Ben Jackson (a Navy SEAL) and Mary Kuri (a Special Forces sniper) are sent undercover to do reconnaissance by their employer Automatik, a private security company. The company suspects that there is a gun smuggling operation being run out of Morris Flats. The book begins with an intense scene between local police bullying three teens at a convenience store. Ben is new in town (and he is a black man) so jumping into a police … Continue reading One Minute to Midnight by Nico Rosso →
One of the fun things about the RITA challenge is reading books from subgenres that I don’t normally dabble in. This is partly making a virtue of necessity – I live in Australia, and the historicals and YA books tend to be gone before I wake up and see the list. But I always secretly hope to find a book that I will love that I would never have picked up otherwise. This year, One … Continue reading One Minute to Midnight by Nico Rosso →
A Hostage Negotiator, a Lawyer, and a Crazy Murder. Boy, Oh, Boy! Strap into your helicopters for a grand adventure. F.Y.I. Overwhelming Force by Janie Crouch is the fifth book in the Omega Sector series, but no need to worry. I feel that you do not have to read the first four books to know what is going on. You can jump or helicopter in with no problems what so ever. We are introduced to our … Continue reading Overwhelming Force by Janie Crouch →
I have been debating about how I feel about APB: Baby for a week. And I still haven’t really come to a resolution. It’s not a bad book, which I was totally expecting from the title. I mean, c’mon, that title promises so much crazysauce. As I started reading, I was a little overwhelmed (there is So Much going on), and then I really started liking it, and then I started reading everything with a … Continue reading APB: Baby by Julie Miller →
APB: Baby, the first of Julie Miller’s new The Precinct: Bachelors in Blue series, is a romantic suspense novel that sets up not one, but two mysteries. The book opens at Olivia Watson’s wedding. Olivia is the youngest of the four Watson siblings and Dr. Niall Watson has been put in charge of keeping his other brothers Duff and Keir in line during the wedding. Once the vows are made, there’s a shooting that weirdly … Continue reading APB: Baby by Julie Miller →
Tall, dark, and damaged are three good adjectives used to describe Sarah Andre’s hero, Devon Ashby. Or Devon Wickham, depending on which villain you choose to support in this fast moving family-based romantic intrigue. Other adjectives that might serve: drop-dead gorgeous, resilient, ruthless, and afraid. Because Devon is afraid to expose his heart to more pain. At the age of nine, he had to cope with a distant and forbidding father, but his day-to-day existence … Continue reading Tall, Dark and Damaged by Sarah Andre →
King’s Captive is one epic, delicious mind fuck of a book. I started it after finishing another book at 11 p.m. and read it in one glorious sitting (Bad Decisions Book Club, y’all) and when I was done I needed a cigarette. And I don’t smoke. So first of all, this book is total crazysauce but the best kind of crazysauce. I was totally invested in what was happening. I gave up many precious hours … Continue reading King’s Captive by Amber Bardan →
Sometimes I can only take so much crazysauce and wtfery before I have to tap out. I know, I know, you good folks rely on me to read this shit so you don’t have to, but even I have my limits. I DNF’d Hunt the Dawn, but I did get far enough to share some prime F+ moments with you. Hunt the Dawn is a romantic suspense novel featuring Lathaniel (yes, yes, that is his actual … Continue reading Hunt the Dawn by Abbie Roads →
The Devil’s Daughter is a romantic suspense that is heavy on thrills and fairly light on romance. I enjoyed the mystery elements, but the romance between the two main characters felt flat to me. The mystery centers around a group called Elysia in a small Montana community. Supposedly worshippers of Persephone and led by a woman named Martha Collins, the group is most definitely a cult — and some of their rituals are terrifying (you’re in … Continue reading The Devil’s Daughter by Katee Robert →
I really, really enjoyed Going Deep by Anne Calhoun. It’s an excellent blend of romance and mystery, and it features a bodyguard hero, which I love. In addition, it’s pretty much free of violence, so if you’re iffy on romantic suspense because you don’t like violent themes, then this book is for you. Cady Ward aka pop superstar Queen Maud, is returning to her hometown for the holidays. She’s exhausted from being on tour for … Continue reading Going Deep by Anne Calhoun →
The Talented Mr. Rivers by HelenKay Dimon is the second book in her m/m romantic suspense series End of the Line. The series uses a powerful criminal enterprise, The Pentasus Organization, and the family who runs it, the Riverses, as its focal point. This book opens up after the events of Mr and Mr Smith when the Rivers family has suffered serious set backs and is on the run. The scion to this criminal empire, and potentially … Continue reading The Talented Mr. Rivers by HelenKay Dimon →
