Facing Fire

July 6, 2015
The third Bad Boys Undercover romantic thriller (after Falling Hard) lures readers into a dangerous world. Josiah King, one of the elite operatives of the black-ops group called the Alliance, is determined to avenge the brutal murder of his uncle, and he regrets not killing the man known as Benton when he last encountered him in Pakistan. Sutton Dahl, a Baltimore PI, is also tracking the same man, known to her as Ryan Bane; he killed her mother. When Sutton steals a file from Bane while in Paris, she piques the interest of the Alliance, and Josiah breaks into her apartment and threatens her. But when she comes under fire from Bane, Josiah ends up being her rescuer. After Sutton proves that she can be an asset to the Alliance, she and Josiah distract themselves from their fears of death by jumping into bed. Nail-biting suspense and steamy romance are the mainstays of this novel, as the protagonists must discover whether their attraction stems from deeper emotions. Agent: Laura Bradford, Laura Bradford Literary Agency.

Starred review from October 15, 2015

If it's the last thing she does, PI Sutton Dahl is going to bring down the man responsible for her mother's death. She's tracked him to Paris, and he's within arm's reach--and then her online sleuthing brings her to the attention of lethal, hardened Josiah King and the Alliance, a joint (U.S./UK) deep-cover operation of the CIA and MI6. It seems they are after the same psychopathic terrorist--and he's far more dangerous than she'd ever imagined. Suspicion wars with attraction as Sutton and Josiah try to find common ground while working together to take down a conscienceless killer and keep everyone alive in the process. VERDICT A pair of compelling, laser-focused protagonists on the same deadly mission find love amid carnage in a no-holds-barred, rip-roaring, sexy romantic thriller that is almost impossible to put down. Dimon (Sheltered) lives in San Diego.

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October 15, 2015
No one is safe. Josiah King knows that the murder of his uncleThomas Asherby the international terrorist known as Benton is just the beginning. Ever since Josiah and the other members of the Alliance thwarted Benton's plans to acquire a new chemical weapon in Pakistan, the psychopathic arms dealer has been out for revenge, and now he is targeting anyone who is close to any member of the Alliance team. The only clue Josiah has to Benton's current whereabouts leads him to Paris and American private investigator Sutton Dahl. Although Sutton claims she is tracking Ryan Bane, Josiah knows that Bane and Benton are the same man. Now Josiah is determined to get whatever information Sutton has on Bane by whatever means necessary. The latest thrill-a-minute installment in Dimon's (Falling Hard, 2015) Bad Boys Undercover series features a supersexy hero, who could give James Bond lessons in sangfroid, and a remarkably resourceful heroine, who proves to be more than his match. Facing Fire is the perfect fusion of high-stakes danger and red-hot passion.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)