3 Smooches
Synopsis
Kate Jackson is listlessly floating through her life having no idea what or who she wants to be and burdened by the pains of her past. That is until she meets Derrick Kane.
A whirlwind romance leads Kate to believe that Derrick is the answer to all her questions and the patch to heal all her wounds.
Derrick and Kate’s love is quickly tested as a shocking crime forces Kate to have to figure out how to take care of herself and leads her into a mystery that only Kate has the key to solve.
Can she catch an extremely dangerous criminal and keep the love between Derrick and her alive? Find out the conclusion of this thrilling crime drama and contemporary romance in the following books of The Photographer Trilogy.
Review
Lots and Lots of Back Story
This book can be considered the back story to The Photographer series from what I can tell, and boy is it a lot of back story. Almost too much for me, as I was wondering when and where the action was. I don’t need the hot steamy sex scene on every page, but a little spice doesn’t hurt.
On the outside Kate just looks like every other girl, living on her own and working a full time job. She sees her sister Anne about every other weekend to catch up. Kate is just moving along with life, but inside she is carrying some pretty hefty baggage from her past. While Kate has a job, it isn’t really the future she had hoped for and isn’t sure she will ever get that if she can’t move on.
Derrick is smitten with Kate from the moment he sees her in the coffee shop. He picks her up in a pretty unique way and they hit it off. Derrick comes across as a nice guy, however there seems to be something a bit off about his character. He isn’t saying the things a guy in love should and that starts to send up the red flags for Kate.
They are dating for a few months then Kate and Derrick are faced with the worst possible tragedy for their new relationship. It is sink or swim time for this couple and I was surprised at the turn the story took. We see the kind of man Derrick is and how strong of a girl Kate actually can be.
This book is the set up for the series and at times I was hoping for a steamy sex scene or some major action to keep me interested. I started skimming about half way through as there really wasn’t anything holding my interest in the story, the book also has a cliffhanger ending which frustrated me more. Tainted Bodies is well written, however I didn’t feel it was the right fit for me.
Tiffany
But It Now
