Burn the World Down by Anna Hackett

4 Stars

Nash

I left my hometown behind. I joined the military, disappeared into black ops, and became a weapon for my country. I have no regrets.

Except one with pretty hazel eyes.

Now I’m retired, living a quiet life hiding in plain sight in Las Vegas. I still think of her. The prettiest girl I ever knew. My best friend’s little sister.

But I swore to leave her alone to live a normal life. That I wouldn’t drag her into the darkness.

Then I find out her life isn’t golden.

She’s in danger and I have the right set of skills to save her.

Georgie

Your life can change in an instant. One second, you have a happy family and a crush on your brother’s best friend.

The next, you’ve lost everyone you ever loved.

My family is dead and my sister fell prey to a predator. A rich, connected man who promised her the world.

And gave her hell instead.

Now, I have nothing left but a burning need for vengeance.

Until I collide with the boy who left me behind. A boy who’s now a tough, dangerous man.

He says he’ll protect me. He says he’ll help me take down my sister’s killer.

I might survive my revenge, but will I survive when he walks away from me again?

This book was darker than any of her other books. I enjoyed the new characters and blew through reading this book. Nash and Georgie worked well together and the revenge aspect was fun to read. I loved reading the struggle each character had with the relationship but different reasons for the struggles. There were times I thought Georgie was too stupid to live but it wasn’t too bad. Definitely interested in the other characters getting their HEA.

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No Matter the Cost by Anna Hackett

4 Stars

Bastian

I came from nothing and became known as the Reaper. The most feared CIA assassin in the business. Then I retired, faked my death, and now spend my time running my casino.

But there’s one part of my past I can’t let go—the tiny female assassin who’s vowed to kill me.

We were mentored by the same man, a man we both considered a father, but there’s nothing brotherly about what I feel for

Lark.

Now, we’re enemies and she won’t rest until I’m dead.

I won’t rest until she’s mine.

Lark

I have one mission—kill Bastian Thorne.

I lost everything when my parents were murdered. Until a grizzled CIA agent took me in and molded me into a deadly assassin.

Then Bastian executed him.

My plan: infiltrate Bastian’s luxurious life and take him down. But he proves hard to kill and forces me to face an ugly, tangled truth.

Secrets from my past collide with my blood-drenched present. I find myself in the sights of a dangerous killer. One with twisted reasons for wanting me dead.

Now, the only man I can trust is my enemy.

But I know getting close to Bastian is the biggest risk of all.

I really enjoyed this book. Lark may have been trying to kill Bastian but she had reasons and they were good reasons. Just like Bastian’s reasons for what he did were justifiable. I enjoyed how kickass Lark was and how much Bastian let her spread her wings. He just wanted to be her support and that is what happens. When the ending came about it was not a surprise how things played out but I enjoyed reading it.

 

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