Tuesday, July 15, 2014

SUNNY - BOOK REVIEW: "Necessary Force" by D.D. Ayres


SUMMARY:
As a favor for a friend, photojournalist Zoe Kantor agrees to do a photoshoot for a sexy calendar to raise money for retired K-9 animals. A favor she's happy to do, especially when she can’t take her eyes off one of the police officers participating. But when she's targeted by a deadly assassin who wants her dead, Zoe finds that her gorgeous cop is the only one who can help.

Eric Lawson is a man with a lot to prove, so when he and his K-9 partner are assigned to protect the pretty photographer, he's determined to keep things professional. He just didn't count on sparks flying. 



REVIEW:
This is my first book by this author and based on my experience, it won’t be the last.  Thinking this was going to be a hot firefighter book, I was pleasantly surprised that this is a scorching bomb squad story.  The first chapter is really a standout.  Because Georgia is a photographer, the writing is a visual playground.  The description of the man in her bed – Vulnerable, yet vividly alive.  One long muscular leg stretched out fully atop the sheets. The other was tangled in the bedding, drawn up at a right angle to offer tantalizing shadowy glimpses of his impressive equipment – is enough to send the heart aflutter.  There are moments of candor and humor:  Hard to say which par of him was her favorite.  Who was she kidding.  It was his butt.  

In very quick order, Georgia is in a bad situation that keeps getting worse.  The author pumps up the suspense that keeps the readers attention.  D.D. Ayres injects a certain level of sweetness into the story.  It is not an all-out sprint with the two characters  burning the sheets, but rather a level of restraint that I find appealing. 

IN A NUTSHELL:
For a novella, this one hits all the right notes.  The writing, romance, and action are top notch and I can’t wait for the next read.

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