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Title: Deceiving Derek

Subtitle: Love & Other Calamaties

Author: Cindy Procter-King

Narrator: Ariana Westfield

Format: Unabridged

Length: 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-08-13

Publisher: One Acre Audio Books

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Lingerie designer Lacey DeMarco livens up her life by finagling an unsuspecting police detective into attending a funky bridal shower. She needs one last item to complete a scavenger hunt list, and handsome cop Derek McAllister is it. But a little trickery is at work. Both Lacey and Derek are both being hoodwinkedin the name of love.

Deceiving Derek is the first of five connected short stories, each featuring a heroine introduced in Laceys story. Follow Lacey and her girlfriends as they prepare for a wedding and find true love along the way.

Members Reviews:

Deception Does Become Her!

Deceiving Derek is Cindy Procter-King's prequel to Catching Claire, both part of what will be a delightful series of love affairs and encounters under the title "Love & Other Calamities." What is exceptional about all of Procter-King's writing, whether in short story style (such as this) or in her full-length novels such as Head Over Heels, is her ability to capture her characters' personalities and, more important, their morality and humanity. She always reminds us of the good and vulnerability, even in men who seem unapproachable and veiled, as well as of the insecurity in women, even those who on their face appear strong and self-reliant. She allows her own optimism and humor to drive her writing, leaving the reader with a good feeling and wanting more. For those of us who read romantic comedy and novels, want a respite from "real life" and yearn for those days when love seemed simple, Procter-King is the answer.

Short & Sweet

**3.5 Star**

Deceiving Derek was originally published in 2002 by NovelBooks Inc. and reissued by Chippewa Publishing in 2007. There were revisions and updates done in 2012 and Deceiving Derek is now novella #1 in a 5-part romantic comedy short story series (Procter-King, C., 2012).

Deceiving Derek is a cute, funny little story. Lacey runs into a police station indicating that her lingerie prototypes were stolen out of her studio, which just happens to be her apartment, also. She needs an officer - Derek, specifically, to come investigate the thefts. She even goes so far as to bring some of the remaining pieces of thong underwear that the thief didn't grab. When they arrive at the apartment building, Derek is corralled right into the middle of a bunch of screaming women having a party. Only then does Derek realize he's been set up ~ in more ways than one.

In real life, lying to a police officer and reporting a false crime in order to get him/her to come with you to a specified location will most likely get you arrested. This, people, is why we call this fiction.

The antics displayed by Lacey in the police station are hysterical and the interaction between Lacey and Derek are funny. The story is very short at only 28 pages and is very fast paced. The physical tension between Lacey and Derek is believable, if not a bit rushed, however.

I enjoyed the author's writing style and found the story easy to follow and laugh out loud funny in a few places.

Review Copy Courtesy Of: CrushStar Multimedia LLC and Blue Orchard Books, via NetGalley approval at no cost in exchange for an honest review.

Great Series Start

The publisher and author state that though Deceiving Derek has appeared in print before, this edition has been revised prior to reissue. Ms.