Four Seconds to Lose - K.A. Tucker

My review of K.A Tucker's second book had something along the lines of finding all of her work, even those in crayon. I read that review before starting Four Seconds to Lose to refresh, and couldn't figure out why I would say that. Well now I remember! Tucker is an amazing writer, and Four Seconds to Lose was just as fabulous.
Cain owns the strip club featured in the last two books. He is the exception in that he is not a sleaze bag. When Ginger introduces him to Charlie, her new friend looking for a job, he feels like he is seeing a ghost.
Charlie needs this job, and has to put on a convincing face that she has done this before. Her beloved step father has put her in a really bad situation, and she needs cash fast if she's going to escape him.



***Spoilers***
Charlie's step dad Sam raised her after her mother passed away, and has always been wonderful. After turning 18 he has her dropping packages for him, that she soon realizes are drugs. The packages keep getting bigger, and the people more dangerous. After a scare he sends her to Miami to hide out for a while, though he starts her right back up as a runner. He has a pretty elaborate trade going, but it makes Charlie sick to know she is a part of it. She knows Sam's best friend Dominic tried to get out once, and ended up dead. If she wants to escape, she will need to save up as much money as possible, and disappear.
Charlie reminds Cain of Penny, the girl that he let slip into the hands of her murdering new husband. He hires her, and can't help his infatuation, especially when Charlie starts stripping for him to ease her nerves. He knows she is hiding something, but can't her to come to him for help. After they finally hook up, and realize they're perfect for one another, Charlie is forced to do one more drop. The new guy is psycho, and holds his gun to her head and pulls the trigger. Luckily there aren't any bullets, but that doesn't stop Charlie from being scared to death. She knows it's only a matter of time before she is killed, and also knows that to protect her new friends she must stay away. She packs up and leaves, stopping in Mobile Alabama. Cain is distraught, and has finally figured out what all she is into. Sam comes to Cain threatening him, and the girls working, telling him he knows that Cain knows where Charlie is. Cain knows that Charlie will never be safe, and never return to him with Sam alive. He tells the mafia boss that has been highly pissed about Sam encroaching on his territory, that he is in town and where to find him. They take care of that problem, and Charlie calls Cain to make sure he's alive after hearing Sam is dead. He scoops her up, and they live HEA!!