He was too hot to handle…and she couldn’t resist the heatDefense attorney Ethan Milner is well-paid for his ability to charm a jury while ruthlessly slashing the prosecution. He’s living life in the fast lane, until he’s slapped with a reckless driving charge and sentenced to 40 hours of community service on a crime watch patrol. Now he’s under the thumb of the chairman of the city’s crime … city’s crime watch council – a no-nonsense woman determined to make him pay his debt to society.
Sandy DeMarco is familiar with Ethan’s professional character, as well as his notorious “bad boy” reputation with women. Still, when her quiet neighborhood is shaken by a brutal murder and an employee of hers becomes the prime suspect, she knows the accused’s only hope is the man who will win at any cost. Working alongside Sandy, Ethan feels the spark of attraction that ignites into love – even as a killer burns to silence them both.
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This was a great finale to a wonderful series. I’d buy this author every time
The DeMarco Family series continues up with Sandy’s story; and it’s definitely my favorite of the series.
Ethan Milner is bad news according to Sandy’s brothers. He is a ruthless defense attorney who has set free some of the criminals that Sandy’s brothers have arrested. But, what no one knows is Ethan doesn’t really like helping the bad guys. It’s all about money at his father’s law firm. It tears him up inside every time he wins a case and a guilty person walks just because they had enough money to pay for a good lawyer.
After a night of drinking and Ethan is arrested for reckless driving, he is sentenced to forty hours of community service. He has to ride along with Sandy while she does her citizens on patrol in her neighborhood. But, what neither of them expected was to come across a woman who had been murdered. When one of Sandy’s employees, from her flower shop, is arrested for the crime, she will do anything to prove he is innocent. Sandy asks Ethan to represent Josh and everything changes from there. Ethan shows he does have a heart and Sandy starts to fall for him. The story ends with a huge revelation of who the real murderer is. All I can say is I didn’t see that coming.
I read this book really fast. The story was exciting and I was on the edge of my chair the entire time. The DeMarco Family books are the only ones by this author that I have read, but if the rest of her books are this good, I will definitely be on the lookout for more. Each book in this series can be read as a stand-alone, so it doesn’t matter where you start in the series. They are all really good and intense like this one.
As the only girl in the alpha male dominated DeMarco family Sandy Demarco has definitely learned how to handle her brothers and that is no easy task. Dealing with defense attorney Ethan Miller as he completes his community service requirement should be a piece of cake. It really is no problem until she starts to see the real man behind the facade and finds herself drawn to him. This is a well done romantic suspense that is a reissue of a 2004 publication. I loved the characters and the mystery part of the story is very well done. I definitely recommend.
4.5
I liked it!
What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Part of a series: The DeMarco Family
Standalone
HEA
I look forward to reading more from this author.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC from NetGalley.
This is Sandy DeMarcos story, the fourth book in one of the best humorous mystery series I have read. Sandy is the serious one in the family who raised her three brothers after the death of their parents. She owns her own florist shop and volunteers for the Toloso Crime Watch Council, to protect her neighborhood. When arrogant defense attorney Ethan Millner is charged with reckless driving, his sentence is forty hours of crime watch with Sandy. Her three brothers, all police officers, have made their feelings clear on the subject of Ethan and are not happy that Sandy will be spending time with him. On their first shift, they discover a body and when the young man who works for Sandy is arrested for the murder, she enlists Ethan’s help to defend him. Working with Sandy, Ethan finds himself with a new and different perspective on issues that were originally non negotiable. He finds himself giving in and wanting there to be much more between them. He knows he is not the man for her…besides there are her three cop brothers. A delightful and suspenseful ending to our visits with the DeMarco family. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)
I am so happy that we are getting awesome Murder Mysteries from Tule Publishing Group. Author Jane Graves has given us 4 wonderful interconnected books that can be read as standalone but oh my giddy aunt who would want to do that is beyond me. In this the 4th book we get to know Ethan and Sandy. We see the beauty of Sandy and look deep down beyond the hidden covering that Ethan always has up and see the real man. I highly recommend not only this book but the others in this series as well.