V. K. Powell

Jazz Perry's life is disrupted and her career jeopardized when she becomes personally involved with the case of an abandoned child and the child's competent but strict social worker, Emory Blake.

Second in Command

Megan Cooper

This was an enjoyable read - unfortunately it seemed to come out at a time when there were quite a few books dealing with the subject matter of foster care and got lost a bit in my TBR pile. Powell has written a good romantic blend of romance and some more serious issues around the foster system/privatization and a bit of mystery. Emory as one of the leads is a refreshing but at times the things that made her stand out from the standard lesfic romantic lead - older than Jazz and more of a rubinesque body type - pushed a lot of the angst as she struggled with her insecurities. Overall I quite enjoyed this one and I didn't realize it was a second in a series ... it reads fine as a standalone though with the characters from the first book showing up as secondary characters in this one.

Second in Command

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