After the tragic deaths of her mother and sister, eight year old Riley O’Brien vows never to desert her father. Twenty-one years later, she stands by her father's side as he makes a bid for the Presidency-- trading her dreams for his. Her desires perpetually on hold, she has erected an emotional wall to keep out the prying eyes of the media. But her defenses are about to be shattered. Investigative reporter Jake Mahoney hates politics and beautiful women. Recently divorced, and on the trail of a major story, Jake resents wasting his time covering an ice princess at a presidential rally. But when a car bomb throws him, literally, on top of the candidate’s daughter, Jake quickly realizes that Riley O'Brien is pure fire. No one has ever gotten under his skin like this before. Their attraction is instant, and possibly fatal, as dangerous secrets from the past explode into the present, destroying one life after another in a nightmare of blind ambition...
Award winning author Dee Davis worked in association management before turning her had to writing. Her highly acclaimed first novel, Everything In Its Time, was published in July 2000. Since then, among others, she’s won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she is the author of over thirty novels and novellas, including her current A-Tac series and Cottage in the Mist. When not sitting at the computer, Dee spends time exploring Connecticut with her husband, daughter, and Cardigan Welsh Corgis.
Do not read this without reading whole series. I got to chapter 3 and had to quit, the reference to a house fire, Larsen, etc were not summarized at all, had no idea what was going on. Then the references got important to the story, had no idea what was going on. Award winning author does not know how to connect information from previous books. Terrible.
I tend to love most of Dee Davis' novels and this one was no exception. It was a little different from her novels that I started out reading but still very much intriguing. She definitely delivered on the plot which contained a good amount of suspense and action. I admit I found Riley a little weak at first with the way she was living her life for her father but it wasn't a huge deal and it began to even out to allow the book to remain enjoyable. It was quite the journey watching Riley and Jake sort out their personal issues and their relationship. Good read.
At the beginning, I was quickly becoming confused with so many different character's popping up that I had a difficult time connecting with the main characters. But as usual with a Dee Davis story it was riveting by the middle!