Remember Detective Mark Thibedeau from the Internal Affairs Bureau? The guy who doesn't know how to have fun? Well, now that Erin Ruffner (Andreas' daughter) is working for him and more than that have really came to care for him she decides to find him a date! With a bit of help from her boyfriend an Orthopedic doctor she sets Mark up with his co-worker Ryan.
Mark isn't sure what he thinks of the idea of a date, a BLIND date. Who goes to those these days? But from the little texting he did with Ryan he seemed like a nice guy so why not? But when Ryan's smile literally fills Mark's world when he first sees him he knows he is a goner. Too bad the date is cut short due to a situation at the hospital where Ryan works. Sadly this seems to happen too many times to count, making it very hard for them to actually find a time for even the second date. Mark knows what it's like being a cop himself, even if his job now is mostly a desk job. But it sure gets frustrating!
Dr. Ryan Campbell works in an emergency department at the All Saints hospital. He might admit he is a bit lonely but who has time to actually date? But after meeting Mark for the first time he suddenly WANTS to date at the most stressful and intense time when he literally have NO time to meet the guy or if he does, their schedule is totally backwards. At least Mark totally gets it..
Yet from just a frustrating situation of not getting to see each other things take a totally different turn when a young black guy arrives at the hospital with a deadly gunshot wound. He has a very short interaction with the guy before he dies but the behavior of the two Officers - Russel and DeMarco is more than strange entering the emergency room demanding the guy's belongings when he is still fighting for his life. Ryan throws them out and instead of giving them the cell phone he was clutching he takes it home with him. After hearing the recording he is almost paralyzed with fear. Not knowing what to do he goes to Mark.
Mark isn't appreciative of the way the phone got to Ryan's hands especially because it means he can't use it as evidence.. But after hearing what's on it, it's pretty obvious Mark Fredericks, the guy who Ryan was unable to save, was murdered by the same officers who came into the hospital. From then on, Mark does his best to do his job and investigate the wrong doing of these two officers. It's more difficult with the unacceptable evidence he has and with the fact that his findings in the previous novels in the series shown, he has recently taken down A LOT of dirty cops in the city and NO ONE is happy he is now trying to put down two (more) appreciated officers. Also since Ryan is now involved, having talked to Martin and taken the phone from him it's a REALLY bad idea to keep on dating even if they didn't have the time anyhow.. Yep, the frustration keeps building up..
But it's not JUST frustration, there is also fear when these two officers start to harass and even threaten Ryan. He tries working himself to the ground (being around people at a place filled with cameras) but even he needs to rest and with the car parked outside his house at all hours he is starting to lose his calm. When the investigation starts to progress things get even worse and now Ryan's life might be on the line as well.
This book started more tender, with the two guys wanting to get to know each other, and though they didn't get to meet a lot, they did have quite a lot of meaningful conversations and with what they both had to deal with, they became closer faster than usual. So when things start to get hectic Mark is truly worried about Ryan and even though Ryan doesn't want to make things difficult he feels like he truly NEEDS Mark at his side. These two were really lonely. They might have had their job which they both loved, but in times like these, they felt like they needed each other and even though it wasn't easy, in the end it was totally worth it!
The story ends with a sweet HFN. I wonder if it means we'll get more of these two, though we'll be getting a short novella of Andreas and Darren taking care of Mark's cat (while he was unable to be in his house for a while) in a week from now. I hope we will! There is a bit more to the story that just the murder of Martin Fredericks. When Mark start to dig he finds a lot of things he wish he hadn't but now that he has he needs to address these as well even if it might cost him his job.
These are difficult times which is exactly why I think it's important to keep doing the things we enjoy and brings us peace. For me it's reading. This Passover we have been an a real total and absolute quarantine for 2 days, not allowed to leave the house even to buy food (Now we are back to "regular" quarantine which is less strict). I wasn't stressed. I had everything I needed and together with this book the time went by at exactly the right pace. So especially if you are stuck now at home without your usual "cheer" HIGHLY recommend you give this one a go, and if you haven't read any of the other books in the series, you don't actually HAVE TO as this talks about a different couple, and yet, I think it would be better - first because this series is AWESOME and second because there are a few things mentioned that would definitely spoiler for you.
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9 April 2020
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ABOUT THIS SERIES
Bad Behavior is a Romantic MM Suspense series by Cari Z. and L.A. Witt.
It follows the newly partnered Andreas Ruffner an experienced if
non-orthodox detective and rookie Darren Corliss who has just made it
detective. An unlikely couple, yet unlike Andreas' previous partners it
somehow WORKS, better than either of them expected.
This series was simply SUPERB. Though both are confident men who know who they are and what they want they were ego free. Once they realized they COULD trust each other and little by little became friends and lovers they were genuine towards one another, not hiding or playing games. It felt so RIGHT how they interacted. Like two guys who REALLY care for one another and isn't ashamed of it, who is willing to BE THERE for one another in the most basic ways and not think too much of what others (or the other..) would think of it. Every thing they did, every gesture was CLEAR and simply PERFECT.
I LOVED how their romance progressed. There's always A LOT going on around them, but they never forget each other. They look out for one another in every sense possible and they are MEN enough to apologize when it's needed.
I can't praise this series enough. It's well written. Emotional but not overly so. Action packed, but it's not JUST about the action, there is much going on in both Andreas and Darren's families and everything just brings them closer together.
** The 5th installment "Protective Behavior" has a different couple - Detective Mark Thibedeau from Internal Affairs and Dr. Ryan Campbell. It was also an amazing novel, it contained everything I loved about the relationship buildup of Andreas and Darren though naturally it's very different in every other aspect.
OUTSTANDING!
Books:
1. Risky Behavior (Published 29 April 2017) ★★★★★
2. Suspicious Behavior (Published 19 August 2017) ★★★★★
3. Reckless Behavior (Published 30 December 2017) ★★★★★
4. Romantic Behavior (Published 13 January 2018) ★★★★★
5. ** Protective Behavior (Published 8 April 2020) ★★★★★
6. Cuddly Behavior (Published 15 April 2020) ★★★★½
This series was simply SUPERB. Though both are confident men who know who they are and what they want they were ego free. Once they realized they COULD trust each other and little by little became friends and lovers they were genuine towards one another, not hiding or playing games. It felt so RIGHT how they interacted. Like two guys who REALLY care for one another and isn't ashamed of it, who is willing to BE THERE for one another in the most basic ways and not think too much of what others (or the other..) would think of it. Every thing they did, every gesture was CLEAR and simply PERFECT.
I LOVED how their romance progressed. There's always A LOT going on around them, but they never forget each other. They look out for one another in every sense possible and they are MEN enough to apologize when it's needed.
I can't praise this series enough. It's well written. Emotional but not overly so. Action packed, but it's not JUST about the action, there is much going on in both Andreas and Darren's families and everything just brings them closer together.
** The 5th installment "Protective Behavior" has a different couple - Detective Mark Thibedeau from Internal Affairs and Dr. Ryan Campbell. It was also an amazing novel, it contained everything I loved about the relationship buildup of Andreas and Darren though naturally it's very different in every other aspect.
OUTSTANDING!
Books:
1. Risky Behavior (Published 29 April 2017) ★★★★★
2. Suspicious Behavior (Published 19 August 2017) ★★★★★
3. Reckless Behavior (Published 30 December 2017) ★★★★★
4. Romantic Behavior (Published 13 January 2018) ★★★★★
5. ** Protective Behavior (Published 8 April 2020) ★★★★★
6. Cuddly Behavior (Published 15 April 2020) ★★★★½
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