The last person private investigator Mika Chalmers expects to walk in her office is ex-boyfriend and NHL player, Eric Foresburg. He looks just like he did three years ago, tall, blond, and every inch a Viking.
This isn’t a social call.
Eric has gotten himself into some hot water. A woman is going to publicly accuse Eric of rape and he needs Mika to prove his innocence. With pressure from her … pressure from her father – who happens to be the head coach of Eric’s NHL team – and smarmy defense attorney, Ryan King, Mika has her work cut out for her. When feelings for Eric – feelings she buried a long time ago – start to resurface, her job of finding the truth no matter what gets increasingly difficult to do.
Despite the fact that Mika has connections with the police department – including the arrogant Detective Alex Beech – the answers aren’t black and white. Evidence reveals that Eric and the victim were together, but it turns into a heated he-said, she-said. It doesn’t help that Eric has been keeping things from Mika, things he should have disclosed before she agreed to take his case.
With the help of Beech, Mika must determine whether or not Eric is innocent before the court of public opinion finds him guilty and his entire life is ruined.
With the heated chemistry of Castle and the unpredictable twists and turns of Bones, hockey fans are devouring this new romantic mystery series by a USA Today Best Selling Author.
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This is the first cozy mystery I have read from this author who is known for her sports romance books and I was really impressed by her genre change. The story was complex and kept me baffled as to who “did it” until the book’s climax. The redirection was stellar. The characters were full of angst and jealousy. There was also a touch of romance which I really enjoyed. Hope the author writes more books like this I am now addicted!
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Mika has been a PI for several years and is good at her job. Her former boyfriend, Eric has been accused of rape is and comes to Mika for help. Eric is a hockey player who had been her boyfriend and she had lived with him until a couple of years ago. Eric was also a player on Mika’s father’s hockey team. Mika has also worked in the past with Alex, the handsome police detective who is investigating this case. Mika is not sure if she has lingering feelings for Eric that effect her investigation and there are are conflicting emotions with Alex also. The story involves the investigation into the rape accusation.
I enjoyed reading this book and seeing a private detective trying to figure out the case without letting her emotions get involved. There were some twists and turns before the case was resolved.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.