Review: Damage Control by Kate McMurray

30 June of 2018 by ButtonsMom2003

Reviewer's Rating: 5

5.0Overall score

Second Chance Romance With Mystery and Suspense

Damage Control By Kate McMurray

Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Released: June 18, 2018

Publisher: Carina PRess

Synopsis

Senate candidate Parker Livingston chose his political dreams over a future with the man he loved. He lives with constant regret about not having Jackson Kane in his life. Or his bed. And when a strange woman is found murdered in Parker’s apartment, Jackson is the only person Parker trusts to help clear his name.

Jackson never forgave Parker for the way their relationship ended. He moved on, built a name for himself as a criminal defense attorney and swore he’d never let heartbreak back in. But when Parker shows up on his doorstep, wild-eyed and handsome and desperate for his help, Jackson can’t say no. Parker is a lot of things, but he’s no murderer.

Forced back together, searching for answers, their attraction returns with a vengeance. Any distraction—personal or professional—could be deadly. The murderer is still at large, and he’s made it clear one of them is his next victim.

This book is approximately 74,000 words

Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Second Chance Romance With Mystery and Suspense

Damage Control is the first book I’ve read by Kate McMurry and I loved it. The blurb tells you everything you need to know about the story except the feelings I had while reading it.

I’m a sucker for second chance stories and this is the second good one I’ve read this week. Parker is a bit of a jerk. He said he was deeply in love with Reed but ended a long-term relationship they had so that he could go into politics. Reed moved on after their breakup but when Parker comes to him for help he finds that he can’t refuse him and he also realizes his feelings for Parker never went completely away.

I love a good romantic suspense story and the fact that Damage Control was also a second chance story really made my day. The author did a good job of hiding who the bad guy was and she did a great job with getting this reader to feel all of the emotions that Reed and Parker were having.

The story had me on the edge of my seat and I read the book in one sitting; I couldn’t put it down. I decided my laundry could wait. ?

I will definitely look for more books by this author.