Reading Log as of July 16, 2025 - One Last Breath

 

Laura Griffin's One Last Breath in her Borderline duology was not that great. It has been sitting on my shelves forever and I thought I had read it, but turns out I never did. 

"When pampered former cheerleader Feenie Malone takes a job writing fluff pieces for her South Texas paper, she has no idea she's about to stumble into a juicy news story that could launch her career -- if it doesn't get her killed first.

Almost as soon as she breaks out her press pass, she crosses paths with Marco Juarez, the macho PI obsessed with solving his sister's murder. The information he has might be the perfect lead -- but his dangerously sexy looks could be a deadly distraction.

Juarez has zero patience for reporters, especially mouthy blond ones. But with the evidence pointing to Feenie's ex-husband, Marco thinks she could be useful. Confident he can keep her on a tight leash, he lets her in on his investigation. He quickly discovers he's underestimated his new partner, as well as the danger they both face.

Now he must protect her -- to the very last breath...."

Convoluted, yet not, story about a clueless woman married to a 'mob' type guy, who once they get divorced, finally gets a clue, becomes a reporter and sticks her nose into her ex husband's business. With the help of a former policeman, now private eye survives the results amazingly, and falls in love in the process.  The characters were really stupid.  3 Stars  It was good but....