Happy Tuesday, Book Dragons..I apologize for the lateness of the hour, but I only received this Gem today and finished it today because I wanted so very much to share it with you today. This Gem is perfectly cut, every carat sharp and clear, it's radiant brilliance shines a blazing, blinding white that only comes of honesty, courage and hard won bravery - especially when the person would rather not, but is driven by a deep seated belief in justice, truth and integrity.
These attributes describe to a T Erina Bridget Ring's heroine in Breakfast with the FBI. This book is based on a true account. Rose is an upper middle class wife and mother. She loves her husband, her two teenage children and her life, but she would like a little something more and so she obtains employment at a local bank. She loves it. She loves crunching the numbers, greeting her customers, learning new things and she's a quick study. She's settled, has a good work ethic and comes to work on time each day looking like the professional she wants to be. Her attitude is can-do and her body language says that.
One day after keeping her head during a bank robbery, Rose has duly impressed her employers. They decide to give her even more responsibility and tell her she will begin being trained to learn even more intricate, secure issues such as processing loans and large accounts. She goes home thrilled that she is finally on the path to real success. Her dream is to be a Branch Manager. The next morning when she steps into work, she has to hit the ground running when she meets an unexpected change of plans. She is sent to a small bank branch on the other side of town, due to an employee being fired.
Rose and her can-do attitude dutifully arrive at the branch. She realizes right away that things are very different from the main branch where she has been working. The place is not tightly ran. The manager is sloppy and doesn't really seem to care. And then less than 24 hours later, she spots a huge error. A $100,000 error, which the manager shrugs off. Rose cannot shrug it off. And this eventually leads her to the police and in turn to sitting in a small bakery having "Breakfast with the FBI". Rose leaves with more than her usual cup of breakfast coffee, she leaves as an FBI Informant. I loved this book. It is fast paced, a page turner that kept me on the edge of my seat. I loved the relationship Rose has with her husband and her children. There are no snarky spousal jokes, no snotty brat teens. Her co-workers were a mix of the good, the bad and the annoying - like most offices. The FBI agents were not full of bravado and bad language, but were hard working and honest. And Rose, herself, is real. She isn't some cardboard heroine. She is human. She gets nervous, worries about her family's safety, her own safety. She struggles with the ethics of what she must do. I read this in an evening because I couldn't put it down. Blessed be the Mate who refills the tea mug of the Book Dragon, eh?
This book is for sale on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other fine book sellers, get it today. Erina Bridget Ring and several other books out there, I strongly encourage you to start with this one and don't stop there.
Until tomorrow, I remain, your humble Book Dragon,
Drakon T. Longwitton
I received this book from the Author in exchange for an honest review.