Engaged to the charming and seductive Greg Anders, Sara Shaw is happily anticipating her wedding in Edilean, Virginia. The date has been set, the flowers ordered, even her heirloom dress is ready. But just three weeks before the wedding, Greg gets a telephone call during the night and leaves without explanation. Two days later, a man climbs up through a trapdoor in the floor of Sara’s apartment, claiming that he is the brother of her best friend and that he’s moving in. While Mike Newland is indeed telling the truth about his identity, his reason for being there reaches far deeper. He’s an undercover detective, and his assignment is to use Sara to track down a woman who is one of the most notorious criminals in the United States—and also happens to be the mother of the man Sara plans to marry.
Mike thinks the job will be easy—if he can figure out how to make a “good” girl like Sara trust him, that is. But Mike has no idea what this mission has in store for him. He’s worked hard to keep private his connections to Edilean, which date back to his grandmother’s time there in 1941. But as Mike and Sara get to know each other, he can’t help but share secrets about himself that he’s told no one else. And in return, Sara opens up to Mike about things she could never reveal to Greg. As the pair work together to solve two mysteries, their growing love begins to heal each of them in ways they never could have imagined.
From the moment Mike came up through the floor, I was hooked.
I loved the dialog between the two and the hot and heavy flirting kept me turning the pages.
I have two words to describe their first love-making scene – IMMEDIATE REREAD! All that pent up energy finally released —somebody hand me some ice!
And the suspense? I hated to figure it out because I didn’t want it to end.
I wanted to be there and see Mike in person. If I ever ran across a man like him- well the first thing I’d need to do is concentrate on my wedding vows!!!
From Edilean to Ft. Lauderdale and back, I was totally into their lives. I knew what I wanted to happen but I had no idea how it would all work out and I LOVED that about the story.
My favorite scene, of course, was the wedding night, but I also liked the secret trip to Merlin’s Farm where they ended up hiding in the trees.
What’s your favorite scene?
Rating system: Cups of coffee – the less the better
0: You won’t need any coffee to stay up for this one. It’s intriguing enough all on its own.
1: You’ll stay up late, but not all night. Brew one cup.
2: You’ll read as long as you’re not tired. If you are, two cups should do the trick.
3: I hope you got plenty of rest, you’ll need it, or at least 3 cups.
4: If the cable goes out, read the book. It’s better than nothing, I guess. Oh, don’t forget your brew!
5: Find anything else to do- doesn’t matter what it is. Don’t waste your coffee. Too much caffeine is bad for you.
My rating: 0 cups of coffee