Review: This Season's Must Have
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2014
You've seen the hype now here's the real deal. There is nothing sexier than pretty danger. It is not only visually appealing, it titillates, it tempts, it is the ultimate seduction. That's what makes Avery Flynn's books so hot. They are shiny and spectacular, the stuff of fantasies, but just real enough that we down here with the rest of the everyday masses can hope and reach. They may lead glamorous lives, or have infinitely fascinating jobs, but her characters also have issues and dark pasts that make them approachable and likable.Ryder is a female security expert. Not your run of the mill, 9 to 5 ,job for a woman, but she also has horrible taste in men. Thus her year long hiatus from the sexual aspect of her life. Determined to prove herself, she wants to be all business. But sometimes life throws us a curve ball. Reading about Ryder's struggle to balance her love life and her career made me forget some of my own problems for a second. Isn't that what good writing is supposed to do?Devin was a masterpiece of a character. Rough, edgy with something to prove, working in an industry that is not kind to those who don't meet the stringent criteria of perfection, and is rife with betrayal, backstabbing and subterfuge, he is a perfect fit for Ryder. (Get it, perfect fit? Fashion?.... never mind) His longing for acceptance, his desire for Ryder and trying to save his career make him not only a damaged hero, but an admirable one as well.While their path was not a smooth cat walk (heh) it was imminently fun for me as the reader. The danger, the sex and the snarky intelligent dialogue placed me right alongside Ryder and Devin, through the good times, the harrowing, scary times, and the hot sizzling times. Hot tropical nights, a sarong, a little spiked punch can lead to some really steamy scenes in the cabana! I loved this combination of elements and I am betting that you will, too. Job extremely well done, Avery, bravissima.