Dylan Prescott has all the answers, even when she doesn’t know the questions. She’s in her element cruising the singles scene and crushing cases as a newly minted NYPD detective. Equal parts free spirit and thrill seeker, catching bad guys and charming good girls are what she was born to do.
Briana Logan doesn’t play. A successful Assistant United States Attorney with several convictions on her résumé, she’s a commanding presence in the courtroom. In any room, to be honest. Smart and sexy, she’s got her work-life balance down. It’s simple: career first, everything else second. That is, until Dylan Prescott is assigned to the team investigating a sophisticated narcotics ring.
Their chemistry is undeniable, but the complicated NYC criminal justice system doesn’t leave room for real feelings. Keeping their emotions in check isn’t easy. Where the heart is concerned, no one is bulletproof.
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The story is about Dylan Prescott a brilliant NYPD detective and Briana Logan a successful AUSA. The attraction between the two is immediate but they both work on the same important drug trafficking case which is a priority. But ignoring their growing chemistry is impossible so what begins as a crime story turns halfway into a real romance.
I found the evolution of their relationship extremely natural, they know each other as two people not interested in a serious story but their attraction soon evolves into a true relationship that brings with it a legacy of insecurities and angst.
On one hand, I appreciated how the focus shifted, without my realizing it, to the dynamics between Dylan and Briana and how in general certain decisions we make can be perceived by the partner, especially if we are talking about our own work and career.
On the other hand, I couldn’t help but notice how extremely heteronormative their couple dynamics were, it almost seemed anachronistic to me. As important as the representation of the “classic” butch-femme relationship is, I found it to be a bit too crystallized on binary roles, but maybe that’s my perception.
I found it a good book, I would have perhaps preferred that the crime part was more preponderant and perhaps more complex but it’s only because I love crime stories.
I can't read straight 