Ever since his parents disowned him, Viktor Kuznets has been searching for a place to belong. He thought he found his family with his co-workers at ALIAS, a private witness protection firm, but when his error endangers his friends, he’ll do anything to restore their faith in him. When a mysterious government agent enlists him to get compromising information on Sasha Loblaw in exchange for protecting ALIAS, he agrees. Officially, Sasha Loblaw is the head of security for the Russian Embassy in Washington and rumored to be the highest-ranking FSB officer in the US. Unofficially, he’s a suspected assassin. He’s also the hottest man Viktor has ever encountered. When Viktor arranges to run into Sasha, their attraction is immediate and intense. He wakes up the next morning in bed with Sasha and no memory of how he got there. He believes Sasha drugged him. Sasha accuses Viktor of the same. As they reluctantly dance around their forbidden attraction, casualties begin to pile up. Viktor and Sasha need to work together to unearth who is targeting them and why…before they both end up dead.
This is book five in the ALIAS series. Viktor Kuznets gets his HEA.
USA Today Bestselling Author Lisa Hughey started writing romance in the fourth grade. That particular story involved a prince and an engagement. Now, she writes about strong heroines who are perfectly capable of rescuing themselves and the heroes who love both their strength and their vulnerability. She pens romances of all types—suspense, paranormal, and contemporary—but at their heart, all her books celebrate the power of love.
She lives in Cape Ann Massachusetts with her fabulously supportive husband, two out of three awesome mostly-grown kids, and one somewhat grumpy cat.
Yoga, hiking, and traveling are her favorite ways to pass the time when she isn’t plotting new ways to get her characters to fall in love.
This was a new author to me and I am so glad that I read this book. It was not the usual spy story and I really loved Viktor and Sasha and could not see how they could be together. Then there was the bombing and I thought that Sasha had died and was so unhappy until Viktor was ordered to take a vacation and then the to me surprise ending that I loved so much. Highly recommend this book and this writer.
Although this was book 5 in series, I thought it read okay as a standalone. The premise had potential, but the writing was somewhat confusing in places, especially regarding the traitor in the first part of the book. The plot got overly complicated at times. I think with a little more editing this could have been 4 stars.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author, i enjoyed the story it was well written and kept my interest from start to finish, I enjoyed the characters in this story and will look out for more from this author.
Sasha is an assassin and works for the Russian government. Viktor works for ALIAS, an American company that moves people to a new life. When these two meet sparks fly. Would these two ever have a chance at a life together? Sounds impossible. Lives in danger. Spies. Deaths. A bomb. Who dies? Wow. This is the first book I have read in this series. It was so good I now have to read the rest.