The last thing Jentry Playne needs in her life is a man. Any man,
particularly a rich, bossy, criminal mastermind who runs New York City. A
sick twist of fate throws her in his path, and nothing she does lessens
the impact on her psyche and the ensuing wreckage in her life. Is she
interested? No…Yes! Even though the man is dangerously sexy, she can’t
succumb to the temptation. She’s bitter and hostile and does a piss poor
job at hiding it. Left alone to pay her bills and raise her daughter in
peace, that’s all she wants. And no one will tell her what she can and
cannot do. Not her family and not the man she should fear instead of
desire.
Harden Gage is in the crosshairs of the Russian mob, not
that he gives a damn. As the bastard head of the Syndicate, he’ll kill
anything that gets in his way and keeps him from what he’s owed, which
is everything. He wants it all, and that includes Jentry Playne. The
cousin of his best friend’s fiancée, she’s off-limits. He promised to
protect her, and that’s precisely what he’ll do, protect her from the
Russian oligarch willing to kill to reclaim the territory he lost and
anything else that wants to hurt her. That doesn’t mean he will protect
her from himself. Because in love and war, it’s all fair game.
And Harden plays to win!
5 STARS
I've been following this series and this was another really good story. Oh, I'm not saying that Harden was a good guy because for the most part he wasn't. But when he cared about someone? He was a 100% behind them...all the way. He kept that circle tight, just allowing a few people in.
Jentry was also quite the colorful person. The stuff that she went through before was painful but she did end up with Allie a real cutie of a daughter. She was a cutie but also with a will of steel when she was determined. Even at her very young age. Jentry was a person who was a survivor who was tough when she needed to be. Maybe not as tough as some of her other family members but she did have some street smarts earned the hard way. Didn't take long to be pulling for her.
This story was emotional, dangerous, some violence that was displayed and sexual scenes that almost but not quite took over the story. I guess, that's my way of saying that it could have been taken down a notch even though it was well written. There is plenty of edge of the seat times, plenty of story and dysfunctional families, and then everything comes to an explosive end (for now).
There is also a good Epilogue with the knowledge that there will be more stories to follow in this series. And I will be following. It's just been too good not to.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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