I loved the premise of this book but it fell a bit short for me. ~ Paige Turner, Guilty Pleasures
Description:
It’s rule breaker Emily Foster’s birthday, and like everyone at The Jungle Room, she just wants to get some action. Unfortunately, she stumbles on the wrong kind, witnessing a mob hit. To protect her, she’s entered into the Witness Protection Program with by-the-book Special Agent Jake Ward as her chaperone.
When the location of their safe house is compromised, Jake stashes Emily deep in the Texas backwoods. The city-girl might be safe from the Mafia, but she has to contend with a psychotic rooster, a narcoleptic dog, crazy cowboys, and the danger of losing her heart to the one man she can’t have.
Jake’s as hot as he is infuriating, and she can’t help but push all his buttons to loosen him up. Their mutual, sizzling sexual attraction poses a dilemma: Jake’s determined to keep her safe and out of the wrong hands; she’s determined to get into the right ones—his.
Review copy provided for an honest review
I loved the beginning of this book. Emily is hanging out with her besties, celebrating her birthday, flirting with the boys when all of a sudden she being tossed into the witness protection program because she is the witness to a mob hit.
The book took a turn for me about half way through. Emily was getting on my nerves. I liked her sass and feisty attitude but I never really liked her. She was like a little girl always throwing a temper tantrum.
Jake was a sweet boy, with his charm and chivalrous nature but he couldn’t carry the book himself.
For me, their chemistry lasted only the first few chapters. Both main characters and their friends acted a little immature. Perhaps if this was a young adult novel it could have worked.
2.5 Stars
Thanks for the review Paige