Review: 3.5 Stars - Fun read with some action & steam
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2014
Rating: 3.5 stars  (rounded up to 4)So we have Jenna - she's an ordinary kind of girl who's nursing a broken heart from a broken engagement, but she also has a big secret...she has been writing erotic romance novels under a pen name, and no one other than her publisher knows who she is. When she finds herself involved with a man passing through town, she begins to think she might be one of the characters in one of her novels - and what a change it is from her ordinary life!"Romance was a lot safer, a lot surer, when she wrote it than when she lived it."And then we have Riley, who happens to save Jenna one night from being run over by a car and slowly works his way into her life. He's also hiding a big secret...he's actually a special consultant with the FBI and is working to bring down a criminal ring he has been tracking for years. His only goal is to bring down these criminals, he has no time for a relationship. Of course the attraction he feels towards Jenna is too much for him to ignore, but he knows that he has to continue keeping the truth about who he is from her to keep her safe - and you know how that is going to turn out!When things heat up between Riley and Jenna and it becomes clear that Jenna is at risk, Riley will do anything he has to in order to protect her. Unfortunately, when Jenna finds out that Riley has been lying to her about who he is - and that he even knows about her alternate identity and has read her books and maybe has used a line or two on her - it's going to take a lot more than words from a romance novel to help Riley win Jenna back.Throw in some nasty criminals, some colorful partners working the case with Riley, a fortune teller at the carnival, and some steamy times at the beach, and you have an action packed read wrapped up in a love story.I enjoyed this story and felt like it had a lot of potential, but at times it seemed like the transition between scenes was a bit abrupt and it would throw the rhythm of the book off. I loved that Jenna's character became stronger as the story progressed and I liked the fact that she would often draw from her writing persona as she analyzed situations. Riley was quite a conflict for me - he had such a sense of duty, but when he makes the decision to further his relationship with Jenna I found myself getting so angry with him for not being more truthful with her, especially when that lands her in danger.Overall this was a good read with a lot of potential, but I just wanted a little more out of this book.I was given an eARC of this book from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.