This is the sequel to "Kiss Me if you Can", which I finished reading last week. Two of the minor characters from the "Kiss Me" book became the main characters for the sequel, and vice versa with the main characters from the previous book. So Coop and Lexie become secondary characters, and the focus shifts to Coop's best friend, Sara; a female cop from the New York Police Department, and her ex-partner, Rafe Mancuso.
It starts out overlapping with an event near the end of the first book. Sara and Rafe are working an off-duty job, handling Security at a Jewelry Auction that is also in the first book. The same turn of events happen, only this time it is from the perspective of Sara and Rafe, which is somewhat different from the previous description.
In both books, Lexie is briefly taken hostage at knife-point by a thief disguised as a waiter. Coop tries to talk the thief into letting Lexie go, without any luck. The theif let's her go just before escaping the building, however, and Sara and Rafe take off after the perp, whom they end up capturing, but not without injury. Rafe was stabbed in the chest while fighting with the thief, and Sara re-injured her knee while running after him.
They both end up on medical leave to recover, only Sara is told that she may not heal adequately to return to active duty at the NYPD, which is very upsetting to her, since she defined herself by her work. She was single, and liked it that way, never committing to long-term relationships, due to the many failed marriages in her family, including her dad, who raised her alone.
As mentioned earlier, Sara and Rafe used to be partners at work, but Rafe requested to be re-assigned, since they had become very close, and he had become attracted to her, in spite of the fact that he was engaged. Not wanting to be tempted to cheat, as his father had done to his mother, he removed the temptation by leaving. Sara was also attracted to him, though never said so, since he was engaged. Since being reassigned, Rafe and his fiance' had parted ways, but Rafe never pursued Sara, because of her attitude about marriage.
The turn of events that follow change all of that, though it is a very bumpy road. Personally I think it was way too bumpy, and I got pretty frustrated about it a few times. I think it shouldn't have been THAT hard! The main obstacle was her fear of failure, thinking that there was no way things could last between them, no matter how happy she was to be with him and his family. Stupid!
I won't tell you anymore, but I enjoyed it a lot, in spite of the frustrating parts. I give this book 5 starts as well.
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