Review: Another Cross hit for me
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2014
I bought Marked yesterday and finished it today. It's yet another Kaylea Cross hit for me. There's a different feel to Marked than to her last couple of series which were largely set on military bases or in foreign countries. But, as usual, the heroine is more than equal to the hero. Rachel is smart, beautiful and an accomplished architect. Jake is a highly trained, handsome federal agent. They have a history, dating back a few years, which didn't end well. Regardless, when she calls on him to help her with something that she has a really, really bad feeling about, he's there for her in a heartbeat. There's no re-living how things went so woefully wrong in the past. They start with a breakfast meeting and simply move forward. Over time, they take it one step further and agree not to lose touch again because each recognizes how much they care about the other. Meantime, it turns out that Rachel's gut feeling was spot-on and the "badness" was about to take a turn that would put her brother, Brandon, in the path of a misguided evil guy and place some of the fine citizens of the DC area at risk. Jake and company to the rescue!Marked is good from start to finish and I think it's a quicker read than some other books because there are far fewer bad guys to keep straight, and because of its US setting. Rachel and Jake don't immediately fall into bed with each other but when they get there the sheets are singed. There are three rather hot bedroom sequences; quite frankly, though, the scene where Jake is determined to get some food into Rachel before she collapses was hotter for me. How can you not love a man who takes such good care of his woman (so to speak) when she is so stressed that she can't take care of herself?So, 5-stars for a good plot, solid chemistry, and having not one, but two, strong female characters. Can't want for Celida's story. Wouldn't mind hearing about Brandon's once he grows up, too, but I suspect/hope there are lots of other KC stories to be written before his.