Ex-DEA agent Jason Anderson is trying to rebuild his life after being held prisoner by a sadistic drug cartel. With a little help from his friends, Logan Wright and Jared Monroe, he’s starting a new business and moving forward. He only thinks about the past during the long, dark nights. It’s then that he feels most alone.
Brinley Snow has moved into her dream home. It’s everything she’s wanted and more, although she faces a mountain of renovation work. Luckily, it came with the bonus of a sexier-than-sin neighbor. One sultry summer night, Brinley gathers up her courage and asks Jason to join her for dinner. They’re instantly attracted to one another, but the evening quickly goes downhill when she ends up in the interrogation room of the local police.
An unknown dead man had her address clutched in his hand. The authorities – and Jason – think she’s the key to finding a cold-blooded murderer. With a first date like that, Brinley’s not sure she’ll survive a second. Then again she’s never met anyone like Jason. He’s not the typical boy next door. He’s all man. And with a little luck, he could become all hers. They just have to stay alive long enough to catch a killer.
Murder, mayhem, love and romance — a story with everything you could want! Jason and Brinley are perfect for one another. Jason is her protector, plagued by nightmares from his past, he feels unable to commit to a relationship. After getting to know her neighbor, Brinley falls in love with him and will have none of his excuses for not committing. Her home and her life are in danger. Jason commits to protect her but can he commit to love her and build a life with her? He gets the bad guy; she gets Jason. This is a story about greed and the damage wrought from it. It’s…
I thought this book was a good start to the new series. 3.5 Stars
Barely finished it.. At least 5 different reviewers said one thing or another about “hot sex,” and they are so wrong, as far as I’m concerned. At 36%, page 101, Jason and Brinley had been with each other since almost the very first page and there hasn’t been even a thought of a kiss, much less any kind of desire. At 38% the word arousal was used and then they had sex. How boring is that?