"Crime & Passion" By: Chantel Rhondeau

Hi guys! So recently I got the opportunity to read and review this book "Crime & Passion" by Chantel Rhondeau.

The books review:

A decorated police officer, more intent on justice than following the letter of the law, lands in trouble when a schoolteacher finds a dead body on the beach.

Officer Donovan Andrews knows how to have a good time—ask any woman in town. But when it comes to men abusing their wives or children, Donovan takes it upon himself to make them regret it.

Madeline Scott is unlucky in love. All she wants is a quiet place to heal, away from cheating, womanizing men. However, her life is far from peaceful once she stumbles across the body and witnesses someone fleeing the scene.

Terror spreads in Pleasant View when the small community hears a killer is on the loose. All evidence points to Donovan, and he realizes someone is trying to frame him. When troubling suspicions from his past surface, even fellow officers believe he’s guilty. Madeline might be the only person who can clear his name, but first he has to win her trust.

The body count rises and no one is safe. The murderer makes it clear Madeline is next. Soon, Donovan’s whole world is focused on protecting her and keeping himself out of prison. The more time he spends with her, the harder it is to fight his growing attraction. Since she’s been burned by love, convincing Madeline he’s interested in something more than hot sex may prove harder than keeping her alive.

My review: 

So to say the least about this book, once I started reading it became very difficult to put down. The suspense kept building chapter after chapter and kept you wondering whether the true villain would ever be found. 

Madeline Scott an ex school teacher turn dog walker is new in town. Upon walking one of her clients dogs along the beach she has a suited figure run past them not knowing that she soon would wish she had taken a better look at that figure. Stumbling across the body of a wife and child beater dead is going to stir problems in this small close cut community. One of the first officers on the scene is Officer Donovan. A hot headed womanizer who has had a confrontation with the victim just the day before. Trying to cover his tracts he tries to get Madeline to remember more about the suspect who was found fleeing the scene of the crime. Not knowing that spending time with her would have him falling in love with this woman causing an ex to come out who has decided to get Donovan back no matter what it takes. Did Suzie do it or is she framing Donovan. After being tossed in prison Donovan finds out that someone is framing him making it look as if these people being killed was of his doing.

Will Donovan ever get out of prison? Will he ever clear his name? Will Suzie be the one behind everything? Will Donovan ever end up with Madeline? Well I guess if you want to know you will just have to read the book to find out.

All in all I thought this was a wonderful book and I am very pleased that I got a chance to read it.

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