Laura’s Review of Framed by C.P. Smith

Synopsis

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?

What I Loved

         

            I absolutely loved that from the very beginning of Framed my heart broke for Kade, C.P. Smith has a special way of capturing the reader’s heart immediately and I instantly fell for Kade Kingston.  The same can definitely be said for Harley, she’s an amazing grounded character that I fell in love with.  As a reader it was easy for me to become engrossed in the plot and stay that way to the very last word because of how well these characters were written along with the plot.

          Harley and Kade’s chemistry is evident from the very start, you even forget the fact that he’s in prison at a certain point because when the two of them are together that’s all there is.  I adored Kade and Harley’s love story; how they always had feelings for each other but never acted on it and even though it seemed like it was too late, there was still hope.  I loved how Harley was as much the hero as Kade was and how she was able to put grown men in their place.  Harley had tons of spunk and that just made me admire her even more.  The attraction between Kade and Harley pours off the pages and when they finally do get together it explodes in the most amazing ways.  This entire story was truly amazing I loved it from beginning to end.

Not So Much

          Since this is a five star review this going to be a very short section.  My only complaint and it’s not even really a complaint is that certain points in the book got kind of cheesy.  There was a lot of Kade and Harley confessing their love to each other over and over again and I was like okay we get it! Let’s not lay it on too thick!  But I’ve read C.P. Smith books before so I wasn’t surprised and it didn’t take away from the experience or the plot at all.  It was an awesome book no matter what.

To Sum It All Up!

          Overall this was truly an amazing story.  It gripped my heart from the very beginning with Kade being arrested for a murder he clearly didn’t commit.  My heart broke for him because of all he had lost due to corruption and incompetence.  I loved how much he worshipped Harley, it made him more endearing overall and showed just how remarkable this man truly is.  I loved Harley’s attitude and stubbornness, it made her a more real, down to earth, relatable character which made it easy for me to be engrossed in her world.

          I also loved that Harley rescued Kade just as much as Kade rescued Harley which probably makes them the perfect couple.  Of course no C.P. Smith story would be complete without some suspense and there was tons of that. My heart was in my throat towards the end and I couldn’t put down the book until I knew what was going to happen next.  I absolutely love C.P. Smith she creates such amazing stories and paints such a complete picture that captivates the reader immediately and leaves you with a major book hangover.  I know that this story will stay with me for a long time!