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A Cop in the Family #2
Family Ties
With a couple of dead bodies thrown in, Detective Brady Marshall's stolen goods case has just become a lot more interesting. His love life takes a turn for the better when he meets Gina Morris, a feisty waitress at the club where the latest victim has surfaced. A happily unattached ladies' man, Brady isn't looking to settle down. But after meeting the beautiful Italian spitfire...
256 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 29, 2010
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Jamie Hill
41 books66 followersJamie Hill was born and raised in a beautiful, mid-sized town in Midwest, USA. At various times she wanted to be a veterinarian, teacher, cheerleader, TV star or a famous singer. The one thing she always wanted to be was a writer. Starting at about age ten, she penned romance as she envisioned it in one spiral notebook after another.
When she's not working at the day job she loves, Jamie enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and watching movies (the scarier the better!) In her ‘spare time’ she can often be found writing, editing, or doing something more mundane like housework. After that, she's probably taking a nap. She loves to hear from readers, so feel free to drop her a line.
When she's not working at the day job she loves, Jamie enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and watching movies (the scarier the better!) In her ‘spare time’ she can often be found writing, editing, or doing something more mundane like housework. After that, she's probably taking a nap. She loves to hear from readers, so feel free to drop her a line.
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Would have been rated higher, but Melanie's story wasn't great to me. I had high hopes for her, but the relationship seemed rushed and then the end just would not come.
December 31, 2011
3.5 Stars
This is the second book in the "Cop in The Family" series. The first was "Family Secrets" and was a very, VERY good book. Brady (the main character in this story) was introduced in the first one. I admit to not liking him very much and having a hard time seeing him as someone I would want to read about as the main male character in his own story. While that opinion changed (somewhat) as I got into this story, it was still there in the background.
Brady meets Gina under unusual circumstances. Their attraction is immediate. Brady is a detective and Gina is a waitress at a strip club. While I liked Gina okay, I had a difficult time with her. Not with her character or what she did for a living. I always have issues with books where one character keeps a very obvious secret from the other. Not just a secret but one that will obviously blow up in his/her face. It's like a "duh!" moment when you see these characters keeping it from the other. Brady is a cop. Obviously he would figure it out, right? It actually took me longer to get through this book because of that when in reality I should have just kept on until everything came out. I other words, I did not exactly feel that I HAD to get back to it. Odd considering that I usually read books rather quickly. I am not saying this was a bad book. Far from it actually. But certain things just annoy me. That is one of them.
While the story flowed smoothly, I felt that everything came together at the end too nicely. I will not give the story or the ending away but when everything came together I was like "HUH? Seriously? That's it?" Oh, it ended WELL and everything was explained VERY WELL. It's the attitudes of some of the players that got me. As I said, it ended too nicely.
I have a problem with books that go through all the drama, etc. and then when the ending comes it's very unrealistic.
I have become a fan of this author. I love her writing style and I love how she doesn't shy away from certain things. I hate being the one who doesn't give this 5 stars as I see that I am the only one. But as much as I really enjoyed this book, I can't do it just to do it.
I look forward to reading more from this author. I'm just sorry I can't give this one the same rating as I did the first one.
This is the second book in the "Cop in The Family" series. The first was "Family Secrets" and was a very, VERY good book. Brady (the main character in this story) was introduced in the first one. I admit to not liking him very much and having a hard time seeing him as someone I would want to read about as the main male character in his own story. While that opinion changed (somewhat) as I got into this story, it was still there in the background.
Brady meets Gina under unusual circumstances. Their attraction is immediate. Brady is a detective and Gina is a waitress at a strip club. While I liked Gina okay, I had a difficult time with her. Not with her character or what she did for a living. I always have issues with books where one character keeps a very obvious secret from the other. Not just a secret but one that will obviously blow up in his/her face. It's like a "duh!" moment when you see these characters keeping it from the other. Brady is a cop. Obviously he would figure it out, right? It actually took me longer to get through this book because of that when in reality I should have just kept on until everything came out. I other words, I did not exactly feel that I HAD to get back to it. Odd considering that I usually read books rather quickly. I am not saying this was a bad book. Far from it actually. But certain things just annoy me. That is one of them.
While the story flowed smoothly, I felt that everything came together at the end too nicely. I will not give the story or the ending away but when everything came together I was like "HUH? Seriously? That's it?" Oh, it ended WELL and everything was explained VERY WELL. It's the attitudes of some of the players that got me. As I said, it ended too nicely.
I have a problem with books that go through all the drama, etc. and then when the ending comes it's very unrealistic.
I have become a fan of this author. I love her writing style and I love how she doesn't shy away from certain things. I hate being the one who doesn't give this 5 stars as I see that I am the only one. But as much as I really enjoyed this book, I can't do it just to do it.
I look forward to reading more from this author. I'm just sorry I can't give this one the same rating as I did the first one.
January 12, 2011
The passion between Gina and Brady sparks the moment they meet. Brady Marshall is a full on hottie whose character is multidimensional. I almost feel like he grows into the man he is meant to be when he meets his match in Gina. Gina is not your ordinary woman. She's not the type to get jealous if her man looks at someone else which could easily happen given her line of work. The way that Brady and Gina relate to each other just makes you want to sigh and say "Aw, how romantic is that?" These two have the passionate relationship I love to see in my hero and heroine.
One thing I loved about this book was since Gina is Italian, she would throw Italian words around and then have to translate to Brady what she had just said. After a while, he grew accustomed to certain words. On top of that, Brady's partner is also Italian. I am thrilled when I read a book and am not simply entertained but learn something along the way as well. It's always an added bonus.
Family Ties started out with a bang and kept me on my toes throughout the entire book. I must say that Family Ties is a little bit different than other books because of who you think is the bad guy is and how things are wrapped up in the end. I'm not going to drop any spoilers but I will simply say that you have to read this book. The ending has a twist you won't expect.
Ms. Hill did an outstanding job with the plotline, and I was literally biting my nails the entire time I was reading. There is one thing that Ms. Hill did and that was keep me awake at night. I couldn't put this fast paced, action packed book down. I HAD to find out what happened next. It was addicting. Ms. Hill has a gift of hooking the reader and not letting go until the very last word. And even then, there was a description of Family Secrets (the first book in the series). It's now on my HAVE TO BUY list. So let me just leave you with this one suggestion. You really want to go out and buy this book. It's a 114 page book that is filled with every emotion you can think of. You won't want to miss this one. Ms. Hill is an author to watch.
One thing I loved about this book was since Gina is Italian, she would throw Italian words around and then have to translate to Brady what she had just said. After a while, he grew accustomed to certain words. On top of that, Brady's partner is also Italian. I am thrilled when I read a book and am not simply entertained but learn something along the way as well. It's always an added bonus.
Family Ties started out with a bang and kept me on my toes throughout the entire book. I must say that Family Ties is a little bit different than other books because of who you think is the bad guy is and how things are wrapped up in the end. I'm not going to drop any spoilers but I will simply say that you have to read this book. The ending has a twist you won't expect.
Ms. Hill did an outstanding job with the plotline, and I was literally biting my nails the entire time I was reading. There is one thing that Ms. Hill did and that was keep me awake at night. I couldn't put this fast paced, action packed book down. I HAD to find out what happened next. It was addicting. Ms. Hill has a gift of hooking the reader and not letting go until the very last word. And even then, there was a description of Family Secrets (the first book in the series). It's now on my HAVE TO BUY list. So let me just leave you with this one suggestion. You really want to go out and buy this book. It's a 114 page book that is filled with every emotion you can think of. You won't want to miss this one. Ms. Hill is an author to watch.
December 22, 2014
Family ties derves 3 -3.5 Stars.
I liked this book more than the first one. What I really find different is that in most books now people don't smoke and in this series they smoke a lot.
Brady "Mr. Womanizer" Marshall has a night off and is in the Pink Banana while having a couple of drinks one of the waitresses finds a dead body out in the alley while taking out the trash.
Brady calls the police and then goes back to his night off and meets Gina Morris. Gina doesn't date cops but seems to make an acception for Brady. There chemistry hits the roof.
In the meantime Brady is working on a case with stolen goods in the warehouse district which also turns into a homicide/drugs case. Gina wasn't exactly honest with him and left out the fact that she has family ties with one of warehouses that are being cased.
We get to see a bit of Crystal/Jack and what is new with them. There was more action in this book and it was a quick read and I loved the ending.
I liked this book more than the first one. What I really find different is that in most books now people don't smoke and in this series they smoke a lot.
Brady "Mr. Womanizer" Marshall has a night off and is in the Pink Banana while having a couple of drinks one of the waitresses finds a dead body out in the alley while taking out the trash.
Brady calls the police and then goes back to his night off and meets Gina Morris. Gina doesn't date cops but seems to make an acception for Brady. There chemistry hits the roof.
In the meantime Brady is working on a case with stolen goods in the warehouse district which also turns into a homicide/drugs case. Gina wasn't exactly honest with him and left out the fact that she has family ties with one of warehouses that are being cased.
We get to see a bit of Crystal/Jack and what is new with them. There was more action in this book and it was a quick read and I loved the ending.
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February 15, 2016romantic suspense, a cop in the family bk 2, 294pgs, spicy
294p With a couple of dead bodies thrown in, Detective Brady Marshall 19s stolen goods case has just become a lot more interesting. His love life takes a turn for the better when he meets Gina Morris, a feisty waitress at the club where the latest victim has surfaced. A happily unattached ladies 19 man, Brady isn 19t looking to settle down. But after meeting the beautiful Italian spitfire, his thoughts are shifting in that direction.
Gina Morris doesn 19t date cops. Until she meets Brady, that is, and gets won over by his dogged persistence and winning smile. With things in her past that are best left unspoken, Gina hesitates to get too close, but can 19t resist the handsome detective 19s charm. When his case runs smack dab into her past life, both of them are forced to make choices they never dreamed possible in an attempt to salvage their relationship, and possibly even save their lives.
294p With a couple of dead bodies thrown in, Detective Brady Marshall 19s stolen goods case has just become a lot more interesting. His love life takes a turn for the better when he meets Gina Morris, a feisty waitress at the club where the latest victim has surfaced. A happily unattached ladies 19 man, Brady isn 19t looking to settle down. But after meeting the beautiful Italian spitfire, his thoughts are shifting in that direction.
Gina Morris doesn 19t date cops. Until she meets Brady, that is, and gets won over by his dogged persistence and winning smile. With things in her past that are best left unspoken, Gina hesitates to get too close, but can 19t resist the handsome detective 19s charm. When his case runs smack dab into her past life, both of them are forced to make choices they never dreamed possible in an attempt to salvage their relationship, and possibly even save their lives.
September 24, 2013
I really enjoyed this action packed, romance. Brady meet Gina at the bar when Gina was working as a waitress. Brady was a cop, and Gina told him that she did not like cops. Brady was known as being a player. Something about Gina was different. It didn’t take long for Brady to talk her into to a date, but the two took things slow. Gina was special, and Brady wanted more than just a fling. I like how the author allowed their friendship to develop and grow. The couple’s relationship did struggle when Brady’s case was investigating Gina’s family. This book had car chases, bullets, and action that kept me flipping the pages. If you enjoy a good action, romance I would recommend this one.
April 2, 2012
Can't wait for book 3!!
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November 17, 20124**** A good contemporary romance. This is part of a trilogy I have called A Cop in the Family. The hero is a vice cop that ends up in the middle of more than he thought when he dates a waitress.
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February 13, 2016tbr
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