boss's death, and what would anyone do? Leave the body in the garage and go have sex, of course. Stress relief. Amazing sex, no less, between a guy who went to prison for seven years at age 20 and swore he didn't give in to prison sex and a gal who wasn't a virgin but was no slut, either. Yet, they both knew all the right moves without much experience.However, once the action picked up, I did like how Ms. Adams brought the story together at the end. I liked the secondary characters, especially her mother and father, who were still so deeply in love after many years of marriage. This book was well written and well edited. I would recommend it and encourage the reader to keep on going with it if they find the beginning somewhat of a struggle like I did. I will most likely read more from this author.