Stripped
Tara Wyatt
Blue HEAT Book 1
May 15, 2018
Detective Sawyer Matthews isn’t just having a bad day—he’s having the worst day. His hunt for the criminal who killed his team member has stalled and now… he’s got to play nice with his new, totally unwanted partner. It’s not that she isn’t qualified, or that he doesn’t like her—it’s because he knows what she looks like naked. So very, very naked.Brooke Simmons finally landed her dream job working for H.E.A.T, an elite undercover detective squad, and she’s not giving up simply because she had a one-night-stand with her sullen—but undeniably sexy—new partner. They’ll just have to keep it professional. Easier said than done, considering their first case requires Sawyer to infiltrate a drug cartel operating out of a male strip show. Watching him do his best Magic Mike impression every night isn’t just hot—it’s torture.
Sawyer doesn’t need any distractions, yet his attraction to Brooke is explosive and he can’t resist going for round two. Or three. Or four. But as their investigation progresses and danger mounts, they’ll have to put their jobs, hearts, and lives on the line to fight… for each other, for survival, and for justice.
Stripped is the first novel in Tara Wyatt's new Blue HEAT series and follows Sawyer and Brooke after they share a steamy night together, never expecting to cross paths again, only to later discover that Brooke is Sawyer's new partner at work. With the pain still fresh from losing his last partner, and friend, Sawyer isn't too happy to get stuck with a new Detective especially one as distracting as Brooke. But this is Brooke's big chance to prove herself as a Detective so she isn't backing down easily, no matter how much she wants to jump Sawyers bones.
I found this story to be really interesting and it was easy to get right into it and involved with these characters. I loved the chemistry that was between Sawyer and Brooke and I thought it was a nice change of things that they had a insta-lust connection instead of an insta-love one. Instead we got to read on and discover how their feelings of lust turned into love.
There were a few scenes surrounding the whole cop-take-down situation that I had issues with. They seemed a little rushed and for me there just wasn't enough attention focused on that part of the story. Also there was a nod to 21 Jump Street it seemed but I didn't particularly like that some of the things that happened almost felt like they were taken right from the movie. Maybe that was me, who knows, but that's how I felt about it.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book for anyone that want's a steamy cop story. Next up is another HEAT detective getting his story and I can't wait to learn more about him.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tara Wyatt is a contemporary romance and romantic suspense author. Known for her humor and steamy love scenes, Tara's writing has won several awards, including the Golden Quill Award and the Booksellers' Best Award. In addition, she is a 2018 RITA® Finalist for her novella, Until the Sun Sets.
Tara has been writing since 2013, and her first book, Necessary Risk, was published in 2016. Since then, she's written three more books, three novellas, and has co-written three books. She's currently working on her next romantic suspense series, Blue HEAT. The first book in the series, Stripped, will be available in May 2018.
When she's not hanging out with your next book boyfriend, she can be found reading, watching movies, and drinking wine. A librarian by day and a romance writer by night, Tara lives in Hamilton, Ontario with the world's cutest dog and a husband who makes all her of her heroes look like chumps.
Visit her online at www.tara-wyatt.com.
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