Undercover Love

by Lucy Grijalva

Sensuous, funny and touching... a hero to die for, a heroine to envy, a story to love! This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573430021
• ISBN13: 9781573430029
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Lionhearted Publishing
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A Lovely Book!

I didn't expect much from the book, as the back of the book's story description didn't really grab me. Once I began reading it, however, I was extremely surprised and impressed by how quickly this book hooked me! Rick, an undercover cop investigating a shady apartment dweller, befriends Julia, his next-door neighbor. Julia has had a hard life, with a bad relationship to boot, and was initially very wary of Rick, due to his scruffy appearance and questionable occupation. One of Julia's biggest reservations about Rick was that he reminded Julia of her ex-boyfriend who was a convict. Rick, not wanting a relationship or someone to possibly give away his cover, kept his distance (even though he was drawn to Julia). It wasn't the storyline about why Rick was undercover that made this story so great, it was how Rick and Julia unexpectedly formed a relationship. They both needed each other -- Julia to eliminate her fear to live and love; and Rick, that it was okay to be emotional and have feelings for someone. Their interactions were warm and wonderful, and I truly enjoyed getting to know both characters. Julia and Rick were very endearing and they deserved each other. The author did a very good job of describing both of their innermost thoughts and feelings as the story progressed, so you knew what they were thinking as their love blossomed. I highly recommend this book!!!! You will love Rick and Julia and root them on as the story progresses. A keeper!

Entertaining read even for non-romance readers

I have never been a big fan of romance stories, but this book changed my mind. Lucy Grijalva writes in such a "real" style that I felt as if I was part of the story. I came to care about the characters, and the story line entertained me all the way through. I found myself unable to put this book down. Highly recommended for romance, and non romance readers alike. Looking forward to Lucy Grijalva's next book.

Great Story! Great Characters!

This is one of the best romance novels I've read in a long time. The characters seem like they could be the people who live next door, and you care about what happens to them right away. I hope this author has another book out soon!

Best short contemporary romance I've read in...?

I stopped reading short contemporary romances so long ago...well, I'd confess HOW long, except it would date me terribly. I couldn't relate to 18 year old female protagonists (they were hardly "heroines" by any means) or the "exotic" locales the stories were always set in. (Authors provided the city's name--Paris--and a landmark everyone's heard of--the Arch de Triumph, for instance, and I was supposed to feel I was there? Not.) Lucy Grijalva's book, however, baited me, hooked me, and reeled me back into the genre. Her characters--Rick, with his mirrored shades and Julia, with her comfortable, ratty bathrobe--are both real and grown up. Grijalva describes San Francisco with enough flair to be authentic and convincing. Best of all, she includes a "secret" recipe, the sort of hodgepodge meal readers might want to prepare on a lazy Sunday morning after an energetic and romantic Saturday night of their own!"Undercover Love" is a slick, sexy, satisfying read. And between the lines