This is the second in a series. In the first one, I found the writing a little uneven but the story great. This one, the writing was better, but I found the HEA unbelievable, and quite a few spots I thought went against the "advertising" on the book. It seemed like the authors felt free to insult people's bodies as long as they weren't the main characters we are rooting for.

A few examples:

Page 174:
“Wanna get rid of Porky Pig first?” She hitched a thumb at Sergeant Eccles, a stout, round-shouldered man whose stomach was expanding further over his belt with every year he inched closer to retirement.

Page 194:
Pamela Christiansen, a woman with a shock of white hair and a face like a prune. He’d rather come face to face with Sasquatch… Who probably has fewer chin hairs, he thought unkindly.

Page 195:
A tall wooden cross was her only sign, and she pumped it up and down so hard, the extra flab beneath her arms threatened to knock over anyone who ventured too close.

Page 267:
Pausing a tiff between two finicky gays squabbling