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Review

4.5 stars!

Book #5 in the Anna Albertini Files series moves away from feisty Anna, to her feisty sister, Tessa, in her own book which shows that she gets into just as much strife as her sister. With murders, missing people, granny investigators, a fish shooting (yes, really), and a long-awaited romance, this book is fun, fast moving, and had everything. I loved it!

After working hard her whole life, Tessa is one step closer to achieving her dream and has just bought her own restaurant. But almost immediately upon buying it, she runs into trouble when a dead body shows up in the basement. As if that isn’t enough, the legality of her purchase is questioned, and she’s also trying to meet one of the bizarre conditions of the sale which is that she go on a date with each of the previous owner’s three nephews.

Butting in on all of the above, ex-military man, now prosecuting attorney, Nick Basanelli seems to have had enough of existing on the periphery of Tessa’s life, and he throws himself all in to the protect her, finally declare his intentions and setting the stage for a fabulously fiery romance.

“You’re coming with me, Albertini. I’m done with this.” Without waiting for a reply, he ducked his head, and I flew over his shoulder to land hard, barely keeping my face from smacking his lower back as he started walking toward the outside door. Oh, he did not. Shock kept me immobile for several seconds.
“Hey,” Detective Grant Pierce called from the top of the staircase.
I planted a hand on Nick’s butt and forced my body up to look at Pierce with Nick’s arm banded across my legs to keep me in place. Had I ever been over anybody’s shoulder before?
“What?” Nick asked, not turning around.
Grant’s green eyes scanned us both. “You sure you know what you’re doing?”
“God, I hope so,” Nick growled.

It’s a fabulously fun set up, and the story moves at a quick pace with so much going on. It’s funny, sweet, mysterious and exciting, and as we see old characters and are introduced to new ones, I was trying to figure out just how Tessa was going to get out of the mess she’s accidentally landed in. Like her sister, Anna, she’s not one to sit back and let life unfold around her, and she throws herself into the action, leading to a wildly entertaining adventure.

The heart of the story comes from Tessa and Nick’s relationship. There’s been something between them for a long time, but both of them have big dreams, and Tessa isn’t about to give hers up for anybody. There’s a bit of back and forth, but Nick is a powerful force, and I loved their playful banter and bickering, and watching them find eventually their way to each other.

“I go on dates. I don’t get serious, and now I am. You’re completely in me, and I’m not letting you go, Contessa.”

Anna and Aiden make very welcome appearances, and the stage is set for eldest Albertini sister, Donna’s story with this epic statement from her presumed love interest…

Pierce’s chin lowered, and his eyes blazed a wild emerald. “Let me tell you, with full assurance, that Donna could be the perfect mate to me in every possible conceivable way, our romance could be written in the stars and blessed by the gods, and I would never, ever date an Albertini woman.”

Hehehe, what a read that will be!

This series is so much fun. Each book takes me by surprise with its wild craziness, and I have the best time while reading. This is such a great read.

4.5 stars!

 

The Anna Albertini Files

 

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About the Author

Rebecca Zanetti is the author of over fifty romantic suspense and dark paranormal romances, and her books have appeared multiple times on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks bestseller lists. The New York Times reviews has found that in her books, “humor surfaces in even the tensest moments, giving the high-stakes drama humanity and warmth.” She lives in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest with her own Alpha hero, two kids, a couple of dogs, a crazy cat…and a huge extended family. She believes strongly in luck, karma, and working her butt off…and she thinks one of the best things about being an author, unlike the lawyer she used to be, is that she can let the crazy out.

 

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