BARE IT ALL by Lori Foster tells the story of Detective
Reese Bareden and Alice Appleton. BARE IT ALL picks up right
where Run the Risk finishes. Reese wakes up the next morning
on his allusive, secretive neighbor's couch. He knows that
she is shy, quiet, great with dogs; especially his rescue
Cash. He wants to know all about her and her secrets.
Reese is not sure why he is so drawn to her, but he is and
he is determined to find out why she seems to have this hold
on him. He is not a man that lets a woman get too close and
certainly not for any period of time. He keeps wondering
what it is about her. Alice was first introduced to the
readers as a secretary for a human trafficking operation in
Trace of Fever. (I personally forgot about her.)
The chemistry that sparks, right from the start between
Reese and Alice is amazing. We see it start in Run the Risk
and in BARE IT ALL it explodes. The two of them have the
same problems and insecurities that any new couple would
have, but with the added pressure of him living with her
(while his apartment is still a crime scene), and sleeping
on her couch, and Alice's secret past.
When Alice asks Reese when she might be able to get her
weapon back, that was used the previous day in a shooting,
Reese has a lot of questions of his own for her about that
weapon. Since she figured Reese snooped a little while she
took Cash out to do his business. She starts to let Reese in
a little at a time by showing him her stash of guns, a
taser, stun guns and extra cell phones. She really wants to
let him closer, but until she can figure out how much of
her past she can reveal to him and how he will react she
will keep him at arms length, both emotionally and physically.
Reese being the detective that he is, is starting to really
wonder what has happened to Alice in the past to make her
have this much protection around her. There is not one place
in her apartment that she could be without having something
to defend herself. He also knows that he has to tread
carefully with the questions he asks and how he asks them or
he will spook her away and that is the last thing he wants
to do. Not so much as a detective, but as a man who wants to
know a woman.
I like how Ms. Foster wrote this story between Reese, who is
very much an Alpha male with his attitude and size, and
Alice who in comparison is very small. I like Alice's
courage and her will to carry on and try to make a
difference in another women's. life. But that being said
there is just something about her that I don't like and I
cannot put my finger on why. The head games that Reese and
Alice play with each other was something that I did not
like. Over all I liked BARE IT ALL with all the twists,
turns, and surprises. I did find myself wanting to see more
of Rowdy and Avery, and what Dash might be up too. I hope
she is planning on at least two more books in this series.
A cop's craving to know more about the woman next door could prove fatal in the steamy new novel from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster As the person responsible for taking down a brutal human trafficker, Alice Appleton fears retaliation at every turn. No one knows about her past, which is exactly how she prefers it...until the sexy cop next door comes knocking. Detective Reese Bareden thinks he knows what makes women tick, but his ever-elusive neighbor keeps him guessing like no other. Is his goal to unmask Alice's secrets? Or protect her from a dangerous new threat? One thing is certain: their chemistry is a time bomb waiting to explode. And with no one to trust but each other, Reese and Alice are soon drawn into a deadly maze of corruption, intrigue and desire-and into the line of fire....
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