Last Man Standing by Julie MillerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Back Cover: Undercover cop Cole Taylor had his hands full sustaining a secret identity as he worked to expose a Kansas City crime boss--while living under the enemy's roof! The last thing he needed was a snooty intellectual type interfering in his investigation, asking suspicious questions and snooping where she shouldn't. Besides, with all that fiery red hair and miles of silky skin, Victoria Westin didn't look like any professor he knew....
She had the touch-me-not beauty of an aristocrat and fit right in with their upper-crust hosts. But the streetwise Taylor from working-class roots would have to persuade Miss High-and-Mighty to cooperate with his plan to save his life--and now hers, too. And if he couldn't gain her cooperation by his usual methods, he'd blackmail her with bedroom fantasies to "maintain cover."
The title of the final installment for the Taylor clan series fits both as a fitting end to the series as well as an apt description for hero, Cole Taylor. Literally the ‘last man standing’ without a committed relationship amongst his family of five brothers and one sister, Cole has been working undercover for several years for a Kansas City crime family. Unbeknownst to him, Victoria “Tori” Westin has been sent in by the FBI to conduct her own investigation into the family. Initially suspicious of each other, they eventually start working together to take down a vicious syndicate.
Like the others in the series, “Last Man Standing” can be read alone, but if you’ve read the others, this book provides some additional closure to the other couples and families introduced throughout the series. Ms. Miller provides a very effective and satisfying end to a great family series.
The next of Ms. Miller’s books included a four-book mini series titled “The Precinct” which I never realized I didn’t have until I started doing these reviews. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get them so my next review will start up with the “Vice Squad” mini-series and “Up Against The Wall”. I hope you’ll come back to check it out soon.
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