Dive into small-town secrets in this brand new steamy contemporary romance series from USA Today Bestselling Authors J.H. Croix & Ali Parker!A small town can hide many secrets. It can also expose every secret you have. Serve & protect, that’s my life. I put my life on the line time and time again as a police officer. In days gone by, I held my head high in Cypress Creek.Until my family … high in Cypress Creek.
Until my family got caught in the riptide of scandal created by my father. No matter what, I still can’t believe he’s guilty.
Niki Holmes never caught my attention before. She’s a librarian—smart and so quiet, she stays off my radar. The moment I take one look in her eyes, I’m lost. She calls to me on every level.
She’s also pure as the driven snow. My life is way too dark and twisted, yet she’s the light in my darkness.
By chance, she lands in the crosshairs of the investigation swirling around me. I’ll do anything to keep her safe, anything to make her mine.
*This is Book 1 of the Slow & Steady trilogy. There will be a clifhanger and you will need to buy books 2 & 3 to continue the series.
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It is a slow story then I find out it takes several more books to finish the story.
Niki is a librarian and loves the quiet at work and at home. Sonny is a cop and loves his job. He believes something is fishy with the trial that put his dad in prison. Not that his dad is completely innocent but not as guilty as they say. Everyone tells him he is crazy so he is digging into it on his own. He is at the library looking at all the information they have and everything is blacked out and he doesn’t understand why when the whole trial was so very public. He finally asked Niki if there is a way to get unredacted copies. She gets the information he wants but in the meantime Internal Affairs and a couple scary guys come in looking for Sonny and she tells them she doesn’t know him. The two scary guys finally come back and take all the files on his dad out of the library (is that even legal???). Sonny’s boss finally tells him that the IA agent might be corrupt and that if Niki is still staying with him she is not safe there and to get her somewhere safe. OMG Can’t wait for part 2
At the close of the Down and Dirty series, Jeremy Lovett and his girlfriend were in a good place and things were finally settling down and we soon learn the HEA is short-lived and more chaos seems to be in the Lovett brothers future.
This series focuses on the youngest Lovett brother, Sonny who is a police officer. Seems he is having second thoughts about his father’s guilt and is prompted to take a closer look at evidence to see if he missed anything. His search is covert which is why he is at the library looking up old news articles pertaining to the trial and his father’s guilt. But, there’s a problem. Luckily there is a sharp librarian on duty who can assist the officer with his search.
No matter how careful Sonny is, it seems someone is watching him. He has to be very careful for a number of reasons. Needless to say, the reader is treated to some interesting twists and we meet some unsavory characters along the way who add to the drama. And let’s not overlook the helpful librarian!
So much is going on that will hold the reader’s attention and the ending will leave you breathless! And let’s not forget the major cliffhanger at the end…but no worries, the next book will be available very quickly.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Great new series.
Great start for Sonny’s trilogy! This was an interesting read with lots of mystery and suspence, and of course romance, that kept me glued to my reader. Sonny’s investigation captured my attention right from the start and I can’t wait to see what happens next. I loved his protectiveness towards Niki. They are really great together with sizzling chemistry between them. Can’t wait for the next part!
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