A Dirty Shame

J.J. Graves Mystery, Book 2

By: Liliana Hart

Narrated by: Laura Faye Smith

Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

J.J. Graves is back in Bloody Mary, but she's a long way from feeling at home. Between her physical scars from being the target of a murderer and the emotional scars left by her parents, she doesn't know who she can trust. But death doesn't stop for anyone.

The first murder is grisly. The second even more so. And though things are shaky between them, she and her best friend, Jack, have no choice but to join forces and find the killer. Because the life of someone they love dearly hangs in the balance.

©2012 Liliana Hart (P)2013 Liliana Hart

Amazing Read!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The perfect mix of mystery, action, crime, and romance!

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Every single word had me at the edge of my seat!

What about Laura Faye Smith’s performance did you like?

Absolutely brilliant!!!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Oh, yes it was. But it was great to listen to it in the car to and from work.

Any additional comments?

This is how romance, crime, mystery stories should be written!

As a straight female, I truly appreciate the vivid sexy worded visual of the male character.

In this genre, so much attention is placed on how physically perfect the female face, breasts, skin color, hair, & butt is that the men are essentially forgotten.

I just prefare a little equal opportunity in that department, and Ms. Hart definitely answered my wants and needs in regards to that. Hey, I'm a woman who prefare sexy men, not my fault. LOL

Ms. Hart truly is an amazing story teller and I'm so glade I came across this series! I believe I mentioned before in another review for one of her books how this series made me fall in love with FM romance again!

So, thank you Ms. Hart!!!

Loved this book

Any additional comments?

Absolutely loved the ending of this book! She gets the man and another surprise. I was really rooting for them to get together in the first book and in the second they actually get there.

Love these characters

All I can say is I'm onto the next one. I love that I didn't find them sooner so I could listen to them one after another.

Love thrillers

Great story, kept me entertained. Now I Want to continue the series. I will have to buy more.

ABSOLUTELY ADDICTIVE

This book keeps you on the edge of your seat. And when you have to stop reading you are dying to get back and see what happens. I started to read this series, Mind you it was not something I Would have read before, And became hooked. Now I look forward to reading and listening this wonderful series. Please don't stop being so creative and such a wonderful writer

Good Book

Enjoyed the narration; not as good as the first book, but still a pretty enjoyable “read”. I am planning to read the next one now due to the cliffhanger.

Mystery with a dash of romance

I like this one better than the first as the characters are truly into their firm groove. Each of the characters act in situations as they should and it makes for some fun times as Doc is just so head strong. I do like the realism that she is recovering from a trauma and her healing process will take time. I like the relationship as she is a character I feel deserves happiness. The only negative is that come the end it felt rushed. Big event and then what felt like a sharp cut off. I felt there could have been more come the end to even out the feel of the story line. And just a warning - there is a cliff hanger. Next book comes out in October and I'm hooked enough that I'll be purchasing it.
A separate note - the reader for me doesn't nail male voices so at times where there is a discussion between two males it's a little hard to identify who is supposed to be speaking. Overall though she's good.

Great second book.

I enjoyed this book and love the characters. Everyone needs a Jack! A little on the gruesome side, but the hot romance made up for it. I will definitely be buying the third installment in the series.

A rating....

My Review:
Overall.... 4.50
Performance... 4.50
Story.... 4.75

I'm officially in love with this series. I love Jack. I love J.J. and I love where their story went in this book! After the ending of book #1, J.J.'s world was pretty much shattered and she's been in hiding and away from Bloody Mary and Jack in the months since. This story starts with her coming home, hitting the city limits and finding a mutilated body as she comes into town. Nothing like being thrown right back into work and Jack with no time to adjust. And that's a problem for J.J. because she's still reeling from the events that happened months before. While she's still in shock though, it's just solidified things for Jack....he's in love with her and it's time for her to simply accept it. *sigh* I love how absolutely sure he is of them and their love. Jack's character is amazing!!

This story twists all over the place as J.J. and Jack are once again trying to track down a murderer. The clues are leading everywhere but through it all the amazing part of this particular book for me was the new relationship between Jack and JJ. They've always been best friends so watching slip into something more was fabulous. I love how real JJ feels. She is so scared of this...so scared of screwing it all up. She adores Jack and that terrifies her because her life hasn't been a happy one. For her, loving him means a guarantee that she's just going to lose him. But at this point, she simply can't resist him anymore. Even though she's sure it's going to end, she goes into it all planning to enjoy it while she can so she can have the memories to savor for later. *sigh* My heart just aches for her.

I love this ongoing series and the cliffhanger KILLED ME!! Seriously, I was vacuuming when the audio ended and stopped in the middle of the room to go buy book #3....thank goodness it was already out, even if it wasn't in audio yet.

Enjoyable!!

It was a pleasure to listen to and a different story line which kept my interest. I'm looking forward to her next book.