Enter Shane, Keara’s old flame from one long ago summer, and now Deputy Police Chief of Kilkenny. He’s had his fill of dedicated career women, but can’t help being attracted to Keara, and is more than willing to help test her aunt’s theory. But that creates new problems and potential for hurt for them both.

This was a fairly enjoyable book, well plotted and written, but I found that it sometimes slowed down and dragged in places. There are side plots that added interest to the story but were not always as skilfully handled as they could have been. I found myself annoyed when Keara and, even more importantly, Shane, as a police officer, never once seemed to consider what was to me an obvious possibility. Yes, they were all caught up in the hot sex, but that was no excuse, especially when incidents kept happening.

There were a few times during the explicit sex scenes where I found the dialogue slightly distasteful but, conversely, although I usually don’t care for the use of vernacular to add ‘colour’ to conversation, this time it seemed to fit. The author did a good job portraying the interconnecting relationships between characters, and I also liked that there was no miracle cure for Keara. She had to keep working to get over the fear and guilt and be able to move on.

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Sensuality rating: Explicit

Reviewer: Moe
March 24, 2010