Recovery [Paperback]

I've finished "Recovery" the 2nd book in her Nicci Beauvoir series by Alexandrea Weis.

Product Description

Recovery by Alexandrea Weis is the second novel in the wildly sexy series featuring the enigmatic Nicci Beauvoir. A thrilling read, this character-driven book boasts a whodunit mystery, sultry seductions, and an unforgettable cliffhanging twist. Once a darling of New Orleans society, Nicci pens a novel about her departed love, the artist David Alexander. While promoting her book in the Big Apple, she’s approached by David’s former boss, Simon La Roy, who has a theory about David’s death that devastates Nicci. She learns David’s murder may be linked to someone from her past. Enter Dallas August, an elite member of Simon’s organization of corporate spies prized for his ruthless ability to get the job done. Playing the part of Nicci’s lover, Dallas returns to Katrina-ravaged New Orleans with her to flush out the killer. But everything is not what is seems in the Big Easy, and soon the couple finds themselves trapped in a psychotic’s twisted game of revenge. As the danger grows, Nicci’s relationship with the handsome spy turns from adversarial to amorous.

On the run for their lives, Dallas and Nicci must confront their tormentor before it is too late. It’s a deadly decision that could cost Nicci everything, but it is her only chance for finally revealing the identity of the murderer. Just as the truth behind David’s death is discovered, another more compelling mystery is unearthed.

It’s an unexpected turn of events that rocks Nicci’s world.

About the Author

Alexandrea Weis’s popular first novel, To My Senses, received rave reviews and garnered awards for both commercial fiction and romance writing. A permitted wildlife rehabber with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, when Weis isn’t writing novels, she’s rescuing orphaned and injured wildlife. She, her husband, and a menagerie of pets live in New Orleans. 

My Review:

Nicci has just written a book about her murdered lover David Alexander and artist who painted portraits of her.  The murder was never solved and the people(s) involved were never found.

We open the book at a booksigning in New York City where a sleazy and creepy character by the name of Simon Le Roy introduces himself to Nicci and they both know a mutual acquaintance, David.

He reveals that he is the one who taught David everything he knew about wine, clothes and women when he was working for him.  She has written about all this in her book, Painting Jenny.  She is Jenny.  He also mentions that he introduced David to people who needed their problems solved.  Nicci didn't know that David used to work for Simon or much about his past so this information startles her.

She also learns from him that David was killed because of her not because of his work or his past.  She also learns that he was the specialist in getting secrets from any women by seducing them.  We learn he admitted to Nicci in the past that he was ordered to seduce her to collect information to destroy her family business.

He also reveals that he has been investigating David's murder for two years wants to find the person(s) involved because he lost one of his best man and it's hurting his business.  He asks Nicci to work with Dallas August one of his special elite members who has a reputation of getting jobs done.  They are to pretend to be lovers and return to New Orleans to flush out the culprits.

Nicci discovers Dallas is an elusive and cold person who has many secrets and hidden feelings bottled inside.  Their relationship was quite rocky and tumultuous at the beginning but built to a loving and caring relationship at the end.

I highly recommend this book if you like a good mystery with just a right amount of suspense and romance.  It had some very quirky secondary characters like Nicci's Aunt Hattie, Uncle Lance and cousin Colleen.

I really loved reading how Dallas would rile up a love-struck admirer and a former lover.  Those parts were so hilarious!

4/5

Thanks Pump Up Your Books and Alexandrea for letting me join this tour with a review, greatly appreciated!