Stone Walls
by A.M. Madden
Benjamin Stone has an unrealistic determination to rid the streets of New York from any and all drug dealing scum. That determination quickly moves him and his partner, Rob Withers, up the ranks to Senior Narcotics Agents within their precinct. A new case assisting the FBI has Ben facing the ghosts of his past. Those same ghosts are the very reason he moved to New York to become a cop.
Ella Parker is bright, beautiful, kind, and severely damaged as a result of one tragic night in her past. Having lived an idealistic life, that horrific night sent her pretty castle of cards crumbling down. Forced to start over, she leans on her best friend, Andrea Hensen, to help her move on. With Andrea’s help, Ella quickly settles into her new life in New York City. It’s a safe and comfortable existence, albeit very boring.
Their paths may have never crossed, if it hadn’t been for their meddling best friends. Rob and Andrea believe that Ben and Ella are soul mates that were meant to be together, a perfect match. There’s one slight problem. Ben and Ella want no part of this matchmaking scheme. Funny thing about fate, it’s inevitable.
Or is it?
Can a truth cause the possibility of a happily ever after to crash and burn? Ben and Ella learn that sometimes truth isn’t the best answer. Sometimes ignorance is most definitely bliss.
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5 STARS
This book has the right amount of everything that makes a great romantic suspense. I loved the sexual tension between Ben and Ella right from he start. They are both two stubborn people who were not going to let their desires take over just to spite their meddling friends Rob and Andrea. I loved that they both stuck to their stubbornness until they just couldn't. That fate can me a real kicker sometimes.
I enjoyed the dual POV and I am certainly a sucker for a well written alpha male POV and Ben Stone is definitely an alpha male. He is a hard core, bad ass NYC Narcotics cop who is not looking to settle down and refuses to let anything get in the way of his need for revenge...well so he thought.
Ella Parker is a sweet and stubborn girls who thinks she doesn't need another person to make her happy no matter what her best friend Andrea keeps telling her. She refuses to give in to her attraction to Ben, but even though she doesn't want to be attracted to him she knows she has to admit to herself that she is in fact attracted to him. I like that she does everything in her stubborn power to not give in, but there are just somethings that are meant to happen.
My favorite part of this book is that is wasn't rushed. Everything played out in a realistic way. There was no insta-love, insta-lust yes, but it was great to watch everything unfold in due time. I loved the whit that both characters had and the way they were around each other. The suspense of the whole book had me turning the pages for more. I knew when things came to a head it would be a bit mind blowing and boy was it. Both characters were haunted by pasts they just didn't know how entwined their pasts were.
This is my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it. I liked the writing style and the characters. The suspenseful storyline was pretty great too. I will definitely be checking out more or her books when I have more time to pleasure read.
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