Review: Devil of a Good Time and a Page Turner
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2013
Give me a sexy cop with a heart of gold who loves kids and his family and a woman running for her life he can't resist helping and I am hooked. From page one.So much of this book seems real. From the moment Cassidy Hoake changes her hair color, cuts her hair and goes on the run, you will feel  panic and desperation along with her as she tries to evade the mob boss who saw her witness a murder.She throws cheap braided rugs over the filth in her seedy apartment, gets a job at The Packing Place where she befriends the spunky and free-spirited Amber, and catches the eye of her seedy, slimy boss Wayne Keaseling (oh, the perfectly greasy name!). Enter sexy cop Clay Cestra whose cop instincts immediately kick in--he senses something's not right with this proud but skittish woman and can't resist helping her and getting her into a better place.All the supporting characters in this book felt like real people to me. The romance is natural and you can't wait for these two good and decent people to realize they are right for one another.The entire books rings with an authenticity that bond you instantly with the characters. Twists and turns keep you turning the pages right to the spellbinding conclusion.Koontz knows how to use real details that ring true and how to paint a character starting from the heart up. I really came to care about these characters even as I began to dread the ultimate confrontation we know is coming.An excellent read that will keep you up until you finish it!  Can't wait for what's next from this talented author.