Thursday, February 9, 2023

Review: Targeted

 Targeted

"Three women. Three men. Three unsuspecting targets.

Get ready for triple the thrills with three heart-stopping stories from your favorite romantic suspense authors!

In 
On the Run, IT Specialist Daria Nevsky is a highly skilled FBI agent with the ability to hack any computer. She must go on the run to find out who wants her dead--and Dr. Ryker Donahue refuses to let her do it alone.

In 
Deadly Objective, physical therapist Emily Dixon and Secret Service Agent Liam Harper are committed to keeping their relationship professional. But when the vice president's son enters the crosshairs of a killer, some lines will have to be crossed in order to keep him safe.

In 
Caught in the Crosshairs, there is no love lost between former Army PSYOPS officer Ari Blackman and CIA officer Claudia Gallegos after Claudia is implicated in the murder of a Saudi prince. But to prevent a coup that would put America at risk, they'll have to learn to trust each other--before it's too late."

Author(s):Lynette Eason, Lynn H Blackburn, Natalie Walters
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Series: each story connects to a series the authors have

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On the Run by Lynette Eason

What a whirlwind! Lynette just blew my mind a little bit. She intertwined THREE series with one 115 page story! 😱 I love when authors keep their stories in the same timeline. It was so cool to see the crossovers!

This story packed a punch! It started off with action and didn’t let up. Obviously it wrapped up super quick, but sometimes that’s exactly what I want from a suspense novella!

Daria & Ryker worked well together under pressure and just seemed to “fit”. I just wish they had more chemistry. They felt like work partners, not really romantic partners.

Overall it was a fun story! I think it would’ve been great as a full length novel where we could’ve really gotten to know them as a couple!
3/5 stars


Deadly Objective by Lynn H. Blackburn


Ohhhh mmmyyy heeeaarrttt!!! I just adore this world so muucchhh!!

EMILY GOT HER HEA! And with an adorable southern agent. *chefs kiss*

This story was super fast paced! I loved the political theme of the book. It was a interesting theme to read!

I loved the romance! Emily & Liam were adorable. And their connection with Mason was perfection! I love that they were both patient and caring in every situation.

While a whirlwind — the story wrapped up well. The pacing felt good, and the story felt complete! (Obviously I wish it was full length just because I love these characters so much, but I’m happy with the story I got!)
5/5 stars


Caught in the Crosshairs by Natalie Walters

The suspense was there! The chemistry was tthheerree!! This was the most balanced story. It felt like a complete story.

Ari was…*chefs kiss* A FABULOUS hero!! Definitely a fan! He was so charming! Protective! I LOVED HIM!!

Claudia was a strong heroine! And I really enjoyed her most of the time. But there was one thing that bothered me quite a bit…like enough to knock down my rating.
She kept bringing up Ari’s “playboy/flirtatious” reputation in the agency. EVEN AFTER she knew that it bothered him!! Like through the whole story…And she was just constantly surprised that he was a GOOD GUY! Instead of giving him the benefit of the doubt and actually GETTING TO KNOW HIM!

Something about that truly bothered me. Buutttt other than that I loved the story! And the tie in to the Harbored Secrets series. Loved “seeing” some of those characters again.
4/5 stars


Overall thoughts:
I thoroughly enjoyed this collection! All three ladies are FAN-STIKIN’-TASTIC authors, and I LOVED that these stories were all connected to series the authors have published. I think readers will enjoy this collection much more if they’ve read the series.
My overall rating is: 4/5 stars

*I receive this book from the publisher**All opinions are my own*

2 comments:

  1. Great review! I have this one on my shelf and need to read it!!

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    1. I LOVE novellas especially when they connect to other series! These ladies are all amazing too so that added to its greatness. <3

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