The Masterminds (Masterful, #2)
Olivia Wildenstein
From prisons and reality TV to mansions and safe houses, THE MASTERMINDS revisits THE MASTERPIECERS and closes the twins’ story. It is a tale of imperfect love and imperfect people. The only downside to Joshua Cooper’s investigation of a mob runner is not being able to discuss it with his two best friends, nineteen-year-old twins, Aster and Ivy Redd. However, when Ivy sells one of her quilts to the mob runner, and Aster hits him with her car in a motel parking lot, they become entangled in his investigation. The FBI even believes the twins could knowingly be involved with the mob. Joshua will do everything he can to disprove their suspicion and nail the true criminal. Brook Jackson is a judge on the Masterpiecers’s art competition. That is his official job; his unofficial job is running questionable errands against easy cash. But a ripped quilt and the girl who sewed it will make Brook’s life and heart spiral out of control. Accused of money laundering, Brook becomes the fall guy. After three weeks of imprisonment, he cuts a deal with Joshua: his freedom for the real felons and a meeting with Ivy. Although eager to clear his name, Brook wants to win Ivy’s forgiveness—and if she’s willing to give it to him—her love.
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The Masterminds is a Masterful read! 5 STARS all the way. Before I tell you what I loved I want to thank Olivia Wildenstein for my advanced copy. I loved THE MASTERPIECERS was amazing and so well-crafted that I couldn’t wait to see what came next. As in THE MASTERPIECERS this book is split into two POVs we get into the minds of Josh who I loved in the first book and Brook who I wanted to know more about so this was a perfect combination.
Brook Jackson is one of the Judges for THE MASTERPIECERS, in my opinion he is a broken man looking for his missing piece. The way this story is constructed you are able to go through Ivy’s experience on the show through the eyes of Brook who is torn between wanting to get to know the perfection that is Ivy and not repeating history and upsetting his brother Chase yet again. Brook becomes the fall guy for money laundering plot that is the center of this story. You as a reader aren’t sure if you want to hug him or yell at him by the end of the story.
Then you have to add to the equation Joshua Cooper. The cop the, the best friend and the good guy to Brook’s bad guy. I loved the bits and pieces of Josh’s life that show the way he interacts with everyone in his life. He is a sneaky cop that works his way back on the case against Brook. I love his creativity his smart-ass personality it makes the story so much more fun to read.
All and all Ms. Wildenstein makes you fall in love with her characters. Makes you want to keep reading and most of all makes you smile because there’s enough romance in the story to make you cheer and smile. So if you are looking for a book to blow YOUR MIND this is the book for YOU.
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