Covering Ollie by Freya BarkerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Hiding From The Mob
Ollie is 40 and for 18 years she’s been hiding from her deceased boyfriend’s family. She lost her lower leg to a car bomb and found out that the reason was that her boyfriend was a very bad man and part of a criminal organisation. When she lost her limb she found out she was pregnant and immediately took steps to run away to protect her child from becoming embroiled in that world.
Joe is 45 and has been a widower for the last year and a half. He has two sons, aged 8 and 12 and he recently moved to Durango to take over as Chief of Police as living in Denver as a homicide detective wasn’t a good way to raise two young motherless boys. Joe moved in across the road from Ollie a few months earlier and got to know her daughter Trinny well as she babysat for the boys most days, after school.
When Joe and Ollie finally meet there is a definite attraction there as they become involved in each other’s lives because of circumstances. There is pushing and pulling between them as they try and work out whether they are willing to risk being hurt in order to have something fulfilling.
I loved the way the children were involved in the relationship and they were front and centre for both Joe and Ollie. Their relationship was important, but nothing was as important as their children’s happiness and safety.
I liked the way they took their time getting to the physical part of their relationship. They were incredibly attracted to each other but waited until the right time and knowing how they felt about each other before jumping into bed. I think this is the difference between characters in their twenties and those in their forties. Fewer hormones running rampant and having different priorities.
The mystery aspect of the story was well done. No one behaved idiotically trying to get themselves killed by being stupid. Precautions were taken and stuck to. I love it when adults behave like adults! The mystery wasn’t the main focus of the story, but simply a vehicle for the romance, but it was still done well and there were a couple of surprises along the way, which is always good.
I will definitely be downloading the next story, as I like the way this author writes about people, in an engaging way with an eye to reality.
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