Kiss Shot

Written by Carolyn Elizabeth

Narrated by Amy Deuchler

Hot-headed and soft-hearted Street Crimes Detective, Lucy "Lucky" Sorin, can't seem to stay out of trouble. She even manages to get kicked off the task force working to bring down the Rat Lords, an outlaw motorcycle club in town.

Instead of taking a demotion she turns in her badge, grabs her stick and goes looking for a level table with fast cloth-at the Rat Lords' clubhouse. While all eyes are on the ex-cop turned pool hustler, Lucky only has eyes for Mira Allen, the club president's lover.

With her smooth stroke and smart mouth, it doesn't take long for Lucky to find trouble again. Tempers soon flare and nothing is quite what it seems. Everyone has a secret someone else is willing to kill for-and Lucky is dangerously behind the eight-ball.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: May 30, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350810424

Reviews for Kiss Shot

[Jude · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Lucy “Lucky” Sorin is a former homeless teen turned police detective, thanks to the support of a woman who is now her captain. When an informant gets killed by a bikers gang, the captain takes advantage of Lucky’s hot-headedness to pretend-fire her so she can go undercover. Lucky’s pool hustling skills help her get close to the gang, and the leader’s lover, Mira Allen.

Lucky cares a lot and for a cop, that can be dangerous. She also has this self-centredness and single-mindedness of those who see themselves as saviours but only on their own terms. Just as dangerous, if not more. Good intentions, Hell, and all. Allies, learn from this, that’s not how you help or support anyone.

In Lucky’s case, however, it makes her annoying and relatable at once. It’s fiction. Anyone acting this way IRL wouldn’t stay around me for long. Yet in the context of the story, it shows the character’s flaws and allows for growth.

It may not be obvious from everything I wrote above but I enjoyed this book a lot. I always enjoy this author’s books, to be honest. It’s not my favourite narration by Amy Deuchler (she was awesome in The Other Side of Forrestlands Lake by the same author), but she got the job done.

There’s a lot of adrenaline and action in this story, and it’s gritty as they come. Lucky is pretty much out of control all the time, not listening much and certainly not thinking for long before jumping, but it seems to work for her most of the time. If you put aside the repeated beatings she has to endure over the course of the book. The interactions with Mira are a lot of fun, whether they’re flirting or Mira wants to kill Lucky for whatever reckless things she’s done again.

[jamie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Good story and narration. Definitely suspenseful and edge of seat at times. I really enjoyed it.