Sting Kindle Edition

From reading other reviews, I would have thought this novel was somewhere between very bad to just ok. But I found this story to be excellent! I've read most of Sandra Brown's books and this is one of her best. I highly recommend this novel to anyone who might be on the fence due to luke warm reviews left by others. The story is believable and fast paced. The chemistry between the two lead characters is exhilarating and stimulating. Again, I'd rate this as one of Ms. Brown's best! And I'm somewhat perplexed that other so called Sandra Brown fans find anything negative about this story. Please buy this book. It's worth it!!

I am not sure why. I have been reading a lot and keep putting this one aside in lieu of another. Each time I pick it up again, I read a few more pages and nothing seems to be happening. I don't pick up on chemistry between the characters or maybe I just don't care. I am not very interested in protagonists that are unlikable. I don't mind them being asses but I need to like them and to some degree, understand them. Harry Dresden comes to mind (The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher), as does Thomas Prescott ("Unforeseen", "Grey Matter", "The Africans", and "Show Me"), Odd Thomas in the series by Dean Kootnz. Arya and Stansa Stark and Dany from ASOIAF. Kayla in The Chronicles of Elantra. Lastly, Kvothe from The Kingkiller Chronicles. All these leads are, in their own way, frustrating and you want to slap them like Cher does in Moonstruck "SNAP OUT OF IT".BUT. At the heart of it, you like them, you understand their flaws, you root for them. You want to see them grow and become a better version of themselves. All of them.In this case, Jodie and Shaw, I didn't like either one from the first interaction and it didn't get better for me. What Shaw did in the first portion as he met Jodie was over the top for me. Redemption could happen but it was going to be a long road. In the way he is introduced to Jodie, how he treats her, and his overall bearing. I just didn't like him. I saw no hidden likeable man behind the tough exterior. And it doesn't get better, I still don't like him half way into the story. Jodie is somewhat better but I don't understand her. She obviously has secrets and where many say the chemistry is high, I just saw deceit and games being played. Maybe this is the author keeping the cards close the chest, I didn't know enough about Jodie or Shaw to sympathize with them. I saw her act in a way that was a bit off for her situation and the revelations about her secrets didn't help me relate any better. I saw him as a bully after money and with no issues scaring a woman with her life to get it.I've read reviews saying this is an action-based sizzling page turner and the chemistry between them is off the charts. I am glad that people see this. I didn't. I saw two people gaming each other and a lot of dialogue of the men trying to find them but not much action. It didn't seem people were doing anything..just talking about it. I gave it a good shot. Because there is a small chance it improves and I missed out on a whopper of a good ride, I give it a middle 3 stars. Maybe one day I will pick it back up. Or wait for the movie.

I've been a fan of Sandra Brown's for many years. Her ability to weave a mystery and suspense into a story with a romantic element, is never disappointing. And the Sting didn't disappoint. It was a page turner, with many twist and turns. Left in some instances, utter "Holy crap, are you kidding me." She does have a way of surprising the reader with her heroes. Just when you think this person is a lost cause, she brings them back from the brink of disappointment and cruelty to redemption. There were moments in this book, that I found the heroine Jodie Bennett weak, but she surprised me with her ability to fight back against her kidnapper. I'm giving this 5 stars, for all the characters, which were well fleshed out and hard to forget, even the really bad guy. My favorite character was Wiley, the lead FBI guy...On ther surface he appeared soft, kind and just a simple family man, but underneath he was smart, savvy and wise. He softened the story, giving the characters a balanced normalcy in a chaotic situation. Such as when, he's wife was dealing with a plumber and over flowing toilet at home. Highly recommend this as a good vacation read.

When Mickey Bolden and Shaw Kinnard met up in a dive bar in Tobias, Louisiana, they had one purpose. A man named Billy Panella had hired Bolden to kill Jordan (Jordie) Bennett, and Kinnard had come along as a partner in the task. They were planning out the hit.Seeing Jordie come into the bar was a surprise to both of them, as it is obvious that this is not her kind of place, and their Plan A did not include killing her here and now.So Plan B takes effect, and when she exits, Bolden and Kinnard follow her…and suddenly there is a shot, and Bolden is dead. Before Jordie can realize what is happening, she has been knocked unconscious, and sometime later, she is aware of being bound in the back seat of a car.After an intense start, what happens next in  Sting  will keep you turning pages, but the details are sometimes tedious. Hovering over it all is the question: is Kinnard going to kill Jordie, or is something more happening? Over a two-day period, she is kept bound and then blindfolded, but she is also kept hydrated and fed. She has figured out by now that her fate is tied to the criminal financial schemes that her brother Josh and Panella did together. Panella escaped, and Josh was taken into witness protection, so neither has paid for his crimes.Intense events kept me hopping as I tried to figure out what Kinnard’s goal might be, as it was obvious there was more going on beneath the surface.When suddenly and unexpectedly, Jordie turns things around and gets the upper hand, everything changes. Cops and EMTs are on the scene, and within hours, we learn more about Kinnard.The intense attraction between the two is an undercurrent seething between them, so it won’t be long until they act on their feelings.Will Panella be captured at some point? Will Josh, who has escaped from protection, turn himself in? What will ultimately happen, if anything, between Shaw Kinnard and Jordie? And what will we learn about the relationship between Jordie and Josh that has kept her tied to him, enabling him for years?The story takes us from Tobias to the French Quarter of New Orleans…and ends up in Bayou Gauche where all the pieces come together in a stunning reveal. Nothing is as it seems, and I did not see any of these last pieces unfolding. A delightful story that kept me engaged, this one earned 4.5 stars.

I have long been a fan of Sandra Brown's books having bought many of her novels. I had waited with expectation for her most recent book Sting but was highly disappointed! Everything about it was weak, the prose very clunky and the plot predictable. In the 21st century what man speaks to a woman he desires in the way that Shaw does unless I guess it's in a porn movie.Needless to say I was very disappointed and hope this is not reflective of further books to come. If so, I'm out!

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This was a real corker of a story. Kept me guessing throughout.

Sandra Brown never lets her readers down. Great characters, plot and love story. I would highly recommend you read it.