"Not your usual cop story"

As the only black female detective in the department, Jamie Hanna has always had to prove herself. Sometimes it seemed that she would never be accepted. Even her partner treated her with disrespect. One day while on a stakeout she was wounded and her partner was killed in an ambush. While recovering the hospital she finds herself being accused of being a dirty cop.

Dan Janson is the editor of the paper that has done a hatchet job on Jamie. The story they printed had everyone thinking that Jamie was not only dirty but that she was responsible for her partner's death. Needless to say Jamie is not pleased to see Dan. After a confrontation, Dan starts to question the motives behind his reporter's story on Jamie. Were the facts true and was Jamie dirty or did the reporter twist the facts to tell the story the way he wanted it to go?

Together they decide to go after the bad guys who framed Jamie. Even though their lives are in danger they can't seem to deny their attraction to each other.

This wasn't your usual cop story. Jamie wasn't quite as hardened as some female cops are portrayed. She came across as a real person with faults. The interaction between Jamie and Dan was interesting to read and the fact that Jamie was black didn't overshadow the story. It was just taken as a fact that she was who she was. This really isn't a complaint but the tone of this story was a bit rougher than some of the romantica I've read recently.

Sexual content: NC-17.

Reviewed by Emily Anne
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted August 11, 2003

Summary

As the only black female detective in her department, Jamie Hanna worked hard to earn the respect of her male colleagues. When her partner is killed in a drug stakeout gone wrong, Jamie is suspected of of being dirty.

Editor Dan Janson, blond, blue eyed, who has nursed a secret fascination for Jamie for some time, now suspects she set her partner up. Even though they exchange angry words at their first meeting, neither Jamie nor Dan can deny or ignore the spark of passion that ignites between them. As they team up to track down the killer, they discover a depth of erotic satisfaction neither expected. But they can decide, they find themselves in the killer's sights.