Deceived at Every Turn
Jennifer ColeRomantic suspense
Available from Lyrical Press
ISBN: 9781616503000
August 2011
| Harper Rainier is a mystery to FBI undercover agent Riley Spence. She hates cops but she has turned her life upside down because of a cop, her brother. It's up to Riley to locate the information Harper's brother left behind and take down the highly placed person Alex was after. But Riley wants to get way more personal with Harper, the part-time stripper, than his professional ethics should allow, but it may be his only chance. Once she finds out he's been deceiving her, he may lose her forever.
I found Deceived at Every Turn an interesting story. Harper is a strong character, doing what she has to do to survive and protect her niece. She's turned her whole life around to pay back her injured brother for their years of being estranged. Not many women would resort to exotic dancing to pay the mortgage or stubbornly defy the chief of police to protect her brother's secrets. She's a well rounded character and the love of her family shows through. Riley is all man and a skilled agent. As much as Harper fights their attraction, you know she's going to lose. He's too persistent and sexy for her to resist. I do have some reservations about confusing motivations and knowledge throughout the story. Things that Riley seems to be learning about Harper during the story are things the reader learns later on that he should have already known because he was undercover for that purpose. It leaves a kind of unsettled feeling at the end because a lot of things are kept from the reader, and some things just don't add up here and there. At times, it feels like the reader is being deceived as well as the characters. Still, the story kept moving well, the characters are likeable, the children precious, and the ending well done. While the suspense part of the story leaves a bit to be desired, if you're reading for the romance, you'll enjoy the book.
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Reviewer: Kathy F.
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