Finished Thrill Me to Death by Roxanne St. Claire. This is the second book in her popular Bullet Catchers romantic suspense series.

In this one, Bullet Catcher Max Roper is assigned to protect wealthy widow Cori Peyton, who suspects her billionaire husband was murdered. At one point, Max and Cori were engaged, before Cori’s dad died while out on a DEA drug bust with Max. Of course, Max and Cori are still attracted to each other, and sparks fly as they try to figure out who killed Cori’s husband and why. Was it his jealous stepson? The embezzling lawyer? The grateful housekeeper? You’ll have to read the book to find out.

I enjoyed the previous entry in the Bullet Catchers series, and I liked this book a lot too. It’s hard to do a story about previous lovers (I always wonder if they’re really going to stay together, since they broke up before). But St. Claire pulls it off nicely. You get a sense of how much Max and Cori cared about each other and how determined they are to make it work this time.

The setting is Florida once again (as it was in the first Bullet Catchers book), and there are some nice descriptions of the area and Cori’s upper-crust lifestyle. Also, I didn’t figure out who the killer was or even why he/she murdered Cori’s husband until the very end. I always like books that keep me guessing.

Overall, this is a solid romantic suspense, and I’m looking forward to getting the next book in the series. Thumbs up.

Up next: Pale Horse Coming by Stephen Hunter

Books in my TBR pile: About 19.