4 Stars
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, St. Martin’s Paperbacks
Date of publication: July 31st, 2018
Genre: Romance
Series: Love Over Duty
Under Fire – Book 1
Final Siege – Book 2
Deep Cover – Book 3
Where you can find Deep Cover: Amazon | Barnes and Noble
Book synopsis (from Goodreads):
ARE THEY IN TOO DEEP?
Ex-Navy SEAL Cabe Moss always comes when called to duty―at all costs. Even though the death of his fiancée nearly destroyed him, Cabe won’t let his past interfere with any work that has to get done. When his latest task pushes him to team up with FBI Agent Amy Murray, a fierce beauty with the undercover skills to match, Cabe must admit that, for the first time in years, he wants to do more than just complete their mission together…
Amy was born ready for this assignment, but working side-by-side with the strong, silent, and frustratingly professional Cabe seems to be the biggest challenge of all. But when the sparks begin to fly―and the stakes rise to dangerous heights―the only thing Amy is left worrying about is how she can resist him. Their lives may be in danger, but their hearts hold the biggest risk of all…
My review:
I didn’t like Deep Cover when I started reading it. But, the more I read Deep Cover, the more I realized that I judged the book by the first chapter. This book is so much more than Amy and Cabe’s relationship. I enjoyed the plotline about the missing girls. I enjoyed reading about Amy’s time undercover as a card dealer at a casino. I enjoyed how I was kept on the edge of my seat when Amy went off the grid.
Deep Cover is not a stand-alone book. You must read the first two books of the Love Over Duty series to understand some of the backstories. The author did a great job catching up in the first couple of chapters. I would recommend reading the first two books before this one.
The romance between Amy and Cade was slow-moving. I felt the romance came after the sex, as weird as that sounds. While Amy was sexually attracted to Cade, I didn’t get any sign of a romance between them. Because Cade was holding back. It wasn’t until after Cade went to Jess’s grave that I felt the romance came into the book.
Speaking of sex, Amy and Cade had red-hot sex. Sizzling sex. Steaming up the screen of my Kindle sex. I loved it because Amy was a good sexual match for Cade.
The storyline involving the missing girls was fantastic. I enjoyed reading about Amy going undercover at the casino. I also enjoyed reading about it on Cade’s end. How he was trying to get into the inner circle of Popov through gambling. I loved it when Woods started grooming Amy to go on the boat. I knew that something was going to happen. It went down exactly how I thought it would happen when stuff went down.
I did have an issue with how Cade treated Amy after they started sleeping together. He went hot and cold with her. I didn’t blame her for getting mad. If I were her, I know I would have smacked him upside down. Thankfully Six verbally did that to him. Made Cade see that treating Amy the way he did was not cool.
The end of the book was action-packed. From the moment Amy was on that boat, I didn’t expect it to be anything but. I loved how Cade came through for her. I also loved the epilogue. I might have cried a teeny bit.
What I liked about Deep Cover:
A) The plotline with the missing girls
B) Amy being undercover
C) The suspense!!!
What I disliked about Deep Cover:
A) Not a stand-alone book
B) Slow-moving romance
C) How Cade treated Amy after they started sleeping together
I would give Deep Cover an Adult rating. There is explicit sex. There is language. There is violence. I would recommend that no one under the age of 21 read this book.
I would recommend Deep Cover to family and friends. I would also reread this book.
I would like to thank St. Martin’s Paperbacks, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review Deep Cover.
All opinions stated in this review of Deep Cover are mine.
**I chose to leave this review after reading an advance reader copy**
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