Book Review: Bluegrass Undercover

Title:  Bluegrass Undercover
Author:  Kathleen Brooks
Pages:  242
Publication Date:  2013
Version:  Kindle
Genre:  Adult Fiction Romance/Mystery

Summary Via Goodreads.com:
"In her first follow-up to the Best Selling Bluegrass Series, Kathleen Brooks brings Keeneston back to life through the Davies Brothers. Cade Davies had too much on his plate to pay attention to newest resident of Keeneston. He was too busy avoiding the Davies Brothers marriage trap set by half the town. But when a curvy redhead lands in Keeneston, the retired Army Ranger finds himself drawn to her. These feelings are only fueled by her apparent indifference and lack of faith in his ability to defend himself.

DEA Agent Annie Blake was undercover to bust a drug ring hiding in the adorable Southern town that preyed on high school athletes. She had thought to keep her head down and listen to the local gossip to find the maker of this deadly drug. What Annie didn’t count on was becoming the local gossip. With marriage bets being placed, and an entire town aiming to win the pot, Annie looks to Cade for help in bringing down the drug ring before another kid is killed. But can she deal with the feelings that follow?"

My Review:
Annie Blake is an Agent with the DEA.  She is good at her job...for the most part.  She is great at solving cases and getting the bad guy.  What is her downfall?  She tends to be a bit rough with her bad guys and is a lot of the time accused and with abuse to them.  Finally her boss has enough after, yet another, bad end to a case.  He sends her off on a drug case in Kentucky.  She is to be a high school counselor and while doing that needs to find out where the boss of a certain drug circle is.  She doesn't think much of this new job, she is used to moving around a lot, having been a foster kid, but what she doesn't count on is the coach at this high school to be so attractive and annoying to her.  Cade Davis knows there is more to Annie than she is telling, he just has to figure out what that is.  When he does find out her secret AND she finds out his secret they decide to become partners...in more way than one.  Soon they are on the trail of a hot drug boss and hoping to bring him down before anyone else gets hurt.  When playing with fire though, someone is bound to get burned.  Will they really be able to bring down a huge drug circle without getting in too deep and hurt or killed?  Will Annie finally find her place in life, in this small town?  

This was a good and fairly quick read for me.  I wouldn't call it a favorite book I have read, but it was pretty good and I am glad I read it.  I found some parts to be a bit too in depth, but they quickly turned around and changed into the quick paced read.  The part I enjoyed the most about this read, by far, was all the characters.  They were simply fantastic and so detailed and developed.  I especially loved Annie, a woman who had a horrible start to her life, but is determined to be the best she can be no matter what now.  She is such a strong character and woman, one that a reader can look up to.  I also enjoyed the small town setting.  It was so accurate to how things can be in a a tiny little town, right down to the welcoming committee when you first move there.  I loved reading all about the "ways of the small town".  The plot was good too, it was clear and I was kept guessing right up to the end as to who really was behind the drug circle.  Turned out I was way off, but I still enjoyed it!  The ending to this book was something too!  It was an ending, but was an ending that can be very easily continued.  

4/5 Stars!