Synopsis
Benjamin Stone has an unrealistic determination to rid the streets of
New York from any and all drug dealing scum. That determination quickly
moves him and his partner, Rob Withers, up the ranks to Senior Narcotics
Agents within their precinct. A new case assisting the FBI has Ben
facing the ghosts of his past. Those same ghosts are the very reason he
moved to New York to become a cop.
Ella Parker is bright, beautiful, kind, and severely damaged as a result
of one tragic night in her past. Having lived an idealistic life, that
horrific night sent her pretty castle of cards crumbling down. Forced to
start over, she leans on her best friend, Andrea Hensen, to help her
move on. With Andrea’s help, Ella quickly settles into her new life in
New York City. It’s a safe and comfortable existence, albeit very
boring.
Their paths may have never crossed, if it hadn’t been for their meddling
best friends. Rob and Andrea believe that Ben and Ella are soul mates
that were meant to be together, a perfect match. There’s one slight
problem. Ben and Ella want no part of this matchmaking scheme. Funny
thing about fate, it’s inevitable.
Or is it?
Can a truth cause the possibility of a happily ever after to crash and
burn? Ben and Ella learn that sometimes truth isn’t the best answer.
Sometimes ignorance is most definitely bliss.
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Review
Benjamin Stone is an NYPD
cop and a damn good one at that. His mission and determination in life
are to go after drug dealers and their cronies, and thanks to his and
his partners Rob's efforts they are a force to be reckoned with at a
very young age. His past is part of what drives him when it comes to his
job and also what messes with his head and heart when it comes to his
personal life.
Ella Parker is a smart, beautiful woman who moves to NYC to be close to her best friend, Andrea, after her life is forever altered one night. She's sassy and loves her life as a single woman in the city even though her meddling friend is always trying to set her up with someone when she really has no interest to date.
All that changes one night when Andrea and her fiance Rob (who is also Ben's partner) invite her to a club where she meets the man who will forever change her life, Ben Stone.
At first, it doesn't seem like these two are going to go anywhere, they are like two bulls at a China shop and it's fun to watch, but little by little both of their protective walls start to crack and they get under each other's skin.
While Ben is trying to fight his feelings for Ella, Rob and him are fighting a big drug ring going around in the city which involves big head honchos linked to the mob. A big turn of events will have him connected to Ella in more ways than one.
This is a story full of twists and turns that will have the reader enthralled from the first word until the very last. To me, this was one of those books that you try to make last because you really don't want it to end.
I was pleasantly surprised at the complexity of the plot and the way A.M. developed the story and the characters. I loved the fact that behind the tough cop facade there was a vulnerability to Ben that took my breath away. The duality of Ben the cop and Ben the man who was dealing with real feelings for a woman for the first time in his life, was incredibly beautiful to watch. At the same time, I loved Ella. She went through something that would've destroy anyone's spirit on any given day, but her resilience to keep going and fight back is one of the things that kept me glued to the story and made me cheer for her.
This is a different kind of book from what we are used to see from A.M. and I have to say that I absolutely LOVED it. Every scene transports the reader to that particular place in time and the characters are alive and have very interesting layers to them.
This is undoubtedly a MUST read when it comes out in March and I definitely have to give credit to Ms. Madden for trying something different and putting all she had on a story and characters that will stay with the reader for a long time to come.
Five superb stars
Ella Parker is a smart, beautiful woman who moves to NYC to be close to her best friend, Andrea, after her life is forever altered one night. She's sassy and loves her life as a single woman in the city even though her meddling friend is always trying to set her up with someone when she really has no interest to date.
All that changes one night when Andrea and her fiance Rob (who is also Ben's partner) invite her to a club where she meets the man who will forever change her life, Ben Stone.
At first, it doesn't seem like these two are going to go anywhere, they are like two bulls at a China shop and it's fun to watch, but little by little both of their protective walls start to crack and they get under each other's skin.
While Ben is trying to fight his feelings for Ella, Rob and him are fighting a big drug ring going around in the city which involves big head honchos linked to the mob. A big turn of events will have him connected to Ella in more ways than one.
This is a story full of twists and turns that will have the reader enthralled from the first word until the very last. To me, this was one of those books that you try to make last because you really don't want it to end.
I was pleasantly surprised at the complexity of the plot and the way A.M. developed the story and the characters. I loved the fact that behind the tough cop facade there was a vulnerability to Ben that took my breath away. The duality of Ben the cop and Ben the man who was dealing with real feelings for a woman for the first time in his life, was incredibly beautiful to watch. At the same time, I loved Ella. She went through something that would've destroy anyone's spirit on any given day, but her resilience to keep going and fight back is one of the things that kept me glued to the story and made me cheer for her.
This is a different kind of book from what we are used to see from A.M. and I have to say that I absolutely LOVED it. Every scene transports the reader to that particular place in time and the characters are alive and have very interesting layers to them.
This is undoubtedly a MUST read when it comes out in March and I definitely have to give credit to Ms. Madden for trying something different and putting all she had on a story and characters that will stay with the reader for a long time to come.
Five superb stars
About A.M. Madden
A.M. Madden has achieved Amazon Best Selling status with her debut in contemporary romance, The Back-Up Series. A.M. Madden is a wife, a mother, an avid reader of romance novels and now an author. In Back-up she aspired to create a fun, sexy, realistic romantic story. She wanted to create characters that the reader could relate to and feel as if they knew personally. A self proclaimed hopeless romantic, she loves getting lost in a good book. Using every free moment of her time while raising teen-age boys, A.M. Madden plans to continue writing, as it now become a second career.
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Email: am.madden@aol.com
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