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Book Review By amy smith
Standing in the Shadows by Shannon mckenna

Connor's partner was murdered, and Connor spent several months in a coma, left with scars, burns and a shattered leg. His colleague, Ed Riggs, was corrupted and blackmailed and is now in prison. Conner was the cop that put him away. He also saved Riggs daughter Erin who he loves. Novak is supposed to be rotting in a maximum security prison, but Connor has just heard of his escape. Novak almost got his vicious claws into Erin once, and if the Feds won't protect her, then Connor will. He's loved Erin for over a decade and has had hot, sexual fantasies about her for all that time. Erin is the only person capable of pushing his lamebrain "hero" button.

Connor doesn't know it, but Erin sees him as her hero, her protector, the man of her dreams. He's intense, intelligent and has a force of will so overwhelming, he sweeps her away. But, her strong and noble Connor turns into a puddle around her.   This is a powerful book rife with steamy sex, an imperfect lead character, a nasty villain and a happy ending. The sexual chemistry between the lead characters is hot enough to singe the pages and honest enough to be utterly captivating.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 0 %
Crime Thriller Yes
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - finding a known killer
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Eccentric: Yes
The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Genius

Setting
City? Yes
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity - rape (yeech!)
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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