Review: 3.5 Stars - Fun, quick read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2014
Rating: 3.5 StarsMolly McLaren is an out of work translator who has been working as a hairdresser in Las Vegas while trying to find a new job. When she overhears one of her customers having a conversation in Russian about an assassination attempt he is planning, she does what any good citizen would do – she heads to the police station to report what she heard. Unfortunately, Molly soon finds herself on the run from the Russian mob. After calling her brother for help, he sends his old army buddy to rescue her.Grey Wilson is on administrative leave after a drug bust gone bad. With a bum leg and a scarred heart, he just wants to be left alone to bring the drug lord who caused his pain to justice. When his old army buddy calls and cashes in a favor, he finds himself dodging bullets and bad guys to keep Molly safe. When things heat up, including the attraction between Grey and Molly, Grey knows he’ll do whatever it takes to keep Molly safe, especially when he realizes that the people pursuing Molly are the same ones he is after.This was a fast-paced romantic suspense story with some heat and romance, lots of action, a grumpy hero, and a spitfire heroine. I enjoyed the story and it was an easy read, but I would like to have had a bit more backstory, especially on Molly, who seemed like a really complex character with a whole lot of emotional scars and baggage. Some of her issues were touched upon, but I would have liked to have learned more about her. The action seemed to overtake the romance at times, which was great from a page-turning perspective, but I would have liked to have seen more development with Grey and Molly’s relationship since things moved awful fast to get to their HEA.Overall this was a fun, quick read that left me smiling at the end.I received an eARC from the publisher in return for an honest review.