Ivy is a tough as nails kind of girl. She doesn't wear her heart on her sleeve and she doesn't let people in easily. She hasn't settled down and is a wanderer. She hasn't put roots down before moving to San Francisco and working for her Uncle; she was considering it when the unthinkable happened.
Sebastian is a ghost. And with a name like that, he has to be a hot, alpha male! He's ex military and has been doing the jobs most don't want and he's good at what he does. He hasn't put roots down, doesn't meet women other than to pay for their services and he's usually in and out of a city faster than you can change underwear.
He meets Ivy because of his job. But he finds her interesting and intriguing. Soon he wants to spend time with her and be around here for more than just a job.
Ivy and Sebastian begin spending time together and they easily find a groove. Ivy starts depending on him and enjoys his company. Sebastian begins thinking about settling in San Francisco. But there is still the constant fear that Ivy is considered a loose end and he doesn't want to leave her unaware and have something happen to her. As Ivy begins remembering more from the murder, Sebastian is there trying to help her in more ways than she knows.
There are many twists to this story and it's completely captivating. I thoroughly enjoyed the dynamics and watching Sebastian and Ivy's story unfold. I wanted them to be together and I wanted her to not hate him when the truth finally came out. I really enjoyed Ivy's story!
This is the 4th book in the series and I would recommend reading in order, as the characters would make more sense. You can get book 1, Burying Water, here.
The USA TODAY bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths series and Burying Water—which Kirkus Reviews called “a sexy, romantic, gangster-tinged page-turner”—returns with a new novel packed with romance, plot twists, and psychological suspense.
Ivy Lee, a talented tattoo artist who spent the early part of her twenties on the move, is looking for a place to call home. She thinks she might have finally found it working in her uncle’s tattoo shop in San Francisco. But all that changes when a robbery turns deadly, compelling her to pack up her things yet again.
When they need the best, they call him. That’s why Sebastian Riker is back in California, cleaning up the mess made after a tattoo shop owner who resorted to blackmail and got himself shot. But it’s impossible to get the answers he needs from a dead body, leaving him to look elsewhere. Namely, to the twenty-something-year-old niece who believes this was a random attack. Who needs to keep believing that until Sebastian finds what he’s searching for.
Ivy has one foot out of San Francisco when a chance encounter with a stranger stalls her departure. She’s always been drawn to intense men, so it’s no wonder that she now finds a reason to stay after all, quickly intoxicated by his dark smile, his intimidating strength, and his quiet control.
That is, until Ivy discovers that their encounter was no accident—and that their attraction could be her undoing.
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