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Date with the Devil
What if a stranger begged: "Only you can help me find Daddy's killer"?
A consultant to FBI now on medical leave, Nica Dobson is wrestling with images of whom she once was and who she is now. A recent breast cancer survivor, can she find the courage that evaporated during her treatments, accept the changes in her body and mind and unravel the maze of blackmail, death threats, deception, political mudslinging, and double-dealing?
Investigating a suspicious death from the eighties to prove a paternity connection between a terminally ill school teacher and a hard-living rock star would be nearly impossible for Nica even with the Bureau to back her up. Now? Nica is forced to depend on her nemesis from high school, Payton Yu, who seems to ignore facts in his quest to become Hawaii's governor.
Being a Good Samaritan has never been more complicated, especially when that requires digging up dangerous secrets involving an old moneyed Hawaiian family and their ruthless matriarch.
Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
A consultant to FBI now on medical leave, Nica Dobson is wrestling with images of whom she once was and who she is now. A recent breast cancer survivor, can she find the courage that evaporated during her treatments, accept the changes in her body and mind and unravel the maze of blackmail, death threats, deception, political mudslinging, and double-dealing?
Investigating a suspicious death from the eighties to prove a paternity connection between a terminally ill school teacher and a hard-living rock star would be nearly impossible for Nica even with the Bureau to back her up. Now? Nica is forced to depend on her nemesis from high school, Payton Yu, who seems to ignore facts in his quest to become Hawaii's governor.
Being a Good Samaritan has never been more complicated, especially when that requires digging up dangerous secrets involving an old moneyed Hawaiian family and their ruthless matriarch.
Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
200 pages, ebook
First published September 24, 2012
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September 17, 2019
Reviewed by Nadene
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“On the last day of April, the devil came for Victoria Everett. He arrived without warning, wearing blue jeans and a black leather jacket, his dark hair falling across his face when he looked up at her and flashed that wicked, wicked smile. Victoria dropped the groceries and grabbed for her Beretta but he had his Sig Sauer out and level before she cleared the shoulder rig. Well, the element of surprise. He’d known he was going to be here’."
With an opener like that, wouldn’t you want to read further? I certainly wanted to. Unfortunately, for me, things did not go as expected. The story failed to produce the desired effect.
I enjoy reading romantic suspense for two reasons
1. The romance factor
2. The unexpected thrill I get from reading about the dangerous situations that the characters find themselves in. I love that nail biting and edge of your seat feeling. It makes me feel if I am in the midst of the action.
In Date With The Devil these factors were lacking. There was no romance whatsoever. There was one scene where the main characters got intimate but frankly, it added nothing to the story. They had a second chance to rekindle what they had lost, instead, they spent almost the entire story mistrusting each other and failing to move past their issues.
There were a few dangerous situations, but they never gave me that thrilling feeling that I would expect from reading these scenes. I figured that this was due to my feeling disconnected from the characters. They were two dimensional. They did things, but I could not relate to them. I never really got to know them. It was evident that the main characters had history but the author failed to build on this. I was hoping that I would have gotten more information about Michael and Victoria.
The manner in which they were portrayed had me wondering if there was a prequel as there were events in their lives that I could not follow. Now, don’t even get me started on the ending. I can’t believe it. It felt like an entire day was wasted.
In spite of this, the story did have at least one redeeming quality. This is in relation to the mystery element. I thought this aspect of the story was well written. It was for this reason I kept reading. I was curious to find out who was behind the murders and robbery and what was the motive. There were many players and it was not easy figuring out was the responsible party.
Would I read more from this author? Sure I would. Although it was not a favorite and not something that would have me shouting from the rooftops I will urge to give it a try.
Remember this review is an expression of my opinion on the book. You may view it differently and it’s on this premise, I make my recommendation.
Book provided by the publisher
“On the last day of April, the devil came for Victoria Everett. He arrived without warning, wearing blue jeans and a black leather jacket, his dark hair falling across his face when he looked up at her and flashed that wicked, wicked smile. Victoria dropped the groceries and grabbed for her Beretta but he had his Sig Sauer out and level before she cleared the shoulder rig. Well, the element of surprise. He’d known he was going to be here’."
With an opener like that, wouldn’t you want to read further? I certainly wanted to. Unfortunately, for me, things did not go as expected. The story failed to produce the desired effect.
I enjoy reading romantic suspense for two reasons
1. The romance factor
2. The unexpected thrill I get from reading about the dangerous situations that the characters find themselves in. I love that nail biting and edge of your seat feeling. It makes me feel if I am in the midst of the action.
In Date With The Devil these factors were lacking. There was no romance whatsoever. There was one scene where the main characters got intimate but frankly, it added nothing to the story. They had a second chance to rekindle what they had lost, instead, they spent almost the entire story mistrusting each other and failing to move past their issues.
There were a few dangerous situations, but they never gave me that thrilling feeling that I would expect from reading these scenes. I figured that this was due to my feeling disconnected from the characters. They were two dimensional. They did things, but I could not relate to them. I never really got to know them. It was evident that the main characters had history but the author failed to build on this. I was hoping that I would have gotten more information about Michael and Victoria.
The manner in which they were portrayed had me wondering if there was a prequel as there were events in their lives that I could not follow. Now, don’t even get me started on the ending. I can’t believe it. It felt like an entire day was wasted.
In spite of this, the story did have at least one redeeming quality. This is in relation to the mystery element. I thought this aspect of the story was well written. It was for this reason I kept reading. I was curious to find out who was behind the murders and robbery and what was the motive. There were many players and it was not easy figuring out was the responsible party.
Would I read more from this author? Sure I would. Although it was not a favorite and not something that would have me shouting from the rooftops I will urge to give it a try.
Remember this review is an expression of my opinion on the book. You may view it differently and it’s on this premise, I make my recommendation.
September 11, 2016
Review will be posted at Romancing the Book Blog.
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