Book Review: Kill Shot by Liliana Hart

Book Review

Title: Kill Shot

Author: Lilliana Hart

Publisher: 

Publication Date: May 16th 2013

Pages: 480

Genre: Action/ Romance/Suspense

Series: No! :(

Rating: 5  Stars!

Grace Meredith is the CIA’s most deadly assassin. Too bad she’s gone off the grid and become a mercenary for hire. After the death of her daughter by a sniper’s bullet, Grace can no longer stomach the demands of agency life or keep herself from blaming the only man she’s ever loved. Her mind and body are fragile, and she knows she’s just a step away from breaking down completely.

Gabe Brennan holds the weight of the world on his shoulders. As one of the most brilliant black ops agents the CIA has ever employed, he knows it’s no one’s fault but his own that his child was gunned down in cold blood. He might not have been able to save his daughter, but he’s determined to save his wife. He only has to find her first.

Sexual tension crackles between Gabe and Grace from the moment they’re reunited, but between the man who is hunting them, a secret that’s been buried for eighty years, and a turbulent past—the odds are stacked against them.

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First, let me start with the begging.How I come to read this awesome,beautiful,breathtaking and sometimes heartbreaking book:
A long time ago, in a far away land , a petite redhead sitting in a beautiful armour , with a laptop on her lap, was browsing away on Bloggerdise, and came  upon a rare treasure.A book with assassins and romance.And possibly a happy ending.The girl was so happy she immediately wrote to the author.And as in all fairy tales, there is a happy ending.For the girl, her happy ending was that she got to enjoy the treasure,and for the readers of this blog,a giveaway!


Moving on..

Who said you can't also have romance and action was dead wrong.Both genres fit perfectly well together, and this book is the evidence, shortly to be stored in a bookshelf on every library on May 15th 2013 (and yes, this was an ARC copy).
For the romance side of the story, where the heartbreaking part goes we encounter the two parties of the love story: Grace, the oh so gracefully sniper,and yet a broken women, who lost her only child recently and still carries the guilt,the pain and so on and so fort.The other party is Gabe,  former CIA, probably responsible for their child's death.They have a heartwarming romance, but a heartbreaking past.It probably  helps a little that he never signed those divorce papers...I'd also like to add that the sex scenes, not so really were a little bit steamy, so don't let your teenager's read this.
Onto the action side, we have the Collective.A team of the best of the best, taking on jobs, those kind of jobs the CIA cannot risk to do.We have the super awesome computer wizard: Ethan Thomas ,Jack Donovan :former Navy Seals, and Logan : former MI6.Add Grace, the talented sniper and Gabe, The boss!

“We’ve got company, boss,” Logan said, meeting his eyes in the rearview mirror. “They’re trained. Two cars— one black, one tan— trading off positions since we left the airport.” “Open the screen,” Gabe said and turned to stare at Grace. “Who have you been pissing off lately?” “This tail isn’t for me. I’ve been off the grid for two years.” “Yeah, but I was able to find you.” “Fine, maybe they’re here for me. Pull over and I’ll ask them nicely before I put a bullet between their eyes.” “You’ve always been a charmer, Grace.”

Liliana. Kill Shot - A Collective Novel (Kindle Locations 364-369). .

Just a FYI: The narrator switches between Grace and Gabe's voices, but that's just in the details.
All in all, this has become a favourite of mine, so it's a really great book, and I truly recommend it!




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TBR Pile Update: New book!

I just found a new exciting book for my TBR pile...and it's  
Erin Nicholas-Hitched (Promise Harbor Wedding #4)
and I know it's the fourth in the Promise Harbor Wedding series, but check this out:

Warning: Contains a guy so in love he’s willing to break up the wedding of the season, a bride who just needs to get to, well, anywhere else, and enough hot sex to take them from New England to Alaska and back again.

 

 Synopsys: Allison Ralston would rather be anywhere other than this wedding. Even if the wedding is hers. Especially since the wedding is hers.

But Allie's determined to restore her family's happiness, and if tying the knot with longtime family friend, Josh Brewster, is the way to do it, then she'll walk down that aisle, toss that bouquet and drink that champagne.

Oh, she'll definitely drink the champagne.

There’s only one thing that could get Gavin Montgomery back to Promise Harbor. And she’s about to say I do to another man. Now he’s back to claim what’s his—even if he has to do it in the middle of her wedding.

Allie is shocked and okay, a little turned on when Gavin literally sweeps her off her feet. Safe in his arms, she succumbs to fatigue, stress, and yes, the champagne, only to wake up in his bed. In Alaska.

Now that he’s put four thousand miles between Allie and all her responsibilities, Gavin’s determined to show her that they can make a life together. If he has his way, the next wedding Allie will be planning will be theirs.


Sounds pretty interesting, huh? And it's the 4th book.That means 3 more books !! 

Now, it's time i put this book reader to sleep.
Goodnight and good reading.
  

The BirthRight Trilogy : The Arrival Book Excerpt and free book ! :)

Title: The BirthRight Trilogy

Author: Nicole MacDonald

Genre: Fantasy

The Arrival

Cat, Kassie, Sian and Loi are anything but damsels in distress. Fed up with a lack of decent male specimens they cast a love spell in the hopes of finding their soul-mates. And inadvertently land themselves on another planet.
Oops… 

The Arrival, follows the girls' adventures as they stumble through a foreign and often hostile world where humans are NOT at the top of the food chain. Friendships are forged and love teeters on the horizon while the threat of civil war looms thanks to the girls' very unexpected 'gifts'. Will the girls master these gifts in time to survive a war in which, not only are they the ultimate weapons, but also the ultimate prize...

Awakening

Be careful what you wish for...
A seemingly innocuous love spell caused Catherine, Sian, Laura, and Kassandra to cross worlds in search of their soul mates. But more than love drew them to Gar'nyse. Truths are revealed and lives forever altered after an attack at the castle. An age old feud between two archaic families threatens to tear the world they've arrived in apart. As the ultimate weapons in such a war the four girls are the only hope for peace.
But one of them lies unconscious from the attack, and the destiny that awaits her when she wakes will change everything.

Feel the Burn:

The battle to save Gar'nyse is upon them and already the costs are insurmountable.
With no other option but to knowingly sail into a trap, the girls, the Griffon Guard, and the gathered forces set forth to reach the castle and destroy Jenviet. However the loss of Alek means the task sits fully on the four girls' shoulders and with only one of them at their full Elemental abilities, the risk of death, or worse—failure—is high. Now with nothing to lose, Catherine refuses to link with the other girls, hoping that she alone will be able to take Jenviet. But the malevolent Sorceress of Vo'Arum has other plans...

The Arrival –  Book Excerpt 

The track quickly led to the river and I dropped my stuff near the edge. Kneeling, I dunked my top in the water and scrubbed it full of soap, smiling when I heard splashes further out in the water. Audi’s such a water baby and as long as it’s by choice rather than me giving her a bath she’ll swim anywhere. I swished the top under the water, rinsing the soap out. The splashes got closer and I glanced up.

Alek stood in the middle of the river, the water lapping mid thigh on him.

I froze, heart thudding loudly in my ears as I stared.

The water cascaded down his taut muscular body, his blue black hair shoved back out of his eyes and his white essentially see-through undergarment. My jaw dropped; I don’t think I’d ever seen such a fantastic specimen in real life before.

Alek stared at Catherine in surprise; he’d thought all the women would have slept for a few more hours at least. About to call out a greeting, he stopped when he noticed her slack jawed expression.

Suddenly I could make out the rational voice in my head, it shrieked at me; STOP STARING! HE’S LOOKING RIGHT AT YOU!

My eyes jerked up to dark blue ones that regarding me in amusement, an eyebrow arched.

OH MY GOD.

And in the manner of any intelligent, attractive, level headed female who’s been caught out… I promptly blushed beetroot, muttered something unintelligent and snatched my things before bolting for the tent. I hurtled past Daron heading toward the river.

Alek stared after Catherine. She’d turned a rather remarkable shade of red then run off. Not far off the color of her hair, Alek mused in amusement. She obviously approved of what she’d seen; he chuckled at the recollection of shock in those wide green eyes when she realized he watched.

'Alek! What’d you do to Catherine?' Daron appeared at the end of the track, a concerned expression on his face.

Alek smirked.

Uh oh, thought Daron, I know that look. He stopped in the track and gave Alek a look of his own. 'Explain. Now.'

Alek arched an eyebrow at Daron’s tone. 'I did nothing to her,' he struggled to keep a straight face. 'She didn’t notice me swimming here and seemed a bit,' he paused and shot Daron a crooked grin. '…surprised to find me.'

Daron envisioned the scene and gave a snort of amusement. 'You do know your shorts are see-through when wet, Alek.'

'You know, I think Catherine noticed that.’ Alek smirked then shrugged. ‘I thought they’d sleep for a few more hours. Didn’t think I’d need to worry about company.'

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Author Bio

Nicole MacDonald is a thirty something year old Kiwi who loves to read and moonlights as a novelist. From a young age she fantasised about being the heroine in the books and/or movies she watched and credits the series ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ for really inspiring her. Writing only occurred to her a few years ago after reading an abysmal tale with silly useless females where upon she decided to write a tale solely for herself where the girls got to kick butt without the usual sob story—betrayed/abused/abandoned etc. That little tale eventuated into the BirthRight Trilogy.

Nicole’s current daydream is that Joss Whedon (aka the genius of film) will discover the BirthRight Trilogy and demand the film rights to it. Until then, she’s working on several other writing projects and aiming to explore the world with her partner.