Review: Perfect blend of romance and suspense!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2013
Against the Dark is a fantastic romantic suspense. It's definitely one of the best in the genre I've read in a while. Angel is a former safe-cracker with a very special skill. She was once an apprentice for one of the greatest safe-crackers. Five years ago she pulled out of the jewel heist business because she realized she was hurting real people. Ever since then she's been living the straight and narrow with a very successful design business. Unfortunately, the aunt of one of her former crew members gets kidnapped. The kidnappers are the Flesh Boys, and they want Angel and her friends to steal diamonds from this really bad guy, Walter Borgola. And it has to be these specific diamonds because they want to embarrass Borgola. Angel is one of the few people on the planet who can crack a Fenton Furst safe and even though she left her life of crime behind the woman who's been kidnapped was like a second mother to her growing up. So she's in.As the story starts Angel and her crew are at a party at Borgola's mansion and she spots this guy who she thinks is part of Borgola's security. Which introduces us to Cole. Oh my, he is such a sexy hero I don't even know where to start. Just like Angel, Cole isn't what he seems either. He's an agent working for the shadowy `Association'.What I really liked about this story is how perfect Angel and Cole are for each other. They're both not what they seem, they're both really loyal and they're a little broken. But for different reasons. Where Angel had loving parents growing up, she was also dirt poor and fell in with a crowd that led her to a life of crime. And Cole had drug addicted parents whose overdosing ended up being the best thing that happened to him. The suspense was great in this book because the villain is really bad and the stakes were high. The romance was equally high, which made for a perfect blend. For a while Cole really fought his feelings for Angel and it was sweet to watch him realize what he'd be willing to give up for her. And the same goes for Angel; watching her fall for Cole was incredibly sweet. She's a really strong character but she also has emotional flaws and a streak of vulnerability that made her so likeable. It was easy to see why Cole fell for her.Action-packed with the perfect blend of romance, I highly recommend this book and can't wait for the next book in what promises to be an incredible series.