Review: Fast-paced read with romance, suspense, and action!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 24, 2013
What do you get when a goddess tasked with administering justice and a sexy, by-the-book FBI Agent team up? Throw in some daddy issues, a serial killer, and some unresolved guilt, and you have a fast-paced read with romance, suspense, and action.FBI Special Agent Helene Alexander (aka Nemesis, Zeus's daughter) is a goddess whose sole mission is to see that justice is served or her days as a goddess will end. She has just transferred in to the New York Field Office where she is partnered with Special Agent Miguel Sanchez and they have been assigned to the office's hottest case - a serial killer called "The Broadway Butcher." As Helene and Miguel search for clues to stop the serial killer, they must also deal with a mutual attraction that has the potential to be more than just lust for both of them. The only problem is that Helene's take no prisoners approach to justice is something that Miguel doesn't subscribe to. As the clues begin to add up and the case gets a major break, Helene is faced with a major decision - ensure justice is served or save the man she loves.Helene was such a fun character to watch evolve over the course of the book. She has been administering justice for so long and refuses to let emotion cloud her judgment, but when she experiences an instant connection to Miguel she is forced to recognize and deal with those emotions. Miguel was everything you want in a partner - honest, strong, honorable, and sexy as hell. He is struggling with his own demons from his past which he must put to rest in order to be truly effective as an agent. His sense of honor and by-the-book nature put him at odds with Helene, who he feels has crossed the line from administering justice to exacting vengeance. This conflict causes a major issue in their relationship which ultimately leads to events which cause Helene to reevaluate who she is and what is most important to her.Caridad Piñeiro has built an interesting world that contains immortals, vampires and who knows what other creatures. She barely scratched the surface of this world in this book, and I look forward to reading the next installment in the Reborn series to find out more...Thanks for another great read!I received an eARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.