"I am sad we lost so many years, cher. We should have known each other all along. I didn't fight to know you back then. I should have."

I would happily read a full-length novel about Serafine and Emile. I'd love to see those moments from so many years ago when they competed against one another. To see the lost years inbetween.

Emile is every bit as fierce a protector as every other one of Patricia Eddy's heroes, and Serafine matches him so well in her efforts to save him as he saves so many others. Despite the quick read, there was suspense from the very first page, and the heat between our two characters was undeniable despite their separation.

I've loved both novellas in this series of Checkmate stories, and would most certainly recommend them to anyone looking for a quick-paced and sexy journey through the streets of New Orleans. ( )