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Temporary Partner

Valor and Doyle, Book 1

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By: Nicky James
Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
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Can two rivals work together to solve a case?

When an infant is taken from his carriage in broad daylight, missing persons detective Quaid Valor must race against the clock to find the child and bring him safely home to his family. Unfortunately, Quaid’s partner isn’t available, and his team is spread thin. Begrudgingly, Quaid must accept the help from his rival, homicide detective Aslan Doyle, if he wants to get the job done.

Aslan is Quaid’s opposite in every way. He’s bold, outspoken, arrogant, and the office playboy. And much to Quaid’s chagrin, Aslan seems to have set his sights on Quaid as his next conquest.

Quaid doesn’t have time to deal with Aslan’s flirty behavior when he’s trying to solve a case and juggle his cheating ex’s incessant interruptions.

It doesn’t matter how attractive Aslan is or the undeniable chemistry they seem to have. Getting involved with Aslan would be a huge mistake.

But as tension with the case builds, Quaid keeps forgetting he’s supposed to hate this new partner. Maybe Aslan is exactly the kind of distraction he needs.

Temporarily, at least.

Right?

Temporary Partner is the first in the Valor and Doyle Mysteries.

©2022 Nicky James (P)2022 Nicky James Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Police Procedurals Romance
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I am 5 chapters in and I really already hate this book. as soon as the main characters meet, every sentense is either full of toxic masculinity, sexual inuendo, cliches or just flat out sexist bullshit! A 5 months old baby get's kidnapped and one of the main character detectives openly lusts after the mother and has to adjust his dick for no other reason than the wemon was daring to wear a bikini in her own backyard. And after this disgusting behavior I am supposed to what? Find him sexy an hour later, believe that he's actually a good guy deep inside?
the way these two characters interact is also just stolen straight out of some low budget 80s macho TV bullshit series. Who Talks like that? did the author have to fill pages and had no good ideas about how to set up conflict so they basically just talk about their dicks within the first 5 minutes?
Also can we drop the insatiable, promiscuous Bisexual trope already, it was already old 10 years ago - this is dangerous mistepresentation!

Full of toxic masculinity and not much else!

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