Synopsis:
Former special ops-turned private-investigator Cam Hardy leaves a trail of broken hearts wherever he goes. He’s all charm and sex appeal, and who can blame him for putting it to good use? Besides, it works damn well on the stunning and tough-as-nails makeup artist Drea Sanford. Only this time, Cam may be in over his head…
Drea is trying to keep her naughty affair with Cam a secret. After all, he’s Harbor City’s version of a Casanova…if Casanova had a motorcycle. When Cam makes their hot little liaison known to the public, however, Drea vows never to have sex with him again. Then one of her clients turns up dead. Now Drea is suspect number one—and she needs Cam’s help. But sleeping with him is one thing…trusting him is quite another.
My Review:
Make Me Up is the third book in author Avery Flynn’s Killer Style series and is now, hands down, my favorite of the series thus far. Between the characters, the murder mystery, and the thrill a minute action, this book was amazing!
Makeup artist Drea Sanford is in quite a pickle at the moment. The client she had just applied lipstick to has keeled over. Dead. And at the moment Drea was looking like the prime suspect. Of course, that couldn’t be farther from the truth but the police didn’t know that. The only person she has on her side right now and willing to help her was Cam Hardy. The same guy she had been having a behind-closed-doors-not-to-be-spoken-of-out-loud affair with. An affair she had just broken off earlier because he decided to kiss her in public. She was big on keeping her private life private and sleeping with a playboy like Cam should have stayed private. but now she was smack bam in the middle of a murder investigation and needed his help. Soon she would need more of his help when they realize one of the biggest mobsters, for some reason, wants her dead. How much could one girl take? She was stuck between a rock and a hard place….that being murder charges and Cam’s delicious chest.
If they got out of this mess, could she give Cam a chance to be something permanent and public? Would he want to be?
I freaking loved this book! From the word “go” the action and heat in this story are intense and delicious. Drea and Cam have been secret lovers for a little while now and she wanted it to remain that way. Unfortunately, fate had a different idea and leaves her with no choice but to put her life in Cam’s hands. Which after a while she realized wasn’t a bad place to be. She was shown a totally different side to him when the chips were down and it was a side that was hard to resist. He’s strong, smart, and beyond capable of saving her life. She just has to let him. Not an easy task for a gal who has been on her own for too long to remember. Both Drea and Cam have sad pasts and that just helps their connection grow and by the end of this story their bond is solid. I loved these two so much together! Their chemistry is off the charts and while I understand why Drea is guarded, I was so happy she decided to let Cam in. Cam is a perfect match for her and is strong and soft when it comes to Drea. He just gets her and why she is the way she is.
Adding to all of their fabulous heat is the murder mystery and suspense that had me on the edge of my seat for almost the entire read. Avery knocked it out of the park with this story! I was completely glued to my eReader from the very first page and couldn’t put it down until I read the last word.
Make Me Up was fun, flirty, sexy, and packed with thrill and suspense. I loved everything about it and I can’t wait to see what Avery has in store for us next! Thank you, Avery, for this kick ass book!
Five Loves
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About the author:
Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip.
She fell in love with romance while reading Johanna Lindsey’s Mallory books. It wasn’t long before Avery had read through all the romance offerings at her local library. Needing a romance fix, she turned to Harlequin’s four books a month home delivery service to ease the withdrawal symptoms. That worked for a short time, but it wasn’t long before the local book stores’ staffs knew her by name.
Avery was a reader before she was a writer and hopes to always be both. She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes who are as good with a quip as they are with their *ahem* other God-given talents. Her heroines are feisty, fierce and fantastic. Brainy and brave, these ladies know how to stand on their own two feet and knock the bad guys off theirs.
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