Feared by Hell (The Unbelievable Mr. Brownstone #1)

by Michael Anderle

And which people were just a big bag of dick tips.

This is just a horrible mental image. I love it, but still horrible. Still love it though.

Shay forced a smile onto her face as she walked away from the table. She’d seen Brownstone checking her out, but the guy kept acting like he didn’t care. Brownstone did care. He had to. All men cared about hot women. They couldn’t help it. That was the way they were wired. That was how most men were, really—a dick tangentially connected to a pair of eyes, totally bypassing the brain.

So this paints Shay as a boring cliche. Her actions to this point reinforce this, not the best start to a series.

Her smile vanished, replaced by a frown. “Fastidious cooking guy who isn’t into me.” She nodded and grabbed another pork rib. “Yeah, you’re gay.”

And this right here relegates her to complete unimportance. Whatever her issues, I don't care.

“No, because they made the same mistake you did, Brownstone.

He never did that. It was a trust issue, not an issue of skill. She is predjudiced and short tempered. She lashes out at others to cover herself, that is cowardice.

I’m like you—I

This is a lie. It seems he has a far greater moral compass than her.

The tomb raider had never been as naïve or optimistic about people as the girl was.

The tomb raider alters her perception to better justify her bullshit, she is hardly one to judge anyone else.