I’ve had this book for months and have not had a chance to read it until now. I love this author, especially her Dark Protectors series. In general, her books have me on the edge of my seat while they are also are full of humor and love. What’s not to like?

Pippa and Malcolm are both wonderful characters with interesting back stories and solid reasons why they mistrust and do the things they do. There is great chemistry between them on both a physical and emotional level that is written beautifully. Pippa’s connection to her friend Trixie and Malcolm’s growing affection for his quirky new coworkers are both things that helped draw me into this story.

While this story is chock full of suspense and intrigue and feelings, I was missing the humor Rebecca Zanetti usually includes in her books. On top of that, I was reading this book during an extremely stressful and busy time so couldn’t dive in the way I would have liked. Therefore, I was reading the book in small sections instead of bigger chunks. Which, of course, drew me out of the story through no fault of the book or the author. Which means I had to sit and truly think about the rating on this one to be sure I was being fair. I believe I’ve done that.

Regardless of all the outside issues, I felt this is a super intense start to what promises to be an action packed and intense series. I’m already invested in Malcolm’s team members and I’m looking forward to learning their stories.

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