Review: Honest review given
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2014
This is an interesting book. It starts off with our female lead, Lily Preston, being driven to the police station, not knowing why, but knowing it has something to do with her good-for-nothing husband. It turns out he has been killed in a head on collision which also killed a down on her luck actress, Brooke Livingston. It turns out that her husband and Brooke were both being investigated by the FBI as part of a huge drug dealing operation.Lily eventually learns that her husband owed some pretty nasty characters around 5 million dollars and they start coming to her to collect. Lily had strived to distance herself from her husbands scams and other business dealings, so she honestly has no idea what he did with the money. She is relieved that her husband is dead, and feels no remorse for his loss. She had been in a loveless marriage for 5 years, mostly staying with him to take care of his ailing father, who she did respect and saw as her own father figure.She meets Gavin Edwards, the estranged husband of Brooke Livingston. Gavin had tried to help his drug addicted wife, but she was beyond his saving. The two of them, Lily and Gavin, bond during this time as the FBI hides them in protective custody together while the investigation continues. Slowly, they begin to care for each other more than either thinks is appropriate at first, but they cannot deny the chemistry they feel for each other.While their romance blossoms, the specter of the drug cartels and organized crime hangs over everything. Not to mention the paparazzi who flock like buzzards over the scandal of Brooke's husband being seen with this strange beautiful blonde.Lily is a very strong woman, standing toe to toe with the crime lords and holding her own. She takes several beatings, but never gives up. I liked her a lot. And Gavin, with his chiseled looks and wonderful British accent is almost too good to be real. Over the course of the novel they are separated when he has to go to London to take care of his business, but Lily refuses to go with him, preferring to stay at home until all the messes her husband made are cleared up.A few things did not quite ring true to me, such as if Lily is so strong, why did she put up with her philandering and conman of a husband for so long? I also thought a visit by a special elderly crime lord guardian angel was especially convenient.All in all though I liked the book. The ending felt like a complete ending to me, but the author states a second book in the series is eventually coming out. If you like your erotic romance with a lot of crime mystery thrown in, then you really should check this book out.