A Fine Line

Lori Winslow is a deputy working undercover in narcotics.  Lori is trying to bring down a major distributer, Montoya and has been deep undercover for a while.  On one minor bust he gets a pipe to the ribs and a trip to the E.R. where he is treated by Dr. Leigh Matthews, head of the E.R.  Lori pesters Leigh until she agrees to a date.  Surprisingly, Lori and Leigh hit it off.  However, a relationship is complicated at this point in their lives.  Leigh works long hours in the E.R. and Lori is unreachable for weeks when he is undercover.  As Lori and Leigh’s relationship grows, Lori becomes close to taking down Montoya and his ring; however, a leak in the police department may put Lori and Leigh in danger while endangering their whole relationship.

A quick romantic suspense read perfect for the summer.  I enjoyed that Lori and Leigh were mature adults with responsible jobs; especially that Leigh was a doctor and was financially better off than Lori.  The relationship and romance was a slow build and sweet, with no gratuitous sex scenes.  Reading about Lori’s undercover operation was interesting and exciting, getting to see the intricacies of a drug raid from the inside.  The ending was very suspenseful, but wrapped up pretty neatly and securely.  The epilogue let us see a little of Leigh and Lori’s continued relationship, but almost seemed to be enough to be another book! Overall, a quick, sweet, romantic suspense read.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review.  

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