Blitz (Emerald City #1/Black Family Saga #4) by FX Scully
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: September 30, 2014
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Synopsis:
When want-to-be PI Sydney Bucco lost her dad, she picked up the pieces, left home and never looked back. Now on the verge of losing another close family member she may be forced to do the same. But this time her job and her dream are the line. And there’s only one way to save them–achieve the unattainable and make a multi-million dollar deal with the most wanted man in America.
Ray Carlson has always been great at two things: playing football and taking care of his little sister. But while he’s away at college, scoring touchdowns and winning the hearts of fans, he drops the only ball that really matters. It’s been four years since he last saw his sister and she’s constantly on his mind, but so is the biggest decision of his career. As first ranking draft prospect, everybody wants a piece of him, and when his would-be agent is involved in a tragic accident, everyone comes running–including her assistant, Sydney.
She’s an amateur and she’s desperate. But so is Ray and they soon forge an alliance to get the two things they want most in the world. Somewhere along the way, they get far more than they bargained for.
Excerpt
We’re both lying on our backs, staring up at the ceiling, which I’m pretty sure is starting to spin. As usual my senses are heightened. I feel and hear everything—Sydney’s breath on my cheek when she turns to say something, the sound of both our hearts beating, the feeling of the hard floor beneath my back.
“Yeah,” I say. “I feel…I don’t know what I feel.” Despite my improved senses, my tongue is swollen and my eyes are droopy. I push up to a sitting position and my head begins to swim. “Damn,” I squeeze my eyes shut, waiting for the world to stand still again.
“Drunk much?” Sydney laughs.
I rise to my feet. “I don’t get—”
Sydney catches me as I stumble forward. “Drunk?” she asks.”You’re drunk now, soldier.”
I reach out for the bed, stumbling into it and fall onto my back. “Oh, no,” I groan, closing my eyes again to slow the constant spins. “This feels really wrong.”
“Just give it a minute,” Sydney says from somewhere in the room. “Once it settles you’ll be alright.”
How this little bit of a woman isn’t knocked out right now is beyond me. She’s less than half my size and seems totally unaffected.
I lie there, my mind starting to run wild again. But it isn’t the clarity that comes with a pitcher of beer, it’s a million thoughts swirling around, crashing into each other. And making a colossal mess.
I shouldn’t be here. That sentiment is stronger than all the others. Not because I’ll embarrass myself further than I already have, but because I really want to be here. I haven’t felt this normal in a long time. I sneak a glance at Sydney. She’s chewing on the rim of her cup and staring off into space.
“What are you thinking about?” I ask.
Her gaze meets mine and she smiles. It hits me in the center of my chest and I have to force myself to look away.
“Life. Crazy, unpredictable, anti-death.” She snickers. “What about you?”
“I’m thinking I’m glad I came here instead of crashing at Jimmy’s place, or in my truck. I like being here. With you.”
That didn’t just happen. I stare at her, wide-eyed, hoping I’ve only said that in my head. But it’s clear by the way she shifts in place, that she’s heard every word.
“I didn’t mean…”
Sydney clears her throat and tips her cup. She doesn’t look at me as she sucks the rest of her drink back. A few moments later she responds with, “God, you’re drunk.”
“I am,” I say and ease up to a sitting position.
Vodka clearly has a different effect on me than beer, but maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe what I need to do is say what I feel more often—in the moment that I actually feel it. I take a deep breath. I have two choices here, I can backtrack, blame it on the booze and laugh it off. Or I can be honest about what’s happening to me.
I’m falling for her.
Review by Gia:
Blitz is book one in the Emerald City series and book four in the Black Family series. Even though it's listed as book four in the Black Family series, you don't need to read the Black Family series first. Blitz is the first book I read by FX Scully. I loved it.
Blitz is told in the dual POVs of Ray and Sydney. Sydney is a PI who is working as an assistant for her cousin. Her cousin Reese is an agent for baseball and football player. Reese is in a coma and Sydney will do anything it takes to sign Ray and save Reese's job. Ray wants to find his sister, Mariah. Sydney offers to use her PI skills to help find her.
Ray is a great character. He's a big shot football player but he's not cocky and controlling. Ray is just all around a sweet nice guy. Sydney is a straight forward girl. She is very loyal and trusting. She may be too trusting in some cases.
I really enjoyed reading Ray and Sydney's story. I loved reading about Ray's family. Ray has an interesting family. I can't wait to read more in the next book, Black Sheep.
4 Amazeballs Stars!!!
Meet the Author:
F.X.
Scully loves romance, but she doesn't write your typical Happily Ever
After. Because let's face it, in the real world, it can sometimes take a
lot of angst and pain before you get there. And some of us never do.
But since most of us pick up books to escape the real world, her stories
don't lack hot boyfriends and sexy encounters. Neither will she leave
you completely heart broken, sobbing into a tub of ice cream. Rest
assured you'll be on a roller coaster, but you'll be glad you went along
for the ride.
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