Review: Fast-paced romantic suspense with real heart
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2013
'Hot Water' grips from the stark opening and doesn't let go. Laurie Ann is a marvellous heroine - sympathetic, caring, brave and competant. She has wit and intelligence and comes vividly off the page. The hero, Wyatt North, is sexy, troubled, driven and laconic - very alpha but with a saving humour and courage to open up his feelings to Laurie.I liked and enjoyed the way these two related with each other. The obvious attraction was there from the first but so too their dedication to their tasks - to find a serial arsonist and killer. When they clashed their quarrels had real meaning and were resolved in a grown-up way, without pouting. Laurie's love for her homeland shines through and also her concern for her family and friends. The author does a wonderful job in showing small town and also country America, its rythyms, habits and fierce loyalties. I loved the outdoor scenes of this story, from gators to mysterious swamps. And the descriptions of everything, from the grits and shrimps Laurie cooked to the sunlight on the water, made me feel part of the novel.'Hot Water' is for people who enjoy romantic suspense with heat and heart. It consumed me and kept me on the edge of my chair until the very last page.