Strabo Seecat loves solving puzzles and is a highly respected investigator taking on cases in an unofficial capacity. When his home town of Bellsville, a sweet little city on the northern peninsula, comes under attack after a wave of hard-core drugs hit the streets along with a serial killer favoring beautiful blonde victims, Strabo is forced to step in to take over both investigations.
Strabo is one of the few remaining Chardana, the most coveted race on Earth. Except for Elenyi, who wants nothing to do with the big Chardana. His terrible rep with females is as big a turn off for Elenyi as Strabo now eyeing her as his next conquest. A conquest he'd ever wanted and one she always refused.
What Elenyi fails to understand - what she refuses to accept - she isn't just anybody to Strabo. His Cara Mia, his Elenyi, holds his heart, his soul and his future in the palm of her hand.
Will she crush it and toss him away as Strabo has done to so many others?
Unfortunately for Strabo, Elenyi is the only puzzle he's never been able to crack.
Will Elenyi Trepan run far and fast from Strabo Seecat as he puts on his unofficial detective hat to solve the crime wave driving sweet little Bellsville to its knees?
Although I don’t normally read romantic thrillers, this book’s blurb was enough to intrigue me and make me want to read further. Tall, handsome Strabo, a detective who has been asked to solve a series of gruesome murders, is head over heels with the equally beautiful Elenyi. The problem is Strabo has quite a reputation with the girls and Elenyi doesn’t want to be another notch on the bedpost; anyway her protective brothers won’t allow that. I don’t want to give too much away of the plot but there are a few twists as the killer tries to make his next move and Strabo is there to play the hero. There are some nice characterizations and all in all I found the story enjoyable.
I really enjoyed this novel. There was lots of suspense and a couple of mysteries in the plot. I never get bored with Nini Church's writing and she came through with this book. I couldn't put it down. Strabo always wanted to get to know Elenyi better, but she doesn't want anything to do with him. Their romance is sweet and i loved both characters.