The Red Files

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Ambitious Daily Sentinel journalist Lauren King is chafing on LA s vapid social circuit, reporting on glamorous A list parties while sparring with her rival the formidable, icy Catherine Ayers Ayers is an ex Washington political correspondent who suffered a humiliating fall from grace, and her acerbic, vicious tongue keeps everyone at bay Everyone, that is, except knockabout Iowa girl King, who is undaunted, unimpressed and gives as good as she gets.One night a curious story unfolds before their eyes One business launch, 34 prostitutes and a pallet of missing pink champagne Can the warring pair work together to unravel an incredible story This is a lesbian fiction with than a few mysterious twists. New Download [ The Red Files ] Author [ Lee Winter ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 4 1 2 Stars I realized that the next review I did, was going to be my 400th Goodreads review I decided to put down the ARC s and pick out a book that I have wanted to read for a long time I loved Winter s, Requiem for Immortals, and after hearing such good things about The Red Files, I thought there was a good chance I would enjoy this I m happy to say this book absolutely lived up to my expectations.I do have to admit, at the beginning of this book, my heart plummeted I did not like it I 4 1 2 Stars I realized that the next review I did, was going to be my 400th Goodreads review I decided to put down the ARC s and pick out a book that I have wanted to read for a long time I loved Winter s, Requiem for Immortals, and after hearing such good things about The Red Files, I thought there was a good chance I would enjoy this I m happy to say this book absolutely lived up to my expectations.I do have to admit, at the beginning of this ...Investigative reporters are a relatively rare breed in lesfic Getting two of them together in one book and having them actually chase after a story the old fashioned way is even rarer That alone should be a good reason to snag this book But is it any good Let s see.Brash, ambitious and a with a good ear for the news, Lauren King got from writing about butter cows in Iowa to celebrity parties in L.A., but unfortunately, no further On the other hand, Catherine Ayers career went in the other d Investigative reporters are a relatively rare breed in lesfic Getting two of them together in one book and having them actually chase after a story the old fashioned way is even rarer That alone should be a good reason to snag this book But is it any good Let s see.Brash, ambitious and a with a good ear for the news, Lauren King got from writing about butter cows in Iowa to celebrity parties in L.A., but unfortunately, no further On the other hand, Catherine Ayers career went in the other direction, from celebrated bureau chief of a news desk in Washington DC to lowly gossip columnist Lauren had hoped her hard work, earnestness and interest in real news would impress Ayers and net her a mentor and ally, but Ayers is cold, dismissive and downright vicious ...I loved this book SO MUCH Oh goodness The dialogue is so crisp, the banter to perfect I was swooning at Lee Winter s writing ability This is the best enemies to lovers story I ve read, one of the best workplace romances, and my favourite 2015 book.Full review at The Lesbian Review here 2016 reread I still love this book It s not as tightly written as her other book, Requiem for Immortals, but The Red Files is still so specific to my tastes Listen t I loved this book SO MUCH Oh goodness The dialogue is so crisp, the banter to perfect I was swooning at Lee Winter s writing ability This is the best enemies to lovers story I ve read, one of the best workplace romances, and m...This one starts off slow and I struggled to keep interested as Lauren King, intrepid entertainment writer for the Daily Sentinel bumbled about in the opening chapters She traded barbs with the cold and professional Catherine Ayers and I thought this would be another down on her luck country girl falls for glamorous former Bureau Chief romance novel Cue the make out, break up, make up of a traditional romance Wow, was I wrong Once these two reporters sniffed out something amiss in a room full This one starts off slow and I struggled to keep interested as Lauren King, intrepid entertainment writer for the Daily Sentinel bumbled about in the opening chapters She traded barbs with the cold and professional Catherine Ayers and I thought this would be another down on her luck country girl falls for glamorous former Bureau Chief romance novel Cue the make out, break up, make up of a traditional romance Wow, was I wrong Once these two reporters sniffed out something amiss in a room full of celebrities and Nevada hookers the story took off and I was drawn into the investigation I was impressed with the author s ability to build depth and tension into what initially seems like just an odd set of circumstances It was a pleasure to watch the growing relationship between the two women as they dug through the clues and used any and all contacts to ferret out the truth The witty dialogue was a nice balance to the increasing danger levels they face...Whoa, wow, awesome These are some of the adjectives that may fly out of your mouth as you finish The Red Files by Lee Winter What an amazing book Ms Winter did everything right with this one The mystery is multi layered, the characters are fascinating and tenacious Oh yeah, the romance is pretty damn good too To say I was blown away would be an understatement Lauren King is a journalist for the LA Centennial She writes about the celebrities glittering the screens of Hollywood and what p Whoa, wow, awesome These are some of the adjectives that may fly out of your mouth as you finish The Red Files by Lee Winter What an amazing book Ms Winter did everything right with this one The mystery is multi layered, the characters are fascinating and tenacious Oh yeah, the romance is pretty damn good too To say I was blown away would be an understatement Laur...So, I m going to list all of the problems with this book now Shortest review I ve ever written Perfect.Okay, maybe that s too short, though it does hit the most important parts I d list everything the book did right, but no one has enough time to read a list that long So, highlights The characters are fantastic and fully realized The mystery is exceptional The editing and proofreading couldn t be better The pacing is perfect.As mentioned, there areitem...God, and to think I almost gave up on this book because the first chapters weren t catching my interest That would ve been such a huge mistake I m very glad I didn t make.What a fantastic book It nailed everything great, complex characters interesting, well paced mystery amazing romance and if that wasn t enough, some parts had the feminist in me almost shedding tears of joy.I can t stress how amazing the characters were Lauren too, but especially Catherine her backstory was revealed ju God, and to think I almost gave up on this book because the first c...A friend of mine on Good reads told me I should read this So it came very highly recommended from someone who rarely gives out five stars, and who gave this if I remember correctly 4.5 stars rounded up to five So, who am I to argue She hasn t steered me wrong yet So after reading this book I have to agree as I gave it five stars also.I am seriously starting to really enjoy Winters books I read Requiem For Immortals and was hooked after this Winters is now i...it was just an ok read,was expecting a lot bcuz of the hooplah surrounding this book but it wasn t,only a bit of action,the chemistry was ok not great,love the spy n detective stuff but also enjoy the conclusion bcuz it leaves us w a plot twist so there should b a continuation of this story line..I finally read this one I have so many books in my shelf, sometime it s difficult, to chose the next one I always love a story which takes place in the media world Maybe because I m working for a newspaper too.So this story is about two journalists, who are like fire and ice There s the ambitious Lauren King from the farmlands of Iowa, who, in the near future, want s to be a political journalist and Catherine Ayers, the...

The Red Files
  • English
  • 24 September 2017
  • Paperback
  • 384 pages
  • 3955333302
  • Lee Winter
  • The Red Files