Sandy M’s review of Take Me Tonight (Bullet Catchers, Book 3) by Roxanne St. Claire
Contemporary romantic suspense released 27 Mar 07 by Pocket Star

I’m once again reading a book that takes place in the middle of a series and I get so caught up in it, I have to find the other books that I knew nothing about. Just one book is enough to pull me in this world of bodyguards. This Bullet Catchers series is witty, sexy, romantic, and has plenty of mystery and a downright evil villain or two. Each book is designed to stand alone, which makes me very happy.

There’s always several things going on in this book, so you never stop turning the pages, let alone want to put the thing down for even a minute. Sage is positive her roommate did not kill herself and she’s determined to find out the truth behind her mysterious death. She turns to her Aunt Lucy, a woman she hates. Lucy is top dog of the Bullet Catchers, an elite team of bodyguards. Knowing her niece has inheritied her mother’s tenacity, Lucy gives Sage what information she can and then sends one of the team to keep an eye on her as she uses her journalistic instincts to dig into places where trouble patiently waits. Sage is a strong, very independent woman and never takes no for an answer or defeat very lightly. She always wants the truth and won’t give up until she gets it, no matter the circumstances.

Which is the big problem for Johnny Christiano, Sage’s very own Bullet Catcher, but she doesn’t know he’s a bodyguard. She thinks he’s part of a dot com company that kidnaps women set up either by themselves or friends. The company then sends rescuers in like knights in shining armor to save the day, and it’s up the “victim” if she wants to take things a step further and spend the night with her rescuer. Basically, Johnny is paid to have sex with whoever wants it and Sage just can’t get past that. Johnny wants to level with her because he knows how much Sage values truth, but he owes Lucy loyalty for saving his life. He’s as sexy as they come, has a sense of humor, and he cooks! My kinda guy. But he takes his job seriously, is the best at what he does. He soon finds his heart is involved in his current case and faces the dilemma of betraying one of the two most important women in his life.

There’s plenty of twists and turns to keep the mystery evolving throughout the book. With the relationship between Sage and Johnny, Sage and Lucy, Johnny and Lucy, and then the investigation Sage and Johnny are into, you don’t have time to be bored, to skip a paragraph, or to read ahead. These characters keep you smack in the middle of the action and you don’t want to miss a thing.

Grade: A-

From the Back Cover:

What do thrill-seeking women want?

A fantasy-fulfilling abduction…an exciting rescue by a scorching hot guy…with an unforgettable night of passion. So they go to www.takemetonite.com — and then they die.

Someone has to stop it.

When Sage Valentine discovers that her roommate’s shocking suicide might be related to a website that provides edgy, thrill-seeking entertainment, she immediately books her own “abduction” to get some answers. But her “rescuer” isn’t really who she thinks he is….Johnny Christiano is dedicated to the Bullet Catchers, who saved him from a wise guy’s life of crime and turned him into an elite bodyguard. When he’s assigned to stop Sage’s kidnapping, he’s unexpectedly trapped between deceit and sizzling desire. But the closer Johnny and Sage get to the truth, the closer danger stalks them…until death is only a double-click away.

Read an excerpt.

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