Desert Exposure
Book
Three of the Desert Heat Series
By: Robena Grant
Blurb
She follows her gut—he follows the
rules.
Rachel
Copeland’s fearless spirit makes life an adventure. Yet when her grandfather
goes missing, she finds herself embroiled in an undercover sting operation with
a by-the-book detective. Their partnership should be a disaster, but the spark
between them is far from boring.
Detective
Michael Delaney is hot on the trail of a drug kingpin, and fears Rachel’s
grandfather may be involved somehow. That doesn’t mean he’s ready to accept
Rachel’s help, though. Despite her sharp intuition, she’s an ordinary citizen
and he shouldn’t risk her safety. But as they work together, his respect for
her grows…and so does his attraction.
Stolen
cameras, a criminal seeking revenge, a cabin at the Salton Sea, and one fluffy
white dog make for a complicated case. Can Michael find Rachel’s grandfather
and solve the case in time? Or will Rachel’s impulsive spirit get them both
killed?
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Excerpt
"Oh,
dear God--"
Rachel
didn't look back. If she was about to die, she didn't want to see the bullet
coming. Another burst of gunfire sounded. A bullet lodged in a tree trunk above
her head. She squashed the backpack against her chest, keeping Ralph in place,
and pumped her legs hard to get over the slight rise.
Once down
the other side, she darted through a field of date palms and got to the old
truck, which she'd parked off the main drag. Opening the truck door, she slid
into the seat and shoved the key into the ignition. With a quick gasp for air
she tossed the backpack onto the floor of the truck. Slick with sweat and
trembling with fear, her fingers shook as she turned the key in Grandpa's old
truck.
"Please
start. Please start." It leaped into action. She yanked on the zipper of
the windbreaker, and let Ralph out onto the seat. He ran to the open window and
barked.
"Shh,
Ralph," she whispered. "Good boy. Lie down."
There was
no sign, or sound, of movement. She pressed the accelerator hard. The truck
roared across the unsealed track, and out from under the cover of tall date
palms like a raging bull released from a rodeo pen. She headed for the highway
and toward the safety of Grandpa's cabin.
"Oh,
hell, oh, hell...oh, hell," she said, and tried to slow her panic.
The empty
camera case still hung around her neck and it bumped against her chest. Pulling
the strap over her head with one hand, she gripped tight to the steering wheel
with the other, and then shoved the case on top of the backpack.
I risked my
life for a freakin' camera?
Author Info
Robena
Grant writes contemporary romance about ordinary women who find themselves in
extraordinary circumstances. Travel and discovering new places brings her great
pleasure, and she often includes travel locations in her stories. She is
Australian by birth, and now lives in Southern
California.
Robena may be contacted at: www.robenagrant.com where she blogs weekly, or follow
her on Twitter
and Facebook
My Review:
I really liked that Rachel was an ordinary person that was on a mission to find her relative. I enjoyed that she got paired with a straight laced detective. Their ideas were so different that they actually worked well together. I was waiting for them to realized that they loved each other. Something always came up, and their lives were in danger. As Rachel grew as a detective so did Michael's attraction. I was waiting for bombs to go off, in more ways than one. This is the third book in a series, however I have not read the first two and still read this book on its own.
I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your thoughtful review, DSA. Much appreciated.
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