Perfect Mix of Mystery and Romance
Oh my gosh, WHAT a debut book for Kate’s new series, Dangerous Blooms!! Family drama, angst, suspense, a slow-burn romance and…a murder? With characters you feel vested in, the components all combine to make this an engaging, unputdownable read.
Cara is hiding out in Atlanta after a terrible scandal. Her father has also recently passed and she is trying to build a new life, attending school to become a makeup artist and eventually have her own beauty line. She meets a model who offered her a place to stay on the cheap so she grabs it.
Wes is a cybersecurity expert. As it happens, he and the model who befriends Cara go way back. He’s in town searching for a new home and is bunking at the model’s home, but she is MIA and leaves them both in the dark about the other’s presence.
Cara and Wes slowly learn to cohabitate, while also trying to fend off the not-so-friend like vibes for each other which everyone except them can see. Things become way more complicated when Cara’s past comes calling and Wes tries to help figure it out. Unfortunately that is not the only mystery play and it becomes more suspenseful with each chapter. Toss in the evil stepmother and her questionable motives and things really begin to pick up.
It was wonderful to see Cara and Wes get the HEA that they both deserved to have - one truly roots for them amongst all the other goings-on. The way the plot develops with Cara’s siblings, the stepmother and the resolution of Cara’s past situation, one can only wonder what will crop up in the next book. I highly recommend book one and am looking forward to where book two continues the Bloom family story.
I received this book as an ARC copy from the author and am willingly leaving my opinion.