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Nico Rosso

eBook - 2016

Fans of Maya Banks's KGI series will love this explosive new romantic suspense series from Nico Rosso, featuring black ops agents and the women they'll do anything to protect… Former Special Forces agent Artem "Art" Diaz is tattooed, muscular and undeniably dangerous. He's also deep undercover, posing as mob muscle for a deadly bratva boss. His mission: gain the Russians' trust. Then lead the strike team that will take them down. Chef Hayley Baskov knows better than to get involved with someone with such close mafia ties, but the handsome bodyguard who brought her to this sprawling estate full of ruthless mobsters is inexplicably kind. A little flirtation may keep her safe amid the growing menace. As Art'...;s timetable for action escalates, so do his encounters with Hayley. Stealing what illicit pleasure they can keeps them both sane in the face of evil. But when things get dangerous, Art has to tell her about his assignment, bringing her deeper into the shadowy world of black ops…and putting her life on the line. Now Art has a new objective: protect Hayley from the men who'd see them both dead.

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Published
[United States] : Carina Press 2016.
Language
English
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hoopla digital
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Nico Rosso (author)
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hoopla digital (-)
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1 online resource
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
ISBN
9781459290372
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Family recipes and daring choices lead a rambunctious chef to a gangster's kitchen in this vividly written, action-packed contemporary from Rosso (the Ether Chronicles). Hayley Baskov's dream of opening her own restaurant in San Diego, Calif., has been put on hold thanks to mounting debt and the unreliability of her business partner. She'll do whatever it takes to overcome her obstacles, including parking her food truck right outside a nightclub owned by a member of the Russian mob. Undercover investigator Art Diaz wants revenge for his father's death, and he's infiltrated the group of mobsters who committed the murder. His boss is so impressed by Hayley's cooking that he demands she take a lucrative gig as his chef at a weeklong retreat, which places her right in the heart of danger. Art promises to get her out alive. Their attraction grows so quickly and believably that readers will forget they've only known each other a few days. After Art realizes that he's starting to fall for Hayley, he decides to let her in on his little secret. As tension mounts, Art learns that Hayley's skills go far beyond the kitchen. High stakes and sexual tension will keep readers eagerly turning the pages. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by Library Journal Review

Hayley Bascov is a chef hitting rock bottom as she serves up pelmeni from a steam cart outside a Russian nightclub. And to make matters worse, she is drawn to her customer: a dark, enticing, and dangerous-looking man. Art Diaz works for the club's owner, Rolan. Then Art asks-no, demands-that Hayley be the chef for Rolan's weeklong meetings in the desert. Hayley is no dummy: Rolan is Russian mob, so what does that make Art? But Hayley needs the money, and Art doesn't leave her room to say no. Once at the mob compound, Hayley stays in the kitchen, trying to be invisible to the gangsters she is feeding. With danger at every turn, Art confides that he is an undercover special forces operative; he has a team ready to come in, but they need to wait for all of the bosses to be together. Hayley and Art are drawn to each other, unable to hide the passion they share. As bombs and grenades explode all around them, Art and Hayley fight for their fledgling love and the dream of his "Master Chef" cooking things up-in more ways than one. Verdict This first title in Rosso's (Slam Dance with the Devil) new series introduces the innocent cook caught in a tangled web of violence and deceit. Fans will root for her to be freed by the dedicated soldier who is seeking revenge for his father's death. A love story that is explosive, to say the least, and a romantic ride filled with knives, guns, Russian mobsters, and a chef with a red hot flame.-Judy Taylor Garner, Strayer Univ., Glen Allen, VA © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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