Title: Sting
Series: Spark #4
Author: Jennifer Ryder
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Synopsis
Going undercover has its challenges. When Detective Ryan
Clark is sent to the sleepy coastal town of Fremantle to dismantle the
country’s most lethal drug syndicate, it’s worth the risk. Even if he becomes a
fatality, in the war against drugs.
Ryan finds himself coming back to the same coffee shop.
Blondie, the local barista, has him hot under the collar and reaching for his
piece. He knows the attraction isn’t just one-sided.
She’s trying to keep her distance.
It only makes him want her more.
Willow Asher left it all behind, but not by choice.
After two long years, she’s finally getting somewhere.
Willow has a busy café with her buxom business partner, Gabby, who is the
closest thing she has to family.
Although Willow’s past still plagues her thoughts, she’s
determined to have her happily-ever-after. As soon as her demons stop haunting
her.
What she doesn’t need is the complication of Mr
Sexy-Brown-Eyes, who seems to be drinking more and more coffee.
She doesn’t want the questions.
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Rating: 5 of 5 Hearts
This is the first book I have read by Author Jennifer Ryder and it most certainly will not be my last. I absolutely fell in love with Jennifer’s writing style. She has a way with words that sucks you right into the story as if you are walking along side her characters.
From the moment I started reading I was captivated with this story. I fell in love with both Willow and Ryan. Both leads have complex stories that you just want to know more about.
The supporting character’s Jennifer weaved into the story had me laughing to the point of crying on numerous occasions. Gabs and Sienna stole a piece of my heart as well. Gabs would have me rolling with one of her crazy saying. And little Sienna won me over with “Mussies,” god that little girl was adorable.
I am an absolute sucker for a HOT ALPHA MALE COP! And Jennifer Ryder did not disappoint with Ryan Palmer. Good lord I do not even know where to start with him. Ryan is just mouth watering. This man had me in the palm of his hand from the very first chapter. He loved his family, job, and Willow more than anything.
“Sugar” she breathes against my chest. She slowly tilts back her head and glances up at me through her long lashes. Her stunning baby-blue eyes knock the wind clean out of me. ~ Ryan
Ryan fell for Willow very early on. She captivated him with her innocent charm and sweet smiles. He just had to know who she was. And once he got a taste for who she was he had me swooning like a fool!
This man can turn on the charm like no other. And I love the fact he called his sis for advice. He wanted to know what to do about it and asked others even if he felt his man card was being hit.
Willow had been through hell. She was not looking for a relationship. She had been hurt badly and kept her distance from everyone. She felt that pull towards Ryan and fought it tooth and nail. Good thing Ryan would not give up on her.
I love how Ryan would fluster Willow and she’d say “Sugar or Holy sharks” instead of cursing. It was too cute and fit beautifully with her character.
Once Willow finally gave into her desire for Ryan these two heated up the book pages. Lord mercy these two are were HOT together. And every time Ryan found out he was the first she did something with I laughed out loud at this chest puffing. It was perfect. I was waiting for his “Mine! All mine!”
The love and encouragement Ryan gave to Willow anytime she needed it made my heart swell. He wanted her to know he did not care about what anyone thought about either of them. Just what she thought. Seriously, if Ryan cannot get you to swoon something is wrong!
The end of this book was perfect. Jennifer could not have wrote it any better. She left me smiling, swooning, and dying for more. Please give me more of these two!! I beg of you too!
Rating 4.5 of 5 Hearts
This is the 4th book in a series, but it’s the first one I’ve read. I had never heard of the author before and went into the book blind (didn’t read the synopsis or know anything about what was to happen in the book). I am so glad I did it this way!
Willow and Ryan are both living false lives. Neither is being honest with those around them and neither is really happy with where they are. Willow owns a small cafe that serves coffee and small meals. Ryan is an undercover cop in town to help with a drug bust. His first morning he discovers the cafe and he’s hooked on not just the coffee, but the beautiful blonde woman he can’t learn enough about.
I enjoyed the playful banter between Willow and Ryan and I loved Willow’s best friend Gabby….and who wouldn't fall in love with Sienna, Gabby’s little girl. The story was always moving forward and both main characters developed and grew as the story progressed. One of my favorite parts of novels is really getting into the characters’ heads. One of the passages in this book that really spoke to me about who Willow is and wants to be came about a third of the way thru the book:
He cooks? Seriously? Next thing he’ll be telling me he’s got superhero powers and flights crime in his spare time. Hmm. A vision of Captain America comes to mind. Really, Ryan and him don’t look that dissimilar.
This passage is important to me because it shows she is still playful and interested in a relationship even if she thinks she’s turned her heart off to the outside world.
Ryan is a macho guy on the outside, but he is really as fragile as Willow. Before their first sex scene, he is really contemplating what this night of sex will mean for him:
The niggling feeling in my gut tells me that once I’m inside her, I’m giving her something I’ve never given anyone before. The power to weaken me. The power to break me.
As the novel progresses, they both get a little broken and then they both come together to heal. It’s a wonderful love story with some twists and drama thrown in to keep it exciting.
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