Length: Novel
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Blurb: Police detective Patrick Flaherty has no illusions about Russian mobster Alexei Boczar, but that doesn’t stop his fascination with the bodyguard to one of the most ruthless families in Chicago’s growing Eastern European crime community. From the moment Patrick meets Alexei’s eyes over the body of another Russian mobster, Alexei is a thorn in Patrick’s side, refusing to cooperate with the police and turning all of Patrick’s questions back on him. Alexei’s hard-as-nails persona whets Patrick’s professional determination to get the information he’s sure the gangster is hiding, while personally Patrick just wants to get his hands on Alexei’s hard body.
The tattoos marking Alexei’s skin tell the story of his criminal past, but the more Patrick learns about Alexei, the more he wants to know, until he finds himself over his head in a relationship that might cost him his job and could well cost Alexei his life. Alexei is equally fascinated by Patrick’s willingness to overlook his past and even his present associations, but he has secrets of his own that could drive a wedge between them forever.
Reviewed by Stacey: This is one book that I could not put down once I started reading. The story rolls off the page seamlessly, with just the right amount of angst, and LOADS of really really hot sex. I'm talking, blow your socks off, curl your toes, hot sex! These two have amazing chemistry that practically makes your eReader vibrate.
Patrick Flaherty is a police detective in Chicago in the organized crime division. He meets Alexei Boczar, a Russian mobster/bodyguard, when one of Alexei's associates is murdered. The attraction is immediate. They meet to trade information and set up an unconventional way to trade information. However, things start to change for them, and they start to fall in love with each other. They have to be careful, because if anyone found out, Patrick would be in trouble for breaking regulations and Alexei would be dead for sleeping with a cop. I really enjoyed the secret that we find out about Alexei. There is more to him than meets the eye.
I know others have complained about there being too much sex but I have to disagree. Partly because I like lots of sex, but the sex in this story was in no way pointless or tasteless. Patrick and Alexei could not be near each other without touching and were very passionate in their love making, enough to make you melt. The sex scenes were well written and flowed well with the story line. It was obvious how strongly they felt for each other. I loved their pet names for each other. Alexei used Russian frequently though and I just had to know what he was saying so I looked those phrases up to see what terms of endearment he was using. Although there were a lot of scenes, they really worked well to show the progression of how their feelings changed from mutual lust and attraction to fierce protection and passionate love.
The ending is just an ending to end all endings. It's an "aw shucks", tear in the eye, sweetest of all endings. They get the sweetest happily ever after and they really do deserve it, especially Alexei. He has had a really awful life and he's hardly ever dared to dream that he could be happy with someone to love that loves him back. This was an overall excellent book from start to finish, hot sex and all, with a great plot. If you like lots of hot sex with a tattooed Russian and a hot cop, with a good bit of angst with a very sweet HEA, this is the book for you.
A+
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