Intimate
Enemies by Joan Swan
(Covert
Affairs, Book 1)
Publisher & Release Date: Cygnet Books, November 9, 2013
Time
and setting: Present Day, Baja, Mexico
Genre:
Contemporary Romance/Erotic/Romantic Suspense
Length: 362 pages
Heat
Level: 3 Flames
Rating:
5 Gold Crowns
Book
Description:
She is on a quest for answers;
answers that could just get her killed.
Six months after the
mysterious yacht explosion that killed Cassie Christo’s mother and stepbrother,
authorities still have no answers to the cause. Searching for closure, Cassie
returns to her childhood home on the Pacific Coast of Baja, Mexico, where she
launches her own investigation into the accident. She never expected to find an
adversary in the man who had once touched her heart with kindness in her
darkest moment.
Rio’s been fantasizing about
reconnecting with Cassie for months. But not here and sure as hell not now. As
an undercover agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he’s working
the biggest sting operation in all of northern Mexico, and he definitely
doesn’t have time for the wild attraction he feels for Cassie.
Not only is his cover on the
line, so is his heart. Because as the end of a yearlong operation draws closer,
Rio knows if he tells Cassie the truth about who and what he is, it won’t only
jeopardize his mission, it may result in him losing her forever. And if he
doesn’t, his lies and deception could get them both killed.
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Vikki’s Musings
I recently read Reckless by Skye Jordan and
thoroughly enjoyed it. I discovered she also writes as Joan Swan and when I
read the book description for Intimate Enemies, I was intrigued. Since it also
had the audio version, I downloaded it. I am so glad I found this book!
The story pulled me in from the first scene and kept me
glued to my seat until the end. The pacing is very fast with lots of action and
highly emotion. This is an excellent romantic suspense novel. Ms. Swan’s vivid
description of the Baja area is excellent, giving an idea what it must be like
to live there with the gangs and drug cartels ruling the streets.
I liked Cassie’s character, even though at times, she didn’t
make the best decisions, especially when
it came to her safety. She is fearless to the point she puts her life in danger
and the man who is supposed to be protecting her. I could feel her anguish over
her mother and step-brothers’ deaths keenly. Her compassion for her cousin, her
desire to help the poor, makes her a great heroine.
Now, Rio Santana is everything I love in a book boyfriend.
He’s tall, dark and handsome as sin. He’s brave, loyal and determined to keep
Cassie safe, even when she rushes in where angels fear to tread. I love a
warrior character archetype and Rio fits it perfectly. And when you add in some
bad boy, it’s enough to make a girl reach for her fan!
Intimate Enemies is an emotionally-charged love story. I
could feel the sexual tension between Rio and Cassie in every scene. The love
scenes are erotic, yet they are not all about the sex. The love growing between
Cassie and Rio jumped off the page.
I listened to the audio version, and I really liked Christa
G. Lewis. She reads with a great deal of emotion and tension radiated in her
voice during the suspenseful scenes. I particularly enjoyed all the accents,
and her voice tone for Rio is perfection. I will certainly look for other books
narrated by her.
If you love erotic romances with lots of action and
suspense, and a romantic love story, then you will love Intimate Enemies as
much as I did. While this is the first book I’ve read by Ms. Swan, it will not
be the last. Happy reading!
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