PERILOUS PASSIONS
Katherine D. Jones
Parker Publishing
ISBN: 978-160043051-0
February 2008
Romance- Multicultural

Karen Bryant once a tough policewoman is now in charge of a project that will keep her community safe in Cleveland. She has organized people from several walks of life, but one in particular was given to her from her brother. Officer Caro Spencer is assigned to represent the police department, helping to keep the kids active and out of trouble. He starts off on the wrong foot with Karen though when he arrives at her meeting late. She lights into him and he storms out leaving her talking to his back.

Caro Spencer, a police officer moved from the burglary division to the community affairs division temporarily because of an injury, is not happy. Having ill feelings about being transferred he is more than upset to learn that he will be on a committee that will keep him away from any type of action. And the nerve that Karen would try to humiliate him in front of everyone and expect him to go along with it, never. Yet after Karen calls her brother and he sheds light on what Caro is dealing with, she waves the flag and invites the two of them to dinner at her house. For most people sparks fly when there is sexual tension in the room, but for Karen and Caro there are flames blazing. Not taking the time to get acquainted, they let their bodies make the introductions instead of their heads.

Because both Karen and Caro have issues their timing couldn't be worst. She has her project to keep moving, and a nightmare of issues when the last person she put away gets out, and dealing with Caro's hot and cold advances isn't helping. Caro is secretly working on a burglary case and fighting his feelings for Karen as he tries to work with her project. Not able to completely forgo the lust they have for each other, things only get more complicated as they work together on his case, while trying to protect Karen from her number one enemy.

Ms. Jones has written a story with more than enough passion for anyone who is truly into romantic escapades. Karen and Caro are so hot together that just looking at each other sets them on fire. Add in the suspense from both of their police lives and the pages just keep you turning waiting to see what will happen next.

Unfortunately this is Ms. Jones final work before she passed away. She described her writing style as contemporary romance fiction with a twist. I had the pleasure of reading most of her other work and I believe that her writing style will truly be missed.

Reviewed by Lora McDonald
Rating 4