Wild at Heart

Five years ago Alex DeMarco and Valerie Parker had a one-night affair. Valerie fell for him hard, but he was gone the next morning. Alex went on to become a hard working, detective while Valerie was dropped from the academy and went on to become a Private Investigator. Neither of them have forgotten. Alex finds himself the prime suspect in the murder of a woman he picked up in a bar. Valerie had been paid to tail a cheating wife. Valerie is astonished to learn that Alex is the man who was with her. When Val places him at the scene of the crime, he knows the anger and hurt she still must hold may affect her testimony that could possible put him behind bars forever. When Valerie is personally threatened, she and Alex go on the run together... trying to clear his name and protect her at the same time. Sparks fly .. and its not just the gunshots aimed in their direction. This is a wild ride full of mystery, suspense, humor, romance and lots of action. The pacing is steady with a surprise here and there. The characters are finely drawn and I really enjoyed how Alex and Valerie relate to each other. It's an easy read and even though second in a series, easily read as a stand alone. Many thanks to the author / Tule Publishing / Netgalley for the digital copy of this Romantic Suspense. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

Loved the twist at the end. Never saw him as the murderer. The parts with Stanley seemed to drag on longer than necessary, but overall, the storyline was good.

I really enjoyed this second book in the DeMarco Family series. This is a re-release that seems to have been nicely updated and refreshed. This story has it all. Suspense, mystery, action, humor and romance all nicely blended together to give us a fun entertaining story. I loved that the traits that drove each other crazy where also the traits that they loved about each other. Alex is a by the book, plan everything out, control freak while Valerie is more of a fly by the seat of your pants, let's just get it done girl. Polar opposites but they balanced each other out. They keep each other in check while not letting anyone get to lost in their head. Working together to prove Alex's innocence shows them what a great team they make not only on the job but in life and love as well. A fabulous story I highly recommend.