A Reason To Kill by C.P. Smith Review
4.5 Smooches
Synopsis
Max Hunter has a problem. Well, two, actually. One he fished out of the river, and the other? . . . A killer.
Mia Roberts has a problem that stands six foot five and swings an axe like a God. On assignment to study the grizzlies of the Alaskan frontier, she stumbles across a body and then stumbles into the arms of a lumberjack she can’t resist.
Throw in Max’s mother into the mix and a handful of crazy friends and family and you have a recipe for adventure.
Rated B for Bossy, F for funny, T for Thor, God of Thunder, R for language, explicit sexual content and EDIBLE UNDIES. For mature audiences only. 18 and above.
Review
“Why me? Why are you so hell bent on this?” “Because my lungs locked up when I laid eyes on you, and I didn’t breathe again until I kissed you. You don’t steal air from a drowning men. If you leave, I won’t be able to breathe,”
So let’s start this review off by saying that I was nervous going into this story because while I liked the first book in this series I didn’t love it. I felt it too similar to a well known author and just needed a tad bit of work in general. So knowing that let me tell you that this book was a vast improvement for me. Not to say the first book is bad because it is far from bad just that this one was so much better. The location, story and characters all felt fresh and new and I quickly fell for this small Alaskan town and the people who reside there.
“Wet Max plus Naked Max equaled Turned On Mia.”
Mia is clumsy (very very clumsy) and while clearly beautiful she is quirky beyond belief (care bear tshirts for real.) She has come to Trails End with her job to work with the local bears and make sure they are safe. But not only has she caught the eye of the of so sexy Max Hunter but somehow got herself pinned as the prime suspect in a slew of murders that seem to be happening around her.
“You’re like a big fuzzy bear. I love Grizzlies.” “Jesus, you’re a cute drunk.”
There was so much to love here in this book, first there is Max. He is alpha-licious. Just imagine a perfect alpha male and you got Max, so lets move on to the others. Mia, oh Mia. She was a bit of a mess, always falling off cliffs and such but while it could have easily come off as cheesy and too much the author seemed to know how to pull back just enough to make her feel real. I loved her quirkiness and her out there attire. Then there was Max’s mother Maxine and her partner in crime (and co-passion party host) Martha. Why let the cops solve a crime when they could easily do it themselves. Maxine is my hero and I hope to be like her when I grow up. I could go on and on about each of the locals telling you how much I loved them but I won’t. This book was sexy (oh so sexy), funny, and with a great mystery plot to boot. The main difference for me between the first book an d this one was that while the mystery was the highlight of book 1 for me in this story it almost took a backseat to the amazing cast of characters and a love story I could not get enough of.
“Mia, the reality of you, of how I feel now that I’ve found you . . . Christ, it far outweighs any dream.”
I can honestly say that C.P. Smith seems to really be working on her craft because I for one can see a great improvement and cannot wait to start book three. Also I want to note that while the author suggest reading the first book before starting this one I personally believe this could easily and enjoyably be read as a standalone.
~miranda
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