This novella originally appeared in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance anthology Three Southern Beaches.Reese Morris has run away from home. She’s left behind her adoring but overbearing grandmother, her broken heart . . . and most importantly, the no-good Texan jerk who broke it. She told him her secrets. He told her lies. He was nothing more than an undercover cop wanting one … wanting one thing–and it wasn’t her–he was out to bust her brother and his thug boss. How could she let him con her into feeling so damn much?
For two months, Detective Turner Calder hasn’t been able to forget the betrayed look in Reese’s eyes when she found out he’d deceived her. Now two witnesses from that case have been murdered, and he’s traveling halfway across the country to protect her. If that means taking on her seventy-year-old grandma who has a black belt in Karate, a hired assassin–who scares him less than Granny–and the whole bat-shit crazy town of Hung, Georgia, he’s up for the challenge. Because the biggest danger of all would be losing her.
Bonus Content:
At the end of the book, get a sneak peek at two more Christie Craig books in the Divorced and Desperate series, Divorced, Desperate and Dead and Divorced, Desperate and Daring!
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I love this series! It is a NYTimes and USAToday bestselling romance anthology and I LOVE Christie Craig’s sense of humor. I recommend all of her Divorced and Desperate books!
Christie Craig has been one of my go-to authors when I’m looking for a lighthearted read with plenty of humor and intrigue. Divorced, Desperate, and Dangerous is 3.5 in the Divorced and Desperate series. It’s a quick, lighthearted read that is filled with humor and intrigue.
Turner Calder is part of the trio known as the No Balls and No Chains Gang. The Gang was started after receiving inspiration from their friends’ wives who were the Divorced, Desperate, and Delicious trio. Yep, they are the male version of those disenchanted with marriage and are determined to never succumb to that particular relationship ever again. They have a pact. They will stop each other from ever giving into love again. After all, it never lasts. Now, Turner Calder is in a quandary.
This one is quick and cute. There’s drama, but since the NB&NC Gang, along with the husbands of the disbanded Divorced, Desperate, and Delicious trio, rush in to help out Turner catch the bad guys it’s over quickly. This is a good lazy afternoon read.
Divorced, Desperate and Dangerous is a novella in the Divorced and Desperate series, which started off with a posse of women who were, as the title suggests, divorced and desperate. With failed marriages and man trouble in their lives, the women were on the hunt and somewhat sex obsessed, but commitment phobic. I have only read the first book, Divorced, Desperate and Delicious, but I don’t think you necessarily need to read this series in order.
Reese Morris has left town to find peace. After her brother was arrested and she learned that the man she was interested was really an undercover cop, she is at her limit. Returning to the small island of Hung, Georgia, of which she had fond childhood memories, Reese is hoping to hide from her problems. Only it seems those problems weren’t planning to stay put in Texas and Reese will be forced to face the drama, and then some.
This is a short novella, only 3.5 hours from start to finish. So there wasn’t a ton of time for character development. More time was spent on the romantic suspense part of the plot, which was necessary to keep the story moving. So Reese was a passable heroine for what we knew of her. She seems to be a sweet southern girl; she was outgoing and made friends easily. Our hero, Turner Calder, is the undercover cop and has gone chasing after Reese to keep her safe. I liked his character and would have loved to know more about him. There was pretty good chemistry between Turner and Reese, and Reese couldn’t deny the pull despite her misgivings about his role in her current drama.
I don’t know if the backstory to this novella happened in an earlier book, as I have not read those. I would have liked more information about Reese’s brother and the events that sent her running to Georgia… but I was able to understand what was happening w/o having that info. These books are really light reads with some slapstick comedy, but also some heartwarming friendships mixed in.
The narrator, Wendy Tremont King, does a good job with the performance. She easily differentiates between the characters and has no problem affecting a male persona.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book that I received from the publisher, Tantor Audio.