Heart โMacโ MacKenzie is a tough police lieutenant in the rough streets of Brooklyn, New York. Sheโs a strong leader who doesnโt mind getting in the trenches with the men and women she leads at the seventy-four precinct. Her house, her people, and her familyโboth blue and bloodโare the only things that matter. She would live and die for the blue wall that shields her from a traumatic past.
When her captain assigns her a high-profile kidnapping case that she doesnโt want, and insists she allows the missing girlโs irritatingly sexy uncle to tag along during the investigation, her blood boils. Mac has no choice but to do what she always does when things get out of control, lay down the lawโher law.
Kenneth Searlington is a rich playboy from the Upper East Side of Manhattan. With stunning looks and an unlimited source of wealth, heโs used to being the center of everyoneโs attention, especially the women that he comes in contact with. His life is fun and carefree until his niece, Merridith is kidnapped, and heโs forced to seek out the help of his godfather an NYPD police captain, David Porter.
Afraid and frustrated, Kenneth defers to his uncleโs expertise and his promise that heโs putting his best cop on the case, Lieutenant MacKenzie. When Kenneth discovers โMacโ is actually a sexy as sin lady cop with a fiery temper to match, he decides mixing a little business with pleasure might be just the thing he needs to distract him from long-standing family issues that are trying to crawl their way back into the forefront of his life.
Each used to having their own way, can these two work together long enough to bring an innocent child home? Or will they settle their differences and unyielding attraction in a more carnal way and get right down to the heart of the matter?
Review
Carly from Carly's Book Reviews:
"One of my favorite characteristics of LaQuette's books is that just about the time I think the story is coming to an end, I discover that I'm only half way through the story, and she's about to take me on a journey that leaves me breathless. With diverse characters and a descriptive writing style that is uniquely hers, HEART OF THE MATTER is a vivid contemporary romance that I would give more than 5 stars if I could!"