In Cinderella Blue, a Romantic Comedy, Love means never having to say, “You’re under arrest.”
Too bad, because Detective Andrea Luft–Andie to her friends–loves those 3 little words–especially when she’s saying them to a “bad guy” who SO deserves it. Like the thief stealing designer wedding gowns from San Antonio bridal boutiques.
Andie is an undercover bride about to make an arrest when … about to make an arrest when Detective Bruce Benton barges onto the scene. The suspect escapes, and, as a reward for this screw-up, Benton and Andie are paired together as partners to close the case.
On the surface, this mismatched duo appear to have only one thing in common: their tendency to annoy each other. Underneath though, desire sizzles. Is it just a matter of time before these two commitment-phobic cops yield to the inevitable?
Cinderella Blue, Book 2, San Antone Two-Step, by Joan Reeves, Bestselling Author of Contemporary Romance.
Previously print published, this ebook edition contains a Linked Table of Contents; a Note from the Author; Joan’s Book List; Excerpt from Nobody’s Cinderella, Book 1 of San Antone Two-Step; Excerpt, April Fool Bride; and a Quotation Collection: Things Cops Say.
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This is my first book by this author and I was swept up in this laugh out loud story about 2 equally strong characters having to learn how to work together as cops while trying to cope with their reluctant physical attraction. The characters reminded me of Martin Riggs and Lorna Cole of Lethal Weapon 3 (movie) especially in one scene where Andie and Bruce meet for the first time. Mild steam. Hoping Peyton and Andie’s dad get a story. A fun and light hearted read.
I received a copy from Netgalley. This is my unbiased review.
Andie is a cop undercover trying to catch a thief stealing expensive wedding gowns. Bruce is a cop and walks by the shop and sees a woman in a wedding dress, holding a gun. He goes in and tries to get the weapon away from the woman, who happens to be Andie. She knocks him flat but the thief gets away. Now their bosses have decided to team them up to catch the thief. Bruce tries his best to get under Andie’s skin but she a woman who has four brothers and a long line of cops, so nothing bothers her. The more they get to know each other, the harder they fall but Andie has a rule about not dating cops. Can Bruce convince her to change her rules and give them a try?
Funny and sexy. First time I have read any books my Ms. Reeves and I really enjoyed it. Two people not looking for love but it finds them anyway.
* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for NetGalley *
This was a fast, fun story with good main characters. I should also say that they each have strong personalities and ethics. Andie also has a strong family that is backing her as well as often being protectively in her business. Well, that would mainly be her four brothers who try to circle around her and protect her when they can. Which isn’t often Andie would say with a sigh because they all had busy lives.
Bruce has quite the reputation when it comes to women but Andie has knocked him sideways. So his one line of defense is to be mouthy in a some offensive words at least in the beginning. Anything to keep her irritated and keep his mind off of his desire to be more than just her partner as a police officer. Having been raised with four brothers, she wasn’t easily offended but often amused by his tactics.
I really did enjoy the first meeting between Andie and Bruce. It really was something out of the ordinary. It made me smile but there was also other smile-worthy times.
There are bad guys who NEEDED to be caught in separate cases. And they will be but not before things get interesting.
You might ask if there is any sex in the book and the answer would be yes. It doesn’t overtake the book though which is something that I appreciated a lot.
I gave it 3.5 Stars on Amazon.
“I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
When Detective Bruce Benton sees a woman wearing a wedding dress and pointing a gun, he immediately barges into the scene with his own gun out front and center. The woman, Detective Andie Luft, manages to put Benton on the floor … but loses her suspect in the chaos.
The man she was chasing is a thief .. one who stolen designer wedding dresses from wedding boutiques all over town. As a result of losing the suspect, Benton and Luft are assigned to work as partners to close the case.
That’s about when the sparks starting shooting. They’re a good match .. he’s a ladies man and resents having to work with this woman, no matter how beautiful she is. And she doesn’t date cops .. full stop. They do have one thing in common … they annoy each other. But underneath the annoyance, desire sizzles for both of them.
I haven’t read anything this funny since SHE’S GOT THE LOOK by LESLIE KELLY. Under all the taunts, the irritations with each other, lies the humor. Their wicked looks when they each score off the other … made me laugh out loud. This couple ae so much fun to watch as they work together to catch a thief, and then fight to keep their attraction from blooming. This is foreplay at its finest.
This is my first read by this author, but I really enjoyed the change of genre, so I definitely will be back to read more. CINDERELLA BLUE is the second in this series, but is easily read as a stand alone.
Many thanks to the author / Season Publishing / Netgalley for the digital copy of this Romantic Comedy with little crime fiction thrown in. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.