"Both gritty and heart warming!"

Katherine has worked hard to leave the projects behind her. Now she's an Assistant District Attorney. Since she was young, she's been planning and working toward this goal. Now the projects are haunting her with her next appointment. Jake Monroe. Of all the luck. Kate went to school with Jake. In high school, Katherine avoided him. He was dangerous even back then. Now he's an ex-convict, with a body to die for.

Jake can't believe he's here with Katherine. Back in school, the beautiful woman she would become was only hinted at. After their business is complete, Katherine goes with him for coffee. After being in jail for three years, Jake is more than ready to get laid. For some strange reason, Katherine agrees to take Jake home.

Will they have a relationship? What happens when Jake tries to push Katherine into kinky sex? Will she agree or will she kick him out?

ONCE A THIEF is both gritty and heartwarming. Doreen DeSalvo has written a very sensual story of redemption. The emotions are very real and nothing is held back as boundaries are crossed in this unique love story. If you like to push the limits, you don't want to miss this one!

Reviewed by Chere Gruver
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted June 15, 2004

Summary

The good girl -- She's worked hard to leave her ghetto roots behind. Now a successful district attorney with a reputation to uphold, Katherine can't afford to let go and indulge her secret desires.

The bad boy -- Ex-convict Jake Monroe remembers Kate as an uptight, prissy teenager. Seeing her again makes him want to live out every kinky fantasy he's ever had -- with her.

They have nothing in common but a difficult past...and a taste for forbidden pleasures that may ruin them both. Jake's determined to tear down Kate's walls, to push her past her limits. But Kate takes him further than he ever imagined.