Review: Action packed !
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
This is the second book in The Company Store series and if possible is even better than Miranda's Mate  where we first met the cool drink of water known as Lars! He is a shifter agent for The Company and his latest assignment involves a particularly nasty drug lord Jaret Chen but whilst in Monte Carlo following him everything that can go wrong does. First Lars is compromised and targeted with a bomb and then he finds out his target has been killed! Leaving the city as fast as he can puts him firmly in the path of more danger though as he discovers exactly who killed  Chen.Tamara is an Irish journalist who is determined to avenge the death of her sister. She is used to hiding her shifter nature but finds it increasingly difficult to keep her inner cat from rising as she gets closer to the odious Jaret Chen. Realising she might never get a better chance she actually manages to kill Chen but her journey to safety is not a smooth one. Fleeing to the airport she realises that she has been followed when shots are fired at her taxi but a strangely compelling man rescues her and offers to help her leave the country. Lars is pure sex on a stick and all of Tamaras hormones are taking notice  but can she really trust him? He freely admits to being an assassin but as they leave the country together Tamaras journey has only just begun!Ms Gimpel writes such fun shifter stories and this shifter spy story is chock full of action. There's truly never a dull moment and the action comes thick and fast. Speaking of fast , the chemistry between the two lead characters is combustible ! Expect this authors trade mark sex scenes to burn themselves into your brain as Lars and Tamara both release their inner beasts and it's a wonderful thing!Well written with a plot that leaves the reader breathless this fast paced story is truly a delight to read. I happily read anything this author writes but have to admit to having a soft spot for the lonely Lars. He is a hero in every sense of the word and it was wonderful to see him finally find happiness. The heroine Tamara is admittedly quite naive at times but is a plucky sort of woman that makes her immensely likeable. Two shifters on the run, both hiding their natures . This pair are so alike and yet so very different can they truly last forever?Four and a half from me as it's a little shorter than I like