Carrie Ward has fought long and hard to build in career in a
man's world, first as a military MP and then on as a member
of SWAT; now she's a special agent with the California
Department of Justice's Special Investigations Group. As the
only woman on her team, she tries to make it easy to be seen
as one of the guys by being just as tough as they are and
downplaying her femininity. It seems to be working until she
is wounded in a shootout during which she killed a
sixteen-year-old boy. Now everyone is worried about her
mental and physical health but Carrie refuses to be seen as
weak. It also doesn't help that Carrie's hormones go wild
when teammate Jase Tyler enters a room. She doesn't date
co-workers but her attraction to him is hard to ignore.
Lucky for her it's a one-sided attraction...or at least that's
what she keeps telling herself.
Jase Tyler has lusted after Carrie for months. He wants to
go much further than the one kiss they unexpectedly shared
but Carrie isn't cooperating. It doesn't help that he can't
separate the woman he wants to protect and his colleague who
insists she can take care of herself, and that he doesn't
hesitate to share his reservations about her readiness to
take the lead on a serial killer case. Especially one as
disturbing as this one... a killer who embalms his victims
while they are still alive then removes their eyelids. With
a killer who is escalating, Carrie and Jase will have to
figure out how to work together before anyone else dies a
horrifying death.
SHADES OF TEMPTATION is an intense suspense-filled hunt to
stop a gruesome killer. Carrie and Jase are compelling
characters; wounded, strong, and trying to figure out how/if
they can have a romantic relationship. Ms. DePaul builds
quite a bit tension by her powerful depiction of the
challenges of being a woman in law-enforcement. Carrie's
challenges felt real and will likely be familiar to many
woman. I thought the premise was perfect for a romantic
suspense novel though I found the balance a little off. The
first third of the book seemed to overemphasize the
romantic/professional struggle between Jase and Carrie at
the expense of the investigation. I did not find the hunt
for the killer as riveting as the emotional and intellectual
battles between Jase and Carrie.
SHADES OF TEMPTATION is the second book in Ms. DePaul's
Special Investigations Group.
WILL HE HELP PROTECT HER...
Carrie Ward understands dangerous men, and she's got the
scars to prove it. These days, the Special Investigations
Group detective saves her risk-taking for the job. But when
she's asked to pursue a high-profile serial killer, she'll
have to join forces with the last man she wants to depend
on-Jase Tyler, an ace senior detective who's as reckless as
she is cautious. And despite her best intentions, the sparks
begin to fly.
OR DRAW A KILLER FROM THE SHADOWS?
As Carrie and Jase race to try to save the next victim, the
passion that simmers between them ignites. But a cunning
killer at the top of his game is challenging Carrie to play
to the very end. Now all she can count on are her
instincts-and Jase,
the one man daring enough to keep her safe....
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