Falling for the PI
Still Harbor # 1
By: Victoria James
Releasing August 10th, 2015
Entangled Bliss
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book for review from Tasty Book Tours, the publisher, and the author. I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising".
Teacher Kate Abbott's fresh start in Still Harbor was the beginning of the life that she and her two best friends always imagined for themselves. Still, being a working single parent of a special needs daughter hasn't exactly improved Kate's love life. But Kate's preference for nachos over men quickly disappears when she meets the oh-so-sexy Matt Lane.
Until she finds out he's a cop.
Matt is a former cop-turned-private investigator, and he knows fear when he sees it. A cop clearly spooked Kate…or hurt her. Still, something about the gorgeous professor catches his attention, and despite his “no settling down” policy, he can't resist her. But all of the attraction in the world won't be enough to overcome Kate's past…
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My Thoughts:
The author shows that sometimes
you have to take a chance on someone. We
have to stop categorizing people by our experience with one. I applaud the way she has developed the Kate
character. I think we would stop
reading books if all characters were the same.
Not all characters can be little Miss Perfect – just like we can’t. The author also covers a tough subject that
seems to happen more often – or we just talk about it more.
There’s a lot going on in this
story but nothing is confusing and it all makes sense. It also flows very nicely. She shows the reader how life circumstances
affect how we grow up. You can’t let it
define you and at some point you have to let other people in. You can also use your experience to help
others. And the best part – there is a
happy ending.
I couldn’t find out what the next
book in the series is but if you go to the author’s website, you will find some
pictures that inspired the series. If
you like to set the mood when you read, you may want to check them out first
before you read. It will also be interesting
to see how she develops the rest of the series.
I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.
She turned her face
up to his, her lips reaching for him. He cupped her face gently with his hands
and proceeded to kiss her thoroughly, deeply, until neither of them had the desire
to speak. The emotions she evoked in him were like nothing he’d ever
experienced. The first night he’d met her at the bar he’d wanted to go to bed
with her. He’d had an insane attraction to her, found her gorgeous and
drop-dead sexy, and now he wanted her even more, was even more attracted. Except
now he also wanted to wake up with her, wanted to know every part of her.
Matt kissed her
until she couldn’t stand on her own. Her knees wobbled. He picked her up, sat
her on the counter, and stood between
her legs. Everything became hotter, fast.
Their hands bumped
into each other, competing for access, and he let her win as she pulled his
shirt off. He lifted her and walked with her legs wrapped around his waist into
his bedroom.
“You’re not
carrying me.” He didn’t feel like pointing out that she made no attempt to
disengage herself.
“I am, because I
don’t want you to let go.”
“Well, it’s not
very smart, because of your leg injury.”
“Sex rule number
one? Don’t remind a guy about any inadequacies.”
She laughed softly
and leaned forward to kiss his neck. “We both know your ego isn’t that fragile.
Maybe you should use a cane.”
He dropped her on
the bed, both of them laughing. He followed her down only to have her wrestle
him underneath her. She straddled him, out of breath. When he made eye contact
with her, the humor was gone, something changing in her expression. His room
was dark, but the faint glow of light from the hallway streamed through, enough
that he could make out every expression, every flicker in her eyes. She leaned
down, took his hands off her waist, and placed them beside his head. She didn’t
break his stare.
There was a look in
her eyes, something other than desire. The room was quiet except for the sound
of their breathing. He waited, knowing she needed to make the next move,
knowing this wasn’t going to be like anything he’d ever experienced. God, he’d
wait forever, even if it killed him. She sat there, on top of him, and he
sensed he was being evaluated, tried for some crime he had or hadn’t committed.
He tried to figure
her out, as he’d done countless times before, studying her unreadable expression. After
another minute he slowly lowered his hands to grasp her thighs, feeling the
heat through the soft denim. He didn’t say a word as he grasped the edge of her
sweater and she lowered her head as he lifted it off and tossed it to the
floor. His gaze roamed over her bared torso appreciatively, taking in the full
breasts, the black lace bra.
With self-control
he hadn’t known he possessed, he kept his hands on her waist, her soft, pale
skin a contrast to his. Her eyes were still on him, like she was expecting
something. He knew her guard hadn’t come down yet. He didn’t have her trust
yet. And he knew she wasn’t waiting for words. Whatever darkness Kate had,
whatever wounds, he knew they wouldn’t be healed by some compliments. He knew
that what she needed from him wasn’t words.
Victoria James is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance.
Victoria always knew she wanted to be a writer and in grade five, she penned her first story, bound it (with staples and a cardboard cover) and did all the illustrations herself. Luckily, this book will never see the light of day again.
In high school she fell in love with historical romance and then contemporary romance. After graduating University with an English Literature degree, Victoria pursued a degree in Interior Design and then opened her own business. After her first child, Victoria knew it was time to fulfill her dream of writing romantic fiction.
Victoria is a hopeless romantic who is living her dream, penning happily-ever-after's for her characters in between managing kids and the family business. Writing on a laptop in the middle of the country in a rambling old Victorian house would be ideal, but she's quite content living in suburbia with her husband, their two young children, and very bad cat.
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