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Review: Exposed by Laura Griffin (Tracers series)

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After Maddie Callahan finishes her freelance job, she is mugged and her camera is stolen. She is interviewed by both the police and FBI agent Brian Beckmann and his partner. Across the street from where Maddie was doing her shoot, a key witness in a federal investigation was kidnapped.

Maddie is a little agitated with having to answer the questions (again) because she needs to be at a crime scene of a homicide. She’s a forensic photographer for the Delphi Center.

Maddie became a forensic photographer after the tragic death of her young daughter. Her marriage fell apart because of the tragedy. After many years, she’s still grieving, understandably, and unwilling to let anyone close. Especially not someone like Brian, who is younger than her.

This book book is heavy on the action. I was riveted from the start and read this in one sitting. Amidst the action of solving the complicated puzzles of the case, there is a romance between Maddie and Brian that is woven well. Maddie is reluctant and I appreciated Brian’s patience with her. I believed in their HEA.

Exposed is the 7th book in the series. There are recurring characters that work in the Delphi Center but you do not need to read the previous books to understand this one.

This another winner in this series. I look forward to the next one, which I just found out won’t be out until February 2014.

Thalia

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Review: The Man Behind the Pinstripes by Melissa McClone

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Caleb Fairchild is the CEO of Fair Face, a billion-dollar skin care company that his grandparents started. His grandmother, Gertie, wants to start a dog skin care line. He meets the dog wrangler, Becca Taylor, who’s been helping Gertie develop and test the line.

Caleb is very suspicious of Becca when he discovers that Becca is also living Gertie’s estate. He believes that Becca is trying to take advantage of Gertie. To keep an eye on Becca, he reluctantly agrees to be the business consultant for the line even though he is busy with the launch of the baby skin care line.

I enjoyed this sweet romance of Becca and Caleb. They have prejudices of each other that each overcome. They go on dates and get to know each other. They talk. I can see them falling in love.

There are so many things to like about this book: Caleb, Becca, Gertie & the dogs. I hope Ms. McClone will write about Ty or Courtney in a future a book. In the meantime, I have her backlist to explore.

Thalia