EBookObsessed
Written on Jun 26, 2020
Anna Albertini has a wonderful new career and a bright future at the Prosecutor’s office. At least that’s what she thought when she woke up this morning but only a month out of law school, Anna couldn’t have been prepared when she walked into the office to find the FBI arresting her boss on drug charges and confiscating all his files. Except those files which were thrust into her arms while she was told to head over to the courthouse and deal with her bosses felony cases.
Anna’s head is already spinning when her past comes walking out in prison orange as her next case. How can Anna prosecute Aiden Devlin? Anna was only ten years old when Jareth Davey abducted her, claiming she was now his wife, and it was Aiden Davlin who found Jareth’s cabin and rescued her before Jareth could hurt her. Aiden has been Anna’s hero since that day. There is no way she can put him behind bars. Anna is sure this must be a mistake and she is determined to rescue Aiden like he once did for her.
Problem is Anna’s new boss Nick Basanelli has come in to clean up the prosecutor’s office and the only reason he is allowing Anna to remain is because she is too new to be part of the corruption. He is also determined to see Aiden prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Anna’s loyalties are so torn but at least she has her family and her sisters to lean on during this craziness.
I really enjoyed these new characters in this series. Oddly, I had to keep reminding myself this was a Rebecca Zanetti story since it kept feeling like a Darynda Jones story. Poor Anna, if she didn’t have bad luck, she wouldn’t have any luck. She is trying to save Aiden, who doesn’t want to be saved. Her boss is either over protective or accusatory, depending on whether he wants to date her or realizes he shouldn’t. Same goes with the Detective who she keeps running into (again, Anna’s bad luck). There is a Judge that keeps calling her Alberto instead of Albertini and is dressing in crazier and crazier outfits.
Although it is listed under Romantic Suspense this is not a straight forward romance which makes me cranky since, like Anna, I was already hero worshiping and enamored with Aiden Devlin. I want Aiden to be a good guy and have a HEA with Anna. Except we not only have a romantic interest with Aiden, we also have Nick, Anna’e new boss, who is also showing an interest in Anna, as well as the Detective Pierce, who originally gives Anna the stink-eye because she keeps showing up in the middle of crime scenes but then wants to take her out as well.
Since this is the beginning of a continuing series, we get partial closure at the end of Book 1, but there are many story lines which will be continuing: What’s up with Aiden? Jareth Davey is still free and is he coming for Anna again? Is Nick everything he seems?
I really enjoyed these characters as well as Anna’s extended family. There is certainly enough material to keep us going for a many more books and I am looking forward to getting more answers and solving the mystery of Aiden Devlin.
Received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.