Nashville
sizzles
in the summer. No wonder Tess
and Scott combust.
Nashville Homicide Detective Tess O’Malley has a lot to
prove. She comes from a long line of police officers,
including her father and older brothers. First she and her
partner are taken off a high profile case and sidelined with
a cold case instead. After reviewing the files, she’s
certain her cold case is connected to the current one, and
she sets out to prove it. Too bad it means locking horns
with a handsome PI who could win her heart and derail her
career.
Scott
Holt is all business when it comes to running his family’s
PI firm. When the lovely Detective O’Malley comes to
question him about his possible involvement in her cold
case, he has everything but business on his mind. Like
locking lips with the fiery redhead.
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Tess took another bite of pizza, her silver gazenever leaving his. “You going to help me out or not? Forbes
is your client, after all.” Her voice rose and, again,
heads turned in their direction.
“Calm down. I’d like to live long enough to walk
you home…and maybe get a good-night kiss.”
Taking a deep breath, she leaned back and
signaled everything was cool. “You want to walk me home and kiss
me good-night? How sweet.”
Her soft tone mocked him, but he didn’t care.
“Like we’re high school sweethearts.” She
wrinkled her nose, but her eyes shone with moderate good humor.
“Would you rather I said what I was really
thinking?”
Her lashes fluttered briefly, then she eyeballed
him directly. “Maybe. Depends on what you were really
thinking.”
He lowered his tone a notch. “About pressing you
up against the wall and having my way with you.”
For a second, her gray eyes flashed silver.
Damn. He was a goner—as in, he’d gone too far.
Said too much. Too soon.
She leaned forward. “I’ll have you know I don’t
engage in up-against-the-wall, wild animal sex on the first
date, not that this is even a date.” Her tone was
matter-of-fact, but her cheeks flushed a pretty pink. Maybe he
could still pull his nuts out of the fire before they went up in
smoke.
“A guy can always hope,” he said, without a
chance in the world she wouldn’t kick him to the curb. Or have
one of her fellow officers do the honors.
“A guy can hold his breath…until he turns
purple.”
“I can see I’ve put my foot in it. I’m sorry… But damn, the
sight of your mouth. Your skin. Your eyes. Dammit. You’re
driving me up a wall.”
“Another reference to the wall? Would that be the same
wall?”
"This
is a mature and complex love story much like real life with
ups downs and in-betweens...
I highly
recommend this well-written romantic suspense, I know it's
one I will definitely reread."
"Love
Me If You Can
is a fast paced read that will keep your attention until the
last page. It is the perfect book for both romance and mystery
lovers."
is a fast paced read that will keep your attention until the
last page. It is the perfect book for both romance and mystery
lovers."