Shelby Brignac has
gotten herself into some trouble. From her awful taste in men to her
poor choices, she just can’t catch a break. After stupidly helping her
boyfriend with his loan sharking business, Shelby has decided she wants
out. It’s just too dangerous for a waitress, in her opinion. But just
when she thinks she’s free of the headache, she’s offered up one last
job– one last job she can’t refuse: retrieve a precious antique gem and
she’ll get her best friend back alive.
Hiding out in New Orleans’ French Quarter with the rare purple diamond in tow, Shelby thinks she has no way out of the seemingly hopeless situation– that is until Chase Guilliot, an off-duty cop intervenes, saving her life. Too bad for Chase that the gunman who’s hot on his tail doesn’t care if one of his targets carries a badge– he just wants Shelby’s head and that diamond back. And he’s not above killing a cop to get it.
On the run with a hot rare diamond and a beautiful hot-headed woman, Chase’s oath to serve and protect is pushed to the limits. Unsure if he can trust the one person he wants to more than anything, Chase swears he’ll get both he and Shelby out of this mess alive, but then he’s done with her for good– or is he?
THE SWITCH is a thrilling contemporary romance that likes to live on both sides of the law.
Hiding out in New Orleans’ French Quarter with the rare purple diamond in tow, Shelby thinks she has no way out of the seemingly hopeless situation– that is until Chase Guilliot, an off-duty cop intervenes, saving her life. Too bad for Chase that the gunman who’s hot on his tail doesn’t care if one of his targets carries a badge– he just wants Shelby’s head and that diamond back. And he’s not above killing a cop to get it.
On the run with a hot rare diamond and a beautiful hot-headed woman, Chase’s oath to serve and protect is pushed to the limits. Unsure if he can trust the one person he wants to more than anything, Chase swears he’ll get both he and Shelby out of this mess alive, but then he’s done with her for good– or is he?
THE SWITCH is a thrilling contemporary romance that likes to live on both sides of the law.
Let’s get the little details out of
the way. First, this is a standalone book so you don’t need to real Marital
Bitch to understand the plot in The Switch. Next item up for discussion
is this book is less than 200 pages and with the writing style it reads very
quickly and the plot keeps you engaged, but I struggled engaging with the
characters. While I had the same issue with book one, the humor in that
one carried the story and enjoyment for me, leading me to give it a 4 star
rating. This one is absent the humor and more on the drama and action
being on the run from the mob. Had I been able to “feel” the characters,
I would have been more emotionally involved in the story.
Shelby was very difficult for me to invest
in. The author did a great job at explaining to the reader why Shelby was
like this, she came from an attitude of grab what you can when you can grab it
and make choice in the moment, not long term. She doesn’t always treat
her friends and family and other people around her with the greatest respect
and compassion BUT it was clear she did care for her best friend enough to risk
her life for her and the longing she had to spend time with her mother was
clear in the beginning of the book. Yet with those tender feelings, she
still was willing to allow them to be put in dangerous positions to complete a
job without question for her ex-boyfriend. She had done runs for him
before but she had broken up with him and yet he still can find ways to suck
her back into the business.
Chase was a newcomer to the New
Orleans police department. With a passion that was burning in his soul to
protect and serve he did what came to mind the first minute he saw Shelby and a
gun man coming after her. He took her and ran, finding a safe place to
hide before the thousands of questions came flying out of his mouth. The
more he learned about her, the more agitated yet protective he became.
For me, this is when the story really began to gain intensity and interest.
She wasn’t forth coming with him regarding her answers and even made more
stupid choices, but finally he was able to get the truth out of her. By
this point I was screaming at him to put the cuffs on her and take her to lock
up.
Since the story really took off in
intensity from that point, I will refrain from going any more into a
description so I don’t spoil the book for you. Danger, action and
suspense feed this story and if you are looking for that alone, I say you will
really enjoy this book. If you are more like me, where you need to be
able to relate to the characters and have feelings for them, you might not be
as happy with this story. The plot and idea was awesome, well written and
kept me reading till the end to find out what happens. What I hated though, it
was missing that one link of connection that I need in books. I want to
feel as if I am part of the story, not watching from the sidelines. I
wanted to care what happens to the characters but instead I was more focused on
the details of the plot and how the author had some cleaver ideas regarding
where the story was going to go next.
As a child, JC was fascinated by things that went bump in the
night. As they say, some things never change. Now, as an adult, she divides her
time between the sexy law men, mythical creatures, bad-ass bikers, and kick-ass
heroines that live inside her head and her Netflix addiction. JC is a San
Francisco Bay Area native, but has also called both Texas and Louisiana home.
These days she rocks her flip flops year-round in Northern California and can't
imagine a climate more beautiful. Her dream is to own her own Harley and she
feels compelled to tell you that she is Team Peeta all the way.JC is the author of the Men with Badges series and the Bayonet Scars series.
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