Shape of My Heart
by Kemberlee Shortland
Gráinne has moved back to
Dublin to get her life straightened out. She dreams of college and a better
life. She’s working, but the money isn’t enough to support herself and pay
tuition. Moonlighting at The Klub! as an exotic dancer seems to be her answer
to fast money.
John ‘JD’ Desmond is a
detective working undercover in the Blues Tavern. The Klub!, owned by Jimmy
Malloy, is being used as a drug front, headed by the notorious Taylor Wade. JD
had intended to get Gráinne to snitch for him, but when he falls in love with
her, things get complicated.
When Gráinne witnesses Jimmy’s
murder, she and JD are forced to go on the run until Wade can be apprehended.
Wade lives up to his nickname, The Hunter, and JD and Gráinne quickly find
themselves at the end of a gun and running for their lives.
I enjoyed this story. I haven’t
read any previous books in this series but I found myself still enjoying the
story. I loved both the plot and characters and Grainne and JD were interesting
characters.
I love the sexual tension and
throw in some great suspense with some outside evil influences. A bit of a
legend element was introduced that added a hint of fate and that these
characters were destined for each other.
I recommend this book, and will
probably pick up the previous books.
I received a copy in exchange for my honest review. I was not compensated for my review.
EXCERPT
“Gráinne, can we talk?”
“Talk?” She put her magazine
aside. “About what?”
“I think you know.” He locked
gazes with her. He could tell she was nervous by the way she started fidgeting.
Then she turned away, refusing
to look at him for longer than a millisecond. “My love life is none of your
concern,” she told him, reminding him unnecessarily of their previous
discussion.
“That’s not what I’m talking
about.”
“Then I don’t know what you mean.”
She spun on her heel, intent on leaving the bar area.
He grasped her arm. To his
surprise, she didn’t struggle. But something odd happened as he loosened his
grasp. He felt something powerful pass between them. His fingers tingled as he
touched her. It radiated up his arm and shot through his body.
For the second time today, he
felt himself stiffen, and wished that circumstances were different, that she
was naked beneath him and gazing up at him with eyes he knew would undo him.
She glanced over her shoulder,
but not directly at him. “Let me go.” Her barely audible words shook him back
to the moment. It wasn’t a command, but he couldn’t help noticing her words
were tinged with pleading.
“Will you stay to talk with me?
I think this is important.”
Kemberlee is a native Northern
Californian who was raised in a community known as Steinbeck Country; home to
author John Steinbeck, as well as Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson, and
others. With so much literary influence around her, it's not hard to see why
Kemberlee fell in love with the printed word.
It was in 1997 while employed
by Clint Eastwood that Kemberlee couldn't pass up the opportunity to spend six
month in Ireland. While in Ireland, she met a man who eventually became her
husband.
Living in Ireland has allowed
Kemberlee to study the country's torrid past and unique culture first hand, and
has even picked up a cúpla focal . . . a few Irish words.
In recent years, Kemberlee had
published several short stories and novels, including the popular Irish Pride
Series.
Kemberlee's current work in
progress is a time travel romance called The Diary.
Find Kemberlee online —
Kemberlee will be awarding a
plot of land in Ireland, donated by Macroom Land Trust to a randomly drawn
commenter during the tour.
Thank you for hosting me today, and for the stellar review.
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Good review and excerpt, thank you.
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Thanks for stopping in, Rita.
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