Wednesday, December 10, 2014

BOOK REVIEW- RAISING THE STAKES

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Book 2 in the DC Bad Boys Series Book Series
Two ex-lovers who can barely stand to be in the same room are headed to their loved ones long awaited wedding. In spite of a bitter break up three years ago they have promised to be on their best behavior. Uh-huh. Now the sparks really will fly because Terry has run into something really dangerous and has unknowingly dragged Des right into it. Vegas is a dangerous place to run into trouble but so is Des, in more ways than one.

When I picked this book to read I didn't realize until I got into it that I had read book 1 of the series (The Sin Factor). I really liked the first book, so I was excited to read this one. In Book 1- there was a fair amount time spent in setting the foundation/closenss of the men in this group. Even as I read about the romance between Sin and Avery, I was also left wondering about the the tough guy, Desmond (Des). I also wondered about Terry (Avery's sister) why she hates the sight of him, this book gets into that story. The group of friends are still in the book and they help, just not as much this time.
Terry was one really spunky, spunky gal; I liked that. That she gave Des a headache more than one, that I liked to. She totally shook him up most of the time, she was someone who really kept him off balance no matter how much he tried to ignore her. She simply was un-ignorable (is that a word?). Of course Des was no weak guy and he got his shots in too.
I enjoyed the mystery involved in the story, the mystery of will they figure who is after them, who to trust and how to make it stop. There were really 2 mysteries that they had to solve not only who is after them but also what really happened when they broke up. Both mysteries were well done, and I really enjoyed the book.
I've got to say that I wanted to knock their heads together (more than once) and just say, "Just talk to each other, tell the truth". But I also understood that Des had trust issues with women and where they came from. One person really can make a difference in romance and in the crime part of the story. Read it and you'll know what I mean.

"I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review."

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