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The Precinct: Cold Case #2
Kansas City Secrets
This was one cold case a hard-nosed detective had every intention of solving…with or without a beautiful victim's help…
Six years ago Rosie March's fiancé was murdered. Now someone is stalking her, intent on stopping her memories of the murder from being revealed. And Detective Max Krolikowski, her protector, only wants her alive for the truth she might be hiding.
But Max is hiding his own secrets, such as the acute PTSD the ex-solder lives with. As part of Kansas City's Cold Case Squad, the officer's work should have been simply investigative. But with his potential key witness's life jeopardized, he must keep her safe at any cost. And keep himself from falling for a woman who could be a true innocent…or a killer waiting to strike again.
Six years ago Rosie March's fiancé was murdered. Now someone is stalking her, intent on stopping her memories of the murder from being revealed. And Detective Max Krolikowski, her protector, only wants her alive for the truth she might be hiding.
But Max is hiding his own secrets, such as the acute PTSD the ex-solder lives with. As part of Kansas City's Cold Case Squad, the officer's work should have been simply investigative. But with his potential key witness's life jeopardized, he must keep her safe at any cost. And keep himself from falling for a woman who could be a true innocent…or a killer waiting to strike again.
237 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 17, 2015
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Julie Miller
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USA TODAY Bestselling author Julie Miller writes breathtaking romantic suspense. She's won a National Readers Choice Award and two Daphne du Maurier Awards among other prizes. She was also honored to receive a Career Achievement Award from RT BookReviews and has been a finalist for many national and international awards. Her books have appeared on the USA Today, Publisher's Weekly, Amazon and BookScan Top 100 Romances bestseller lists.
Writing about Kansas City cops, Julie has crafted bestselling, award-winning books for Harlequin Intrigue. In addition, Ms. Miller publishes romantic suspense books with a military twist. Millions of copies of her books have been sold in print and digital formats around the world.
USA TODAY Bestselling author Julie Miller writes breathtaking romantic suspense. She's won a National Readers Choice Award and two Daphne du Maurier Awards among other prizes. She was also honored to receive a Career Achievement Award from RT BookReviews and has been a finalist for many national and international awards. Her books have appeared on the USA Today, Publisher's Weekly, Amazon and BookScan Top 100 Romances bestseller lists.
Writing about Kansas City cops, Julie has crafted bestselling, award-winning books for Harlequin Intrigue. In addition, Ms. Miller publishes romantic suspense books with a military twist. Millions of copies of her books have been sold in print and digital formats around the world.
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August 26, 2015
Very good book that held my attention from the very beginning. It opens with Rosie talking to her brother about the murder he had committed years ago, when he killed Gabe Knight's fiancee (Kansas City Cover-Up). He claims he did it to protect her, which would indicate that it may somehow be linked to her fiance, though we don't know what that connection may be.
Rosie herself was considered to be the most likely suspect in her fiance's murder, as he had been very abusive to her. But no proof was ever found so she wasn't charged. Now the KCPD has reopened the case, thanks to the possible connection to the other murder. To make matters worse, someone has been leaving threatening messages for her, claiming that she will pay for Richard's murder.
Max and his partner were sent to question Rosie, and it did not go well. Max is not the smoothest of men on his best day, and this was not one of those. He's got preconceived ideas of who she is and what she is like, and is all but convinced she's guilty without even talking to her. That day is also the anniversary of the death of a friend, one he feels responsible for, so he isn't in a very good mood. He and Rosie butt heads from the moment she answers the door, and she isn't inclined to cooperate with him. I really enjoyed their confrontation, because Max is used to people backing down in the face of his moods, yet Rosie gets in his face instead. Max and Trent leave having gotten nowhere, and Max goes off to be miserable on his own.
But when Rosie's stalker strikes again, this time causing damage to her home, Rosie goes looking for Max. The police have been no help to her before, but she appeals to Max's military honor. She calls on him as the daughter of another Army vet, and asks for his help that way. What neither expects is the attraction that flares between them. As the attacks on Rosie escalate, Max becomes convinced that she is innocent after all, and is determined to protect her.
I loved seeing these two opposites come together. Rosie is the quiet, ladylike woman who calls Max out on his foul mouth and rough manners, but who also has a passionate side that has been well buried. Max is a blunt-spoken man with a past that haunts him, but who is also amazingly sensitive to Rosie's fears. There was a protective side to Max that Rosie brought out in him, one that really surprised him. There were several times when he was really sweet in the way he treated her. At the same time, Max's blunt honesty helped show Rosie that there was a passionate woman inside her, one that he appreciated. I loved how he gave her the confidence to go after what she wanted from him. I also liked seeing her help Max deal with his ghosts, and show him that he's far better than he believes. I loved seeing them come together in the end, accepting each other's flaws, and loving each other in spite of and because of them.
I really liked following along as Max, Rosie and his team worked to find out who was stalking her and if there was a connection to her fiance's murder. There were several possibilities, and each one was equally strong. It was very interesting to see how one lead would create a link to something else that hadn't been suspected before. One connection was not too much of a surprise, but the final confrontation contained a twist that I didn't see coming. There was also an assist from a surprising source at the end and I'm looking forward to learning more about that.
Rosie herself was considered to be the most likely suspect in her fiance's murder, as he had been very abusive to her. But no proof was ever found so she wasn't charged. Now the KCPD has reopened the case, thanks to the possible connection to the other murder. To make matters worse, someone has been leaving threatening messages for her, claiming that she will pay for Richard's murder.
Max and his partner were sent to question Rosie, and it did not go well. Max is not the smoothest of men on his best day, and this was not one of those. He's got preconceived ideas of who she is and what she is like, and is all but convinced she's guilty without even talking to her. That day is also the anniversary of the death of a friend, one he feels responsible for, so he isn't in a very good mood. He and Rosie butt heads from the moment she answers the door, and she isn't inclined to cooperate with him. I really enjoyed their confrontation, because Max is used to people backing down in the face of his moods, yet Rosie gets in his face instead. Max and Trent leave having gotten nowhere, and Max goes off to be miserable on his own.
But when Rosie's stalker strikes again, this time causing damage to her home, Rosie goes looking for Max. The police have been no help to her before, but she appeals to Max's military honor. She calls on him as the daughter of another Army vet, and asks for his help that way. What neither expects is the attraction that flares between them. As the attacks on Rosie escalate, Max becomes convinced that she is innocent after all, and is determined to protect her.
I loved seeing these two opposites come together. Rosie is the quiet, ladylike woman who calls Max out on his foul mouth and rough manners, but who also has a passionate side that has been well buried. Max is a blunt-spoken man with a past that haunts him, but who is also amazingly sensitive to Rosie's fears. There was a protective side to Max that Rosie brought out in him, one that really surprised him. There were several times when he was really sweet in the way he treated her. At the same time, Max's blunt honesty helped show Rosie that there was a passionate woman inside her, one that he appreciated. I loved how he gave her the confidence to go after what she wanted from him. I also liked seeing her help Max deal with his ghosts, and show him that he's far better than he believes. I loved seeing them come together in the end, accepting each other's flaws, and loving each other in spite of and because of them.
I really liked following along as Max, Rosie and his team worked to find out who was stalking her and if there was a connection to her fiance's murder. There were several possibilities, and each one was equally strong. It was very interesting to see how one lead would create a link to something else that hadn't been suspected before. One connection was not too much of a surprise, but the final confrontation contained a twist that I didn't see coming. There was also an assist from a surprising source at the end and I'm looking forward to learning more about that.
November 25, 2015
Pretty much the epitome of a "meh" sort of book. The suspense plotting (woman in danger from stalker) is decent enough but not amazing. The romance, once again, isn't bad but I'm already finding it hard to remember. This book was a quick read, and not a bad one, but not terribly memorable either.
The one standout bright spot? There's an overarching mystery running through the whole Cold Case series that is much more interesting than the standalone one contained within this book. And I do find myself feeling quite curious to see how that will shake out.
The one standout bright spot? There's an overarching mystery running through the whole Cold Case series that is much more interesting than the standalone one contained within this book. And I do find myself feeling quite curious to see how that will shake out.
April 3, 2016
Good episode of the Precinct, now in the Cold Case Squad. Max Krolikowski is a former military man, suffering from PTSD while dealing with the guilt of losing his best friend to suicide. During the anniversary day, he and his partner visit Rosemary March, sister of Stephen, serving time in prison for killing Danielle Reese, a reporter.
There is way more to this killing than anyone knows. Rosemary has also been harassed by a stalker, who seems to know more about her than anyone should. She has also been under suspicion of killing her once- fiance, a brutal abuser. She has so many things going against her that sh basically shuts down when anyone comes near her, or, God forbid, into her house.
You can probably guess that this is going to happen at some time or another. Max is also stymied by how this prim redhead can tie him im knots. It's an improbable love story, but a good one.
There is way more to this killing than anyone knows. Rosemary has also been harassed by a stalker, who seems to know more about her than anyone should. She has also been under suspicion of killing her once- fiance, a brutal abuser. She has so many things going against her that sh basically shuts down when anyone comes near her, or, God forbid, into her house.
You can probably guess that this is going to happen at some time or another. Max is also stymied by how this prim redhead can tie him im knots. It's an improbable love story, but a good one.
September 18, 2015
Fair Warning - I may gush like a fan girl. I love Julie Miller's stories, especially the Precinct series (in all it's forms). I must be in love with 2/3 of the KCPD.
I like Rosie - man that girl had some bad crap in her past.
How was one woman supposed to endure so much and still keep going on with her life? She followed the rules. She’d done everything that was expected of her and more. Why wasn’t it good enough? Why wasn’t she good enough?
Rosemary’s shoulders pushed against Howard’s arm as indignation kicked in. How many people were going to accuse her of that today? “He pitied you. He said you needed him too much to ever leave you.”
What he hadn’t wanted to leave was her money. He’d made it clear that he would continue to have Charleen or whomever he pleased in his bed after their marriage because no uptight, inexperienced, overworked mouse like her would ever be able to satisfy a man’s appetite. And if Richard’s words weren’t cruel enough, the slap across the face had been. She’d pulled off his ring and held it out to him. But he’d twisted her arm and the nightmare started.
She and Max met on the worst possible day. The anniversary of his biggest nightmare & regret. No wonder sparks flew.
“How will me going to your place prove you didn’t put this note there, too?” The soft gaze that had held his for so long dropped to his chin. Her skin blanched to a shade of alabaster that absorbed the harsh green color of the neon sign. He didn’t like that unnatural color on her. He didn’t like feeling like a first-class rat for blanking the color from her skin. “Hey, I...” Max pulled his cigar from his mouth with one hand and reached for a red tendril with the other. Although she startled at his touch, she didn’t immediately pull away this time. Instead, she watched his hand as he sifted the silky copper through his fingers. “I’m sorry, Rosie. I’m having a really sucky day. It’s hard to see the good in anything or anybody tonight.”
“You’re not always like this?” He chuckled at the doubtful face she made. “Some say I am. But on this one day every year, I’m an extra sorry SOB.”
Something twisted and hard, full of rage and regret, unknotted inside him at her unexpected acceptance of his desire. Frustration faded. Anger disappeared. The wounds of guilt and grief that had been festering inside him all day calmed beneath her tender response. He threaded his fingers into the loose twist of her bun, pushing aside pins and easing the taut style until her hair was sifting between his fingers and his palms were cupping the gentle curve of her head. “Your hair’s too pretty to keep it tied up the way you do, Rosie. Too sexy.”
“Detective Krol—” He kissed her temple, her forehead, reclaimed her lips once more. He’d reached for her in a haze of frustration and desire, but she was holding on with a gentle grasp and angling her mouth beneath his. It wasn’t a passionate kiss. It wasn’t seductive or stylized. It was an honest kiss. It was the kind of kiss a man was lucky to get once or twice in his life. It was a perfect kiss. Beauty was taming the beast.
“You’re right, Rosie. I was a soldier. Sergeant First Class, US Army. A man like your dad brought me and my buddies home from a hell of a fight where we lost too many good men.” For the first time in a lot of months, on that flight across the Atlantic, he’d been able to close his eyes and sleep eight hours straight, knowing he and his men were safe from the enemy as long as they were on that plane. “What was your daddy’s name?”
“Colonel Stephen March.”
“Maybe I don’t owe the colonel personally. But I owe.” She’d appealed to the soldier in him, tapped into that sense of duty he’d once answered without hesitation. She had him pegged a lot sooner than he was figuring her out. “And I owe you for putting up with me on my worst day.”
“Is there something I can do to help? Besides...” She ran her tongue around her lips, maybe still tasting some of the need he’d stamped there. “I’m a very good listener.”
He grumbled a wry laugh. So, no offer to repeat that kiss, eh?
“Just give me a chance to be a better man than the one you met today.”
“You’ll come look? You’ll help me?”
Either he was the world’s biggest sucker, or Rosie March was in real danger and she believed he was her best chance at staying safe. Whether he was doing this for her or her dad or to atone for all the mistakes he’d made today—all the mistakes he’d made in the past eight years—he was doing it.
“Yes, ma’am.” Wisely keeping his hands to himself this time, he gestured for her to lead the way to her car. “Let’s go find this lowlife.”
“Relax, Rosie.” He dipped his face into the light, his sober blue eyes drilling straight into hers. “I’ll help you—you help me. Just go easy on the lectures and the heart-to-hearts and remember—I’m giving you fair warning. You can’t fix me.”
“Are you broken?”
His eyes narrowed and his head jerked slightly, as if her question surprised him...or struck a nerve.
I have 16 highlighted passages.... which to include????
“Rosie, I’m not any good at guessing games or reading between the lines. You look me in the eye and tell me exactly what you want.”
A dozen different wishes popped into her head. She wanted the memories of Richard’s abuse erased from her mind and body. She wanted Max Krolikowski to kiss her again. No, she wanted the sober detective gently touching her skin to want to kiss her. She wanted the self-assurance that Richard had stolen from her so she could tell Max all the wishes running through her mind. She wanted her parents alive and her brother safely home from prison. Ultimately, though, there was only one thing that mattered. “I want to feel safe.”
With a firm nod, Max dismissed any further discussion. He picked up the toolbox and the trash bag and paused in front of her. “Then this guy won’t get to you again.
I like Rosie - man that girl had some bad crap in her past.
How was one woman supposed to endure so much and still keep going on with her life? She followed the rules. She’d done everything that was expected of her and more. Why wasn’t it good enough? Why wasn’t she good enough?
Rosemary’s shoulders pushed against Howard’s arm as indignation kicked in. How many people were going to accuse her of that today? “He pitied you. He said you needed him too much to ever leave you.”
What he hadn’t wanted to leave was her money. He’d made it clear that he would continue to have Charleen or whomever he pleased in his bed after their marriage because no uptight, inexperienced, overworked mouse like her would ever be able to satisfy a man’s appetite. And if Richard’s words weren’t cruel enough, the slap across the face had been. She’d pulled off his ring and held it out to him. But he’d twisted her arm and the nightmare started.
She and Max met on the worst possible day. The anniversary of his biggest nightmare & regret. No wonder sparks flew.
“How will me going to your place prove you didn’t put this note there, too?” The soft gaze that had held his for so long dropped to his chin. Her skin blanched to a shade of alabaster that absorbed the harsh green color of the neon sign. He didn’t like that unnatural color on her. He didn’t like feeling like a first-class rat for blanking the color from her skin. “Hey, I...” Max pulled his cigar from his mouth with one hand and reached for a red tendril with the other. Although she startled at his touch, she didn’t immediately pull away this time. Instead, she watched his hand as he sifted the silky copper through his fingers. “I’m sorry, Rosie. I’m having a really sucky day. It’s hard to see the good in anything or anybody tonight.”
“You’re not always like this?” He chuckled at the doubtful face she made. “Some say I am. But on this one day every year, I’m an extra sorry SOB.”
Something twisted and hard, full of rage and regret, unknotted inside him at her unexpected acceptance of his desire. Frustration faded. Anger disappeared. The wounds of guilt and grief that had been festering inside him all day calmed beneath her tender response. He threaded his fingers into the loose twist of her bun, pushing aside pins and easing the taut style until her hair was sifting between his fingers and his palms were cupping the gentle curve of her head. “Your hair’s too pretty to keep it tied up the way you do, Rosie. Too sexy.”
“Detective Krol—” He kissed her temple, her forehead, reclaimed her lips once more. He’d reached for her in a haze of frustration and desire, but she was holding on with a gentle grasp and angling her mouth beneath his. It wasn’t a passionate kiss. It wasn’t seductive or stylized. It was an honest kiss. It was the kind of kiss a man was lucky to get once or twice in his life. It was a perfect kiss. Beauty was taming the beast.
“You’re right, Rosie. I was a soldier. Sergeant First Class, US Army. A man like your dad brought me and my buddies home from a hell of a fight where we lost too many good men.” For the first time in a lot of months, on that flight across the Atlantic, he’d been able to close his eyes and sleep eight hours straight, knowing he and his men were safe from the enemy as long as they were on that plane. “What was your daddy’s name?”
“Colonel Stephen March.”
“Maybe I don’t owe the colonel personally. But I owe.” She’d appealed to the soldier in him, tapped into that sense of duty he’d once answered without hesitation. She had him pegged a lot sooner than he was figuring her out. “And I owe you for putting up with me on my worst day.”
“Is there something I can do to help? Besides...” She ran her tongue around her lips, maybe still tasting some of the need he’d stamped there. “I’m a very good listener.”
He grumbled a wry laugh. So, no offer to repeat that kiss, eh?
“Just give me a chance to be a better man than the one you met today.”
“You’ll come look? You’ll help me?”
Either he was the world’s biggest sucker, or Rosie March was in real danger and she believed he was her best chance at staying safe. Whether he was doing this for her or her dad or to atone for all the mistakes he’d made today—all the mistakes he’d made in the past eight years—he was doing it.
“Yes, ma’am.” Wisely keeping his hands to himself this time, he gestured for her to lead the way to her car. “Let’s go find this lowlife.”
“Relax, Rosie.” He dipped his face into the light, his sober blue eyes drilling straight into hers. “I’ll help you—you help me. Just go easy on the lectures and the heart-to-hearts and remember—I’m giving you fair warning. You can’t fix me.”
“Are you broken?”
His eyes narrowed and his head jerked slightly, as if her question surprised him...or struck a nerve.
I have 16 highlighted passages.... which to include????
“Rosie, I’m not any good at guessing games or reading between the lines. You look me in the eye and tell me exactly what you want.”
A dozen different wishes popped into her head. She wanted the memories of Richard’s abuse erased from her mind and body. She wanted Max Krolikowski to kiss her again. No, she wanted the sober detective gently touching her skin to want to kiss her. She wanted the self-assurance that Richard had stolen from her so she could tell Max all the wishes running through her mind. She wanted her parents alive and her brother safely home from prison. Ultimately, though, there was only one thing that mattered. “I want to feel safe.”
With a firm nod, Max dismissed any further discussion. He picked up the toolbox and the trash bag and paused in front of her. “Then this guy won’t get to you again.
March 2, 2020
I’ve not read a book in this series in about a year. They just don’t seem to hold my interest the way the first dozen or so did. Those characters were so unique and different and these last few in the series I can hardly recall what happened in them.
Of course JM’s writing is good and the story is okay but I just didn’t connect with these characters.
My goal this year is to finish this series and read her Taylor clan series. I’m hoping going back to her older books will help me connect to her characters again.
Of course JM’s writing is good and the story is okay but I just didn’t connect with these characters.
My goal this year is to finish this series and read her Taylor clan series. I’m hoping going back to her older books will help me connect to her characters again.
March 2, 2018
Big Bag o' Fluff #11
Everything's up to date in Kansas City,
I've gone about as far as I can go...
with this lousy bag of books.
I'd also like to nominate the main character for Least Likable Hero of the Year.
Maybes: 1 cowboy single father cook, 1 cowboy PI cook, 1 former Marine bodyguard, 1 cop, 1 seal
Donations: 1 cowboy, 1 cowboy cop, 1 martial arts instructor bounty hunter, 1 undercover cop, 1 PI, 1 cop with PTSD
Everything's up to date in Kansas City,
I've gone about as far as I can go...
with this lousy bag of books.
I'd also like to nominate the main character for Least Likable Hero of the Year.
Maybes: 1 cowboy single father cook, 1 cowboy PI cook, 1 former Marine bodyguard, 1 cop, 1 seal
Donations: 1 cowboy, 1 cowboy cop, 1 martial arts instructor bounty hunter, 1 undercover cop, 1 PI, 1 cop with PTSD
June 4, 2018
This was part of our reading challenge. Mom did not like. It was read more because it checked a box and had it on her shelf, than because she liked. Honestly if it had not been one of the books on her readin challenge than she would have left this as a DNF not because the book was bad just because it did not grip mom, not that the book was anything that spectacular.
If this is your cup of tea great it was just not mom’s.
If this is your cup of tea great it was just not mom’s.
May 2, 2021
I enjoyed this series just as much as I enjoyed the previous series I read by Julie Miller. Getting to know the detectives that work these cold cases and the people they fall in love with has been a nice break from some of the more serious stuff I read at times. She writes some lovable and relatable characters. Plus the stories are set in Kansas City.
March 8, 2018
HI #1582 = 4+ stars
June 18, 2019
Good book good series good author
August 7, 2025
Most of Julie Miller's books are 5 stars for me. Just not this one. It was just too much. Way too much darkness for me.
July 15, 2015
We have Max, we saw a little of him in Olivia's book. He's a detective in the KCPD’s Cold Case Squad.
This time he and his partner, Trent, are investigating the murder of Richard Bratcher, Rosemary's ex. She's the principal suspect, because of the domestic violence history she suffered at his hands, everyone seems to think she had good reasons to kill him. Well, everyone except her. She's the victim. Until now she hasn't been able to erase or overcome completly that part of her past because the killer hasn't been caught. She has enough problems in her life with her brother's incarceration for killing Gabriel's fianceé (though there's something fishy there, I think we well see more in the following books), the attention she got after becoming a new millionaire after winning a lawsuit for her parents death and the threats she have been getting. Someone out there wants her to be terrifed. And being the only suspect in a murder doesn't get you a soft spot in the PD.
Their first encounter isn't a good one. Max doesn't trust her and Rosie (Max liked that better than Rosemary) doesn't exactly trust any men but they felt some kind of awareness. He's definitely not the type a woman with her past thought could be with. But after having another episode in these threats she can't bear it anymore and ask for his help relying in Max and her dad being brothers in arms and that honor thing.
They team up to discover who's this person who has been threatening her and maybe this leading to Richard's killer too. But in the meantime, they will explore the attraction they feel.
For a moment I thought the murder of her ex wasn't going to be solved in this book because it wasn't the one responsible for the threats but they caugh the culprit!, you could say that. There are still some loose ends in the "Asher" big case, though.
I want more of this two. I would like to see them in the books coming. Liked Max very much.
This time he and his partner, Trent, are investigating the murder of Richard Bratcher, Rosemary's ex. She's the principal suspect, because of the domestic violence history she suffered at his hands, everyone seems to think she had good reasons to kill him. Well, everyone except her. She's the victim. Until now she hasn't been able to erase or overcome completly that part of her past because the killer hasn't been caught. She has enough problems in her life with her brother's incarceration for killing Gabriel's fianceé (though there's something fishy there, I think we well see more in the following books), the attention she got after becoming a new millionaire after winning a lawsuit for her parents death and the threats she have been getting. Someone out there wants her to be terrifed. And being the only suspect in a murder doesn't get you a soft spot in the PD.
Their first encounter isn't a good one. Max doesn't trust her and Rosie (Max liked that better than Rosemary) doesn't exactly trust any men but they felt some kind of awareness. He's definitely not the type a woman with her past thought could be with. But after having another episode in these threats she can't bear it anymore and ask for his help relying in Max and her dad being brothers in arms and that honor thing.
They team up to discover who's this person who has been threatening her and maybe this leading to Richard's killer too. But in the meantime, they will explore the attraction they feel.
For a moment I thought the murder of her ex wasn't going to be solved in this book because it wasn't the one responsible for the threats but they caugh the culprit!, you could say that. There are still some loose ends in the "Asher" big case, though.
I want more of this two. I would like to see them in the books coming. Liked Max very much.
January 2, 2016
I don't think the book was hardly that long.
I had...issues...with the book, or more specifically, the heroine. First off, there was that lawsuit after her parents died in a plane crash (that apparently one of them was piloting), then there was the whole "dating the lawyer who won it for her" bit, followed by going to his brother (also a lawyer, and with the same danged firm. And what middle class family keeps a law firm on retainer anyway?) to help with a restraining order against him, etc.
At some point, she's mentally whining that everyone seems to be after her fortune. Well, maybe she should donate it to charity and, I dunno, move from the neighborhood where the nosy, judgmental bitch spies on her. Maybe get a j*o*b. Oh, but she can't do that, because...why exactly? She had education as a teacher. There are other jobs that pay about as well (more of a commentary on how well a teacher's job doesn't pay really).
I dunno. I felt impatient with her.
I had...issues...with the book, or more specifically, the heroine. First off, there was that lawsuit after her parents died in a plane crash (that apparently one of them was piloting), then there was the whole "dating the lawyer who won it for her" bit, followed by going to his brother (also a lawyer, and with the same danged firm. And what middle class family keeps a law firm on retainer anyway?) to help with a restraining order against him, etc.
At some point, she's mentally whining that everyone seems to be after her fortune. Well, maybe she should donate it to charity and, I dunno, move from the neighborhood where the nosy, judgmental bitch spies on her. Maybe get a j*o*b. Oh, but she can't do that, because...why exactly? She had education as a teacher. There are other jobs that pay about as well (more of a commentary on how well a teacher's job doesn't pay really).
I dunno. I felt impatient with her.
September 2, 2016
Max is a no nonsense gruff cop for the KCPD. This day he is reliving losing a dear friend to PTSD. He has to go to Rosie Marsh's house with his partner Trent...Max is shocked by this reaction to the town recluse. But he comes to her rescue and helps to keep her safe from all the threats she is getting..The one threatening her was a surprise to me but was glad they found out..A great fast paced read!
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January 12, 2016"Take a gruff cop with PTSD and a tougher-than-she-looks heroine and what do you get? A fantastic match. Miller’s latest cold case story has plenty of hot sparks" (RT Book Reviews, 4 stars).
Miniseries: The Precinct: Cold Case
Miniseries: The Precinct: Cold Case
August 21, 2015
OMG! Is what I'm thinking, This was awesome! Such a good book!
I loved every part of it! I laughed, Cried, Smiled all the way through the whole book!
I would without a second thought give this a gift to a friend, (If I ever get any friends.)
I will dream good tonight!
Wounderful book!
I loved every part of it! I laughed, Cried, Smiled all the way through the whole book!
I would without a second thought give this a gift to a friend, (If I ever get any friends.)
I will dream good tonight!
Wounderful book!
June 15, 2015
This series will keep you glued to the book. Kansas City Secrets is the 2nd book in THE PRECINCT: COLD CASES SERIES.
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January 12, 2016received 4 stars @ RT Book Reviews
Miniseries: The Precinct: Cold Case
Miniseries: The Precinct: Cold Case
November 14, 2020
Love Max!
May 6, 2021
I loved a good mystery and that’s exactly what this book brought me. It was fun but I wish I knew this was the second book!
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