Review: First read from Melissa and I LOVED!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2011
This was great! It incorporated everything a full length book would give me without having all those slow parts I generally detest. The beginning gave the reader insight into the characters without wasting any time. Schroeder is master at giving the reader back story without slowing the novella down. I am not shy in saying that I often get worried when dealing with a book that is set on another planet, or an alternate universe or something of the like. Sometimes I feel as if the author tries to hard to get their vision of this type of world across, however, with this one Schroeder gives enough detail to set the stage but leaves room for the reader to envision their own details.The Last Detail is set in a future where the outcast, the troubled, the violent and the offenders have been exiled to other planets. Lou is one such outcast. Trying to earn her way back to earth by tracking down other offenders and hauling them in. She has been given an assignment that will allow her to finally accumulate enough credits to return to earth. Simply bring in a man accused of selling secrets. Sam Dawson. What she finds in Sam though isn't a criminal, she finds a man..one she might actually let into her scarred heart.Lou was a complex character. I liked that she had such well defined layers that were slowly stripped away by Lou and Jared. Did I forget to mention Jared? Heh. Jared is Lous boss and he is also Sams ex. These three together are hot hot hot! The dynamics between the three of them were very well wrote. Lou has major trust issues. Sam doesn't want to admit he wants someone for the long haul. Jared is the one that holds them together. He is the one that thinks logically and knows he needs them both in his life. Jared is softer while Sam is macho. Together they would make the most perfect man. Apart they make for a very hot smexy scene. Lou had her hands full....literally *snicker*.The Last Detail is a awesome novella that has it all...action, character development and smexy goodness that will make your heart stutter. I loved it! Melissa Schroeder need not worry, this girl will be picking up more from her in the future!Nikki- Ramblings From A Chaotic Mind