Going Down by Shelli Stevens

Going Down (Holding Out for a Hero Series #1) [NOOK Book]

                        By Shelli Stevens

OVERVIEW:

Eleanor Owen needs to get out of Chicago and quick. It's not that she doesn't want to obey the subpoena to testify against her drug-trafficking ex-boyfriend. It's making it to the witness stand alive, should a dirty cop make good on his threats.

Tiny, remote Wyattville, Oregon, looks like the perfect place to disappear, but it's hard to blend into the woodwork when one of the town's infamous namesakes sends her heart racing. Worse, Mr. Tall, Hot and Packing is the town sheriff, which means she should stay as far away from him as possible.

Tyson Wyatt is positive the sexy new girl in town is hiding something. Question is, what? He vows to feel out her secrets-including what she feels like beneath him. Preferably naked. Until then, he's not buying the story she's selling.

Their chemistry is sheet-melting hot, and Ellie realizes much too late that the man with the badge is as dangerous to her heart as her ex is to her life

Here’s what I think…

It is becoming apparent that I am a title junkie! What woman, or man, would not find themself drawn to this book by the title alone? Wjen you add in the cover shot… Well, hello there!

This is a pretty good novella that introduces us to the three main couples that will be showcased in the Holding Out For A Hero Series. The three brothers: Army soldier, Sheriff, and Fireman, and the women who capture their hearts (although not without some difficulty): a yoga instructor, an attorney, and a baker.

Going Down’s main story if about Eleanor, Ellie, Owen, who finds herself running from Chicago to avoid testifying at the trial of her ex-boyfriend. No, she is not some timid, mousy frightened woman in need. She decides as far west as possible and sets her sights on Wyattville, Oregon. She only has to lay low…

Enter Tyson Wyatt, as of THE Wyatt’s that the town is named for, and hometown sheriff. His decision to make like a good neighbor, slash sheriff and meet the new girl in town. I’ll just say their first meeting ignites his cop’s instincts. Can our Sheriff get the truth out of Ellie and keep her safe without losing his heart?

          ISBN-13: 9781609281120

         Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

         Publication date: 7/20/2010

         Sold by: Barnes & Noble, Amazon

         Format: eBook

         Sales rank: 6,535

         Series: Holding Out for a Hero Series, #1