What do you say to adventure, action, and romance? I say, yes, please.
That’s today’s book, Ashes Ashes by Julie Coulter Bellon.
From the blurb:
Are you ever really innocent until proven guilty?
Sophia Naziri is wanted for questioning in the murder of a U.S. senator. She’s worried the police will show up on her doorstep any moment, but when Detective Colby Black appears, it’s to help her put out a
kitchen fire, not take her in. Yet. His easy smile and persistence in getting to know her pushes all her troubles to the back of her mind, until a hit man tracks her down. Getting arrested becomes the least of her worries and the handsome detective could be her only way out—if she tells him the truth.
Colby Black’s sniper skills have been a blessing and a curse to him. As a member of a Hostage Negotiation Team, he can use them to save people, but sometimes he can’t protect the innocent despite his best efforts. When a hostage situation goes bad, he tries to put it behind him by helping out his mysterious next-door neighbor, Sophia Naziri. But she pulls Colby into a web of lies and conspiracy that will force him to use every skill he has in order to survive. Faced with the moment of truth, can he trust anyone around him—including the woman at the center of it all?
This is #2 in the Hostage Negotiation Team. I usually like to read a book series in order, but I came upon this book, and was pleasantly surprised by it.
Here’s the review I posted on Amazon and Goodreads:
4 1/2 stars.
I read this one yesterday and almost in one sitting. First, I loved Colby- a guy who cleans and bakes when he needs to de-stress? What a hero! He was always there in the right moment to help Sophia but still respectful of her wants. Sophia was a courageous protagonist, and knew how to keep her head cool when needed.
The action plot was a page turner, it had all the right elements of intrigue and suspense without going overboard. And the romance parts and those kisses- awesome!
This was the first book I read from this author, but certainly not the last.
Book #3 in this series is coming out next month, which means I have to read #1 so I can catch up.