Release Date: February 3, 2015Publisher: Berkeley Trade
368 Pages
From two bestselling authors—the first in a deliciously bold new series that takes readers to the most dangerous edge of desire . . .
Nikolai: I have been a contract killer since I was a boy. For years I savored the fear caused by my name, the trembling at the sight of my tattoos. The stars on my knees, the marks on my fingers, the dagger in my neck, all spoke of danger. If you saw my eyes, it was the last vision you’d have. I have ever been the hunter, never the prey. With her, I am the mark and I am ready to lie down and let her capture me. Opening my small, scarred heart to her brings out my enemies. I will carry out one last hit, but if they hurt her, I will bring the world down around their ears.
Daisy : I’ve been sheltered from the outside world all my life. Home-schooled and farm-raised, I’m so naive that my best friend calls me Pollyanna. I like to believe the best about people. Nikolai is part of this new life, and he’s terrifying to me. Not because his eyes are cold or my friend warns me away from him, but because he’s the only man who has ever seen the real me beneath the awkwardness. With him, my heart is at risk . . . and also, my life.
Umm…this book was kind of all over the place. Russian hitman
falls for country bumpkin who knows nothing about the world. The premise didn’t
grab me, but I figured, what the heck, I would give it a shot.
This was insta love. Plain and simple. Nick sees Daisy from
his building across the street and instantly knows she must be his. And when I
mean sees her from across the street, I mean, he spies on her from his
apartment into hers. I’m sorry but that’s not romantic (come on, Daisy!). He
also tends to stalk her and destroy her things so he can buy her new ones.
Then there’s Daisy, the little innocent virginal flower. Her
mother was killed in a random act of violence and because of that, her father
shut the out the outside world and raised his daughter within the confines of his
own house. Only letting her leave for a few hours each day to buy food. Somehow
Daisy manages to run away and it’s in the big city where she meets Nikolai. She literally knows nothing about life and
easily trusts Nick almost from the moment they meet.
The book then proceeded to go the way most insta love books
go: everything super-fast and super unbelievable. He teaches her about her
sexuality while also lying about his profession (oh he’s a hitman). He tries to
get her to quit her job because it’s not safe and he can’t protect her
there. And then DRAMA.
Of course Nick’s profession was going to cause problems. And
poor little Daisy gets caught up in the crossfire. Sigh…predictable.
Unfortunately, this book just didn’t cut it for me. And when your side
characters are more interesting than your main, there’s a problem. What this
book did do for me was entice me to read the next one. Regan and Daniel just seem so much more
interesting than Nikolai and Daisy.
I received a copy of this novel from the publisher for my honest opinion and review.
Very very good!!! I've just found a new favorite author. I loved the alpha male hero. This was an awesome storyline. It was atypical of the types of romances that've been done before.
ReplyDeleteWow! This book was amazing. The suspense was incredible, it made me so nervous! It was also seriously sexy - Daisy and Nikolai were so hot together! Those particular scenes were so well written. Most surprisingly though, was that this book was actually funny at times. I wasn't expecting that but some of the stuff that goes through Nikolai's head really made me laugh. How bizarre considering he's a hitman. I LOVED this book. It's going on my favorites list.
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