Beauty And The Badge

By Julie Miller

When girl next door Beth Rogers pounded on Detective Kevin Grove's door in the middle of the night, she awakened not only the cop, but also the die–hard protector. His spunky neighbour had uncovered scandalous secrets about a murder and someone was threatening to silence her...permanently.

After one heartbreak too many, Kevin was ready to call it quits. With his brawn and tough–guy looks, no woman had been able to see the caring soul that lurked beneath. But with one look into Beth's frightened eyes, the true–blue hero couldn't turn her away. Now, with every step leading them closer to danger, the safest place was in each other's arms.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
• Release date: Jul 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781460827543

Julie Miller

USA TODAY bestselling author Julie Miller writes breathtaking romantic suspense. She has sold millions of copies of her books worldwide, and has earned a National Readers Choice Award, two Daphne du Maurier prizes and an RT BookReviews Career Achievement Award. For a complete list of her books and more, go to www.juliemiller.org.

Reviews for Beauty And The Badge

[jjmcgaffey · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Ehhh. Excellent writing, great characters and characterization - and I _hate_ the 'bodyguard overcome by lust' trope. The only thing that got me through was that they knew it was a bad idea and mostly restrained themselves. But of course we got the scene where they're isolated together, momentarily safe but with the bad guys on their way - and they just have to have sex. Spiced up, in this case, with him being injured and seriously ill so he wouldn't be very good at standing watch even if he kept his mind on the matter. Sheesh! Also lots of twists and sneaky motivations - both for good and for evil. Gorgeous description - I was under a blanket on a warm night and shivering as they dealt with the ice storm. Well-written, good characters (as I said), but I doubt I'll ever reread it. Not good enough to overcome that trope, for me.