Fallen
Kindle Edition, 368 pages
Published September 24th 2019 by Zebra Books
Goodreads synopsis:
New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti delivers a pulse-pounding new read filled with her trademark edge of your seat action in the latest book in her Deep Ops series…
Too quiet. A talented hacker who got caught, Brigid Banaghan is now forced to work with a secret Deep Ops unit. But she won’t reveal any more to these renegade Feds than she has to. Especially not to Raider Tanaka, her control freak of a bodyguard and handler. It’s enough that his body is tensed for action and his heated gaze is always on her . . .
Too sharp. Raider knows there’s more to his new assignment than he’s been told. Why send a deadly agent of his experience to guard a computer genius—even a gorgeous, unpredictable, undisciplined one? But when Brigid’s estranged father is named in an investigation into Boston’s organized crime, Raider’s mind switches onto high alert, just like his senses . . .
Too close. To clear her father’s name, Brigid needs Raider’s help. The Unit’s idea that she bring a straight-laced Fed in as her “fiancé” won’t fly, though—not unless Raider can release his inner bad boy and become the rebel Brigid can’t resist . .
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4.5 Stars
This is the second book in the Deep Ops series by Rebecca Zanetti. This book is super easy to read as a standalone. So don’t fear digging into book two if you haven’t read book one. The author does a great job of keeping us up on what has happened in the past that impacts the current storyline.
Brigid is forced to spy on a covert unit that the government is unhappy with. She manages to gain their trust with her outstanding hacker skills and while on the inside develops a relationship with her handler, Raider Tanaka. In a lot of books like this, the main lead woman would be worrying about how her spying would impact her down along the line but it doesn’t seem to be that way for Brigid. Her emotions aren’t so much on the forefront. This makes it a little of a challenge to connect to the more sexy scenes. They are a nice contrast of erotic wording and explanations. I just didn’t feel taken away by the moment when it came up here and there in the book. So if you are just reading it for the more sexy scenes, then just know that the romantic suspense moments in this are what really shine. The sex is secondary and is there to support the story and its outcome.
I enjoyed the give and take between Raider and Brigid. And the relationship with her father was strained and I felt needed to be more expanded for clarity. But you still understand the dynamic between them. Brigid’s initial kidnapping felt like it was something her father should have anticipated considering his past relations with the bad guys but sometimes we just need to let that sort of thing slide by and enjoy the ride.
Definitely a great romantic suspense title. I have a couple of other books by this author that I plan to move up on my TBR really soon. I totally enjoyed the characters and the team the author is creating here. Good stuff. Check this one out for sure, suspense/covert ops fans!
I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.
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