Power Play

May 18, 2015
In one corner of Snow’s latest sexy love triangle, which kicks off the Risky Business series, is Sage Reese, a socialite and executive administrative assistant. In the second corner is her boss, Parker Anderson, a cool, calculating, high-powered Chicago investment executive. In the third is Det. Dean Ryker of the Chicago Police. As Sage narrates the predictable story about her unrequited love for fellow highbrow Parker and her visceral attraction to the dangerous and lowbrow Dean, it’s easier to get seduced by the gripping subplot about the Russian Mafia. Strangely, though the two men are the ones dealing with the mobsters, innocent bystander Sage is the only one to suffer a couple of nasty beatings—which she’s more than willing to take in defense of her boss, despite his almost-certain involvement in criminal activity. After the initial appearance of Dean, who has a history with Parker and falls instantly for Sage, readers will wonder what on Earth possesses the young woman to stay loyal to the aloof-to-a-fault exec. A cliffhanger leaves the romantic resolution for later installments. Agent: Kevin Lyon, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.