I am a big fan of Jessica L. Webb's other books and was super excited to see she had published another book. If you have read Webb's books you know unequivocally she is going to give you a book that is different and amazing. This author excels in the details, whether it be the character's background, the police procedure, a medical plan of action. It is all well researched and relayed to the reader with rawness and heart.

When we meet Constable Bridget “Marley” Marlowe, she has just been beaten up and stabbed. Let to bleed out in a dirty alley, all Marley can do is hope someone comes along to help. Just in the knick of time, psychologist, Dr. Devon Wolfe appears and renders aid. This traumatic experience binds the two women together. Devon cannot get Marley out of her mind and becomes a friend to the injured officer. When Marley asks her to help a struggling family their bond strengthens and they vow to face to dangers to help out a struggling child no matter what the consequences may be.

The book is very clever. The romance elements between Devon and Marley work really well. You can feel their attraction and the progression, of falling in love through the thriller/mystery elements of the story. Jessica L. Webb writes another winner, you will not be disappointed with this one.

4.25 out of 5 stars

Constable Marley is a good cop who does the wrong thing for right reason is attack with a knife wound when Dr. Devon who is a psychologist on her way to HR where she works to ask for more time leave stumble upon a injured Marley she stays with her until the paramedics arrive.

Devon feels a pull towards Marley and she feels Marley is not telling the whole true. Marley who feels embarrassed on how they met unburdened herself on Devon and ask for help. Devon offers to help despite her trying to get better herself so she can return to work.

Marley and Devon vow to help keep Aimee and her grandmother Carla safe from her son Randolph who mixed up in drugs. Aimee who doesn’t speak has a secret she afraid to tell. As Marley and her colleagues tries to figure out how this new drug came here and why there are side affects they are in a race to make sure no more people are affected by this drug. We do see how it works because there is a character between chapters showings us the side effects.

This was a good read. I like that Devon Marley Aimee and Carla form a family. Devon and Marley romance was great I like how their friendship grew deeper and then became more. I was hoping there was going to be a cameo with Kate and Andy I miss these characters.




I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.