Review: Dangerous Grounds by Shelli Stevens

Title: Dangerous Grounds

Author: Shelli Stevens
Format Read:  freebie from Amazon
Series: Seattle Steam #1

Publisher: Samhain Publishing, LTD

Genre: Erotica
Release date: November 1st 2008
Formats Available:  paperback, ebook, kindle
Number of pages: 254
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Book Blurb:

Something is hot in Seattle, and its not just the espresso…

Madison’s needs are simple. All she wants are two things: Make Ooo La Latte the newest trend in espresso, and seduce the sexiest cop in Seattle. But things aren’t going exactly as planned.

First, Gabe’s a little hung-up on the fact that she’s his best friends little sister, and he’s determined to keep his hands off.

Second, her shop gets robbed by the increasingly violent Espresso Bandit, and now she’s the only one who can identify him.

Gabe whisks her into hiding for her own protection, but soon finds his heart is under assault by the luscious–and persistent–Madison.

But no matter where they hide, danger follows. On such dangerous grounds, the trick will be to live long enough to keep the flame alive.

My Thoughts:

I didn’t like Maddie and in some moments I really thought she was nothing more than an spoiled brat, because she kept going at the thought that Gabe couldn’t resist her just because she wanted a rebound sex, but come on, he is her brother best friend and a police officer with a straight sense of right and wrong.

 

I liked Gabe on the other and he’s past is a little dark, and that part made the book more enjoyable, knowing that he was trying to go forward having so many bad thoughts. He’s right, and honorable and kinda deserved a better women, because Maddie was just so wrong.

 

There’s also a bandit trying to kill Maddie and her brother ask Gabe’s help to keep her save and try to arrest the Espresso Bandit.

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Excerpts:

Maddie laughed as she bantered cheerfully with the customer, and then she waved goodbye.

“Jeez, we barely get a second to eat, do we?” She grinned and walked past him to the back room again, plopping herself down in the chair.

“I feel like some kind of celebrity,” she said breathlessly, her cheeks flushed. “Maybe getting robbed was a good thing. Business has been great.”

What? He narrowed his eyes, annoyance drawing his mouth into a frown. She had to be joking. “I hope you’re kidding.”

“Well.” She blushed, but raised her chin. “I mean, of course it was a bad thing. But no amount of money could have bought this kind of advertising.”

He leaned forward and looked her straight in the eyes. “He would have killed you, Maddie. That’s not worth selling a few extra mochas. It’s not a good thing that you got robbed.”

“But he didn’t kill me, Gabe.” She folded her arms across her chest and gave him a defiant glance. “I’m fine. I’ve got round-the-clock protection, and soon you’ll have the Bandit. If my business profits from this, I’m not going to complain.”

She tossed her head and went to the doorway to look out front.

Gabe blinked, made himself count to ten. He kicked his feet up on the desk, smashing the empty chowder bowl between his hands. He tossed it into the garbage can a few feet away, his jaw tight.

“Shit, Maddie. For a while, you had me convinced that you’d grown up.”

“Grown up?” She turned around, her expression taut with resentment. “I’ll have you know—”

The bell dinged, signaling another customer.

“Never mind.” She gave him an overly sweet smile. “I have another supportive customer to attend to. They just adore me and my shop now.”

“Don’t go up there without me.” He jerked his legs off the desk, but wasn’t fast enough. She’d already rounded the corner.

Damn it. He strode after her. He should have known better than to have gotten sexually involved with her. Maddie Phillips was still as spoiled and naïve as ever. Maybe more so.

“Gabe!”

The hysteria in her tone nearly catapulted him around the corner, just as a gunshot sounded and Madison screamed.