The Art of Romance

WARNING: Author believes in soul mates and insta-love. Proceed with caution if you're not a romantic at heart.

Six hundred minutes. That’s all it took ex-SEAL Kade Kingston to find trouble his first day home. He’d managed to survive covert operations in the hostile mountains of Afghanistan, only to be brought down by a baseball bat. If he had the first five hundred minutes back, he would have only had one drink before insisting his old friend tell him what the hell was going on. As it stood now, he and Sutton were both dead in the water—literally and figuratively. Six hundred minutes. That’s all it took for Kade Kingston to walk back into hell in his own backyard, losing everything in the process . . . including his freedom.

Inmate dog trainer, Harley Dash, knew Kade briefly as a teenager and was convinced of his innocence. Wanting to help the brooding ex-SEAL, she took it upon herself to force Kade into the Inmate Dog Training Program while she looked for a killer. With Kade confined, Harley and her father, along with two sexy SEALs, looked for evidence that would set Kade free.

Unfortunately, for Kade, Sutton's murder was just the tip of the iceberg in a case of corruption and murder, one that will send Kade and Harley into the Florida Everglades with a killer.

Will they survive the alligators of the Florida Everglades, or will the Dread Pirate Roberts exact his revenge?

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5 STARS

Kade Kingston spent years in the military and as a Navy SEAL. Ending his career to come home to take care of his ailing grandfather Kade went out to celebrate getting out. Six hundred minutes was all it took to turn his life upside down. He should have stopped after one drink. He should have minded his own business rather then trying to help an old nemesis. A baseball bat was all it took to take it all away. Harley Dash has always thought of the sexy bad boy who she had a run in with in high school. Over the years she has had random glimpses of the man he became. Harley is a trainer in the inmate dog training program and is determined to make Kade apart of it because she knows he is innocent.

I absolutely loved loved loved this book! What an original, awesome story line with great relationships and wonderful characters. While there is a disclaimer for this book about the author believing in soul mates and insta-love I didn't really feel this book was really either of those. While the story line gives you a good idea about what is going to happen there are many surprises throughout. At a few parts I was confused on who certain people are, but to me this is part of the allure of this book. You don't always get what is going on and who people may be, but slowly piece by piece it all starts coming together and you have those ahhhhhh now I see it moments. Absolute wonderful job by C.P. Smith! I would love to read more about Kade's SEAL buddies!

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