laurenjodi's review
5.0
Body Heat
4.5 Stars
Intense and exciting from the very first page.
The characterization in this book is exceptional. Each and every person in the small town from the hero and heroine to the lowliest deputy and the town prostitute are well written and no one is superfluous.
The balance between the romance and the suspense is excellent. Rod and Sophie have incredible chemistry and their lively banter is highly entertaining. Despite her inexperience with law enforcement, Sophie is always in control and never falls into the TSTL category. Rod, an Ex-Navy SEAL, is smokin' and his protective streak is so endearing.
The mystery is a compelling amalgamation of subplots that are cleverly interwoven. While they do have the potential to become confusing, they, nevertheless, come together quite seamlessly and it is easy to keep track of the twists and turns.
Overall, a very enjoyable romantic suspense read and I look forward to reading the final installment in the trilogy.
4.5 Stars
Intense and exciting from the very first page.
The characterization in this book is exceptional. Each and every person in the small town from the hero and heroine to the lowliest deputy and the town prostitute are well written and no one is superfluous.
The balance between the romance and the suspense is excellent. Rod and Sophie have incredible chemistry and their lively banter is highly entertaining. Despite her inexperience with law enforcement, Sophie is always in control and never falls into the TSTL category. Rod, an Ex-Navy SEAL, is smokin' and his protective streak is so endearing.
The mystery is a compelling amalgamation of subplots that are cleverly interwoven. While they do have the potential to become confusing, they, nevertheless, come together quite seamlessly and it is easy to keep track of the twists and turns.
Overall, a very enjoyable romantic suspense read and I look forward to reading the final installment in the trilogy.
readingbooksinbed's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked that while this was a series, the story stood alone. I enjoyed the twists and turns and the relationships that developed. I stayed up way too late to finish it!
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Great book, loved reading it, lots of things going on, and just so great!
caseemiller's review against another edition
4.0
Book two in Novak’s Heat series brings forth a topic that is just as volatile as the one in White Heat. Immigration is an issue that many of us feel passionately about. Even before I got into the book, I knew it wasn’t a topic that I would want to read in a fiction novel. The religion in White Heat was fanaticism at its finest and something that I didn’t take issue with at all. It was so extreme to one side that it was something that I could read while feeling somewhat detached. Not so with Body Heat. Since I’m not reading a newspaper or political book, it’s not something that I’m exactly looking for.
Sophia St. Claire is Bordertown, Arizona’s new Chief of Police. She’s set out to prove herself to the city council and the town that she has what it takes. Sophia has no idea that she will have to start proving herself almost as soon as she’s in office. When someone starts executing illegal immigrants as they come across the border, Sophia wonders exactly how she’s going to solve the murders when she has so much going against her.
Her nemesis and the man that was the assumed Chief of Police is Sophia’s number one suspect. Honestly he seemed to be the most likely person. For that reason, he went way to the bottom on my list. For one, the guy was a loose cannon. After the first chapter and getting a look into the mind of the killer (albeit a brief one), it was clear that he was stone cold. It was also clear that Sophia needed to stop looking at grudges and start looking at real suspects.
Roderick Guerrero hasn’t been back to Bordertown since his mother died when he was a teenager. Being the bastard son of one of the richest men in the town did little for Rod growing up. He was still the son of an immigrant, something that he was never able to forget. Not that Rod wanted to; Rod loved his mother and protected her honor fiercely. He grew up hating his father and swore that he would never forgive him for the shame he put his mother through.
For that reason alone, it’s strange that Rod agrees to go to Bordertown at his father’s request. It’s soon evident that Rod needs to close the door on his past and the only way to do that is to go to Bordertown and face said past. He had no idea that he would be facing Sophia St. Claire, the girl of his teenage dreams.
I’m just not sure about the rest of the book. I didn’t like Sophia’s hotheadedness. It didn’t go along with the personality necessary to be the police chief of a small town. Sophia let her emotions run hot and didn’t think of how her actions would affect things later. It would be fine it she wasn’t in a position of authority. Since she was in a position of authority, she just came off as somewhat childish and immature. She always seemed to want to get the better of Rod. Considering they were trying to stop a murderer, her actions seemed trite.
Rod wasn’t much better with his constant need to push his father away. He got better, but it took him a little too long in my book. I was planning on starting the third book in this trilogy, but decided to give myself a little time off. I think I need it.
3.5 out of 5.
Sophia St. Claire is Bordertown, Arizona’s new Chief of Police. She’s set out to prove herself to the city council and the town that she has what it takes. Sophia has no idea that she will have to start proving herself almost as soon as she’s in office. When someone starts executing illegal immigrants as they come across the border, Sophia wonders exactly how she’s going to solve the murders when she has so much going against her.
Her nemesis and the man that was the assumed Chief of Police is Sophia’s number one suspect. Honestly he seemed to be the most likely person. For that reason, he went way to the bottom on my list. For one, the guy was a loose cannon. After the first chapter and getting a look into the mind of the killer (albeit a brief one), it was clear that he was stone cold. It was also clear that Sophia needed to stop looking at grudges and start looking at real suspects.
Roderick Guerrero hasn’t been back to Bordertown since his mother died when he was a teenager. Being the bastard son of one of the richest men in the town did little for Rod growing up. He was still the son of an immigrant, something that he was never able to forget. Not that Rod wanted to; Rod loved his mother and protected her honor fiercely. He grew up hating his father and swore that he would never forgive him for the shame he put his mother through.
For that reason alone, it’s strange that Rod agrees to go to Bordertown at his father’s request. It’s soon evident that Rod needs to close the door on his past and the only way to do that is to go to Bordertown and face said past. He had no idea that he would be facing Sophia St. Claire, the girl of his teenage dreams.
I’m just not sure about the rest of the book. I didn’t like Sophia’s hotheadedness. It didn’t go along with the personality necessary to be the police chief of a small town. Sophia let her emotions run hot and didn’t think of how her actions would affect things later. It would be fine it she wasn’t in a position of authority. Since she was in a position of authority, she just came off as somewhat childish and immature. She always seemed to want to get the better of Rod. Considering they were trying to stop a murderer, her actions seemed trite.
Rod wasn’t much better with his constant need to push his father away. He got better, but it took him a little too long in my book. I was planning on starting the third book in this trilogy, but decided to give myself a little time off. I think I need it.
3.5 out of 5.
sheri_lemay's review against another edition
5.0
I'm loving this series. Now onto Killer Heat, the third one in this series.
bjerz's review against another edition
3.0
A fun page turner but not a thinking person's book. The main characters are too wrapped up in their own emotions to make them creditable law enforcement personnel. The good guys are all good and the bad guys are horrible. But I read it all in a few days and did want to find out who dun it.
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