Review: Funny and emotional and just so good!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2011
My Review:First things first...this is a wonderful book. I really, really like it. Vic is just... um, wonderfully yummy! He is a private security contractor with a highly dangerous job. He works for Michael, Gina's brother. Gina is a widow. Her husband was a firefighter who died in a building collapse 4 years ago, leaving her as a single mother to 3 kids. She also works at the security firm, but in the accounting department. As a result, Gina & Vic are friends both at work and in a lot of social settings, but for some reason (a bit of explosive chemistry maybe) every time they get in an environment with only the two of them, everything spontaneously combusts. BUT he lives a dangerous life and she needs to provide a stable home for her children and herself. They agree...it's just not a good mix. Then something from an op goes wrong and Vic is betrayed. Suddenly Gina and her kids are in the cross-hairs of one very bad terrorist.Everything about this book was so good. It was super suspenseful with great action. I loved Vic and Gina. They provided such a great balance to each other. I loved Gina. She has had a rough time of it and simply concentrated her life for her kids. Now she is seeing that she needs something for her...and Vic may just fit that if they can work it all through.I loved how all the guys in this book are more than a little leery of the women when they get emotional. They bond over it, but aren't afraid to throw one of the other guys of the group to the wolves if it means saving themselves. Even little 7 yo Lilly can send them running (Tiny & Lilly- sob- gorgeous, heartbreaking aspect to this story. I love how he connected with her.)And, of course, we have to talk about Vic's Man Laws. Too funny. At the beginning of each chapter in the book is one of Vic's Man Laws. Things like:*Never mess with your best friend's sister.*Never get suckered into a chick flick.Then we proceed through the chapter and watch that Man Law fall by the wayside. Hehe.Like I said, this was an absolutely fabulous read. The story is wonderful, but I think that one of the things that made it outstanding is that Adrienne Giordano wrote the book mainly from Vic's point of view and he is such a guy. His inner-monologue had me giggling throughout the entire book. I can't remember any romance novel that has done so much from the hero's point of view or done it so incredibly well. Bravo, Adrienne! I love what you have done here and cannot wait to read further installments (coming in Sept and Nov) to this wonderful series!!