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mags_louise's review
4.0
**ARC Kindly Provided by Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**
An enjoyable story, it's been a few years since I have read an Adrienne Giordano story and I'd forgotten how good they are.
This story is the start of a new series set around a Casino and this one focuses on Security Consultant Kate an ex FBI agent who has a knack for spotting cheats and VP of Casino Operations Ross. Who is really not happy when Kate first arrives at the Casino. However gorgeous she is, he doesn't want her interfering in his Casino no matter what his boss says but when a dealer from the sister Casino is murdered and an FBI agent and friend of Kate's is also killed it becomes clear that Ross needs Kate's help and when she herself is targeted the pair grow closer. Only when it beomes time to prove who is behind this Ross becomes sceptical and Kate begins to regret ever mixing business with pleasure.
I really liked the two main characters, there was plenty of chemistry between them, and the end confrontation was pretty thrilling. Some of the other characters were also great especially Security VP Don who after three wives kept threatening to make Kate his fourth (Mainly to get Ross to act on his obvious feelings) and his reactions at times when it appeared guests had been cheating were pretty fun. All in all though a great read and I will certainly be looking out for more from this series in the future, and would happily recommend this story to others.
An enjoyable story, it's been a few years since I have read an Adrienne Giordano story and I'd forgotten how good they are.
This story is the start of a new series set around a Casino and this one focuses on Security Consultant Kate an ex FBI agent who has a knack for spotting cheats and VP of Casino Operations Ross. Who is really not happy when Kate first arrives at the Casino. However gorgeous she is, he doesn't want her interfering in his Casino no matter what his boss says but when a dealer from the sister Casino is murdered and an FBI agent and friend of Kate's is also killed it becomes clear that Ross needs Kate's help and when she herself is targeted the pair grow closer. Only when it beomes time to prove who is behind this Ross becomes sceptical and Kate begins to regret ever mixing business with pleasure.
I really liked the two main characters, there was plenty of chemistry between them, and the end confrontation was pretty thrilling. Some of the other characters were also great especially Security VP Don who after three wives kept threatening to make Kate his fourth (Mainly to get Ross to act on his obvious feelings) and his reactions at times when it appeared guests had been cheating were pretty fun. All in all though a great read and I will certainly be looking out for more from this series in the future, and would happily recommend this story to others.
beckymmoe's review
5.0
Yay! A new series by Adrienne Giordano :)
I have to admit, what I know about gambling would fit on the head of a pin. A very, very small pin. I went to a casino once with my mother while we were in the Bahamas--we played a quarter slot machine once each and then left with no desire to return or do more. So the world in which this series is set is completely foreign to me, though I've read (and loved) Sarah MacLean's The Rules of Scoundrels series and adored the Ocean's Eleven movies. (The George Clooney version, obvs.) However, that didn't stop me from loving the story, its characters, and yes, even the setting.
(Though I finally Googled "mini bac" at about the 2/3 point. I had no clue what on earth it could possibly be, it had become increasingly clear that it was going to be of some importance for the plot. It refers to mini baccarat, apparently. It's a kind of card game--though I at least had that much sussed out on my own!)
So it was safe to say I wasn't going to be figuring out the solution to the "suspense" part of this one solo--though I was all over the "romantic" portion of the story! ;)
Despite my ignorance of casinos and how cheating might be carried out in them, I had a lot of fun reading this first-in-the-series book. I loved both Kate and Ross, and Ross's coworkers (his assistant Marcia, who rules the office with an iron fist and Don, the head of casino security) were absolutely awesome. I'd sign up for the rest of series based on the camaraderie of those three alone--four, if Kate will ditch her loser boss and consent to join their team. Each and every time Don offered to make Kate his "number four" I just had to smile. Because yeah, the guy's a charmer. His old-school sexism aside.
But Ross...now that man's a whole 'nother story. And when he's together on the page with Kate? The sparks are definitely flying. Now if they can just figure out who's managing to cheat the casino--preferably before anyone else gets killed--they might have a chance at an actual relationship and not get fired...
Anxiously awaiting book two! I can't wait to see where this series is going to go :)
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A-
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
I have to admit, what I know about gambling would fit on the head of a pin. A very, very small pin. I went to a casino once with my mother while we were in the Bahamas--we played a quarter slot machine once each and then left with no desire to return or do more. So the world in which this series is set is completely foreign to me, though I've read (and loved) Sarah MacLean's The Rules of Scoundrels series and adored the Ocean's Eleven movies. (The George Clooney version, obvs.) However, that didn't stop me from loving the story, its characters, and yes, even the setting.
(Though I finally Googled "mini bac" at about the 2/3 point. I had no clue what on earth it could possibly be, it had become increasingly clear that it was going to be of some importance for the plot. It refers to mini baccarat, apparently. It's a kind of card game--though I at least had that much sussed out on my own!)
So it was safe to say I wasn't going to be figuring out the solution to the "suspense" part of this one solo--though I was all over the "romantic" portion of the story! ;)
Despite my ignorance of casinos and how cheating might be carried out in them, I had a lot of fun reading this first-in-the-series book. I loved both Kate and Ross, and Ross's coworkers (his assistant Marcia, who rules the office with an iron fist and Don, the head of casino security) were absolutely awesome. I'd sign up for the rest of series based on the camaraderie of those three alone--four, if Kate will ditch her loser boss and consent to join their team. Each and every time Don offered to make Kate his "number four" I just had to smile. Because yeah, the guy's a charmer. His old-school sexism aside.
But Ross...now that man's a whole 'nother story. And when he's together on the page with Kate? The sparks are definitely flying. Now if they can just figure out who's managing to cheat the casino--preferably before anyone else gets killed--they might have a chance at an actual relationship and not get fired...
Anxiously awaiting book two! I can't wait to see where this series is going to go :)
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A-
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
kiwicoral's review
3.0
I liked the casino setting of this one - it felt very authentic. The lead couple had their moments but I liked them better working together than the romance part. There was some repetition that felt like trying to pad the book out.
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