Title: Inked
Series: Sailor's Grave #2
Author: Drew Elyse
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 18 October 2018
Blurb
Instant attraction is a powerful thing.
Six months of dancing around each other led to one explosive night
and two weeks without a word.
Only then did I learn the truth: The man I’d wanted since he walked into Sailor’s Grave Tattoo Parlor was actually an undercover cop.
And the worst part is, I don’t even know his real name.
But what is attraction isn't enough?
For over eight months I held back.
Except for that one night when I couldn’t fight it anymore.
I’d wanted her from the beginning, but I should have kept waiting until my secrets weren’t between us.
Now, I have the ultimate challenge before me: Convince the inked goddess of a receptionist to at least let me keep her safe,
even if she won’t give me another chance.
and two weeks without a word.
Except for that one night when I couldn’t fight it anymore.
I’d wanted her from the beginning, but I should have kept waiting until my secrets weren’t between us.
even if she won’t give me another chance.
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Review
Inked is the second book in the Sailor's Grave series but can
be read as a standalone (although I do advise to read the first book as I loved
it)
Jess is the off the wall and unique receptionist for the
Sailor's Grave Tattoo Parlour which is owned by the MC. Over the last couple of
months she has lusted after the enigmatic sexy customer who pushes all her
buttons. When she finally decides he is just not interested despite all her
hints and enticements, he totally surprises her and an explosive night of
passion happens. However the next day he disappears. She later finds out he was
an undercover cop.
Braden still feels guilty for leaving Jess right after he had
made the move but as always, things in the undercover world have a way of
interfering with his life. He has all intents to hurry up his return to claim
his woman. It takes months and when he finally gets back to town he hears Jess
is now the subject of a crazy stalker. So not only does he need to worm his way
back into her good books, he needs to protect her at all costs too.
This was an enjoyable read with the prickly pear Jess and
alpha Braden. Both had a lot of work to do to make a go of their relationship,
mostly down to Jess’ deep insecurities of not being accepted for who she truly is.
I would have liked to have more of the slow burn months where the two were
dancing around each other so I got more of the connection between them. That
would make their actions and thoughts whilst apart more understandable.
There was some high drama in relation to the stalker which
was a bit of a curveball when the perpetrator was revealed. It seemed a little
unbelievable and contrived when I found out who it was. Anyhow it was a sub
story to gel with the romance and gave balance to the storyline.
Overall an enjoyable fairly quick read and great to be back in
the Sailor's Grave world. Can’t wait to find out more about Parker in the next
book. Four stars.
Meet The Author
Drew Elyse spends her days trying to convince the world that she is, in fact, a Disney Princess, and her nights writing tear-jerking and sexy romance novels.
When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found analyzing every line of a book, binge watching shows on Netflix, doing strange vocal warm ups before singing in a variety of musical styles, or screaming at the TV during Chicago Blackhawks games.
A graduate of Loyola University Chicago, she still lives outside Chicago, IL, where she was born and raised, with her boyfriend and her fur babies Lola and Duncan.
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