| Series: | Divorced and Desperate #3.5 |
| Pub. Date: | May 1, 2018 |
| Publisher: | Tantor Audio |
| Narrators: | Wendy Tremont King |
| Length: | 3 hrs 37 min |
| Source: | Publisher |
Divorced, Desperate and Dangerous is a novella in the Divorced and Desperate series, which started off with a posse of women who were, as the title suggests, divorced and desperate. With failed marriages and man trouble in their lives, the women were on the hunt and somewhat sex obsessed, but commitment phobic. I have only read the first book, Divorced, Desperate and Delicious, but I don't think you necessarily need to read this series in order.
Reese Morris has left town to find peace. After her brother was arrested and she learned that the man she was interested was really an undercover cop, she is at her limit. Returning to the small island of Hung, Georgia, of which she had fond childhood memories, Reese is hoping to hide from her problems. Only it seems those problems weren't planning to stay put in Texas and Reese will be forced to face the drama, and then some.
This is a short novella, only 3.5 hours from start to finish. So there wasn't a ton of time for character development. More time was spent on the romantic suspense part of the plot, which was necessary to keep the story moving. So Reese was a passable heroine for what we knew of her. She seems to be a sweet southern girl; she was outgoing and made friends easily. Our hero, Turner Calder, is the undercover cop and has gone chasing after Reese to keep her safe. I liked his character and would have loved to know more about him. There was pretty good chemistry between Turner and Reese, and Reese couldn't deny the pull despite her misgivings about his role in her current drama.
I don't know if the backstory to this novella happened in an earlier book, as I have not read those. I would have liked more information about Reese's brother and the events that sent her running to Georgia... but I was able to understand what was happening w/o having that info. These books are really light reads with some slapstick comedy, but also some heartwarming friendships mixed in.
The narrator, Wendy Tremont King, does a good job with the performance. She easily differentiates between the characters and has no problem affecting a male persona.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book that I received from the publisher, Tantor Audio.
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