Afina is trying to resist a pull toward Internal Affairs agent, Avery Armos. So much so that she accepts meeting Gains Fanders for drinks with friends unaware that he's a dirty cop, or that he has ties to her ex-criminal boyfriend's brother, and a hatred of Avery. As it becomes clear her organized, accountant life may turn upside down, she gives into the attraction, as she is quadruple teamed by Avery and his brothers during their personal style of interrogation. It seems her past relationship and a current dirty cop may force their worlds to collide, adding up to love.
Unfortunately, they are not aware of all the players in this game, and Afina suddenly becomes the main target in revenge and consequences to Avery's actions, to Gains actions and even others. It's a race against time to find her before she is whisked out of the country. Afina may be an accountant, but with a military family, and a desire to fight for her life, she takes matters into her own hands. It's all in the battle to get back to her lovers, and not let a cop killer get away.
People seem to be more interested in my name than where I get my ideas for my stories from. So I might as well share the story behind my name with all my readers.
My momma was born and raised in New Orleans. At the age of twenty, she met and fell in love with an Irishman named Patrick Riley Dwyer. Needless to say, the family was a bit taken aback by this as they hoped she would marry a family friend. It was a modern day arranged marriage kind of thing and my momma downright refused.
Being that my momma’s families were descendents of the original English speaking southerners, they wanted the family blood line to stay pure. They were wealthy and my father’s family was poor.
Despite attempts by my grandpapa to make Patrick leave and destroy the love between them, my parents married. They recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary.
I am one of six children born to Patrick and Lynn Dwyer. I am a combination of both Irish and a true southern belle. With a name like Dixie Lynn Dwyer it’s no wonder why people are curious about my name.
Just as my parents had a love story of their own, I grew up intrigued by the lifestyles of others. My imagination as well as my need to stray from the straight and narrow made me into the woman I am today.
Several issues of the series will be dealt with finally; some of the bad guys get caught or killed. Do not read the. books of thi
Do not attempt to read this book without having read the preceding books in the series. Even then, you may need a chart to keep all of the characters straight. (There are a lot of friends, relatives, and bad dudes.) The good news: some loose ends get tied up. The bad news: there were a number of awkward passages that needed further editing.
Even then, you may need a chart to keep all of the characters straight. There are also several places in the book that would have benefited from additional editing.
Adding up to love is book nine in the healing hearts series. I liked this story but the characters did annoy me a little. I wanted to shout at Afina to open her eyes and stop being so naïve. I did eventually like Avery, Saber, Brick and Beck. I understood that because of their careers they were so untrusting but the way they spoke to Afina for the first half of the story annoyed me. That being said, I look that they soon became protective of Afina. The chemistry between Afina and her men was clear to see and I liked them together. I wasn’t a fan of Gain’s, Gordon and Ray. I liked that karma bit them on their ass. Gain’s and Gordon were the worst. I hated that they were so determined to make Afina theirs. The storyline for this book is easy to follow and an action packed read. I cannot wait for more books from this series.