Going Deep by Anne Calhoun Series: Alpha Ops, #5
Published by St. Martin's Paperbacks Publication Date: November 1st 2016
Pages: 352
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SHE’LL ROCK HIS WORLD
After weeks on a sold-out tour, singer Cady Ward is coming home for the holidays. But after one too many episodes of fan-craziness, Cady’s manager decides that she needs protection—in the form of muscled cop Conn McCormick. Longing for peace and quiet to prepare before her next album drops, Cady doesn’t need a bodyguard just to deal with some vague email threats…though she can’t deny that close proximity to Conn’s body is a very nice place to be.
Conn is in the midst of a career scandal when his boss assigns him to pop-star guard duty. It’s a poor use of his skills, even though Cady’s feisty nature proves the perfect distraction for Conn while Internal Affairs investigates his case. What begins as a sizzling attraction becomes something deeper than either Conn or Cady could have expected. But when Conn uncovers the sinister plan behind the threats to Cady, he’s faced with a professional dilemma: To save her life, will he risk having a future with the only woman who’s ever touched his soul?
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This is the fifth book in Anne Calhoun’s Alpha Ops series. This story is filled with romance, suspense, realistic characters and an engaging plot. I immediately connected with the characters and they have a lot chemistry together. The only person I had a hard time with in this story was Cady’s younger sister. I found her annoying, selfish and immature.
Conn is a policeman and he meets Cady when he works security at one of her concerts. Cady is an up and coming singer and Conn is assigned to protect her while she is back in her hometown. Kady is down to earth and nice and she and Conn start to get close as the spend time together. They both know they can not have a long term relationship because Cady will be leaving soon to tour again and Conn works in the police department. I liked Conn and Cady together and I thought they bring out the best in each other. Cady yearns for a normal life and Conn yearns for love, family and commitment. They both feel trapped in their lives and dissatisfied but are unsure what they want. Their relationship is sensual and develops slowly as they try to work through their issues and try to figure out who is causing so many problems.
I enjoyed this story, although it is predictable. I like Anne Calhoun’s voice and her realistic writing style. Her characters feel like everyday people and are easy to connect with.
