A Dangerous Deception (Indigo: Sensuous Love Stories)

Rating:
Summary: Love Conquers All
Review: I am a romantic by every standard, just like that person who can read
a romance novel on a daily basis. Although I'm not at that point yet,
I do enjoy a good wholesome romance book and A Dangerous Deception by
J.M. Jeffries satisfies that romantic interest very nicely. I really
enjoyed the storyline and the depth of each character.

Cher Dawson and Luc Broussard are madly in love with each other. Luc
proposes to Cher and they begin making plans to marry. Now this is
where Luc's mother, Victoria Compton, comes in and puts a very
devious damper on Cher and Luc's marriage plans. Victoria Compton has
other ideas about whom should marry her son and that does not include
Cher, who she considers from the wrong side of the tracks, not good
enough to marry her son. While Luc is attending classes, Cher is
cleaning and preparing for his mother's arrival to announce and
celebrate their good news. Victoria arrives at their apartment
earlier then expected,and Cher is unprepared for the shock that
Victoria has for her. Victoria reveals to Cher that she has been
doing quite a bit of background checking into Cher's life. Victoria
blackmails Cher into accepting a proposition that will remove Cher
from Luc's life forever. Cher accepts Victoria blackmail to protect
the one person who saved her from the streets and possible death
from losing his job and being humiliated. While Luc is in class,
Cher packs up and leaves. Luc is left hurt and totally bewildered by
Cher's sudden departure.

Years later, they are bought together again, but under more
unfortunate circumstances. Luc's mother, Victoria, is murdered and
everything points to her younger husband, Edward Compton. Although
he is tried and acquitted, Luc, who is now a widower, continues to
believe Edward Compton killed his mother and will not give up until
he is brought to justice along with anyone else involved. To do that,
he must enlist the help of a person he thought he would never ever
see again, Cher Dawson. Cher is now a Lieutenant on the police force
in the town where Edward Compton now lives with his sister. Working
with Luc to help solve his mother's murder does not sit well with
Cher. Luc's closeness brings up long submerged feelings and she is
nervous that he will find out a secret that she has kept from him.
The investigation begins and the revelations definitely keep the
pages turning. The ending is wonderful and very calculating.
You will indeed enjoy this book.

I applaud the writing team of J.M. Jeffries for a wonderful,
suspenseful and romantic novel of love that withstood much turmoil
but prevailed in the end. I recommend this book and give it a rating
of 4.

Reviewed by Kalaani

Rating:
Summary: Oh yeah!
Review: Street wise Cher Dawson and rich Luc Broussard were engaged while attending Stanford University. While Luc was taking his final exam, his mother paid Cher a nasty visit. Victoria Broussard blackmailed Cher into disappearing from Luc's life, to save her foster father. Cher did not even get to say good-bye. Luc returned from class to hear his mother say she had caught Cher in bed with another man.

Fourteen years later...(San Francisco)
Luc watched his mother's murderer walk out of the courtroom as a free man! Luc was possitive young Edward Compton had married Victoria for money and then had her killed. The only good thing was that the money was Luc's, not Victoria's, and Compton received nothing for his trouble. Since Compton could not be tried twice, Luc would put him behind bars for something else. The [plan] had been so smoothly carried out that Luc was sure Compton and his sister, Helen Ramsey, had pulled it off before. So Luc went to Phoenix to get the best person for the job!

Lieutenant Cher Dawson was head of Phoenix Police Department's Cold Case Unit and had a high success rate. She did NOT take kindly to Luc reappearing in her life, throwing money at Commissioner Sanchez, and forcing Cher to drop everything to investigate Compton. Not only did Cher hate being considered Luc's servant, but she feared he would learn he had a thirteen year old daughter that he knew nothing about!

... The writing team of J.M. Jeffries seems to get better with each book that comes out! This one will go on my "keeper shelf" to be read again. Cher is a strong character that readers will love instantly and the daughter, Miranda, is a pistol! I enjoyed every action filled second and every romantic (and stress filled) scene!

Rating:
Summary: One Great Romance!!!!
Review: This is the first J.M. Jeffries' book I've ever read. If this is a sample of her writing I'm going to read more. The writing was exceptional. The characters were strong and real. The mystery was tight and very well thought out. And the romance was HOT!!!!!!!!!!!! I look forward to more books from this talented voice in romance.

Rating:
Summary: One Great Romance!!!!
Review: This is the first J.M. Jeffries' book I've ever read. If this is a sample of her writing, I'm going to read more. The writing was exceptional. The characters were strong and real. The mystery was tight and very well thought out. And the romance was HOT! I look forward to more books from this talented voice in romance.