Friday's 'Review This' Rec of the Week: Officer Goodbody by Kambria Rain

All right, I'm back, albeit a little late, with A&I's second Friday rec! And here it is:

Officer Goodbody by Kambria Rain

Written as a companion piece to Kambria's other fic, Bella Swan: Kidnapper, Officer Goodbody is a very different take on Nessie/Jake fic.

For one, it's all-human, and for second - Jake and Nessie . . . well, let's just say they don't exactly hit it off right away.

It might depend on your definition of hitting it off - if you happen to consider being arrested three times in almost as many days and being not-so-affectionately termed 'Satan', then they hit it off real well.

Nessie's a reformed junkie who's only reformed the illegal habits that have to do with substance abuse (TPing, stealing cop cars, and streaking left firmly unreformed) and Jacob's a local cop who's been given an . . . interesting nickname by the girl he refers to as Satan.

But we all already know how that's going to work out, don't we?

It's meant to fill in the blanks of Jake and Nessie's relationship in Bella Swan: Kidnapper, the little scenes and conversations we missed since our beloved wolf (although he can't turn into one in this story) and imprint aren't exactly in the forefront but it can easily stand on its own.

The great thing Kambria Rain manages to do with Officer Goodbody, besides giving it an awesome title (can't help it, I'm a sucker for a good title), is that she completely flips the normal Jake/Nessie situation. She changes their general personalities and their entire universe but still manages to keep them completely them.

Besides the hilarity and the sexiness, there are some tender moments. As tender as you can get when you're full to burst with sarcasm and in love with someone you kinda hate and don't know what to do about it.

I'm proud to say that I'm a regular reviewer of this one - and at thirteen chapters, Officer Goodbody is already pretty popular with well over a thousand reviews. Of course, this could be due to a loyal fanbase who appreciates her awesome writing and has followed her two other, more popular stories (Bella Swan: Kidnapper, already mentioned above, and The Doll House).

Or it could be due to the simple fact that Officer Goodbody is just pretty kick-ass fic. I'll let you decide.

So I'll leave you here since I'm already hideously late at typing this up (I don't think it's technically even Friday anymore), but only if you promise to stop by and check it out. Jake and Ness lovers rejoice, for I have delivered something with originality that still rings true to our favorite couple.

It helps that you can laugh your butt off while enjoying it too. Make sure you drop a line to gush to Kambria Rain just how awesome she is when you're done.

EDIT: As of last night, this story is complete.

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Here's all the info:

Officer Goodbody by Kambria Rain

Fresh out of rehab, Nessie decides to reconnect with her big sister Bella. Staying out of trouble isn’t so easy, especially with a cop living next door. Companion piece to Bella Swan: Kidnapper. The missing moments of Jake and Nessie.

Where you can find it all:

Officer Goodbody on FF.n (Rated M, but it definitely reads a little higher than that)

Kambria Rain's Profile (Where you can find Officer Goodbody's awesome banner than I have on good authority she made herself)