Review: An exceptional addition to the D.I.R.E Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 6, 2014
Originally Reviewed For: Tea and BookJoni Hahn does such a wonderful job of bringing the romance to her science fiction. The D.I.R.E Agency Series is a combination of the now trendy Mercenary type series and you got it the Justice League! While it is filled with everyday people doing some pretty scary work, it also has a branch of individuals who have some added talents.In Agent M4: Riordan, Riordan (our hero) is merged with the ability to attract and detract metal (Think magneto). But each hero has his own special skill hence the letter designation. Of course technically it should be M1 because Riordan is the first to have this ability implanted. But it's a series and Ms Hahn is using the number in his designation as the book number in the series.. and I forgive her. *grin*The first three books in the series was something of a twisted and tangled trilogy with the ever devious Ms. Hahn tossing in some pretty interesting family connections. But Book 4 takes us a step away from the core group and adds some more individuals.. whew.. otherwise the series would have had to end. In Riordan, we take on a new enemy although in some ways it is winding up some old business.Riordan St. James was recruited young to be a bodyguard for a supersecret agency. Of course they had some questionable ethics but Riordan was a decent man who stuck pretty strong to his personal beliefs. His only failing was to fall for the bosses daughter. For that crime he was sold into torture and terror. Held capture for three years he has come back with revenge on his mind. When the D.I.R.E Agency offered him a chance to regain his life he jumped on it. After all everything else had changed, why shouldn't he. The only thing stopping him from active duty is his psych eval and clearance. But when D.I.R.E brings in sexy Natalie Meeks, the last thing on Riordan's mind is well, his mind.Natalie Meeks, wanna be wild child, has focused her life into being the proper daughter of a US Senator. No crazy tattoos or shopping sprees. She is a qualified psychiatrist with an oh so proper clientele. Still suffering from the guilt of not realizing that one of her patients was suicidal, the last thing she needs is the strong attraction she feels to Riordan. Only sometimes you just can't stop the pull of attraction. When her father all but throws a fit and demands she removes herself from any type of relationship, proper Natalie agrees.. Wild Child Natalie has entirely different plans.This could have been a boring, run of the mills story but Joni infuses it with her trade mark twists and turns and no one (except D.I.R.E and it's agents) is who they are supposed to be. To the extent that one of things Riordan must do to reenter society is discover who stole his identity and why.. And believe me once you are sure you know who it is.. you will be forced to think again.This was an exceptional addition to the D.I.R.E Series and I am already looking forward to more!Great Job Joni!!!ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of Agent M4: Riordan, provided by the author for an honest review.