{"id":1992,"date":"2011-02-14T14:11:58","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T20:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/blog\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2020-05-08T23:28:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T03:28:55","slug":"the-butterfly-moments-by-renee-bess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=1992","title":{"rendered":"The Butterfly Moments by Renee Bess"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Publisher\/Date:\u00a0 <\/strong>Regal Crest Enterprises, LLC, July 2010
\nGenre(s):\u00a0<\/strong> Romance, Mature Lesbians, Suspense
\nPages:\u00a0<\/strong> 208
\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong> http:\/\/www.reneebess.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Rating:<\/strong> \"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"★\" <\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n

Who else could craft a story with the suspense of CSI<\/em> and the drama of The L Word<\/em> better than Renee Bess?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s THE BUTTERFLY MOMENTS<\/strong><\/em>, a novel with a m\u00e9lange of characters who find themselves caught up in one way or another.<\/p>\n

The star is Alana Blue, a veteran officer of the Philadelphia probation system. Attempting to make her last weeks before retirement as smooth as possible, she is given the task of supervising Rafaela \u201cRafe\u201d Ortiz, a probie transferred because of a workplace impropriety. Alana knows she can handle Rafe; what she can\u2019t handle is her attraction to the notorious bad girl.<\/p>\n

This flirtation is the last distraction Alana needs. When her last relationship died, she cut herself off from finding someone new, using her job as a way to fill her days and nights. Her career is also a diversion from the strained relationship with her daughter, who blames Alana’s sexuality for breaking up their family.<\/p>\n

As if this wasn\u2019t enough, Philly Police Detective Johnetta Jones needs Alana\u2019s help in solving a co-ed\u2019s death. While finding the killer, the two progress to more than just professional relationship.<\/p>\n

Johnetta’s heart, also, has been marred by her years on the force, but for Alana, she’s willing to open herself to the possibility of love. But as the pair’s romance blossoms, it may become stalled when Johnetta’s lead on the case point to a person close to Alana.<\/p>\n

The Butterfly Moments<\/em> is a graceful flight into the mind of Alana, to understand her life and occupation, as well as the supporting characters who fold impeccably into this mystery. Bess has always been the queen of slow-building romance, and Moments<\/em> is as sensual as her others. The ending takes you to a climax you didn’t see coming.<\/p>\n

Not bad for a retiree.<\/p>\n

Reviewed February 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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