About the Book:
He had the perfect cover.
Until she walked in.
Hightower’s forgery specialist, Adena Graceson, can counterfeit anything—currency, IDs, entire identities. But when an uneasy alliance with the DEA drags her into New Orleans’s seedy underbelly, faking a romance with a volatile agent might be her deadliest forgery yet.
Her life is in his hands.
His soul is at stake.
Jagger Rourke lives by two rules: stay cold and stay alive. His existence is a structure of precarious lies, but after three years, his cover is burning. And the partner he never wanted is a fiery wild card. One mistake won't just shred the operation—it'll be the dirt over both their graves.
Trust no one.
Love no one.
Break the rules and die.
My Review:
This is a gritty novel and not for the naive or weak of heart, those used to cozy Christian mysteries. The characters here are undercover and their experiences are not gentle. There is psychological and romantic tension as the plot progresses. The characters express their concern for the possibilities of dangerous experiences more than actually experiencing them. There is some real suspense near the end of the book.
Yates changes the POV between the male hero, longtime DEA undercover agent, Jagger, and the newly inserted female agent, Adena, from Hightower Security. That is not a writing style I prefer. When reading an ebook, it is easy to be confused as to through which character we are experiencing the action. There is a very clear faith message as well as an experience of salvation in this novel. One of the major issues the characters face is the sense of responsibility of aiding nefarious criminals, hurting people in the process, while working undercover. An example would be providing forged documents for drug transportation, knowing those drugs might kill people. Also an issue is the possible change of character from being deeply embedded within an illegal and evil organization.
This is a hard hitting novel and a good addition to the series. Since each centers on a different person from the Hightower agency, it reads well on its own.
My rating: 4/5 stars.
You can read my reviews of previous books in this series: Deadly Force and Passive Attack.
About the Author:
After meeting as two awkward teenagers in the nineties, Jorgia married the man her soul loved, and they have been blessed with two cherished children on the spectrum.
Due to pesky physical disabilities, Jorgia is limited in what she can do outside the home, so she lives vicariously through her characters' exciting adventures.
Jorgia Yates Inc, 372 pages.
I received a complimentary egalley of this book through BookSirens. My comments are an independent and honest review.
(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)
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