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Stolen Hearts #3
In Plain Sight
Rafe Pascotto reluctantly agrees to help his brother-in-law, FBI Special Agent Vince Gage, by keeping tabs on a suspected international jewel thief. Reluctant, that is, until he meets beautiful Bridget O’Neill.
Within minutes, Bridget recognizes Rafe for the rube he is, hooks him and publically hangs him out to dry. Unbelievable the man has come back for more because he thinks she needs protection. She’d enjoy the joke if she wasn’t so busy running from a past that’s about to catch up to her.
Within minutes, Bridget recognizes Rafe for the rube he is, hooks him and publically hangs him out to dry. Unbelievable the man has come back for more because he thinks she needs protection. She’d enjoy the joke if she wasn’t so busy running from a past that’s about to catch up to her.
248 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 7, 2014
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Kate Kelly
12 books29 followersKate Kelly has had a love affair with books her entire life. Writing came in fits and starts, and she didn’t take it seriously until her forties. Now she can’t get along without it. She has finaled in the RWA Golden Heart and has been the recipient of the RWA Daphne du Maurier award. She has the good fortune to live on the east coast of Canada with her husband (the children have flown away). She writes, grow herbs and perennials and sails when the wind blows her way.
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May 27, 2014
This is book three of a series, Stolen Hearts. While this one can be a stand-alone read, it would have helped me to better understand the key characters to have read the other books, especially book two. It would have added to its length and perhaps was not necessary to full understand what was going on, but it sure would have helped me to have some back story/history of what had been and is still on-going with the three of the characters, Rafe, Sophie and her husband Agent Vince Gage. As it is, with no back story, I started to detest Vince Gage from the get-go. In the story, he is an agent, but he sure didn’t act like most of the other agents I have found in other stories. He was totally insensitive, abrupt and outright rude in most of the scenes where he appeared. He really didn’t care much for his now pregnant wife, Sophie, the brother of Rafe. When she had problems with the pregnancy, Gage was nowhere to be found. He even left Sophie way out in the “country” (rural area of town) with no friends to turn to when he was “unavailable” under cover during her pregnancy and despite the fact that she was lonely and hated the area. Rafe had to find him (Vince Gage) through his agent friends. The way in which he treated Rafe also was despicable, considering Rafe was his wife’s beloved twin brother, the only real family she had, and someone Agent Gage needed to help bring in the jewel thief he was chasing. Rafe was a model in the story, but not too enthusiastic about his career—he planned to leave it. I am not sure the company who had previously hired him for an underwear shoot would have fired him without paying him when Rafe got entangled with Bridget, a suspected jewel thief and someone Agent Gage was chasing, and made front page news. After all, being in the spotlight is the real name of the so-called publicity game, and Rafe’s notoriety would have only enhanced their publicity campaign.
The storyline involves a would-be heist of a blue sapphire necklace. Rafe is a model and meets up with Bridget while helping his brother-in-law in his pursuit of the soon to be heist of a necklace, with some disastrous results that impact heavily on his modeling career and latest job as an underwear model. However, Rafe is smitten, and pursues Bridget from Europe to the US, where Bridget’s past catches up with her, and she becomes an unwilling part of this planned heist. How it all comes together makes for an interesting plot, though I think I would have understood and appreciated it more with some good back fill on the characters and their histories by the author.
The story is a quick read and moves along quite nicely. The development of the characters and their romance in this story (Rafe and Bridget) is well done, though it was tough to really see much chemistry between them, as they chased one another around the Boston area. Both seemed to act independently at all times, even within each other’s company, disregarding the other’s needs and wants at many times. I enjoyed the close family relationship that Rafe had with Sophie and the way he dropped everything to come her assistance during a pregnancy scare, but found it difficult to understand how her own husband, Agent Gage, could just disappear, with no way to reach him, and the way he did not really appreciate Rafe’s care and concern for his wife—something he should have been grateful for. Agent Gage’s fellow Agent DeMarco seemed to be friendlier toward and to care more about Rafe than his own brother-in-law, Agent Gage.
Still, despite the shortcomings, the story is a good one and will appeal to those who enjoy a good cop-chase story, with some romance thrown in. This is a good summer read, fast and easy, but with some substance. However, I gave it only four stars because of the shortcomings I mentioned. I received this from Library Thing to read and review.
The storyline involves a would-be heist of a blue sapphire necklace. Rafe is a model and meets up with Bridget while helping his brother-in-law in his pursuit of the soon to be heist of a necklace, with some disastrous results that impact heavily on his modeling career and latest job as an underwear model. However, Rafe is smitten, and pursues Bridget from Europe to the US, where Bridget’s past catches up with her, and she becomes an unwilling part of this planned heist. How it all comes together makes for an interesting plot, though I think I would have understood and appreciated it more with some good back fill on the characters and their histories by the author.
The story is a quick read and moves along quite nicely. The development of the characters and their romance in this story (Rafe and Bridget) is well done, though it was tough to really see much chemistry between them, as they chased one another around the Boston area. Both seemed to act independently at all times, even within each other’s company, disregarding the other’s needs and wants at many times. I enjoyed the close family relationship that Rafe had with Sophie and the way he dropped everything to come her assistance during a pregnancy scare, but found it difficult to understand how her own husband, Agent Gage, could just disappear, with no way to reach him, and the way he did not really appreciate Rafe’s care and concern for his wife—something he should have been grateful for. Agent Gage’s fellow Agent DeMarco seemed to be friendlier toward and to care more about Rafe than his own brother-in-law, Agent Gage.
Still, despite the shortcomings, the story is a good one and will appeal to those who enjoy a good cop-chase story, with some romance thrown in. This is a good summer read, fast and easy, but with some substance. However, I gave it only four stars because of the shortcomings I mentioned. I received this from Library Thing to read and review.
June 12, 2014
I won a copy of "In Plain Sight" by author Kate Kelly from the LibraryThings. In exchange for the book, I was also asked if I would review the book for the author as well. I'm always excited when I win something, then to be asked to review what I won, is never an issue.
*****
"In Plain Sight" is classified in the genre of crime, romance and suspense.
We find Rafe Pascotto in Paris enjoying the company of his friend, discussing work and watching the beautiful women go by.
Rafe is a male model and a very successful in his business. With a chiseled face, a body that looks likes its sculpted by an artist, he's always attracting the attention of women. However, on this particular day, he's on the lookout for one special woman, Bridget O'Neill.
He's excited about this task that his brother-in-law, FBI Special Agent Vince Gage, has sent him on. With only a short bio of a woman that he wants him to find and follow, Bridget O'Neill, Rafe jumps in head first and never questions what it's all about. All he knows is that she is a red-head, beautiful, and when he gets close to her, ask about some sapphire's.
After spying Bridget, he's hot on her trail. A foot chase kicks off and he's bound and determined he's going to get close this woman. It's when he see's her scarf in the door, he takes this opportunity for all he can get.
Once inside the apartment, things quickly heat up. She's all over his body and he's quickly putty in her hands. Leading him into the bedroom with the thoughts of having sex with this beautiful creature, he quickly becomes her victim. Tying him to the bedpost then ducking out of the apartment, he finds out quickly that he was set up.
Bridget (Irish) O'Neill has just dodged another close call. She's on a quest to find out who is behind her brother being set-up and now in jail. She's believes she knows who's behind it all, but it's just getting the proof that's going to be the hard part.
Rafe in the meantime has lost his modeling career due to the arrest and negative exposure. He's sunken into a state of depression. The only thing that he wants to do is find this red-headed woman and get his revenge.
It's through a little research that he's able to track down the woman who ruined his life. Once he discovers who she is, he starts to learn that Irish has issues. Rafe learns quickly that she lies about everything and she refuses to trust anyone.
It all becomes a cat and mouse game with these two. Rafe wants to help her out and get close to her. Bridget doesn't want anyone else to get involved in the mess she in. However, feelings are developing between the two and they don't know what their next move will be or where it will lead them.
*****
This is a faced paced book that really never slows down. She did a remarkable job developing a mystery that floats hand in hand with a troubled romance.
I did figure out who was behind it all prior to the book divulging the mystery person. The romance was also easy to predict. However, these didn't distract from the story. I was actually curious to find out how what was going on.
This is the third installment of a series. I haven't read the first two, so I don't know how this flows in the series. I can only assume that with the way the book ended, there will be a follow-up to this storyline.
I have found that if you read a book in a series and don't start with book 1 you are completely lost. With this book, that wasn't the case. I was able to follow along pretty well. I did have some questions regarding his brother-in-law, but I'm thinking that he might had been discussed in the previous books. Plus, I have found that I question things that most wouldn't.
In all, I enjoyed the book. I love crime stories an hoping that the person I picked out to be the one responsible is actually behind all the chaos.
*****
"In Plain Sight" is classified in the genre of crime, romance and suspense.
We find Rafe Pascotto in Paris enjoying the company of his friend, discussing work and watching the beautiful women go by.
Rafe is a male model and a very successful in his business. With a chiseled face, a body that looks likes its sculpted by an artist, he's always attracting the attention of women. However, on this particular day, he's on the lookout for one special woman, Bridget O'Neill.
He's excited about this task that his brother-in-law, FBI Special Agent Vince Gage, has sent him on. With only a short bio of a woman that he wants him to find and follow, Bridget O'Neill, Rafe jumps in head first and never questions what it's all about. All he knows is that she is a red-head, beautiful, and when he gets close to her, ask about some sapphire's.
After spying Bridget, he's hot on her trail. A foot chase kicks off and he's bound and determined he's going to get close this woman. It's when he see's her scarf in the door, he takes this opportunity for all he can get.
Once inside the apartment, things quickly heat up. She's all over his body and he's quickly putty in her hands. Leading him into the bedroom with the thoughts of having sex with this beautiful creature, he quickly becomes her victim. Tying him to the bedpost then ducking out of the apartment, he finds out quickly that he was set up.
Bridget (Irish) O'Neill has just dodged another close call. She's on a quest to find out who is behind her brother being set-up and now in jail. She's believes she knows who's behind it all, but it's just getting the proof that's going to be the hard part.
Rafe in the meantime has lost his modeling career due to the arrest and negative exposure. He's sunken into a state of depression. The only thing that he wants to do is find this red-headed woman and get his revenge.
It's through a little research that he's able to track down the woman who ruined his life. Once he discovers who she is, he starts to learn that Irish has issues. Rafe learns quickly that she lies about everything and she refuses to trust anyone.
It all becomes a cat and mouse game with these two. Rafe wants to help her out and get close to her. Bridget doesn't want anyone else to get involved in the mess she in. However, feelings are developing between the two and they don't know what their next move will be or where it will lead them.
*****
This is a faced paced book that really never slows down. She did a remarkable job developing a mystery that floats hand in hand with a troubled romance.
I did figure out who was behind it all prior to the book divulging the mystery person. The romance was also easy to predict. However, these didn't distract from the story. I was actually curious to find out how what was going on.
This is the third installment of a series. I haven't read the first two, so I don't know how this flows in the series. I can only assume that with the way the book ended, there will be a follow-up to this storyline.
I have found that if you read a book in a series and don't start with book 1 you are completely lost. With this book, that wasn't the case. I was able to follow along pretty well. I did have some questions regarding his brother-in-law, but I'm thinking that he might had been discussed in the previous books. Plus, I have found that I question things that most wouldn't.
In all, I enjoyed the book. I love crime stories an hoping that the person I picked out to be the one responsible is actually behind all the chaos.
October 4, 2014
This is a romantic suspense with crime. The third book in the Stolen Hearts Series. I read this as a stand alone. And I was not lost in the book, I would have preferred to read the other books to get the full story. This is not my preferred genre but I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this book. I recommend this for adults only. This story is about two head strong characters who seem to clash but when not fighting they are an amazing couple. I really enjoyed the "games" between the two. And I love the connection between Rafe and his sister.
This is the story about the sexy Rafe Pascotto whom wants more out of life, he is determined to make changes. He has a sister that means the world to him, and that is the main reason he agreed to help his brother in law, Vince Gage. Vince is in the FBI and he needs Rafe to keep watch on a suspected jewel thief Bridget O’Neill. He is in for a world of surprise for she might not be a thief of anything but his heart.
Bridget O'Neill is a red head, who kicks butt and takes names later. She is definitely not a push over and sees Rafe for what he is. Bridget is going to make him pay for trying to spy on her. Little to her surprise he is a real glutton for punishment because he keeps coming back for more. She can not seem to get rid of him. Rafe's excuse is he is keeping her safe. Little does she know how true that might be, regardless of how she feels.
Favorite passages:
"Now he had to suffer the embarrassment of seeing his derriere, scantily clad in new designer underwear, on buses and park benches and billboards."
"She appeared in the hallway, and his breath stalled in his throat."
"Trying to get Sophie to slow down is like telling a bullet to get back in the gun."
"She'd forgotten how jaw-droppingly handsome he was although he looked different now."
"She stood with her back to him, a slender, scarlet flame in his dreary kitchen."
"Tell me this; how far would you go to save your sister?"
"She hadn't actually met anyone with an honest-to-God six-pack before."
"All her Spidey senses were on high alert."
"His beautiful eyes darkened."
"Her face opened like a flower to the sun as she laughed."
"He'd taken more than her innocence. He'd stolen her future as well."
This is the story about the sexy Rafe Pascotto whom wants more out of life, he is determined to make changes. He has a sister that means the world to him, and that is the main reason he agreed to help his brother in law, Vince Gage. Vince is in the FBI and he needs Rafe to keep watch on a suspected jewel thief Bridget O’Neill. He is in for a world of surprise for she might not be a thief of anything but his heart.
Bridget O'Neill is a red head, who kicks butt and takes names later. She is definitely not a push over and sees Rafe for what he is. Bridget is going to make him pay for trying to spy on her. Little to her surprise he is a real glutton for punishment because he keeps coming back for more. She can not seem to get rid of him. Rafe's excuse is he is keeping her safe. Little does she know how true that might be, regardless of how she feels.
Favorite passages:
"Now he had to suffer the embarrassment of seeing his derriere, scantily clad in new designer underwear, on buses and park benches and billboards."
"She appeared in the hallway, and his breath stalled in his throat."
"Trying to get Sophie to slow down is like telling a bullet to get back in the gun."
"She'd forgotten how jaw-droppingly handsome he was although he looked different now."
"She stood with her back to him, a slender, scarlet flame in his dreary kitchen."
"Tell me this; how far would you go to save your sister?"
"She hadn't actually met anyone with an honest-to-God six-pack before."
"All her Spidey senses were on high alert."
"His beautiful eyes darkened."
"Her face opened like a flower to the sun as she laughed."
"He'd taken more than her innocence. He'd stolen her future as well."
May 25, 2014
Bridget O'Neill is assumed to be jewelry thief by FBI but nothing could be further from the truth. FBI Special Agent Vincent "Vince" Gage asks his brother in law Raphael "Rafe" Pascotto currently working as model living in France to make contact with Bridget O'Neill. For Rafe nothing goes as planned is an understatement to say the least. Gage helps Rafe move back to the States where he intends to lay low for awhile. Rafe attends a trade show not really expecting to meet up with Bridget again either. Bridget attends the trade show as means to let Dejarnatt know she knows about the stolen jewelry designs. Bridget is stunned to find Rafe at the trade show. Sparks fly between Rafe and Bridget but Bridget doesn't trust anyone even though she claims to trust Rafe. Bridget's brother Darcy is in jail for a crime he didn't commit and Bridget is trying to clear his name. Who put Darcy in jail? Can Bridget clear Darcy's name? Will Bridget trust Rafe? Will Rafe admit his feelings for Bridget? Your answers await you in Plain Sight.
Bold and rich characters of In Plain Sight set fire to the pages of this book from first page to last page. I'm usually not a fan of starting a story in the middle but I found that previous books events didn't hamper the events in the current book. I would definitely consider going back to the first two books to learn their histories.
Bold and rich characters of In Plain Sight set fire to the pages of this book from first page to last page. I'm usually not a fan of starting a story in the middle but I found that previous books events didn't hamper the events in the current book. I would definitely consider going back to the first two books to learn their histories.
May 26, 2014
This is the third book in the "Stolen Hearts" series. While it was not necessary to have read any of the other books to enjoy the story, it would have given me some background and insight to the major characters. Rafe, his twin sister Sophie, and her relatively new husband Gage have an unusual dynamic and knowing their history may have enhanced my reading.
That being said I enjoyed the book. When Rafe a model working in Paris is asked by his brother in-law an FBI agent to check out a possible jewel thief he had no idea how much his life was going to change. When Rafe attempts to get close to Bridget he doesn't realize she is on to him and as a result ends up in a compromising situation. Flash forward to the states and Rafe meets up with Bridget and things take off from there.
I like most of the characters and it's nice to see family loyalty as part of the plot. We have a love story, a mystery, and lots of intrigue. What more does a reader need except maybe chocolate? The plot takes quite a few unexpected twists and that kept turning pages. All in all an enjoyable and entertaining read.
I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
That being said I enjoyed the book. When Rafe a model working in Paris is asked by his brother in-law an FBI agent to check out a possible jewel thief he had no idea how much his life was going to change. When Rafe attempts to get close to Bridget he doesn't realize she is on to him and as a result ends up in a compromising situation. Flash forward to the states and Rafe meets up with Bridget and things take off from there.
I like most of the characters and it's nice to see family loyalty as part of the plot. We have a love story, a mystery, and lots of intrigue. What more does a reader need except maybe chocolate? The plot takes quite a few unexpected twists and that kept turning pages. All in all an enjoyable and entertaining read.
I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
May 1, 2014
I have read alot of books and this one grabbed me! I could not help but fall in love with Rafe and Bridget. The story took me places I did not expect, how refreshing! The story was easy to follow but at the same time I did not get overwhelmed with trying to keep up with facts and characters.
What a great read!
What a great read!
May 8, 2014
I was given this book in exchange for an honest honest.
I was surprised at how consumed I was. The author has a way of pulling you in and before you realize it you find yourself at the end. The characters were well developed and storyline was flawless. Can't wait to read more from this author.
I was surprised at how consumed I was. The author has a way of pulling you in and before you realize it you find yourself at the end. The characters were well developed and storyline was flawless. Can't wait to read more from this author.
April 24, 2015
When I started this book I would have given it 3.5 stars. But as the story progressed I started hating this book. I even tried skipping pages but that also didn't work. Selfish heroine. Gage(from the previous book) whom I absolutely hated. Hero who easily took shit from others. Need I say more. Couldn't finish this book.
April 17, 2014
A very nice book to read with love, intrigue, drama and adventure. I found the book a bit slow in the beginning, but the further into the story you got the better it became. I can definitely recommend this book.
I was given a copy from the author for an honest review.
I was given a copy from the author for an honest review.
April 27, 2014
I just couldn't put this one down! I loved reading how the trust built between Rafe and Irish. The relationships were very realistic. Whenthe past threatened the present and future, it was interesting to see how that got resolved.
April 27, 2014
"In Plain Sight" has lots of suspense and romance making for an enjoyable read. Irish and Rafe are likable and the sibling relationships strong. You'll want to read it straight through.
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