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liked this book it was well written and a joy to read but in saying that there was something that wouldn't let me give itstars.


Crystal Cartwright considers herself to be white trash which she isn't, She looks after the neighbors two kids, Mark and Devon to earn some extra money as well as being a waitress at the diner.


On their way home the three of them find a dead body, the neighborhood homeless guy Manny.
Enter the cop who is down on his luck Jack Dunlevy, Throughout the story they can't fight their attraction, Along with the kidnapping, drugs, multiple murders this was a good book, I liked that the author showed that people still smoke in books, The ending was not to my liking as in will Crystal do something with her life apart from having a ton of babies

I have Family Ties to read on my list soon as well and I can't wait as I did enjoy this read but for me it was a filler more than anything else.
LOVED IT! Similar writing style as James Patterson, with longer chapters, which made this a quick read.
Looking forward to the second in the series, This took a little determination to get through, Found the main female character hard to relate to, Personal prejudice against smokers I am terribly allergic,

Good twist at the end to round up the bad guys, which I wasn't expecting.
Good story. I enjoyed the back and forth of this relationship, though at times the romance was a bit repetitive.
Through it all, the two romantic leads managed to keep the relationship going, The plot was a good read, All in all, a very fun read, Excellent read!! As if stumbling over a dead body isn't enough, Crystal Cartwright finds herself playing surrogate mother to two small boys when their fatherher neighbordoesn't come home.
The kids aren't much trouble, but the thieves, drug dealers and kidnappers they're about to encounter are.


Detective Jack Dunlevy, a cop down on his luck, draws the cases no one else wants.
A simple investigation involving a dead homeless man quickly changes as Crystal enlists Jack's help with the children.
Drawn into a mystery that none of them

could have anticipated, they're faced with a situation that will change their lives forever.
There were good to great aspects in this book but there were also as many ridiculous ones.
The drama of the story was good, although I'm not quite sure of how many people were killedwhy was it necessary to kill the last homeless guy who clearly wasn't talking.
The brains behind the whole operation was a great twist, The tension, the danger, all bits of drama were very well developed and jumped off the page.
Devon and Mark wee great, although sometimes very far in the background almost like props instead of characters.
But when they were drawn out, they were vivid, Jack was pretty well developed too, There was a lot of baggage with both his and Crystal's characters, I think it was a little much to have so much serious baggage in ALL of the main characters.
And yet, somehow, they all managed to overcome that baggage early on to form a family of their own even before anyone had thought it through.
The attraction/relationship between Jack and Crystal seemed forced at the beginning, or just not natural given the situation.
However, as the relationship went on, it became more and more like a real relationship, with each party getting irritated and taking it out on one another.
It takes a lot for me to give any bookstars, Especially a book by an author I've never read before, This was a freebie on my Kindle so I decided to give it a shot, What a great book! I'm not going to go into what the book is about as that's already been done.
But I will say this, . this author took a idea that did not seem like much in my opinion and turned it into one of the better books I've read this year.
It has children two little boys, an almost burnt out police detective, a woman barely making ends meet, a dog, a couple of homeless people, and a dad who disappeared under mysterious circumstances, murder, kidnapping, fairly decent sex and a love story.
I fell in love with all of the characters, The story was written very well, It never seemed bogged down with unnecessary details, I have read tons and TONS of books, Normally if there is a socalled mystery involved, I can usually figure out the mystery of who the bad guy is early on.
In this book, I had no clue until the end, I kept trying to figure out how certain aspects would be resolved, The surprise at the end tied it all up in a nice, neat bow,

As I mentioned, this is my first by this author, It most definitely will not be my last, This is the first book I read by Jamie Hill, I love the mystery in the story, I loved how Crystal cared for Devon amp Mark like they were her kids, I loved how Jack saved amp gave Crystal, Mark, amp Devon the family they deserved after all they been through.
This book is definitely worth every penny, I will definitely read more books by this author, Love Jamie's Cop in the Family series, Crystal Cartwright nudged the two little boys away from the dead body that blocked their entrance inside the decrepit apartment building and sat them on the bus stop bench that was on the side.
Crystal lit a cigarette and as she blew smoke from her mouth, a man in a leather jacket and worn jeans hurried to her and started asking questions.
Crystal blew smoke and then and asked him who he was, Poor Manny! Who would want to kill a sweet and homeless person like him Crystal worked at Moe's diner as a waitress and she had always given him food to eat and now he was deadjust what two little boys needed to see!

Detective Jack Dunlevy talked to the gorgeous redhead with the two little boys, and as he talked, he said the wrong thing about the victim because the woman knew that the body had been a person and although he was homeless that he deserved some respect.
Jack was two years away from retirement and in the eighteen years he had been on the Wichita, Kansas police department he had seen in all.
Twice divorced, Jack had no intention to marry again but the redhead stirred something in his heart that he never felt before, and seeing that she wore no wedding ring, Jack chased fantasies of her being in his bed.


Janie Hill writes a suspence filled book that leaves you on the edge of your seat in her first novel: Family Secrets, the book was very well written, full of twists and uncertainty that it would make an excellent movie! Crystal springs from a drunk mother and an endless line of step fathers, she thinks of herself as unworthy of Jack's love because she is white trash while Jack is a harden detective who just wants to catch bad guys.
This is my first novel by Ms, Hill and it will certainly not be my last, A must read for all suspense lovers and definitely a keeper!
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