Texas Hold ‘Em (Hotter in Texas) by Christie Craig
Publication Date: January 28, 2014
Reviewed by: Reading In Pajamas/ Dawn
Rated: 3.5 Stars

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

A HOTTER IN TEXAS NOVEL

The last thing veterinarian Leah Reece needs is a man in her life. They’re nothing but trouble-and not even the fun kind. But when her apartment is broken into and Leah suspects Rafael, her dangerous half-brother, of foul play, she can’t deny she could use a little help. She just never expected that help would come with twinkling blue eyes and a sexy smile…

All PI Austin Brook wants is to nail Rafael DeLuna, the man who framed him for murder. He’ll do anything for information-even lie about his identity to charm Leah, DeLuna’s half-sister. But her sweet dimples and fiery spirit soon make her more than just his only lead. Leah becomes his every desire. As Austin closes in on DeLuna, it’s clear he won’t go down without a fight. Now the only way Austin can protect Leah is to reveal all of his secrets and risk losing her for good.

REVIEW:

Austin is an ex police officer who has an axe to grind with DeLuna, the man that landed him in jail. Leah is DeLuna’s half sister. Austin figures if he can make nice with Leah he will find DeLuna. Leah has no idea where her good for nothing half brother is, but Austin does not know that. Austin is attracted to Leah from the moment he meets her. He lies to Leah about who he is and knows this attraction will bite him in the butt if he doesn’t tell her who he really is. Leah has it bad for Austin, but doesn’t trust anyone. As Austin gets closer to finding DeLuna his feelings for Leah only get stronger. Once he finds DeLuna and Leah finds out who he is, it might be too late. I felt like there were several different story angles going on in this book, although each story was about finding DeLuna. Each time one of the story lines could have drawn me in, it felt like it switched to another angle.

*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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