CIA analyst Gabbi Hansley has a plan—escape her dysfunctional family, excel at her job, and build a safe, stable life for herself. Boring? Maybe, but she likes boring. When tasked to meet a security contractor and give him an encrypted drive, a quick, simple job goes terribly wrong.
Gabbi didn’t expect her contact to be the hottest man she’s ever seen. Nor was she expecting the bad guys who turn up and spray the restaurant with bullets.
After years of wading through the muck, dismantling mafia crime syndicates in Italy, former Anti-Mafia officer and Interpol agent Matteo “Hades” Mancini likes his job at Sentinel Security. He also knows he has nothing permanent to offer any woman, so he keeps things fun and temporary.
But when his dangerous past rears its head, he finds himself trapped with the tough, no-nonsense Gabbi, and on a second glance, he sees past her sensible exterior to the tempting woman beneath.
Now Gabbi and Matteo are in a race for survival. While they work to track down who’s after them, attraction burns hot and bright. Gabbi knows a man like Matteo won’t be interested in her for long, and she asks him to show her all the things she’s been missing in the bedroom. But the possessive need to keep her safe is growing in Matteo, and soon he has two mission objectives: take down the bad guys, and convince Gabbi Hansley that she’s his.
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My review:
Hades is the second book in the Sentinel Security series, a new suspense-filled romantic series. We have seen the Sentinel team as side characters in other books but now we finally get their long-awaited stories. We met Hades in the Norcross series, so this book was one I couldn’t wait to read.
CIA analyst Gabbi Hansley had spent her life trying to distance herself from her screwed-up family. She wanted a safe and simple life but kept getting pulled into their drama. She likes her boring life so when she ends up in the middle of a gunfight while delivering an encrypted drive; she is way beyond her wheelhouse.
Former Anti-Mafia officer Matteo “Hades” spent years taking apart the mafia in Italy, his home country. Spending years undercover with the mafia has left him in the darkness. He was not expecting trouble when he went to get the encrypted drive, but suddenly his and Gabbi’s life is in danger. On the run to survive and track down the enemy, can her light brighten his darkness?
The attraction between Hades and Gabbi was slow burning. I loved watching them work together and help each to grow. Gabbi needed to come to terms with her toxic family and break all connections to them. She wanted to believe they would change but instead, they always used her. Hades thought he was too damaged to be in a long-term relationship, but Gabbi makes him long for a future together. I loved watching them grow and help with each other’s baggage.
I was so excited to see the Sentinel Security team’s series. They had appeared in several books of the Norcross Security series and always seemed so mysterious. I love that we get to finally see more of them. I highly recommend this book and cannot wait for the next book.
I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Anna Hackett is a USA Today bestselling romance author who’s passionate about fast-paced, emotion-filled contemporary and science-fiction romance.Hosted By:
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