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Saving Nico
After Marine scout sniper Niccolo Ferrari lost his best buddy, spotter Pietro “Pete” Galletti, to an Iraqi sniper gunning for the bounty on Nico’s head, he goes solo to avoid any more collateral damage. Though he becomes one of the most dangerous snipers in the Corps, Nico’s harrowing experiences leave him psychologically bruised and battered. He comes to the Sanctuary military training camp to decompress, to regain his confidence--and his humanity.
At Sanctuary's front door, he comes face to face with Game Warden Abigail O’Connell; the shock nearly stops his heart. He knows her features like the back of his own hand--she was Pete’s fiancée, the woman in Pete's photos, the woman whom Nico fell for from a distance, who he's lusted after in silence for years.
Abigail swore off men, yet she can’t deny the immediate heat, the unwanted sexual attraction to the emotionally damaged Marine. Nico can’t tell her that he’s her dead fiance’s best friend. How can he when the urge to take her to his bed, to slide into her body, to stay there forever, is all consuming? If he tells her, he’ll lose her; if he doesn’t, their growing love is a lie.
Note: This is a new, never been published title in the Men of Sanctuary
At Sanctuary's front door, he comes face to face with Game Warden Abigail O’Connell; the shock nearly stops his heart. He knows her features like the back of his own hand--she was Pete’s fiancée, the woman in Pete's photos, the woman whom Nico fell for from a distance, who he's lusted after in silence for years.
Abigail swore off men, yet she can’t deny the immediate heat, the unwanted sexual attraction to the emotionally damaged Marine. Nico can’t tell her that he’s her dead fiance’s best friend. How can he when the urge to take her to his bed, to slide into her body, to stay there forever, is all consuming? If he tells her, he’ll lose her; if he doesn’t, their growing love is a lie.
Note: This is a new, never been published title in the Men of Sanctuary
247 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 7, 2015
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About the author
Danica St. Como
19 books10 followersSt. Como, a Jersey girl born and raised, now writes at her farm in central upstate New York's dairy country, usually surrounded by a gaggle of Whippets under and around her oversized, over-burdened desk—while being stared at from across the room by a giant, malevolent treadmill. She puts her pen to several subgenres, including contemporary erotic romantic suspense, featuring any of the following: MFM and MMF ménage a trois, MM pairings, erotic historical, paranormal – all hot, all steamy, and all sexually explicit. In addition to stand alone novels and the Men of Sanctuary series, St. Como also writes erotic romantic suspense under the pen name Sophia Roslyn, author of Dragonetti's Mountain and Her Special Forces. – Loose Id bio
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September 20, 2015
Oh what a tangled web we weave…
In the wilds of Maine, Game Warden Abigail O'Connell is horny, with no eligible men around to fulfill her needs. When Marine Sergeant Nico Ferrari shows up, she is in immediate lust with the blue-eyed god, but she has no clue that Nico knows exactly who she is. Legendary Sniper Nico was "invited" to Sanctuary by the government to get his head on straight before he ends up a target on someone else's kill list. He did NOT expect to come face to face with the one woman who has haunted his dreams for years. His best friend and spotter's fiancée was a source of his deepest, darkest fantasies, but when Pete died, the thought of ever meeting her died with him. Now he has to decide whether to tell her who he really is and risk losing the best thing that's ever happened to him. Oh yea, all the while trying to stay alive, with a $75k bounty aimed at his Marine high and tight and a threat at the Sanctuary training grounds. Good times.
SAVING NICO is the 6th offering in the sexy Men of Sanctuary Series. The beginning played out like a cheesy porn (shortly after meeting, he enters her room, strips down and offers his services, she says come're bad boy and they play hide the salami all night long). But fortunately, the story fleshed out nicely after that initial sexcapade was out of the way. Nico came off as rather creepy and obsessive at times, which I'm pretty sure was part of the point of his character, but he was off the reservation with his feelings about Abigail.
She was excellent…so strong and alpha in her own right, having survived the loss of her fiancé and subsequent future the two of them had envisioned. I felt off kilter when the truth was revealed about Pete, truly shocked after Abigail waxed poetic about their perfect relationship. I won't get into the salacious details since you should experience the surprise for yourself, but suffice to say, it's a doozy!
The sex between Abigail and her giant hunk of Marine yumminess was wicked erotic, though surprisingly vanilla…another off balance feeling from Ms. St. Como! The action portion of the book was well done, though not exactly suspenseful since you're given the "who" pretty quickly. Even so, SAVING NICO was a terrific read and a fabulous addition to the Men of Sanctuary Series.
Bottom Line: Scorching hot sex, adrenaline pumping action and a killer storyline make for one great read.
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In the wilds of Maine, Game Warden Abigail O'Connell is horny, with no eligible men around to fulfill her needs. When Marine Sergeant Nico Ferrari shows up, she is in immediate lust with the blue-eyed god, but she has no clue that Nico knows exactly who she is. Legendary Sniper Nico was "invited" to Sanctuary by the government to get his head on straight before he ends up a target on someone else's kill list. He did NOT expect to come face to face with the one woman who has haunted his dreams for years. His best friend and spotter's fiancée was a source of his deepest, darkest fantasies, but when Pete died, the thought of ever meeting her died with him. Now he has to decide whether to tell her who he really is and risk losing the best thing that's ever happened to him. Oh yea, all the while trying to stay alive, with a $75k bounty aimed at his Marine high and tight and a threat at the Sanctuary training grounds. Good times.
SAVING NICO is the 6th offering in the sexy Men of Sanctuary Series. The beginning played out like a cheesy porn (shortly after meeting, he enters her room, strips down and offers his services, she says come're bad boy and they play hide the salami all night long). But fortunately, the story fleshed out nicely after that initial sexcapade was out of the way. Nico came off as rather creepy and obsessive at times, which I'm pretty sure was part of the point of his character, but he was off the reservation with his feelings about Abigail.
She was excellent…so strong and alpha in her own right, having survived the loss of her fiancé and subsequent future the two of them had envisioned. I felt off kilter when the truth was revealed about Pete, truly shocked after Abigail waxed poetic about their perfect relationship. I won't get into the salacious details since you should experience the surprise for yourself, but suffice to say, it's a doozy!
The sex between Abigail and her giant hunk of Marine yumminess was wicked erotic, though surprisingly vanilla…another off balance feeling from Ms. St. Como! The action portion of the book was well done, though not exactly suspenseful since you're given the "who" pretty quickly. Even so, SAVING NICO was a terrific read and a fabulous addition to the Men of Sanctuary Series.
Bottom Line: Scorching hot sex, adrenaline pumping action and a killer storyline make for one great read.
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August 19, 2015
4 Stars
I actually found this story really interesting and different and good... even if there was a bit of insta love mixed in, which normally isn't my thing. There was a lot going on that made the story a real page turner. I loved all the characters. They were all unique in different ways (although most of them were blue eyed).
While I loved the story and the characters I have to say the biggest down fall for me was that there was a very high repetition of phrases, which was a bit distracting and annoying (like saints in heave, jesus sweet christ on a flippin' half shell, christly f*cking sake, Crocodile on a freakin' crutch.. but mostly saints in heaven.. gosh I can't say HOW many times that was used).
Then on to the naughty scenes... In my opinion if you are going to do naughty, go all the way. The use of words like 'sex', 'member', 'pelvic cradle' and my personal favorite 'weep hole' really didn't work for me and ruined what could've been some amazingly HOT scenes.
There was a point or two where there was a misalignment of information as well. Where Abby would think about something pertaining to her ex that she shouldn't have known at that point in time.
However, all that being said, the biggest part of the story was good. I enjoyed the flow and realistic feel of the characters.
This was the first story in this series and this author that I've read, but I would be willing to read more from her for sure.
I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.
I actually found this story really interesting and different and good... even if there was a bit of insta love mixed in, which normally isn't my thing. There was a lot going on that made the story a real page turner. I loved all the characters. They were all unique in different ways (although most of them were blue eyed).
While I loved the story and the characters I have to say the biggest down fall for me was that there was a very high repetition of phrases, which was a bit distracting and annoying (like saints in heave, jesus sweet christ on a flippin' half shell, christly f*cking sake, Crocodile on a freakin' crutch.. but mostly saints in heaven.. gosh I can't say HOW many times that was used).
Then on to the naughty scenes... In my opinion if you are going to do naughty, go all the way. The use of words like 'sex', 'member', 'pelvic cradle' and my personal favorite 'weep hole' really didn't work for me and ruined what could've been some amazingly HOT scenes.
There was a point or two where there was a misalignment of information as well. Where Abby would think about something pertaining to her ex that she shouldn't have known at that point in time.
However, all that being said, the biggest part of the story was good. I enjoyed the flow and realistic feel of the characters.
This was the first story in this series and this author that I've read, but I would be willing to read more from her for sure.
I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.
August 23, 2015
~~I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads~~
I've read all the books in this series, and think I possibly love this one the most! And that is really something because they have all been hot and exciting reads. This one though, had me stopping a few times to catch my breath!
The start is a little creepy in a way, and you just know that there is going to be hell to pay when Nico's secret comes out ... but along the way, it is impossible not to see how much he has Abby on his mind, and in his heart. I liked that the man was the smitten one for a change! And, whilst everything seems somewhat sudden, as the story unfolds it makes more sense, and definitely rooting for Nico. Along with the growing romance, we get a good mystery with some clever twists, and - possibly best of all - we see Lorelei, Adam and Lucian, and their growing family.
Looking forward to reading more about these fabulous characters. Thank you Ms St. Como!
I've read all the books in this series, and think I possibly love this one the most! And that is really something because they have all been hot and exciting reads. This one though, had me stopping a few times to catch my breath!
The start is a little creepy in a way, and you just know that there is going to be hell to pay when Nico's secret comes out ... but along the way, it is impossible not to see how much he has Abby on his mind, and in his heart. I liked that the man was the smitten one for a change! And, whilst everything seems somewhat sudden, as the story unfolds it makes more sense, and definitely rooting for Nico. Along with the growing romance, we get a good mystery with some clever twists, and - possibly best of all - we see Lorelei, Adam and Lucian, and their growing family.
Looking forward to reading more about these fabulous characters. Thank you Ms St. Como!
August 20, 2015
I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.
This story jumps straight into hot, steamy scenes full of dirty talk. Saving Nico is dual point of view so we know right of the bat that Nico is hiding a pretty big secret and knowing when all is revealed the fallout will devastating.
There are also accidents happening at The Sanctuary which turn out to be anything but. As with the previous stories in this series, there is a good mix of heat, romance and action.
I really enjoyed the combination of steam and emotion in this story even if there was the occasional cheesy bit of description in the sex scenes. Saving Nico was a lovely read full of hot guys and strong women.
This story jumps straight into hot, steamy scenes full of dirty talk. Saving Nico is dual point of view so we know right of the bat that Nico is hiding a pretty big secret and knowing when all is revealed the fallout will devastating.
There are also accidents happening at The Sanctuary which turn out to be anything but. As with the previous stories in this series, there is a good mix of heat, romance and action.
I really enjoyed the combination of steam and emotion in this story even if there was the occasional cheesy bit of description in the sex scenes. Saving Nico was a lovely read full of hot guys and strong women.
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