Killing Game
By Felicity Heaton
Linden Bay Romance
Jan. 2006
154 pages
$5.99
ISBN: 1-905393-24-5
Romance
Lily was a naïve 17-year-old when she arrived in New York from L.A. She followed her boyfriend to New York in hopes of a lasting relationship, instead her hopes are dashed when she finds him in the arms of another woman. In shock she finds herself in a dark alley and hears a bang. Running down from a fire escape is a man dressed in black.
Cain sees her standing there and in order to know what she heard and saw, he grabs her and hustles her into his car. She's very quiet and doesn't seem to realize how trusting she is being. She is letting him take her home. After he hears her story, Cain knows that he can't let her become enmeshed in the seedy underground he found himself in when he ran away to the big city. So he helps her get a job and an apartment with no strings attached. He refuses to tell her what he does for a living in hopes that she will stay as innocent as she is now. His life as a hired hit man would disgust and alienate her and he's not sure he wants to let go of her and the light she brings into his life.
Lily cannot believe her luck; she's found an amazing man who is willing to help her without any thought of carnal payment. It seems too good to be true. She is able to work and decorate her new apartment with his help, but feels alone and lost without Cain. She wonders about his job, especially when she meets some of his associates. Exactly what does he do and why won't he tell her?
Killing Game was a book that had a great plot idea, but I don't feel that it lived up to its potential. I had a small issue with the heroine being seventeen while the hero was older, she was to turn eighteen soon after meeting him, but I still had a problem with her being a minor. Lily was a very sweet young girl that didn't seem to understand a lot of what was going on around her. Cain was a tortured hero with a black past and a terrible secret. Even though these two characters were pretty well written and the plot was a great idea; this seemed a very shallow book. I was disappointed by the almost hazy quality of the writing and hope that the author will be able to perfect her writing skills in the future. I give this book 3 bullets out of 5.
--Serena Polheber, gottawritenetwork.com
January 18, 2006
copyright Serena Polheber and GWN
