Title: Out To Protect
Author: Amber Skyze
Genre: Contemporary, Crime
Length: Novella (102pgs)
Publisher: Loose Id (13th November 2012)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥2Hearts
Reviewer: Pixie
Blurb: Someone is killing prostitutes and Grant Wesson has been assigned to find out who the killer is. Problem is he just came out to his best friend and partner. Ralph didn’t take it so well, so Grant’s been reassigned to the new kid on the block, Parker Townsend.
Parker is young, sexy and very much in the closet. Grant fights the growing attraction he’s feeling for his new partner, until Parker changes things up. He wants to break the rules and have sex with his new partner.
Against his better judgment, Grant agrees. It’s the hottest sex either of them has ever had, but it’s a distraction. The killer has Grant in his sights. Parker promises to protect him, but it’s his heart that needs protecting.
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Review: Grant has just confessed his deepest secret to his best friend and partner Ralph, who reacts badly. Now, Grant is partnered with Parker, a new detective and assigned the case of a serial killer. Parker is unhappy to be partnered with the newly out Grant, as he has his own secret to keep. But, working a case where the killer sets his sights on his partner forces Parker to confront his new feelings and swearing to protect Grant.
This story has a very interesting premise, but the execution was poorly done. Grant gets thrown into confusion when he is assigned a new partner, Parker, when his old partner refuses to work with him anymore because he confessed to being gay. Parker is a new detective who is buried deep in the closet. The last thing he needs is to be assigned to partner with the newly out Grant. Then, they are assigned to work a serial killer case and a random clue points the finger at one of their own… who now seems to have set his sights on Grant.
Grant and Parker are both detectives who are gay. Grant has just stepped out of the closet and Parker is still deeply buried with no intention of coming out. The pair are teamed together to solve a serial killer case. They both feel an attraction to the other, which they each try to suppress, but it’s a losing battle. They are very hot together with just a slight touch of BDSM. Grant has his emotions in slight turmoil with the full-out vile rejection by his best friend and also the suspicions of who the killer is. Parker is very protective of Grant, even though he doesn’t want to be. Unfortunately, with the killer setting his sights on Grant being the next victim, Parker puts himself in the role of hero.
I was really looking forward to reviewing this book based on the blurb and being honest the blurb didn’t lie… it was the execution of the story that left me disappointed. I can’t see any research of police procedures or policies because, seriously, any cop doing the stuff that was in this book would get kicked off the force with a boot up the arse and a lawsuit with the added bonus of a criminal prosecution to look forward to… unless this book was actually set in the 1970’s – 1980’s (which I doubt based on the mobile phones and computers). I was really disappointed with how the investigation was carried out and the jumping to conclusions based on very flimsy evidence, *sigh* it was all carried out wrong.
I will recommend this to those who love cops getting hot and heavy, a shoot-out, finding killers and a happy ever after.