Heart-racing romance, breathless suspense In this Honor Bound romance, a perilous change of heart looms for two former lovers… Exactly why should P.I. Vince Sutton take his ex-wife’s case? Because she, assistant district attorney Simone Armstrong, put his brother in jail? Because the ambitious spitfire still drives him crazy? No, he’ll take it because “The Avenging Angel” makes him a deal he … him a deal he can’t refuse. Sparks fly when Vince works all-too-closely with Simone to locate her missing key witness…but in the process, they are drawn into a cold case. As much as he tries, Vince can’t deny that he’s never gotten over beautiful Simone, but can he admit his feelings to her–and himself? And can he save her from the danger that’s heading their way? Honor Bound–Seeking justice…and falling in love Discover the full miniseries below Book 1: More Than a Lawman Book 2: Reunited with the P.I. “Anna J. Stewart created a great cast of colorful characters that will keep you entertained. Ms. Stewart provides a good balance of banter, heat, and suspense.”–Harlequin Junkie on Trouble With Nathan
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An excellent follow up to the first book, Reunited with the P.I. is a mix of a second chance romance and a romantic suspense/thriller. While not quite as much action goes on to the main characters as in the first book, it’s still there and even more so in the background characters. Another story that kept me on my toes as I tried to guess what was really going on, and a shocker when I finally found out. As with the first book in the series, there is the underlying story of the history that the three friends share and their determination to figure it out.
I love how, in addition to the romances in the stories, there is this overwhelming feeling of the strong friendship and bonds the three women share. I find it all too often that romances don’t focus on the great friendships women can have instead of the jealousy and hatred some books bring out in their stories. Simone, Eden and Allie are there for each other even when it’s difficult and say what needs to be said even if the other friend doesn’t want to hear it.
Towards the end of the book, you can tell something is going on with Allie, so I’m eager to read her book in the series and see if they finally figure out the mystery of their shared history.
I had high praise in my previous review for the first book in Anna J. Stewart’s Honor Bound trilogy “More Than a Lawman” and it continues in book two “REUNITED WITH THE P.I. I got immediately sucked into each story and the lives of all the characters. The overall arc that ties all three books together, the suspense plot of each individual book and the main romance in each book flows seamlessly throughout the entire book in this author’s capable hands.
Reunited with the P.I. is a second chance romantic suspense. I feel the trilogy does need to be read in order even with each book focusing on a different H/h and suspense plot because there is a strong overall plot arc between the three heroines and their pasts that is prevalent in each book.
Simone Armstrong is a driven Assistant District Attorney nicknamed “The Avenging Angel” due to the fact that she does not lose and she always wears all white. She is about to go to trial, when she is notified that the witness that her whole case is built on has disappeared. She no longer knows who she can trust in her office. She knows she has to get outside help from a private investigator and the one she wants has major problems with her. She helped put his brother in prison and he is her ex-husband.
Vince Sutton is an ex-Marine, P.I. and now owns and runs his own sports bar and restaurant The Brass Eagle. The last person he expects to come to him with an appeal for help is his ex-wife. After the problems on his last case, he wants to tell her no, but she makes him a deal he can’t refuse. Even with the three year separation, Vince has never gotten over Simone. As he and Simone get drawn further into her present case and he finds out about the threats from a cold case, he vows to protect her, whether she wants it or not.
Simone is as complex a heroine as Eden was in the first book. Simone is driven to put as many bad guys away as possible to make up for her past guilt that she still carries. She does not let anyone in because she is afraid they will be hurt and she does not know how to handle not being in complete control of any situation. Vince comes from an abusive background and also has to deal with what he saw during the war. These two were so realistically written and the author did a great job of bringing them back together at an authentic pace while keeping the suspense growing and the sexual tension high.
I am really looking forward to reading the finale to this trilogy. Ms. Stewart knows how to write romantic suspense that pulls you in and brings you back for more!
Reunited with the P.I. is book two in the Honor Bound series and although there are characters and places are in common, it is a standalone book. The story kept me reading straight thru – and there were times my heart was pounding or I was yelling at the characters to “watch out!” or laughing at the interaction between them. Simone Armstrong is an assistant district attorney who needs the help of her P.I. ex-husband, Vince Sutton, to find a missing key witness to an upcoming trial…except these two have MAJOR baggage in their past that they have to work thru in order to work together, solve their case, and stay alive. Annnnnnnd find their way back to one another. Let me just say, wow. I loved this story. Vince really was the best; I found him to be the right balance of alpha, to keep Simone from going overboard, and softie, that will win your heart. That’s all you’ll get from me – I highly recommend you read it for yourself!