Totally, Sweetly, Irrevocably by Kira Archer – a Review
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Description:
When Officer Rick Boyd answers a call about a peeping Tom, he doesn’t expect to find a gorgeous woman holding the binoculars. But Gina Silvano’s no peeping Tom, and she can catch her cupcake truck’s kinky vandals herself, thank you very much. No sexy cops required.
No matter how hot their stakeouts, by-the-book Officer Boyd can’t see a future with a dangerous, rule-breaking wild-child who despises the law. He’s never felt more alive, though, and expunging her from his heart might be impossible.
But loving each other might cost them more than they are able to give.
Review:
Totally, Sweetly, Irrevocably by Kira Archer is upbeat, witty and sexy. All of these adjectives happen to describe Gina, whom we met in book 1 (review of Truly, Madly, Sweetly available here), and I knew she’d shine as the featured lead.
Rick is a by-the-rules police officer whose world is upended…the second he nearly arrests her! On a stakeout to catch her weasel of an ex making use of her cupcake truck as his own personal wanderlust, Gina is distracted by handsome Officer Rick who insists her amateur detective skills are not sanctioned…and that she could in fact be charged with trespassing and harassment. Stick to sales, Gina! “She was definitely a bad influence. She’d made him rules and break his routine already. And heaven help him. He liked it.”
When their investigation to catch the thief violating her truck (ew, imagine the health hazards) becomes collaborative, their banter flows, the attraction simmers, the possibilities expand. Opposites attract and they demonstrate it frenetically! It’s when the disbelief sets in, the confusion over why they’re comfortable together despite their vast, fundamental differences, that doubt digs in and festers. They’d never work out — it’ll hurt more the longer they lose themselves to revelry. “It’d be like plunking an exotic rain forest creature in the middle of the Sahara desert and tell it to thrive. It didn’t work. Another mark against them.” This is a heartwarming examination of the guts it takes to venture outside the box — the gain is an unexpected bounty.
While I certainly enjoyed the introductory novel to the Sweet Love series (so lovely to have Nat and Eric cameos!), Kira Archer enthusiastically depicted Gina and Rick, a couple who unsettle each other because they meld, accommodate, and account for one another despite the inner voices to run in the opposite direction. There’s a natural balance to relationships, a give and take when personalities clash, but Rick and Gina are uncompromising in their honesty — life is bland without each other. Your summer reading must include this! ~~~~~ I really liked this book!
Reviewed by Carmen
Copy provided by Publisher
