This could have been an amazing story. But it was so full of holes. No editing in sight. Locations off. Timeline off. Grand jury presentation was so off base as to be laughable. It completely fell apart right in the middle.
They were looking for connections. So they were always at the storage unit? When did he take off work? She was supposed to be working for the bar, but when was she in the office doing her job? Messy writing.
I kept hoping it would get better. Then it became comical when the grand jury part was written. This wasn't supposed to be comedy, but that was laughable. Not the dialog. But the fact that the way it was written is so far removed from grand jury proceedings.
I didn't understand how this story fit with the rest of the trilogy but it was a good read for me. William Steele who is a lawyer with the firm Sterling and Steele and Lindsey Ashford is a certified forensic accountant who worked for the board and did audits of different law offices. They both are trying to figure out the other and why they are doing what they are doing. Lindsey finds some discrepancies in Will's documents and asks him about it and he decides that he is going to explain why he was called the Monster and had so many inquiries about career management in his firm. Anyways they end up joining forces to bring down a child trafficking ring. They eventually had to join forces when her apartment is ransacked and she is run off the road. Suffice it to say it was okay and I would give it five stars because the reading was pretty good and explanations of feelings was established and even had Lindsey's father make an appearance in the story. Good read.
…but it was really good! I have enjoyed this series of three books. They are somewhat related, but are each completely different.
Here, we have a lot of dry legal & accounting lingo and processes, but that isn’t really the main reason this works. We’ve also got two very different, driven people, with lots of trust issues for varying reasons, who find a resting spot in each other and even though they can face many obstacles in their work, some beyond scary, they still find a connection.
I also rather liked the lack of on the page spice. The attraction was delicately handled and much is left to the readers imagination. And that was more than ok!
I love their relationship, two alphas who taught each other how to exist in one space. Called each other out for what’s important. Communicated and face the challenges even though they’re scared, because they’re humans. It reminds me that love is not easy, never is, but choosing to stay and choosing each other to fight, is worth more than gold. Amazing read and amazing writer
2 stars This was so tedious. Endless. It didn’t even feel like the same author as book 1. No trust. Either of them. Endlessly rehashing the very same issues between them. At least there was only a hint of intimate scenes. Good thing; they had zero chemistry. And in the wedding scene, we see the leading characters of books 1 & 2. I guess that ties the series together. Wasn’t worth the read. Almost DNF multiple times.
Will had everything planned meticulously but he didn’t plan on Lindsey. She knew where to look for the smallest thing. Investigating his law firm was supposed to be easy but the reasoning behind things resonated with her and soon she would help
How does this author keep forgetting that people have traveled somewhere in the same vehicle?! I swear the first book in this trilogy was written by someone else, because these last two have been tedious, and hard to finish.
I have conflicted feelings about the story of Lindsey and Will. It wasn’t at all what I expected. It was more like a mystery of sorts with a touch of romance. I kept waiting for them too really get together. It was the slowest build ever. But it a good book over all.