By Pamela Britton. Grade B
Ever since I have been reading books, I have been hearing the old adage: “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”. Let me take this moment to be superficial and confess that I did judge this book by its cover.
And after finishing the book, I remembered a vital piece of information a little belatedly: a cliche is a cliche for a reason.
Special Agent Lea Blackwell is smart, savvy and knows her way around a race car.
Heading up a team to investigate the murder of a NASCAR driver is right up her alley. The only problem is NASCAR star Blain Sanders, the man who requested her. Blain is well-heeled, well connected and drop-dead gorgeous – and he knew Lea when she was a drag-racing tomboy with grease under her nails.But Lea has grown up since then, in all the right places. And while catching the killer is her main objective, she’s not above making the man who ignored her as a teenager squirm a little.
Two people on a surefire collison course. But Lea and Blain are about to discover that the sweetest victory does not always come from winning. . .
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Cece and Blain definitely have a not-so-good history. So when Blain Sanders’s driver Randy is murdered and he especially requests Cece Blackwell on the case, she is shocked. Cece doesn’t want to work with a man who had once treated her like shit (yes, the old teenage heartbreak) which resulted in her zero self confidence. Blain had once been the man of her dreams but she had meant nothing more than an irritating pest to him.
Still stinging from that, she threatens to quit but can’t really since her career is everything to her. So she chooses the only option she has: she agrees.
Blain was Randy’s best friend, his team owner and probably the reason for his death. So he swears to find out the reason behind his friend’s death and wants nothing but the best for it. Cece’s praise as an FBI agent had come flying to his ears, so he especially requests her to be put on the case and is not above blackmailing her into doing it.
He figures he’s ready to meet Cece who had once had held puppy love for him in her eyes. But what he’s not ready is to meet the grown up Cece.
Sparks fly when these two meet. As the investigation grows more serious, they have to fight their attraction to each other, one that could put Cece in danger of losing her job and her life. If they don’t find out who’s behind the violence, Blain could lose everything. His team, his money and his game. But what is worrying him that most is the fact that he is on the verge of losing Cece too.
Now, if I were a cook, then the ingredients of this book would have been my favourite.
1. An awesome cover.
2. An FBI agent.
3. A reckless profession.
4. A rom-com mixed with a little thriller.
I found myself comparing the FBI parts in the book to the other cop books I have read. It was not satisfying.
Cece’s character did not seem FBI-ish to me. She just didn’t give me any “cop” vibes. Her behavior seemed too casual and the way she cried when she got shot and made such a big deal of her busted shoulder was very annoying. Come on, if she is as good as an agent as is considered then she must have had her fair share of injuries. Cece didn’t fit into the cop-mould. The perfect balance between the woman and the cop was missing. She just seemed a glorified, contrived character who was too girly to be believable.
I liked the ending though. How she ends up in a wheelchair and how they both cope up with it. It was a little different than the usual romance novels. Definitely a plus point with me.
I loved the way Ms. Britton has introduced the secondary characters: Lance and Rebecca and written their stories in her other books. Shows quite wonderfully that everyone has a story of their own. If you are trying Ms Britton for the first time, go for In The Groove. That’s a lot better.
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