A nice
butt and a gun - the first two things Dee Jones noticed about the tall
sexy man in front of her - Nick Carson, ex-Navy Seal turned private
detective. Their pleasant encounter is interrupted by a bank robbery.
After the robbery, Nick invites Dee to lunch and they enjoy a first date
of target shooting and passion. He can't resister her puzzling
combination of hurt child and strong, sexy, independent woman. He is
convinced patience and his skills as a private detective will gain him
access to her heart and her secrets. Dee struggles with Nick's large and
often interfering family who are steeped in law enforcement. With her
checkered past, Dee vehemently distrusts cops. For Dee, family is just
another stone to weigh her down but Nick believes his family only makes
him stronger. Could he be right? Nick draws her into the security of his
loving family, showing her how positive family can be but still Dee
hesitates even as she becomes attached to his family. Experience has
taught her to keep her distance and not become entangled. Secrets must
be kept or pain will result - both physical and emotional. Dee's
stubborn insistence that Nick doesn't need to know what's in her past
drives a wall between them. Nick is drawn to her vulnerability but can't
get past her refusal to share her past. In frustration, Nick
investigates the woman he is quickly falling for. As the bank robbers
are caught, Dee realizes she can't testify because just saying her name
is a lie. Dee is forced to choose between running away and facing her
past. Following her instincts, she opts to run but before she does she
wants one last night with Nick. Anxiously awaiting his return from a
business trip, Dee opens her door to her violent past. Dee is certain
she must escape before more damage is done than a few bruises and a
broken arm. She wants to find a way to be with Nick and for them to face
her Secret Past.
Warning: This book contains depictions of
extreme physical abuse and domestic violence to one of the main characters.
Ms. Troemel really sent me on an emotional
roller coaster ride with this book. I
was so emotionally invested in Dee that I reacted to her plight as if she was a
family member. Some of the character’s
in this book really invoked my ire and just highlighted the truly sick and
twisted members of our society.
This book snagged me from the first
chapter and kept me until the end. Even
after I had finished the book I wanted more. Dee and Nick’s journey to reach
their HEA was so heart-wrenching that I wanted to revel in their happiness for
a while. The ending was wonderful and I
loved the epilogue I was just sad to see their story at an end. Hopefully these characters will invade the
author and make her give us another book with them so we can see more of their
lives.
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