ARC received for an honest review

I wasn't sure what to expect with Checkmate, but from the moment I dived in I was hooked.

Viola and Travis' relationship is volatile at the best of time, but when they are roomies for a couple of weeks, things really do get explosive!

The constant bickering, snarky and at times downright mean words is their norm... you know, fighting as foreplay.

Beneath it all we just know that they are hot for each other, and they are missing the best friends they used to be - even if poor Travis doesn't understand why Viola hates him so much now!

Ugh, I just wanted them to stop fighting and get on with the sexy times! But Travis doesn't always make the best decisions, and now those bad choices are coming home to roost and mess up what may or may not be happening with his Viola.

There are some great secondary characters - Viola's brother/Travis' best friend Drew and Viola's best friend are the perfect balance for the madness that is V&T's world.

And just when I thought that maybe, just maybe that they had got their shit sorted out...

We were hit with one hell of a cliffhanger! Something happened that I sure as hell was not expecting!

But never fear, it is not long until the next book is out.

I really did enjoy the writing of this secretive duo.... so who do you think they could be?