La trama:
Responsible, disciplined William Fox channeled his love for art and his faith in the rules into being an FBI Art Crimes agent. Right and wrong, justice and injustice—the differences are clear, and Will has spent his career drawing a line between them. Maybe his convictions have cost him relationships, but he’s not willing to compromise what he knows is right. Until the night he meets Amory Vaughn.
As the head of his family’s philanthropic foundation, Vaughn knows very well that being rich and powerful can get him almost anything he wants. And when he meets endearingly grumpy and slightly awkward William Fox, he wants him more than he’s wanted anything. Vaughn is used to being desired for his name and his money, but Will doesn’t care about either.
When Vaughn falls back on old habits and attempts to impress Will by stealing a painting Will admires, their nascent bond blows up in his face. But Vaughn isn’t willing to give up on the glimpse of passion he saw the night he took Will apart. Before Will knows it, he’s falling for the man he should have arrested, and Vaughn has to realize that some things can’t be bought or stolen. Love has to be given freely. But can a man who lives by the rules, and a man who thinks the rules don’t apply to him, ever see eye to eye?
Heart of the Steal is a standalone romance with a happy ending. It features a Southern gentleman who thinks he’s always right, a buttoned-up FBI agent who secretly likes his buttons unbuttoned, and wall sex. And desk sex. And picnic blanket sex.
William Fox è un'agente dell' FBI che si occupa di crimini in ambito artistico; è metodico, rispettoso delle regole e della legge e ha una tenera inesperienza quando si tratta di flirt e relazioni.
Un giorno, durante un rinfresco organizzato dal catering di sua sorella, incontra il filantropo Amory Vaughn. Tra i due uomini scatta da subito la scintilla, nonostante il carattere riservato di Will che si contrappone alla sfacciataggine di Amory.
Il giorno dopo a casa di Will viene recapitato un quadro che lui stesso la sera prima con Vaughn aveva ammirato, con annesso un invito... a un matrimonio! C'è solo un piccolo problema: il quadro appartiene a una persona e questa persona non è Vaughn, quindi vuol dire che è stato rubato. Will non può passare sopra a una violazione di questo tipo, ne va del suo codice deontologico.
“So, William. You came. But something tells me the sentiment behind my invitation has gone rather astray.”
“Then you admit that you left the Staunton painting and a note outside my apartment,” he said flatly, and my eyes narrowed.
“Have I miscalculated your interest?”
William looked like he couldn’t decide whether to laugh or yell. It was smoldering.
“You have miscalculated my profession,” he responded. We were standing close enough to kiss, and when he reached a hand into his jacket, my breath caught. I wanted to help him strip it off and kiss that spot of barbeque sauce off his perfect mouth.
But he didn’t take his jacket off. He slipped his hand out holding something from his pocket. A badge.
An FBI badge.
Amory Vaughn è l'unico figlio ed erede dell'impero dei Vaughn e si occupa di gestire le attività di famiglia, facendo volontariato e interessandosi di arte. Ha tutto quello che potrebbe desiderare, eppure io l'ho percepito come un uomo molto solo; non è un vero e proprio ladro, semplicemente, ama sgraffignare opere per divertimento e per mettersi alla prova; anzi spesso lo fa per dare una sonora lezione ai legittimi proprietari. Per lui le regole non esistono e se ci sono si possono aggirare con i soldi. Condivido il suo comportamento? no, ovvio, a volte l'avrei preso a sberle, però secondo me fa capire molto della sua natura; sceglie deliberatamente di impressionare Will, "regalandogli" il quadro, sapendo bene il lavoro dell'uomo e le conseguenze ^_^
E' stato divertente vedere la lotta interiore di Will tra "il fare la cosa giusta" e "seguire il cuore" che si contrapponeva alla ferrea volontà di Vaughn di farlo capitolare ad ogni costo ^_^
"Then arrest me, Agente Fox. Go on." He was pratically purring.
"Amory Vaughn" I started, trapping him against the desk, my body on fire with want and my heart pulsing like I'd just run a marathon, "you're--"
Infuriating. Attractive. And I want you so goddamn bad.
Le differenze tra i due uomini sono molte, dalla loro infanzia, le famiglie, al semplice modo di reagire quando sei al ristorante e al tavolo accanto fanno troppo rumore.
Una scena tenera per me è stata la scelta del tipo di biscotti preferiti di Vaughn, dove come dicevo prima, emerge tutta la sua solitudine.
Una cosa che mi è piaciuta di meno è stata la scelta di far scemare tutta la tensione tra i due a circa metà libro: avrei preferito vedere le scintille tra Will e Vaughn più accentuate man mano che si andava avanti con la loro relazione e con l'emergere delle loro differenze; l'impressione che ne ho avuto è che sia un pò perso il punto focale della storia.
Questa accoppiata tra Roan Parrish e Avon Gale ( che conoscevo di nome ma mi sono ripromessa di recuperare) per me ha in parte funzionato, spero di leggere altre cose loro in futuro ^_^
Prima di chiudere vi segnalo l'Instagram Book Tour organizzato da A Novel Take PR
Inizia oggi e si possono vincere tre copie digitali del libro ^_^
About the
authors:
Roan Parrish lives in Philadelphia where she is
gradually attempting to write love stories in every genre.
When not writing, she can usually be found cutting her
friends’ hair, meandering through whatever city she’s in while listening to
torch songs and melodic death metal, or cooking overly elaborate meals. She
loves bonfires, winter beaches, minor chord harmonies, and self-tattooing. One
time she may or may not have baked a six-layer chocolate cake and then thrown
it out the window in a fit of pique.
She is represented by Courtney
Miller-Callihan of Handspun Literary Agency.
Avon Gale wrote her first story at the age of seven,
about a “Space Hat” hanging on a rack and waiting for that special person to
come along and purchase it — even if it was a bit weirder than the other, more
normal hats. Like all of Avon’s characters, the space hat did get its happily
ever after — though she’s pretty sure it was with a unicorn. She likes to think
her vocabulary has improved since then, but the theme of quirky people waiting
for their perfect match is still one of her favorites.
Avon grew up in the southern United States, and now
lives with her very patient husband in a liberal midwestern college
town. When she’s not writing, she’s either doing some kind of craft
project that makes a huge mess, reading, watching horror
movies, listening to music or yelling at her favorite hockey team to get it
together, already. Avon is always up for a road trip, adores Kentucky bourbon,
thinks nothing is as stress relieving as a good rock concert and will never say
no to candy.
At one point, Avon was the mayor of both Jazzercise and
Lollicup on Foursquare. This tells you basically all you need to know about her
as a person.
Avon is represented by Courtney Miller-Callihan of Handspun Literary Agency.
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