Steal Me by Lauren LayneMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review
Lauren Layne will steal your hearts in her newest installment to New York's Finest Series with her sizzling addition, Steal Me. Ms. Layne serves up a sexy, riveting, slow burn, and touching romance that will slowly steal the hearts of all those romance aficionados out there and will have you on lock down as she delivers a sweet and emotionally charged second chance romance.
For thirty-six year old Captain Anthony Moretti, there are three important things that he valued in his life. His family, the NYPD, and the Yankees. As the oldest Moretti brother, his priorities have always been his meddlesome Italian family and his job to the NYPD. His love life has always been on the back-burner since his job had always came first. So when Maggie Walker waltzed into his life, he never expected to be intrigued by this waitress who has managed to capture the hearts of his parents and siblings. But whenever Maggie was around him, she always seem to be accident prone and messing up on his orders. He was intrigued, irritated and lusted for this sexy and alluring waitress who has managed to get under his skin.
Maggie Walker didn't plan to be a waitress as a career but after divorcing her ex-husband, she always felt the need to help support her alcoholic father and dependent brother. She has always put her family before herself leaving Maggie with not much savings. Maggie dreams of becoming an author and hopes of getting her young adults genre stories published. Her life seems monotonous since all she does is go to work, take care of her dog, and work on her book. And as for her love life, it's nonexistent at the moment. But the only interesting part of her daily life, seems to her interaction with Anthony Moretti. She is well aware of the fact that she has a crush on Anthony but his brazen personality is a bit intimidating for her to get close to him. But all that changes when Maggie recognizes a police sketch on a case that Anthony is working furiously in solving. When she informs Anthony that the police sketch looks like her ex-husband, Anthony soon find himself getting entangled with Maggie as she could help him catch the infamous burglar known as "Smiley."
Soon they are thrown into a whirlwind of a relationship, when Anthony discovers that Maggie might be the key in luring her ex-husband. As Anthony spends more time with Maggie, he finds his growing attraction to her can no longer be contained. As passion, lust, and sparks of attraction collide, Maggie and Anthony find themselves crossing lines that begins to get blurred. As Maggie's feeling for Anthony intensifies, will she be able to reel and control her feelings? Will Anthony be able to let Maggie into his closed off heart? And will Anthony be able to capture the criminal Smiley before it's too late?
Steal Me is a prime example of why I love reading Lauren Layne's book. Her books always have a way of leaving readers like myself satisfied with her emotional, touching and beautiful love stories. So yes, Lauren Layne will steal your hearts in her newest release as she writes a story that reminds us all that second chances do exist. And for Maggie Walker, she didn't need a prince charming to save the day because she had already stole the heart of Captain Anthony Moretti and his brooding personality to last her a lifetime. So if you love book that is layered with family love, friendship, and palpable connections then I would definitely recommend Steal Me by Lauren Layne. Just be prepared to fall in love as Ms. Layne serves up the perfect crime: To steal the hearts of romance readers.
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