Emmy Joel

**I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley. All opinions are my own and not influenced by my source.**

There's a lot to like about this inaugural novel. For one thing, the characters are larger than life and have a lot of depth to them even if the page count it on the shorter side of things. I was really impressed by how rich their backstories were given that there is a lot happening in this story. It was like watching a soap opera to me--in a good way.

I also liked that this wasn't full blown erotica either. Yes, we get plenty of sexy times but what I mean is that you aren't just reading sex scene after sex scene. You get plot development in between and that's what had me intrigued.

At the same time, this story does suffer a bit from the novella page size. The romance didn't have me totally sold for one thing. I just didn't really see the chemistry there. The mystery aspect, while intriguing, seemed very rushed and not as developed as it could have been. I enjoy the fact that it is going to be teased out more in the next two volumes.

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Actual Rating: 3/5… (mehr)

This one felt a bit rushed, I know it was a novella, but even the plot could have been a lot better. Cate is described as introverted in the synopsis...if that's introverted, I'd hate to see her when she really lets go. There's a lot of steamy action between Cate and Malcolm, that was hot, and the mystery was very interesting but I felt it was crammed in between our heroes romping in bed, they even discussed it once while they were doing the deed...was their encounter that mediocre?
I would have liked a more in depth story, more about the mystery, with just some hot action on the side for the heroes.… (mehr)