It's been a great week so far for reading, and I don't want to wait until Friday to share what I've been reading with you. :-)
After two busy weekends I decided to hibernate this past weekend with the boys of SG-5 (which was a great way to spend the weekend). So I read Deep Breath, the newest book in Alison Kent's SG-5 series (I also re-read the book that comes right before it in the series, Larger Than Life, just to help get me back into the SG-5 world). Because I'm a lazy girl this morning, I'm using the publisher's blurb for Deep Breath:
Deep Breath
When a guy stops at a roadside diner, he expects bad chili, not a hostage situation. But that’s where SG-5 operative Harry van Zandt finds himself when an armed cartel blows through the door. They’re not after him but the woman in the next booth, and their message is clear: she’s got seventy-two hours to locate and deliver a valuable historical document or her brother dies. And if Harry wants to live, he’d better go with her. Harry has his own undercover mission to finish, but with a trigger-happy band on their tails, it’ll have to wait. Not that he minds helping Georgia McLain. The tough treasure hunter is as smart as she is sexy. She’s also desperate. That artifact could finally clear her late father’s name. She needs Harry if she’s going to double-cross these thugs and keep it for herself, and her gratitude is the kind that could turn a guy’s head. Too bad that document is also of vital importance to the Smithson Group, and Harry’s top-secret mission is to get it before it falls into the wrong hands. Now, the beautiful, infuriating woman he’s starting to fall for could lead him right to what he needs—and what she so desperately wants. Out on the open road with a price on their heads, two unlikely lovers are caught in a game of secrets, lies, betrayals, and desire, where trust is risky and love is no time to catch your breath...
Kent does not disappoint with her latest addition to the SG-5 series. With its compelling characters and complex storyline that peels away yet another layer of intrigue surrounding Spectra IT (the bad guys for those not familiar with the series), Deep Breath is a book readers won't want to miss. I would recommend Deep Breath (actually the whole SG-5 series) to anyone who reads romance, particularly those who enjoy contemporary or romantic suspense. I would also recommend this book to any reader who is just looking for a really well written book. I think Deep Breath (along with the other books in the series) is also one of the few books in the romance genre that I would feel confident giving to a non-romance reader, regardless of whether they are male or female. When my copy of Deep Breath arrived at the library a male co-worker was pop quizzing me about it, and after giving him a brief intro in the SG-5 world he said it sounded like something he wanted to read. And this guy is soooo not a romance reader. I'll be curious to hear his thoughts on the series once he has given it a try.
The rest of the books in the series (in reading order) are:
The Bane Affair
The Shaughnessey Accord
The Samms Agenda
The Beach Alibi
The McKenzie Artifact
Large Than Life
This is one series you will definitely want to read in order. I'm already looking forward to the next book in the series, Beyond A Shadow, which marks the end of the series. And yes, I'm already sad about that.
posted by Kelly @ 8:34 AM
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