“All’s fair in love, war, and romance novels.”Bestselling author, Autumn Alex Monroe, lives and works by her misguided credo. She’ll do anything in the name of book research, including dating Gabe Moretti, a well-known member of the mafia.Confirmed bachelor and private investigator, Shane Everett, is selling his detective agency and moving to Granite Lake to open Black Bear Brewing with his … Brewing with his brothers.
When Gabe Moretti asks Shane to investigate the stunning and eccentric author, Alex Monroe, he says, no, but blackmail and mafia persuasion convinces him to take the case.
Shane quickly learns that Alex is a witty, sexy, and secretive woman… and she needs his protection from Gabe, the sociopathic goon who claims to be her boyfriend.
After a kidnapping and a forced marriage—while dealing with Alex’s bizarre sleep disorder—not to mention her multiple personas—Shane discovers that detecting Alex is exhilarating and dangerous.
…But most shocking of all, he finds that Alex’s hilarious antics and unpredictability have captured his heart.
A steamy, hilarious, and drama-packed romance with a happily ever after.
Contains mature language and romantic scenes.
**Detecting Autumn is a stand-alone novel. However, some of the characters in this novel are also in the other Granite Lake Romance novels.
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I love this story! Detecting Autumn is so many things! It’s Funny, it has drama (but not too much), it’s sweet and it’s steamy!! FIVE STARS!
What a great story! I was laughing during the whole thing as the main character, Autumn is hilarious. Ms. Kessler must have had as much fun writing her as I did reading about her.
Autumn is an author who tends to make up her own language, i.e. smexy is smart and sexy. Shane is one of the Everett brothers, who you’ll recognize if you’ve read any of Ms. Kessler’s other Granite Lake books. Plus, we get to catch up with some of the other characters from previous books.
I’m so glad Shane finally gets his HEA although he has to endure a kidnapping, drugging, and some other adventures to get it.
I received an ARC from the author. This is my honest review.
Dealing with Autumn made Shane pull skills out of his hat to keep up with her shenanigans. Here we have a writer who actually feels the need to do her research in person, without letting the person know it’s research. What starts as her harmless fun and book work ends up boiling into a comedy of messes, well not really funny while it’s happening though. I love that these two have no intention of committing to anything but life has other things in store for them. It’s great having all of the brothers together again well it will be when everything finally settles down. Depends on what it takes to get two not one mafioso men to back down and off of Autumn and Shane to not have a coronary. Lots of fun and some intrigue and a whole lot of passion get these two through their fun and games and on to other things.
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Another new to me author, another fantastic story!
There are other books in this series, which I know have on my TBR list. But I can honestly say this can be read as a total stand alone.
This is the story of Autumn and Shane and their crazy adventure together.
I absolutely loved Autumn! I loved her quirkiness, her lust for adventure. I also admired her honesty and her willingness to admit her vulnerabilities. She was a delight to read about and uncover. She is the kind of character I wished I had as a best friend.
Shane is the best of an alpha, anti-hero. He doesn’t do relationships, he doesn’t do commitments, but finds himself in the very definition of both. How he is able to navigate the adventures with Autumn is fun, steamy and funny!
Shane and Autumn’s chemistry is off the charts! I loved how Shane accepted Autumn’s quirks and sassiness with ease. They are like two puzzle pieces that fit together perfectly.
I also enjoyed how their relationship developed. There was no clinginess, no big moan and groan on Autumn’s part about how Shane felt about her. Sure she wondered for a bit, then she got into her groove and rolled with the punches.
The secondary characters are fantastic and I can’t wait to go back and read their stories in the previous books!
Well done Ms. Kessler!! I can’t wait to read more in the future!
This story already starts full of action and some twists.
Autumn is an author and, to get ideas for her stories and characters, she ends up delving into her research of people and situations. But when she finds herself dating a mafia member, she didn’t expect things to go wrong.
Shane Everett is moving to Granite Lake, but accepts one last job for Gabe Moretti, a well-known member of the mafia.
When Autumn and Shane’s lives are threatened and they are forced to marry, neither of them expected what it could bring them.
As they learn to deal with each other and their emotions, they realize that they have more in common than they imagined and resolve to give a chance to the feelings that arise.
I loved the story and the characters, and also for having the chance to see some characters from the other books again, even briefly.
I highly recommend the reading.
I loved Shane and Alex!! This book was funny and sexy and the characters were just great!! I read it in one sitting! I’m adding Shane to the harem definitely!
Love Autumn & Shane’s story! Great writing that will draw you in & keep you sooo interested. I could not put this book down!
This is the fifth book in this series and is Alex and Shane’s turn. Alex is an author with several pen names, and to get a feel for her characters she immerses herself in situations. Gabe is a mafia member who Alex is getting to know for one of her characters. Shane is a private investigator who is closing down his business to go into another with his brothers. Gabe convinces Shane to investigate Alex. This is a well written story which is filled with drama, suspense, and is a steamy, hilarious and all round entertaining read. I was enthralled throughout, and cannot wait to read more from this talented author whose work I highly recommend for all.
Shane is intrigued by Autumn Alex Monroe the first moment he saw her at her friends engagement party. Autumn knows she needs to separate herself from the man she is dating Gabe and her ex Luca. While trying to escape them both Shane and Autumn are kidnapped and thrown into some pretty interesting positions. This book was just okay for me. It was a good read but I found at times the story lagged for me. I like the humor and connection between the main characters.