I won this book on a Goodreads giveaway. It took me a while to pick it up and read it. I received it along with “Breakfast in bed” and “Send no flowers” and with two signed bookmarks and a signed photograph of the author.

First of all, I must begin with: this book shows a big improvement in the author writing when comparing with the other 2 books that were sent. The reading is easier and the characters well built. Maybe it helps that it has more length so the plot can grow slower and stronger.
It’s obvious that the author has an attraction for hairy chested guys.

I must say that I did enjoy reading this book. I usually don’t read this kind of book in a contemporary scenario so I was surprisingly pleased. I would welcome more books of this author like this one at any time.
I felt that the story was well built and envolving. Leaving a curiosity for the rest of the trilogy.
I would be open to reading more books by this author if there were like this one. ( )

Lucky Tyler was a reckless young man whose family owned an oil drilling company. Heavily in debt and no drilling jobs because of the weak economy, the family business was in trouble. One day in the local bar, Lucky notices a couple of the local characters harassing an attractive woman he has never seen before. He intervenes ending up almost being killed only to have the woman get angry at his intervention.

He follows her and ends up in the sack with her for a night neither will forget. She disappears and only a fluke moment glancing at a newspaper does he sees her face at the top of a newspaper column and tracks her down only to be sent away. Not use to women turning him down, Lucky peruses her relentlessly. ( )

Before I proceed with my review, I would like to note that I received this book as a giveaway. That said, it is the second novel that I have ever read by Sandra Brown and I was surprised at her versatility. The first novel I had read, Lethal, was a murder suspense mystery novel and this novel is romance meets mystery. Ms. Brown does an amazing job at capturing human emotions on a page and yet this is not your typical romance - there is depth to the story and plot. I found myself surprised at how much I really enjoyed this easy to read romantic mystery.

The plot can be summarized as such: when Lucky Tyler "rescues" a beautiful woman in a local bar from two rough hillbillies, he follows her to a hotel on the premise of receiving an apology from the somewhat rude woman. A smooth-talker, he manages to talk his way into her room where she helps tend to his wounds. In the course of the evening they end up sleeping together and he awakes to her gone. When he returns home, he is informed that there was a massive fire in one of his companies buildings and that he is being accused of setting it. Lucky must find the mysterious woman who is his alibi and figure out who set him up in order to clear his name.

The end is predictable (as I think most romances probably are) but it is an enjoyable read. ( )

Typical contemporary Brown. The characters make or break her books. ( )

I was rooting for Luck Tyler to get himself out of trouble and to get the girl. The Tyler family are close. I can't wait to the next book to see how his brother Chase get by with the death of his wife. ( )