Playing James
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3.6
Sarah Mason
Rules? What rules?Plucky beat reporter Holly Colshannon has a flair for the dramatic, a nose for trouble, and the remarkable ability to smile through any indignity—though her latest assignment is about to test her mettle. Newly “promoted” to crime reporter for the Bristol Gazette, she must shadow the unsmiling (though undeniably delicious) Detective James Sabine through his action-packed days, and then capture all the danger and thrills of a cop’s life in a daily column for the rag.Well, on the bright side, she gets her own byline. On the down side, delectable James is hardly overjoyed to have her around. But soon her columns are a hit with readers who can’t get enough of her personal adventures riding shotgun with the sexy crime stopper.Who ever expected law and order to be so romantic? Certainly Holly’s rugby-playing boyfriend and James’s super-gorgeous fiancée are enough to keep any sparks of electricity in check? In the end, though, love always evens the score. . . .
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Author
Sarah Mason
Pages
384
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2007-12-18
ISBN
0307416399 9780307416391
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"I downloaded <i>Playing James</i> to my Kindle when I was in dire need of mindless fluff. That's about what I got--and it wasn't even particularly memorably mindless fluff. Some beach reading romances at least have fun characters or catchy dialogue or something that will once in awhile come to mind again later--or, at very least, make you a little sorry when you finish the book because there's no more fun to be had there. This one didn't have any of that for me. It almost felt like Mason was trying too hard to be quirky and entertaining. I couldn't really get into any of the characters, the story line was far too unbelievable, and frankly, I was sort of glad when I finished it and could go in search of something more enjoyable. At least it was a fast read.<br/><br/>I won't write off entirely the possibility of reading other Mason books in the future. After all, I do hit those overload moments when all I want is something that will pass the time and not demand anything of me whatsoever. Plus, it's not beyond thought that this may be a one-off and other Mason books would be much better as a rule. It wasn't a terrible book, it just didn't stand out in any way for me. [bc:Playing James|317293|Playing James|Sarah Mason|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173718997s/317293.jpg|1905502]"
Sandra Hasenauer