Review: Great Suspense and a Hot Hero
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2012
This is the second book in Hughey's Black Cipher Files series, and it's even better than the first one,Blowback (The Black Cipher Files). There are two main reasons for this. The first is the hero, Jordan. He gets this year's award for being "Smokin' Hot While Never Giving Up On The Woman He Loves." His refusal to accept that Staci Grant is dead drives the romance plot, while Staci's fear that she can't trust even Jordan keeps the tension high. The second reason this book is so good is the opening. It starts with Staci's edge-of-your seat escape from a prison in Afghanistan where she's been tortured and left for dead by the CIA.Hughey excels at fast-paced, high-stakes romantic suspense. She's also very, very good at writing love scenes. The first love scene is both hot and emotional; I'm going to remember it for decades. Beware: once I started this book, I had to finish it in one read. Clear your schedule, and prepare for some seriously good entertainment.