Judi Lynn

While Jazzi and Ansel are helping a friend convert an old barn into living quarters, they are persuaded by their partner Jerod to help his Dad find out who killed his best mechanic and why. The victim, Vince, had been behaving abnormally - selling off his favorite motorcycle, convincing customers to have unnecessary work done their vehicles, and hiding things from friends and family. Jazzi spends less time on the construction site because she is pregnant and Ansel and Jerod are two very protective men.

This was an interesting mystery and fun to watch the men guard Jazzi while she digs out the clues to solve the murder.… (más)

Jazzi Zanders and her house flipping partners, cousin Jerod and live-in boyfriend Ansel, are doing some work for her sister Olivia on Olivia's new home. While there, Jazzi meets one of Olivia's neighbors, an elderly man named Leo who is out walking is dog. Jazzi learns from the man that there have been some mysterious goings-on in the neighborhood, including a young man named Miles who's gone missing. Jazzi hopes it's not another death, after being involved in her own murder investigation of a relative recently.

But when the dog finds Jazzi one day, and Leo is missing, she decides to let him have his lead, and he takes her directly to a shallow grave. Calling on her friend homicide detective Gaff, it turns out to be Miles. But that's not all -- there's another grave, and another body. Now Jazzi worries that Leo is also dead, and hopes it's not the case. Unfortunately, there's more to the story, and Jazzi can't help but get involved, even if it puts her own life on the line.

To make things worse, Ansel's sister comes calling, asking for his help. When his family turned him out, he vowed never to go back. But being pressured to help, he needs to leave for a couple of weeks, and Jazzi wonders if it's going to break their relationship. Still, with a killer on the loose, she needs to stay alert and hope for the best...

This is the second book in the series, and I wanted to love it. Unfortunately, I didn't. I just found that it read more like a romance with a little mystery in it, and it should have been the other way around. I also thought it was rather an affront to those in the military, who are gone for months from their spouses and don't worry, while Jazzi is worried about a couple of weeks? My husband was gone for months and we never gave each other a thought as to this happening -- and that was even before we were married! So you can see why this would grate on me just a tad.

Then there's the fact that Gaff took her everywhere with him. What police detective would do this? You don't take civilians to question suspects, or visit them. Anyone who's ever read a police procedural would know this. It bothered me also a bit that this was so far off the mark. Also, all they ever drink is beer and wine. Where are the beer bellies? They aren't working all the time. Have these people ever heard of water or iced tea?

Then there's the bedroom antics. It's a mystery, and there was just too much. We get that they have the hots for each other. We get that it's a blooming relationship. We just don't need to know that when they're not working they're hitting the sheets...all the time. It takes away from the mystery, which is why I bought the book in the first place. Also, I knew who the murderer was the minute that person stepped on the page, but I do read a lot of these, so that's not a big deal and I wouldn't have allowed it to take away my enjoyment of the book at all.

But because of the above reasons, I didn't even care about the deceased persons, and I should have. But there wasn't enough to care about. It was all Jazzi and Ansel's sex lives and the food she made every Sunday for her family. This could have been a better book, and I wish it had been. However, since I did like the first in the series I am going to read the third and hope it picks up again to more of a mystery.… (más)

Jazzi and Ansel are settling into married life while they continue their house flipping business. They also take their "spare" time to help their family and friends with home renovations. This time however, they aren't helping with renovation at the beauty parlor but helping Jazzi's sister (the owner) stay out of jail after a disgruntled and fired employee is found murdered in the salon. At the same time, Jazzi is helping her former boyfriend deal with issues revolving around his missing wife.

It was fun to see all the regulars in a different scenario and at the same time see them continue their every day lives as normal. The series is so fun and captivating!… (más)