Show Me 5 Saturday – Shut Up And Kiss Me by Christie Craig

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1 Book title: Shut Up and Kiss Me by Christie Craig

2 Words that describe the book: Romance/Suspense

3 Settings or characters:

*  Shala Winters, hired to make Precious, TX (pop. 893)  a tourist destination

*  Sky Gomez, police chief of Precious, needs to find out who’s trying to kill Shala Winters

*  Jose Darkwater, foster brother to Sky.  He left Precious years ago for NYC .  When he returns to see his injured father nothing goes right

4 Things I liked/disliked about the book:

* I liked the quirky minor characters

* I enjoyed  Christie Craig’s humor, had me laughing out loud a lot.

* I think Jose needs his own book, it would be hilarious (if this book is any indication)

* I liked the small-town aspect – where everyone knows everyone.  That usually makes things interesting.

5 Stars or less: 4/5


Back of the book:

Photojournalist Shala Winters already had her hands full bringing tourism to this backward, podunk town, but her job just got tougher.  Pictures can say a thousand words, and one of Shala’s is screaming bloody murder.  Now she has to entrust a macho, infuriating lawman with her life – but she’ll never trust him with her heart.

Trusted or not, Sky Gomez isn’t about to let a killer get his hands on Shala’s Nikon – or any of her more comely assets, for that matter.  Her mouth might move faster than a Piney Woods roadrunner, but all he can think about is how good it must taste…and how she’ll never escape true love.