In the Arms of the Law: Isabella\'s Illusions

M&M-loving detective Isabella Knowles is living her dream. She is a detective for the 15th Precinct and has given her life over to her career. Although her father is crying out for grandkids, Isabella is doing her best to ignore him. She's not currently involved with anyone, or is she? Isabella has a secret, and it's one that threatens to spin her life out of control.

Private investigator Brady Jacobs is a small-town boy turned celebrity. His uncanny ability to solve cases has made his business successful, but his gift comes with a price, a price that he pays by remaining cool and detached, by not becoming involved.

Isabella’s Illusions is a taut and exciting read. I was sucked into this story and the tension between Isabella and Brady almost immediately. Their “friends with benefits” relationship is hot and humorous, but how do they tell each other that they want more? That is the crux of the story – the consuming need that they have for each other, although neither wants to admit it. These two strong, stubborn people are wellcrafted and realistic. Brady is my favorite kind of hero – handsome, wounded, and toting a passel of baggage. Isabella has grown up in a man’s world, chosen a man’s profession, and now must learn to truly become a woman. Author Kacey Hammel wraps the emotion between them with a truly terrifying case, and when someone close to Isabella comes up missing, will Brady’s protective instincts lose him the woman he’s come to love? Check out Isabella's Illusions and find out for yourself. I know that I’m eagerly awaiting the next book in this exciting series.

Reviewed by: Michelle