Title: Reckless Behavior (Bad Behavior: Book Three)
Authors: L.A. Witt and Cari Z.
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Length: 260 Pages
Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense, Action/Thriller
At a Glance: Reckless Behavior goes from a somewhat tension filled dinner to terror filled kidnappings. It’s fast paced, filled with danger, tense moments and a roller coaster ride of emotions.
Reviewed By: Maryann
Blurb: After too many years of putting his job first, Detective Andreas Ruffner is getting his priorities straight. He’s ready to spend some quality time with his adult kids, not to mention come clean about some things he should’ve told them a long time ago. And introduce them to his partner and boyfriend, Darren Corliss.
But in a heartbeat, a family dinner turns into Andreas’s worst nightmare. When the dust settles, one of his kids is hurt, and the other three have been abducted.
Andreas is going to find his kids, and nothing, not even a broken ankle, is going to stop him. Thank God for his sharp, level-headed partner . . . who has a crisis of his own pulling him away when Andreas needs him the most. As both men try to support—and lean on—each other, they get no closer to finding the kids. And the longer the children are missing, the less likely it is they’ll ever be found.
Review: With Andreas Ruffner still recuperating from a serious injury, and Darren Corliss dealing with his brother Asher’s condition, it would seem this was an ideal time for them to get some rest and relaxation. But Andreas and Darren are all set to have a semi-decent dinner with Andreas’s children, and Andreas has decided to come clean with them and tell them about his health status—and Darren. Of course, there’s tension with some of his adult children, but the issues don’t get resolved before the evening turns tragic, with kidnappings and Andreas and Corliss still dealing with the haterade from busting dirty cops.
As Andreas and Darren start the strenuous process of tracking down the kidnappers, Corliss struggles with tragic news about his brother. As both men deal with their own tragedies, they never fail in understanding each other’s plights. For both Andreas and Darren, it becomes a race against time, and saving the children’s lives.
Reckless Behavior goes from a somewhat tension filled dinner to terror filled kidnappings. It’s fast paced, filled with danger, tense moments and a roller coaster ride of emotions. Andreas and Corliss are still working through their relationship, but it seems Corliss at times feels a little off kilter. He sees Andreas with all his children, and two ex-wives, and I got the feeling that it is just a little intimidating for him. This is also about two men with the drive and determination to save others and themselves. It reflects that it’s not all about the physical love but the strength and support they share during crisis and tragedy. The heartbreaking story with Asher was hard to face. It was heartrending to see Darren fight through his feelings and still continue on to help Andreas find his children.
There are a lot of great secondary characters, but two really stood out for me: Detective Paula Morris, who pulls out all the stops and digs in her heels to help Andreas and Darren any way she can; and Darren’s stepfather, Victor Corliss, retired Police Commissioner, who has a big heart and is always there whenever he’s needed, and sees his family through tough times.
I highly recommend the Bad Behavior series. I was hooked from the very start, and I’m really looking forward to Romantic Behavior to see what L.A. Witt and Cari Z. have in store for Andreas and Darren.
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