{"id":12485,"date":"2020-02-08T19:17:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T00:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=12485"},"modified":"2022-08-14T09:15:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T13:15:18","slug":"noble-hops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/12485","title":{"rendered":"Noble Hops"},"content":{"rendered":"

Noble Hops<\/a><\/em> (2019) Layla Reyne<\/a> (Trouble Brewing)<\/p>\n

\"Noble<\/a>Nic and Cam are ready to settle down in their relationship but nothing can remain calm for the two of them. In this case, Nic’s estranged father has been found dead, and it’s good odds he was murdered by DUncan Vaughn, the gangster who has been threatening Nic for a year now.<\/p>\n

Nic didn\u2019t cry; Curtis wasn\u2019t worth the tears. And Cam didn\u2019t speak; Curtis wasn\u2019t worth the words either. They just held each other, letting the tumult of other emotions run their course.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is so much I like about this book!<\/p>\n

1. Forensic accounting!<\/p>\n

\u201cHave you confirmed the other lenders have all been paid off?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cLast payment cleared Friday,\u201d she answered quietly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2. Lots of searching through gigs of documents to put pieces together.<\/p>\n

Nic looked down the table to him. \u201cAnything else from the raids?\u201d <\/p>\n

Cam gestured at the boxes, then at the mess covering the table. \u201cThere\u2019s a metric ton of shit here, Boston. Give me the high points.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cBox ten,\u201d Lauren said, without looking up from her screen. <\/p>\n

Cam shifted over to the boxes, uncovering the one with the ten sticker on the end. He lifted the lid and pulled out two evidence bags. He placed the bags on the table in front of Nic, the heavy metal inside making a loud thunk as they hit the wood.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

3. Straight-up discussion as to whether Nic and Cam’s relationship is an issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour partner, who works for the FBI.\u201d Stymied, Bowers had changed directions. \u201cDon\u2019t you think that\u2019s a conflict?\u201d <\/p>\n

Nic wouldn\u2019t be baited. He\u2019d been ready for this line of attack for some time. \u201cQuite the opposite, actually.\u201d <\/p>\n

Bowers rested his forearms on Nic\u2019s desk, staring him down. \u201cThink the Deputy AG will say the same?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cConsidering Jack met me and Cam for lunch in Norfolk and commended our work on cases together, I\u2019m pretty sure he would.\u201d <\/p>\n

Bowers\u2019s face fell and his skin blanched.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But most of all what I liked is that when something happens that looks bad and\/or is hurtful, both Nic and Cam TALK about what is happening rather than creating a Big Misunderstanding.<\/p>\n

Thank Dog.<\/p>\n

The other thing I liked is that all the members of the team contributed–it wasn’t just Nic and Cam, but the friends as well as their co-workers getting things done to get the case ready. Yeah, of course there were action sequences, but that’s in the DNA of both characters, so I’m ok with it.<\/p>\n

In other words, this was a fun series that I tore through–barely able to put my book down to do necessary things like eat, sleep and go to work.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Carina Press
\nRating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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