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“Wow. That’s—” The male voice shifted away from her in the dark. “That’s a potent odor.”
Autumn wretched again. Acid burned her esophagus and she knew she’d never drink bourbon again. Not even to save her life.
“I aim to impress.” Her voice croaked like a bullfrog with laryngitis. She spat into the mess, trying to clear away the rank taste.
“You’re succeeding,” he said. “Autumn Alex, the girl with two names and two boyfriends.”
It was Shane who spoke. She recognized his voice. Or, more like, she recognized her body’s response to the appealing timbre of his voice. A tiny involuntary moan rose from her chest. How was that possible? With a raw throat, the sound came out as more of a garbled belch than a seductive whimper.
“I don’t have a boyfriend—or two of them, either—you yank wanker,” she said. Autumn didn’t deny having two names. Actually, she currently used four names plus a corporation name, but Shane didn’t need to know that right now. “How long was I out?” she asked.
“Less than an hour, I think,” he said. “There’s no clock in here.”
Fuzzy recollections of the previous forty-eight hours slapped around inside her head as she scooted across the carpeted floor. Memories mingled with the distorted and incomprehensible dreams she’d been having and increased the churning nausea inside her stomach.
With arms outstretched, Autumn searched for anything in the absolute dark. She found smooth walls and the floor beneath her and nothing else. Autumn breathed deep, trying to clear her mind and settle the roiling upset inside her gut. Her thoughts cleared, but the sick feeling remained. She understood that Gabe Moretti was the source of her stomach clenching and overwrought nerves more so than the drug he’d slipped into her bourbon.
“It feels like I slept for hours,” she said.
“No. Although, I think you’re part feline. You take short naps and lash out with uncalled-for attacks. You’re all teeth and claws for no reason at all,” he said.
“What did I do this time?” Autumn found Shane when her fingertips brushed against his leg.
He grunted for an answer.
Autumn stopped searching their makeshift prison. “No one has ever compared me or my sleeping problems to a cat before, but I see the resemblances. I’m independent, but occasionally need the company of others. I’m athletic, but a little finicky.”
“And a psychotic man-slayer,” he said, interrupting her cat analogy with his own.
She sat back against the wall and laughed. Shane may not be joking, but his remarks eased the knots of tension that had taken up residence along her spine and between her brows.
“Think what you will about me, but I’m not a man-slayer,” she said.
The sound he made was somewhere between another grunt or clearing his throat. Either way, she got the impression that he blamed her for their current predicament of being locked inside Gabe Moretti’s secret room.
My Review…
Granite Lake Romance
Another new to me author, another fantastic story!
There are other books in this series, which I know have on my TBR list. But I can honestly say this can be read as a total stand alone.
This is the story of Autumn and Shane and their crazy adventure together.
I absolutely loved Autumn! I loved her quirkiness, her lust for adventure. I also admired her honesty and her willingness to admit her vulnerabilities. She was a delight to read about and uncover. She is the kind of character I wished I had as a best friend.
Shane is the best of an alpha, anti-hero. He doesn’t do relationships, he doesn’t do commitments, but finds himself in the very definition of both. How he is able to navigate the adventures with Autumn is fun, steamy and funny!
Shane and Autumn’s chemistry is off the charts! I loved how Shane accepted Autumn’s quirks and sassiness with ease. They are like two puzzle pieces that fit together perfectly.
I also enjoyed how their relationship developed. There was no clinginess, no big moan and groan on Autumn’s part about how Shane felt about her. Sure she wondered for a bit, then she got into her groove and rolled with the punches.
The secondary characters are fantastic and I can’t wait to go back and read their stories in the previous books!
Well done Ms. Kessler!! I can’t wait to read more in the future!
Bibliophile Chloe 
Thank you so much for reading (and for your awesome thoughts on the novel) AND for sharing Detecting Autumn.
Cheers!
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