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Protecting Plain Jane (2011)

by Julie Miller(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0373695330 (ISBN13: 9780373695331)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin

series

The Precinct: SWAT

review 1: It's kind of strange...I'm reading this whole series backwards. I started with the latest one, "Protecting the Pregnant Witness" (#4) which I liked and went in search of the others. Now I've just finished this one (#3 in the series) and am searching for the others. This one was on par with PTPW, the leads are likable, Charlotte and Tripp make a good couple. Charlotte has multiple psyche issues stemming from a previous abduction episode and Tripp still has residual insecurities from when he was a percieved "dumb bully" in school.Since I read the latest one first, I already knew the identity of the "Rich Girl Killer" but it was still interesting to read based on that fact. The writing and plot aren't up to my typical reading series but they make for a good quick ... moreread.
review 2: I enjoyed this book about a reclusive heiress with a few mental problems along the lines of panic attacks and trust issues left over from being kidnapped as a teenager. The KCPD SWAT member who falls in love with her while protecting her from a serial killer is also a slightly different type of character. He is 6'5" and is dyslexic so he has had to overcome the label of big and dumb to get where he is. The story is fast moving and I liked the relationship between the two. It was fairly believable in that it seemed like one of those times where you just meet someone you click with. Almost all of the scenes were the two of them together so even though this was a short book, there was plenty of time for them to fall in love and for her to learn to trust him.It was fun to read a book based in Kansas City. I had a good time with the opportunity to visualize where exactly they were instead of having to make something up in my head. I wonder why the author changed the name of Kansas City's only daily newspaper, some sort of copyright thing maybe? Also having the hero go out into Brush Creek in a flood as bad as she describes and be in any way able to stand and walk is ludicrous but maybe she figured readers wouldn't call her on it unless they're from KC. After all I have no idea if authors are fooling me about anything set in Seattle do I?Thanks to Lynne Marshall for the rec. less

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