Review: A Testament to the Devastating Effects of Drug Abuse and the Importance of Trust and Communication in a Relationships
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2014
LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME is a contemporary romance with elements of suspense. In addition to a memorable, "savage" hero, this novel has a number of great messages, including a testament to the devastating, life-altering effects of drug abuse and the importance of trust and communication in a relationship.Jace Savage lives life to the max. He's a man who knows how to enjoy life and takes every opportunity to do so. As a professional photographer (among other jobs), who shoots pictures for National Geographic, he has traveled the world and tasted what it's like to explore the wild and live uninhibited. But Jace's past is also filled with heartache, a best friend who isn't quite what he at first seems to be and a devastating family secret.Zoe Dubois is working as a waitress while she finishes school, so she can launch her career. She has it all mapped out, and after being burned by Billy, she has some serious trust issues when it comes to men.Zoe instantly catches Jace's attention the night he and his friends end up in her restaurant. It's been a while since the girl who broke his heart left him, and he desperately needs the physical attentions of a woman. He has Zoe nearly convinced to go out with him, when his best friend Billy comes back to the table after clearly having gotten lucky in the bathroom. To Zoe's vast shock and horror, she realizes that Jace is Billy's best friend.So begins the cat and mouse chase between Jace and Zoe. While she loves how he makes her feel when he coaxes her to let go of her inhibitions, he is secretive about his past, and she is not sure that she can fully trust him. Moreover, he lets her know that he has trouble he needs to fix before he can fully reveal his personal life to her, allowing her imagination, with the help of her friends and a person who has a vendetta against Jace, to wonder just what kind of person he might be.All in all, LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME was a good read with lots of steamy passion, even a light BDSM scene involving cuffs and candle wax, and a decently developed romance. Although I wish Jace had been a little more forthcoming about his "trouble" earlier in this story, the outcome teaches a good lesson about the potential damaging effects of miscommunication in relationships.Source:  Review written by me and originally published in The Romance Reviews