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Life Sentence by Carolyn Arnold – a Review

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Life Sentence by Carolyn Arnold – a Review

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Description:
“If I pay with my life, you will pay with yours.”

Defense Attorney Bryan Lexan may have just taken on the case which will cost him his life. When his client, a Russian Drug Boss, is convicted of first-degree murder, he vows to make Bryan pay.

Meanwhile, Jessica Pratt has always prided herself on being a modern woman–you know, the kind who doesn’t need a man to make her feel complete. So when she finds herself torn between two, she realizes that not all decisions are based on facts. If they were, her boyfriend, Bryan, would be the logical choice. He has the family name, wealth, and a stake in a successful law firm. Only thing is, when she meets Mason Freeman, the chemistry between them is irrefutable and he won’t take no for an answer.

With both of them caught up in a struggle for survival, and a powerful enemy on their heels, they’ll need to decide where their loyalties lie.

 

Review:

Life Sentence by Carolyn Arnold is a romance suspense thriller, which Arnold is known for.  I have read almost all of her books, and this continues the trend of writing exciting stories that keep your attention throughout. 

Life Sentence has an appearance by Madison Knight, our heroine from Arnold’s Madison Knight series.  The appearance was long before we get to know Madison, and this is totally separate from that series.  Life Sentence is a stand alone read.

The story starts with Bryan Lexan, a wealthy and well known lawyer, who takes the murder case of a mob boss.  Once Bryan accepts, the mob boss, Dimitri, tells him if he loses this case, he will pay with his life. Bryan knows Dimitri means business, but he is confident he will win this case, and it’s good for his practice. 

Early on we meet Jessica Pratt, who is in love with Bryan, and patiently awaits him to ask her to marry him.  What follows is a suspenseful storyline, that has unexpected twists.  When Bryan loses the case, he worries about Jessica, and at that time he does ask her to marry him, and for her to live with him in his house.  When her house is ransacked, Jessica does move in with Bryan and accepts his proposal. 

Jessica, is also in the middle of winning a contract for the company she works for, and meets Mason, one of the owners.  She is immediately attracted to him, but keeps her distance, as she is betrothed to Bryan.  When Bryan’s co-partner leaves the company quickly, Jessica worries about Bryan and danger he is facing.  Then one day he never comes home. 

What follows is an exciting last third of the book, with Jessica’s life falling apart, and Mason trying to help her recover.  There were so many surprises and twists, which changed the game often.  Was Bryan killed by the mob?  Will Jessica allow herself to become involved with Mason?  Is Jessica’s life in danger?  You will have to read this book to find the answers. 

If I had to be picky, there is one thing I found a little unbelievable.  Bryan was wealthy, running an excellent law firm.  What person in there right mind would accept a case from the mob, with a threat of win or lose your life.  Aside from that, the storyline was great.

Life Sentence is a thriller all the way, which I read non-stop.  Carolyn Arnold is known for writing wonderful suspense thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat, with lots of excitement, as well as many twists along the way that continually surprise you. Having read all of Arnold’s books, she never disappoints us. I wholly recommend Life Sentence for those who want an exciting thriller to read.

Reviewed by Barb

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Vertigo by Gwenan Haines – a Review

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Vertigo by Gwenan Haines – a Review

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Description:
When attorney Blake Cartwright abandons a successful career to turn a dilapidated lighthouse into an inn, everybody thinks she’s gone a little bit crazy. After witnessing a body fall from the tower, Blake wonders if they might be right. According to local legend, the spirit of a former keeper’s wife lures women to their deaths in the icy water below. Has Blake witnessed a suicide, seen a ghost–or is she just seeing things?

Declan Hunter, the mysterious man she hires to help with renovations, doesn’t help matters. The man with the Navy SEAL physique claims to be nothing more than a local handyman, but Blake’s instincts warn her not to trust him. As the mystery deepens, she finds herself drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of secrets, lies, and murder. But the most serious danger of all may be falling for a man determined to leave her

 

Review:
Vertigo is a romance suspense written by Gwenan Haines.  We meet our heroine, Blake from the start, as she gives up her successful career as an attorney to move to Maine and open her own Inn.  Blake loves to cook, and her dream was to utilize her skills to have her own place.  She blindly purchases an old Lighthouse, and arrives as the dusk is falling.  Blake sees the decay, and knows she will have a lot of work to do to fix up the place.  While she walks around in the dark, as she has no power, she hears a noise and comes face to face with a stranger. 

Enter Declan, our hero, who just happens to be on the site looking around, since he is a renovator.  At first Blake doesn’t trust him, but in a short time she hires him to help her fix up her house.  She also learns from Blake, that the Lighthouse is haunted, and over the years many of female habitants died jumping off the top of the lighthouse.  The ghost supposedly was the original female, who jumped to her death, and haunts the place, since she was truly murdered.

What follows is a mystery that keeps you on your toes throughout the entire book. It was very suspenseful, as Blake and Declan together try to resolve what is happening in town, and with a recent death of another woman, the plot becomes deeper and more dangerous.  Blake being in the house has put her in the middle, and Declan, besides helping fix up the place, has another motive also.  There are many twists along the way, and surprises.  We know all about the ghost.  But who is the murderer?  Why are they trying to hurt Blake or get her to leave the Lighthouse?  Why was Declan in town, just to look at the Lighthouse?

In between the mystery, Blake finds herself taking care of the murdered woman’s baby, and falling in love with Declan and the baby.  This was also a very nice romance that builds over time, as we the reader knew they were made for each other. There was a nice supporting cast, and you suspected everyone.  I will not give out any spoilers, but it gets very exciting in the last half of the book and the guessing game is on.  All you know is you love Blake and Declan, and young Grace, and until the climatic ending, you have no idea who, and why dangerous things are happening.  Gwenan Haines does an excellent job writing this romance mystery.  For a fast read, a cute romance, and an excellent mystery, I recommend Vertigo.

Reviewed by Barb

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Behind the Lies by Robin Perini – a Review

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Behind the Lies by Robin Perini – a Review

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Description:
Of the six Montgomery brothers, Zach has always walked on the wild side. He rocketed to fame playing a hero in a movie, but offscreen he’s living in the shadows. Zach’s dark secret: he leads a double life as a CIA operative. When a mission to stalk a terrorist goes horribly wrong, Zach’s cover is blown. He’s on the run and fighting to stay alive long enough to discover whom he can trust—and who betrayed him.

Jenna Walters thought she’d married the perfect man—until she unearthed his terrible secret. Now, desperate to escape his crosshairs, she and her son take refuge in Zach’s secret hideaway. Sparks fly between Zach and Jenna even as danger explodes around them.

From Afghanistan to Turkey to the mountains of Colorado, assassins track them and are closing in. Not only is Zach’s life at stake, but now Jenna and her son are targets in this high stakes game.

Review:

Behind the Lies by Robin Perini is her second book in her Montgomery Justice series. I really enjoyed the first book in this romance suspense series, and am happy to say Robin Perini does it again with this book.  I did not want to put this book down, and was able finish this in a day. 

Zach Montgomery, our hero, is movie actor and undercover agent in secret.  Zach has always been on the wild side, with his family unable to control him.  Zach’s father tries to find him and try to get him to come home; but during that trip, his father is killed and Zach erroneously blames himself. He keeps his distance from his family, and gets heavily involved in his secret life, which early in the book unravels, and Zach has to change identities to protect himself.  But before he gets to far, he meets someone who will change his priorities.

Jenna Walters, our heroine, is now on the run with her son Sam.  She discovers an awful secret about her husband, Brad, that will endanger her life, and barely escapes.  She hides in an empty house next door, which belongs to Zach. Once Zach comes home to get his things to run, someone steals his car.  Zach meet Jenna and Sam. 

This was such an exciting, and fun story.  At first Jenna doesn’t trust Zach, as she thought her husband was a good guy.  But in time, Jenna has no choice, since she has no money, and sees that Zach is protecting them, even at the cost of losing his own cover.  We watch Zach, Jenna and Sam travel to escape a number of people chasing them….Jenna’s husband, the CIA traitor, and a fanatical arab man bent on destroying Zach.  I will say that some scenes are depressing with some torture involved.

During their escapes, slowly Zach and Jenna begin to care about each other, but each knows that there is no future.  Zach will do what he can to help Jenna, and leave to keep her safe; and Jenna is determined to not leave any ties loose for her husband to find her and her son, not to mention put Zach in danger. 

This was an exciting story all the way through, with the last half of the book non stop action. I loved seeing the Montgomery family come together to help them, as they find themselves also in the middle.  Perini does such a good job of bringing all the pieces together, with so many surprises and twists, with you holding your breath til the very end. The romance between Zach and Jenna was awesome, as I loved them together.  The sex between was pretty steamy too.  If you want romance, sex, excitement, danger, non stop action and a book you cannot put down from start to finish, then look no further then Behind the Lies.

Reviewed by Barb

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In Her Sights by Robin Perini – a Review

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In Her Sights by Robin Perini – a Review

In Her Sights

Description:
Jasmine ?Jazz? Parker, Jefferson County SWAT’s only female sniper, can thread the eye of a needle with a bullet. But she carries with her a secret from her past that she thought she buried for good at the age of fifteen. Two years ago she even drove away the one man she believed she could love ? ex?Army Ranger turned reporter Luke Montgomery ? to keep her past hidden. But now, in a fleeting second, the time it takes for one clean shot, one perfect hit, to save the life of the governor’s daughter, Jazz’s world begins to crumble around her. When Luke splashes her face and name across the front page of the newspaper, a vicious enemy from her past returns seeking vengeance without compromise. Jazz is forced to turn to the one man she can never have before she and everyone she cares about pays the ultimate price. Full of explosive action and almost unbearable suspense, In Her Sights is a relentless, steamy thriller surprisingly infused with soul and poignancy.

Review:

In her Sight is a quick paced romance suspense novel by Robin Perini.  The story begins as the swat team has zeroed in on a kidnapper, and we meet our heroine, Jazz Parker.  Jazz is the lone female sniper on this team, and even though she is the best, she is somewhat resented by some of the men.  But mostly because Jazz keeps to herself, wanting her privacy, as she unbeknownst to them, has a secret past, which she hides.   Jazz kills the kidnapper with one shot to save the child, and is the hero, which does not last long, as she misses the next assignment, causing a team member to be hurt. 

But Jazz knows she never misses, and begins to realize that someone is sabotaging her.  We meet our hero Luke Montgomery,  who was Jazz’s lover, before she dumped him.  He returns just in time to help Jazz try to find out who is trying to ruin her.  At first Jazz does not want Luke’s help, mainly because she knows she has feelings for him, but her secret past from her childhood days, causes her to back off.   Luke is an investigative reporter, which was the main reason Jazz broke up with him, as she feared he would find out about her past life.

As the story flows along nicely, we learn more and more about Jazz.  Luke tries to get her to tell him more about what she is hiding, and when things get rough, Jazz will begin to trust Luke. Jazz’s life is falling apart, being suspended from her job; threats being left for her; blamed for the death of another cop.  From the start, I really liked Jazz, as she is a tough, strong cop, who has hidden her horrific childhood, and built a life for herself.  But to protect Luke and his family, Jazz tries to pull away and solve this mystery on her own.

With danger at every turn, and Luke not letting her out of his sight, they embark on and exciting thriller, which is totally intense right to the end.  It was also a great story background with Jazz’s past that comes back to haunt her.  I liked Jazz and Luke, as you can feel their love, despite all the odds.  Perini does a good job keeping us hooked, as it was hard to put the book down until you finished it.  If you want a quick and fast romance suspense, I recommend In her Sights.

Reviewed by Barb

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Surrender by Stephanie Tyler – a Review

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Surrender by Stephanie Tyler – a Review

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Description:
Section 8, will involve military heroes, intrigue and action. The first book, Surrender, is set in New Orleans and the hero is Dare O’Rourke.
On the run and living for revenge…

Desperate, fearless, and hunted.

For ex-Navy SEAL Dare O’Rourke, Section 8 was legendary. The son of one its missing members, he grew up in the shadow of its secrets. All he knew was that it was a cabal of operatives discharged from branches of the military and reassigned to extremely dangerous, off-the-books international missions. And their handler, who answered only to the president, was as shrouded in mystery as the missions themselves.

Nothing can stop them. Nothing can break them.

Now, the handler of Section 8 has given extreme orders: kill any remaining members, along with their families. It’s then that Dare makes a startling discovery: the existence of a long-lost half sister named Avery he was never meant to meet. Determined to fight for their lives and find their missing father, Dare and Avery bring together the last members of Section 8 for one last mission: to avenge their families, and to survive.

Review:
Surrender by Stephanie Tyler is the first book in her new Section 8 series, which is Romance Suspense.  This is my first time reading Stephanie Tyler, and I loved her writing in this book.    

Surrender has everything, from adventure, danger, suspense, hot military men, strong women, and steamy sex, not to mention a nasty villain.  We meet one of our heroes, Dare O’Rourke in the beginning, as he is living in seclusion, hiding from those trying to find him and kill him.  Dare is forced to come out of hiding, to help save the half sister, he has never met. Together Dare and his sister Avery, try to find a way to survive, and hold off the man behind Section 8, who plans on killing everyone who had anything to do with now the defunct division.  This includes any family members who knew of Section 8 from their family. 

Dare kidnaps Grace, who is Richard Powell’s daughter, who is the man bent on killing them, and the villain of this story.  However, in a short time, Dare realizes that Grace is as much a victim as he and Avery are. Grace was a great heroine, very strong, and a warrior in her own right, not to mention having a psychic gift she must learn to use.    Her father tortured her, and when she escaped, she managed to become even stronger to help her survive.   The connection between Dare and Grace becomes apparent immediately, and once they learn to trust one another, they will team up with others, who are also in danger.   I loved how Tyler created these characters, from Dare, Grace, Avery, Gunnar, Jem, and Key.  They were wonderfully created, with their own flaws, and you found yourself caring about each of them. 

As the enemy gets closer, they all join together, knowing their lives depend on each other’s help in order to survive, which was looking extremely slim.  Dare and Grace had a lot of chemistry, and their sexual scenes were very hot. Avery is also a great female character, who has excellent chemistry with the other men.  Tyler has so much material to continue this series, with all of them. 

The entire book was very exciting, as it was a tense edge of your seat suspense, with some surprising twists, as well as a passionate group of heroes.  I could not put the book down during the last third of the book, since I was thoroughly hooked into the adventurous thrill ride that brought us to a slam bang ending. 

Surrender was a wonderful book, filled with non stop exciting action, and a group of characters you will love.  If you want romance suspense at its best, you need to read Stephanie Tyler.  Now that I have discovered her, I plan to read more of her other series, and I will automatically have Section 8 on my must buy list.

Reviewed by Barb

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Edge of Sanity by Shannon K Butcher – a Review

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Edge of Sanity by Shannon K Butcher – a Review

 

Edge of Sanity by Shannon K. Butcher is her third book in her Edge series.  This was a terrific non stop action filled book. Edge of Sanity will be released on December 4th.

Description:
“I NEED TO KNOW IF ANYONE WAS KILLED LAST NIGHT.”

In his years working for the private security firm The Edge, Clay Marshall has seen it all. But the recent blackouts he’s been having are new. So is waking up with blood on his hands and clothes, with no memory of where the blood came from—or who he might have killed. He hates to admit it, but he needs help.
 
Dr. Leigh Vaughn has treated other Edge employees before, but from the moment she sees him for the first time, Clay strikes her as a special breed of man. She knows he’s dangerous, and distrustful of doctors, but she finds herself drawn to him even as his own steely exterior gives way to his growing desire for her.

Neither knows, however, that Clay is being used as a pawn in a larger experiment, and that his blackouts are only the first step toward a terrifying goal. And both Leigh and Clay will put themselves in harm’s way to stop an unseen enemy—and to save one another

Review

Edge of Sanity starts immediately into a tense action filled story of Clay Marshall, our hero in this book.  Clay works for The Edge, a private security firm, which is the background of this series.  Clay has recently been having blackouts, waking up covered with blood.  He cannot remember anything.  He doesn’t know where to turn, and decides to tell his best friend, Mira.  She is concerned for Clay, knowing he is not telling her the whole story, but knowing something is terribly wrong.  Mira goes to Payton Bainbridge, her boss at The Edge.  Payton, knows immediately what is wrong, once he listens to Mira, but he doesn’t tell her anything, other then he will help Clay, and to keep this private.  Payton goes to Clay, tells him to go away to his secluded vacation home, and bring no technical items. No phone, no computer, nothing.  He is to lock himself in the house, and only let in one person, whom he will send to help him.  Clay, seeing how serious and troubled Payton is, becomes concerned, but he knows he must follow Payton’s orders.

We now meet our heroine, Dr. Leigh Vaughn.  Leigh is a doctor, who helps Payton on occasion, to secretly fix up injuries to members or clients of The Edge.  It is Leigh, whom Payton sends to watch over Clay.  She accepts the assignment, with the promise that Payton will allow her to see her brother, who is locked away in a private facility.  Clay is immediately attracted to Leigh, but forces himself to be distant, as he isn’t sure what is happening to him, and he fears he is dangerous to anyone near him. 

We learn early on, that Clay has been brainwashed as a child, and just recently someone has triggered his activation.  Whoever is behind this has had him unknowingly going on missions to kill.  Clay doesn’t believe this at first, but learns from both Leigh, whose brother was also brainwashed, and from Payton, who confessed about his own involvement many years ago, and he was now trying to stop it and find out who is behind those early experiments, and the recent activation. 

This was a tremendous storyline, extremely exciting, and non stop action.  The race was on with Clay and Leigh being threatened at every step, as they were constantly hounded by the enemy, who was able to track them down.  Once Clay and Leigh realized how deep Payton was in this mess, they weren’t sure they could trust him, even though Payton told them he has been trying to stop this for a long time, and rectify his past mistakes.  What made this story great, was the developing romance between Clay and Leigh.  Clay knows he has fallen for Leigh, but he wants her far away from him, as he knows he has no control if someone pulls his trigger, and in that case anyone within reach of him is in terrible danger.  Leigh wants to help Clay, and she also knows she has fallen hard for Clay, but Leigh needs to help save her brother, and feels Clay must learn to trust her.  Despite their love, and great sex, the danger facing both of them, keeps them from any type of commitment.

The last 1/3 of the book was totally filled with non stop excitement, bringing in some other players into this dangerous game.  There were a number of twists and surprises that endanger their own lives, as well as those close to them.  Shannon Butcher outdid herself in this fantastic exciting story, as I could not stop reading.  Not to mention having a wonderful couple made it even better, as I loved Clay and Leigh together.  Edge of Sanity was an emotional roller coaster ride, and it had a sensational ending.   

Edge of Sanity Pre-Order Links:Amazon / Barnes and Noble / The Book Depository

Reviewed by Barb

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Fever by Joan Swan – a Review

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Fever by Joan Swan – a Review

Fever by Joan Swan, is the first book in her Phoenix Rising series.  This is also Swan’s debut novel, which is romance suspense, and bit of paranormal, which is minimal in this first book of the series.   

We meet our heroine, Alyssa Foster right from the start.  She is a doctor, working overtime to cover the hospital shortages, and she is also competing with a fellow doctor for a permanent position.  Her last shift at night, one she always dreads, is to help a patient from the local correctional prison. A case of mistaken identity changes everything for Alyssa, as she becomes a hostage to two escaped prisoners.

Teague Creek is not your normal hero, though over the course of this book, you can’t  help but fall for him.  But not in the beginning, as he takes Alyssa, who was treating him as his hostage.  Teague is hard & tough, and has only one thought….escape and let no one stand in his way.  Alyssa’s worst nightmare is about to begin.  But then again, Teague has his hands full with Ayssa, who fights with everything she has.  She is the perfect heroine, someone who despite the odds will stand up to almost anyone. 

An unlikely romantic couple, but their chemistry together is excellent, especially early on when they both fight each other, especially vocally.  You know sooner then later, the attraction will begin to get stronger, as the gentle side of Teague begins to show himself to Alyssa.  The other escaped convict is an early villain; Taz is a racist, and totally wacko.  It is Teague, who needs Taz, to help them escape, but he also needs Alyssa, or who he thinks she is.  He also finds himself drawn to her, and also needs to protect her against the dangerous and despicable Taz. 

Fortunately for them and us, Taz is killed off fairly early in the book.  It then becomes the Teague and Alyssa story and how despite all that stands between them, the differences, the fighting, they begin to overcome this, and start a relationship that was never destined to be.  But destiny has its own mind, and Alyssa does begin to crack the hardness that Teague built around himself during those three years in prison.  It is Alyssa who finds out the truth and knows that Teague is innocent; together they go on an exciting journey to find his daughter and those who are truly responsible for the conspiracy that helped kill his friends, and possibly his dead wife. 

Fever is an exciting story from beginning to end, with a mystery as to why and how Teague was framed, and why does he have powers that no human can have, but he is fully human….all leading to a climatic conclusion.  It is tension to the end, towards the climax to save themselves against the real enemy.  The romance and sex between Teague and Alyssa was an added bonus, as they were totally steamy together.  I also enjoyed some of the other characters that came into play, as we may see them again in the future stories in this series.   I really really enjoyed Alyssa’s  brother Mitch, and though early on I thought Luke was bad, but he turns out pretty good. 

Upon reading a few comments regarding the racial slurs by Taz early on in the book, I understand why some people would get upset.  Wheras, we did suffer from his despicable presence for about a ¼ of the book, and we have met fictional characters like this; but in the real world, as much as we may not like it, the hardened life time prisoners may very well be foul mouthed and in some cases racists.   I did not let it bother me, as I felt it was part of the story, as well as to make him even more dislikable, and believe me when I say he is very much disliked.  Taz does meet his justifiable end early.  

Overall, I felt this was an excellent story, an excellent heroine, and eventually hero, and lots of action, mystery and suspense.  A great debut novel by Joan Swan.

Reviewed by Barb

Fever Purchase Links:

Kensington / Amazon / Amazon Canada / Barnes & Noble / B-A-M
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Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood – a Review

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Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood – a Review

 

Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood is one of her wonderful Romance suspense novels.  Garwood is also known for her equally fabulous historical romances.

The beginning of Sweet Talk introduces us to four young girls in a hospital being treated with the same experimental treatment for their cancer.  Oliva MacKenzie (our heroine), Samantha Pearson, Jane Weston and Collins Davenport have become close friends, to help pull each other through the dark and scary days in the hospital.  Olivia is the ringleader, of the group called the Pips, they pull pranks on the hospital staff, to bring some fun into their lives, lift their spirits, and make each day a little bit easier.  Dr. Pardieu was the one who treated them, and became a father figure to all four.  During their time at the hospital, Olivia was the only one who never had her family visit her as only her Aunt Emma would visit and paid for her treatment. 

Twelve years later, the four girls are in remission, and continue to be best friends, as each has made some success in their lives. Olivia, who keeps herself distant from her dysfunctional family, is now working in Washington for the IRS.  She is a lawyer, and secretly took the job with the IRS to get evidence to take down her father, whom she feels is running a ponzi scheme, taking all his clients money.  Olivia’s Aunt Emma knows what she is doing, and helps encourage her.  Unfortunately Olivia’s mother and sister are blind to the father, and treat Olivia like the plague.  All they want is her share of a trust fund she has.   

With a bad economy, Olivia fears she will lose her job, as she is on the bottom in seniority.  It is during an interview for another job that she ends up in the middle of an FBI sting, where she meets the handsome Grayson Kincaid.  Grayson is the agent, who was on site, and he ended up saving Olivia from serious injuries.  He was impressed at her handling of the situation, which had gotten totally out of hand, not to mention that he found himself enamored by the beautiful Miss Mackenzie.

Both go their separate ways, until a short time later, Olivia’s is shot three times on her way home from work.  Grayson becomes involved in protecting her, and at the same time fights his attraction to Olivia, as he needs to keep it professional, since he is on this case. Grayson is determined to find out who is trying to kill Olivia,

Olivia also finds herself falling in love with Grayson, but due to her illness, and the worry that it could come back, she too tries to not allow this relationship to go any further then the initial attraction.  This is an exciting suspense tale of finding out who is trying to kill Olivia; is it the man whom was part of the sting; his guard: her father, who wants to stop her from discovering the truth; her father scheming lawyer; or an IRS complainant.  Olivia is an awesome heroine, being strong, intelligent, stubborn, witty, and unafraid to fight for what she believes in.  Grayson is equally awesome too, being the strong, confident and protective type. 

Garwood has created a wonderful romance between Grayson and Olivia.  Their attraction to one another becomes stronger as the days go by, leading to awesome sex, and both know they are falling in love.  Each have their own issues; Grayson being his job and a nephew he takes care of, and Olivia her strange and awful family, as well as her illness.  I loved how Garwood kept the friends together, standing by one another. There was even a mystery in that part of the story.   Very well done.  Great story & wonderful romance.  I loved Sweet Talk. 

Reviewed by Barb

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