A GUILTY AFFAIR
MAUREEN SMITH
ISBN#978-0-373-86017-3/0-373-86017-3
May 2007
Kimani Press, 233 Broadway
New York, New York 10279
Paperback
$5.99 U.S./$6.99 CAN
297 Pages
Romance
Rating: 4 Cups

Riley Kane had left San Antonio Texas 3 years ago in an attempt to get over her grief at the death of her fiancé Trevor Simmons just months before their wedding. Now she was back and asking a lot of questions, questions that only Trevor’s best friend Noah Roarke could answer. Having known Noah only through Trevor, she was not sure she could confide in him concerning her suspicions and after the way he had acted towards her since Trevor’s death, she had reason to believe that Noah did not like her. Seeking him out the minute she returned, she was not surprised at the chilly reception she had received but undaunted she told him of her fears anyway. Predictably he turned her down.

Noah Roarke owned his own private investigation business after working for The San Antonio Police Department for four years alongside his best friend Trevor Simmons. When he had initially met Trevor’s girlfriend, Riley Kane, he had fallen instantly in love with the chocolate beauty and had had to hide his feelings for her ever since. He had been crippled with grief over the loss of his best friend and in fact had distanced himself over his guilt at still loving Riley, so it had been a relief when she had fled to Washington D.C. Now she was back spouting suspicions about the man they had both loved and his feelings were still strong as ever. Could he ever exorcise the guilt he felt every time he was in her presence?

While visiting the Roarke Investigations office, Janie, Noah’s sister-in-law offered Riley a job helping with paperwork and other office duties. Accepting the position in hopes of wearing down Noah’s objections to investigating Trevor’s past, Riley had taken all of Noah’s assignments with grace and style, never complaining or grousing about the unusual amount of busy work he gave her. Trying to stay out of each others company became increasingly hard until, Noah decided to seduce Riley in hopes of scaring her back to D. C. What actually happened confused them both so much they could not contain their surprise. Will they ever be able to admit their growing love for one another or would they continue to beat themselves up over their so called guilty affair?

Ms. Maureen Smith has written a sweet love story with a criminal twist that will leave you guessing till the end. Riley is determined to find out what her dead fiancé was up to before his death while Noah tries to deny his feelings. Both are hard-headed individuals who are blind to the others feelings until the explosive night where all is revealed in a mind-blowing session of unbridled passion. Loved this book.

Kathy
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