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heabooknerd's review
4.0
Katie Reus writes another great action packed romance, this time about Harrison and Mara who we met in NO ONE TO TRUST. Now they are married but things aren't quite blissful for the newlyweds when Mara's past comes creeping back. She's kept a lot of secrets from Harrison, scared he'd never love her if knew about her former career and the things she did. A rough upbringing has taught Mara to never trust another person with everything she is and that's made it hard to open herself completely to Harrison, even though she loves him more than anything. Mara's struggle to open up was very emotional and you could tell how strongly she loved Harrison and how much it killed her to lie to him.
Harrison himself was also a great character, somewhat stoic, but so deeply in love with his wife that it was beautiful. He's devastated when believes Mara is leaving him and it strains their relationship for a bit but they eventually work through things. It is obvious that neither one wants to give up on the marriage but they're both confronting personal demons not to mention fighting a real life enemy. I especially loved the chemistry between these two and they spent plenty of pages burning up the sheets -- or whatever surface was close enough. Harrison is a dominant and possessive man but he's also incredibly sweet with Mara and their intimate scenes show that he might be in control in the bedroom but it's all about pleasing Mara. What more could you ask for in a guy?
I'm really enjoying this series and in particular I can't wait for Travis's book. We've seen him a few times in the series and I'm very intrigued by him and all his piercing and tattoos.
Content Warning: References to human trafficking
Harrison himself was also a great character, somewhat stoic, but so deeply in love with his wife that it was beautiful. He's devastated when believes Mara is leaving him and it strains their relationship for a bit but they eventually work through things. It is obvious that neither one wants to give up on the marriage but they're both confronting personal demons not to mention fighting a real life enemy. I especially loved the chemistry between these two and they spent plenty of pages burning up the sheets -- or whatever surface was close enough. Harrison is a dominant and possessive man but he's also incredibly sweet with Mara and their intimate scenes show that he might be in control in the bedroom but it's all about pleasing Mara. What more could you ask for in a guy?
I'm really enjoying this series and in particular I can't wait for Travis's book. We've seen him a few times in the series and I'm very intrigued by him and all his piercing and tattoos.
Content Warning: References to human trafficking
romancejunkie1025's review
3.0
3.5 stars. very sexy but i must say i would have loved to read their entire love story including how they got together :)
shannon_cocktailsandbooks's review
3.0
Review to come Mara has kept secrets from her husband, Harrison. She thought she'd left behind the trauma and lies of her past when she moved to Miami and met Harrison. But Mara's discovered her past is looking for her and it's looking for revenge.
Harrison knew Mara had her secrets, but he figured she's open up to him in time. But when her past catches up with them, he discovers that the secret is not even close to what he thought and he wonders if he knows his wife at all. But he'd do anything to protect her, even if her secrets threaten to tear them apart.
We saw snippets of Mara and Harrison in the other two books, so I wasn't sure what to expect of them. Unfortunately, I didn't really like either of them (which is so hard to say because I loved Porter, Lizzy, Grant and Belle). I could understand why Mara would keep her secret, but given who she's married to and the information they have at their disposal, why wouldn't she have used it to keep track of Neville? Honestly, as torn up as she was about what her deception was doing to her marriage (before Harrison found out) I would have spilled the beans and hid behind my strong, silent, ex-spy husband.
As for Harrison, he seemed too forgiving at times, cold and/or wishy washy at others. He was pissed she lied to him. Questioned if he even knew her at all, but then he's having sex with her in his office and then giving her the silent treatment? WHAT? I wanted to shout at him to man up either forgive her and move on or dump her ass and forget what was happening. It was frustrating. He finally got there, but by that point I was done.
The suspenseful part of the story was good. I liked how Neville managed to sneak in the US to go after his target. Makes you wonder if that good looking guy at the grocery store is an ex-international sex ring leader who is out to get his revenge on the government agent who took him down.
Not my favorite of the series, but the suspense is enough to keep it going.
Harrison knew Mara had her secrets, but he figured she's open up to him in time. But when her past catches up with them, he discovers that the secret is not even close to what he thought and he wonders if he knows his wife at all. But he'd do anything to protect her, even if her secrets threaten to tear them apart.
We saw snippets of Mara and Harrison in the other two books, so I wasn't sure what to expect of them. Unfortunately, I didn't really like either of them (which is so hard to say because I loved Porter, Lizzy, Grant and Belle). I could understand why Mara would keep her secret, but given who she's married to and the information they have at their disposal, why wouldn't she have used it to keep track of Neville? Honestly, as torn up as she was about what her deception was doing to her marriage (before Harrison found out) I would have spilled the beans and hid behind my strong, silent, ex-spy husband.
As for Harrison, he seemed too forgiving at times, cold and/or wishy washy at others. He was pissed she lied to him. Questioned if he even knew her at all, but then he's having sex with her in his office and then giving her the silent treatment? WHAT? I wanted to shout at him to man up either forgive her and move on or dump her ass and forget what was happening. It was frustrating. He finally got there, but by that point I was done.
The suspenseful part of the story was good. I liked how Neville managed to sneak in the US to go after his target. Makes you wonder if that good looking guy at the grocery store is an ex-international sex ring leader who is out to get his revenge on the government agent who took him down.
Not my favorite of the series, but the suspense is enough to keep it going.
iuliatr's review
3.0
I have one word for this book: unnecessary.
Honestly, what was the point of Fatal Deception? The main couple is already married and suddenly, after their wedding, they discover that they have problems because of Mara.
I thought it's stupid that Mara didn't want to tell her ex-CIA-agent husband the truth about her past because she wanted to protect him. Uhm, what?
I still gave it 3 stars because it was an enjoyable read and I'm looking forward the other books in the series.
Honestly, what was the point of Fatal Deception? The main couple is already married and suddenly, after their wedding, they discover that they have problems because of Mara.
I thought it's stupid that Mara didn't want to tell her ex-CIA-agent husband the truth about her past because she wanted to protect him. Uhm, what?
I still gave it 3 stars because it was an enjoyable read and I'm looking forward the other books in the series.
imzadirose's review
3.0
I hate it when couples don't talk to each other. Pisses me off. Other than that, a good story.
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