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To Cassiane Jurick, there is nothing in the world as important as The Mission. As a covert agent for Greek intelligence, she disappears into whatever role she's given. Her latest mission ends in failure and nearly costs Cassiane her life, but she is rescued and nursed back to health by her handler, Timothea Riddock. Adrift between assignments and still recuperating from her injuries, Cassiane begins a physical relationship with Timothea.
Their relationship is put on hold by the arrival of another agent, Constance Grimaldi, who brings them a new a Soviet chemist has arrived in Berlin with a new strain of anthrax which they believe he plans to sell to one of their enemies. As Cassiane disappears into her latest identity, Timothea finds herself drawn to Constance.
From a ghost station in the shadow of the Berlin Wall to hidden strongholds hidden deep inside dark German forests, the three agents must learn to trust one another because this mission's failure would mean certain death.
Their relationship is put on hold by the arrival of another agent, Constance Grimaldi, who brings them a new a Soviet chemist has arrived in Berlin with a new strain of anthrax which they believe he plans to sell to one of their enemies. As Cassiane disappears into her latest identity, Timothea finds herself drawn to Constance.
From a ghost station in the shadow of the Berlin Wall to hidden strongholds hidden deep inside dark German forests, the three agents must learn to trust one another because this mission's failure would mean certain death.
177 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2019
About the author
Geonn Cannon
115 books233 followersGeonn Cannon is a male author who grew up in Oklahoma, thousands of miles from the nearest coastline, who found his calling in stories about women who live on an island in the Pacific Northwest. In 2010, Geonn became the first male author to win the prestigious Golden Crown Literary Society Award for his novel "Gemini." In 2015, he won it again for "Dogs of War." He has written two official tie-in novels for Stargate SG-1, and his Riley Parra novels have been turned into an Emmy-nominated webseries by Tello Films. His first name is pronounced just like "John."
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January 9, 2019
'ARC generously provided by Supposed Crimes Publishers in exchange for an unbiased review'
**'Ideas are ephemeral things that emerge from a complex alchemy of experience and you as a writer cannot force them into existence when they aren't ready...The process is discovering by revision or uncovering by persistence..'
One of the hallmarks of the LGBT genre is worldbuilding. Few authors try to create new books or storylines complete with a variance of topics,geography,the era of history,morals and languages - and then set these same stories right there. Others also try to create books about foreign places or locations that seems very similar to the world in which we live or know of, imbuing with a lifeless feel.
In LEVITATE,a book filled with an interesting plotline of suspense,intrigue and has many confusing parts but is still readable -- here I think Mr.Cannon tries to merge a mundane storyline with a realistic one.
LEVITATE do comes off clearly as a prologue to whatever full story Mr.Cannon is trying to tell because there are more question posed than answered in its pages. Involved are three strong female leads being pulled into the vortex of some undercover spy ring but during the storyline readers will be skittish on the whole reason for which they were chosen to do so which remains a bit of mystery. It's a strange and dark book -- sometimes full of fast-paced action,at other times slowed down group interaction and attention to detail. The moody writing verges on stream of awareness as every characters' thoughts and actions do spring up then disappear under new ones while they panic or try to puzzle out what was happening.
In the end, few readers are tasked with trying to determine if the title of this book has any meaning towards this storyline or if anything coincide.
**'Ideas are ephemeral things that emerge from a complex alchemy of experience and you as a writer cannot force them into existence when they aren't ready...The process is discovering by revision or uncovering by persistence..'
One of the hallmarks of the LGBT genre is worldbuilding. Few authors try to create new books or storylines complete with a variance of topics,geography,the era of history,morals and languages - and then set these same stories right there. Others also try to create books about foreign places or locations that seems very similar to the world in which we live or know of, imbuing with a lifeless feel.
In LEVITATE,a book filled with an interesting plotline of suspense,intrigue and has many confusing parts but is still readable -- here I think Mr.Cannon tries to merge a mundane storyline with a realistic one.
LEVITATE do comes off clearly as a prologue to whatever full story Mr.Cannon is trying to tell because there are more question posed than answered in its pages. Involved are three strong female leads being pulled into the vortex of some undercover spy ring but during the storyline readers will be skittish on the whole reason for which they were chosen to do so which remains a bit of mystery. It's a strange and dark book -- sometimes full of fast-paced action,at other times slowed down group interaction and attention to detail. The moody writing verges on stream of awareness as every characters' thoughts and actions do spring up then disappear under new ones while they panic or try to puzzle out what was happening.
In the end, few readers are tasked with trying to determine if the title of this book has any meaning towards this storyline or if anything coincide.
January 12, 2019
As per usual, Cannon has created a story of mystery and intrigue. What's not so usual for this author, at least judging by what I've read of his other work, is the explicit content.
I'm all for erotic content when it draws me further into the story and I can feel the passion. There's nothing intimate about the sex scenes, and I could've done without them. To quote Cassiane...
Crime and murder are part of the package, some took a fair amount of suspension of belief, but once I reminded myself this is fiction, I went with it and ended up enjoying the story.
PS - Whoever the cover artist is needs a shoutout! It's one of the best covers I've seen.
ARC received from the publisher, Supposed Crimes.
I'm all for erotic content when it draws me further into the story and I can feel the passion. There's nothing intimate about the sex scenes, and I could've done without them. To quote Cassiane...
The human body needs comfort and contact from time to time or we go mad. But commitment is a luxury we can't afford.
Crime and murder are part of the package, some took a fair amount of suspension of belief, but once I reminded myself this is fiction, I went with it and ended up enjoying the story.
PS - Whoever the cover artist is needs a shoutout! It's one of the best covers I've seen.
ARC received from the publisher, Supposed Crimes.
March 12, 2019
This book was provided for free by the author and Love Bytes in exchange for an honest review.
This review was first posted to Love Bytes: LGBTQ Book Reviews. It has been slightly edited here for content.
I’m a huge fan of Geonn Cannon’s works. He’s consistently written lady-led romances that highlight both lesbian love and the complexity of female characters. He has mastered several genres and has even written a series that is currently being produced for television. So you could say that I hold him in pretty high regard, and I was insanely excited for this book. This is new territory for canon—a complex spy novel set in 1980’s Germany—but the characters and their struggles feel very familiar. Not everything worked for me, but I’m confident in saying Cannon is skilled at writing a spy mystery.
To start, we meet two agents in Berlin—Cassiane and Timothea, who are now hiding underground while Cassiane recovers from a field injury. Their close quarters soon push them closer, and they start a romance that has been long-coming, only to be interrupted by a new mission from a third agent, Constance. But soon, they welcome Constance into their confidence and their bed, and the three women form a team to bring down a potential terrorist hiding out in a nearby hotel.
The spycraft moves deftly, never boring us or faking us out with characters who make amateur decisions. These women are good at what they do, and they all have plenty of blood on their hands. Though I wouldn’t say we are as super immersed in the politics of the Soviet Union around the Berlin Wall as I hoped, the emotions and fears of the time feel urgent, and they are reflected in the characters’ motives. We always feel like everything could come crashing down with the smallest misstep, which I think is good in a spy novel. It has all the necessary tension.
Towards the end, the title comes into play as the characters fall into balance with one another and begin to rise above their fears and doubts regarding a poly lesbian relationship within the confides of a dangerous job. Love can feel like levitation, making everything light and buoyant and wonderful, but that feeling was never earned. Their sexual scenes are scorching, and the dynamics of writing three women in one sex scene are handled perfectly, but the love aspect is still on the back burner.
Each character is individually well-crafted—Con’s struggles with violence, Timo’s protectiveness over her agents, and Cassiane’s restless all make sense and make for a great set of secret agent characters who play well off each other in the field. But I often got all three women mixed up when they interacted—their individual dynamics with each other didn’t feel as fully-fleshed as they could be. A successul poly romance needs those little details to be truly great.
I’ve really loved most of Cannon’s books, so this one was just a little disappointing in the end. I never got as deep into his characters’ minds as I usually do, and their chemistry just never jumped off the page. This is a gripping spy book, but as a romance, I was just left wanting more.
This review was first posted to Love Bytes: LGBTQ Book Reviews. It has been slightly edited here for content.
I’m a huge fan of Geonn Cannon’s works. He’s consistently written lady-led romances that highlight both lesbian love and the complexity of female characters. He has mastered several genres and has even written a series that is currently being produced for television. So you could say that I hold him in pretty high regard, and I was insanely excited for this book. This is new territory for canon—a complex spy novel set in 1980’s Germany—but the characters and their struggles feel very familiar. Not everything worked for me, but I’m confident in saying Cannon is skilled at writing a spy mystery.
To start, we meet two agents in Berlin—Cassiane and Timothea, who are now hiding underground while Cassiane recovers from a field injury. Their close quarters soon push them closer, and they start a romance that has been long-coming, only to be interrupted by a new mission from a third agent, Constance. But soon, they welcome Constance into their confidence and their bed, and the three women form a team to bring down a potential terrorist hiding out in a nearby hotel.
The spycraft moves deftly, never boring us or faking us out with characters who make amateur decisions. These women are good at what they do, and they all have plenty of blood on their hands. Though I wouldn’t say we are as super immersed in the politics of the Soviet Union around the Berlin Wall as I hoped, the emotions and fears of the time feel urgent, and they are reflected in the characters’ motives. We always feel like everything could come crashing down with the smallest misstep, which I think is good in a spy novel. It has all the necessary tension.
Towards the end, the title comes into play as the characters fall into balance with one another and begin to rise above their fears and doubts regarding a poly lesbian relationship within the confides of a dangerous job. Love can feel like levitation, making everything light and buoyant and wonderful, but that feeling was never earned. Their sexual scenes are scorching, and the dynamics of writing three women in one sex scene are handled perfectly, but the love aspect is still on the back burner.
Each character is individually well-crafted—Con’s struggles with violence, Timo’s protectiveness over her agents, and Cassiane’s restless all make sense and make for a great set of secret agent characters who play well off each other in the field. But I often got all three women mixed up when they interacted—their individual dynamics with each other didn’t feel as fully-fleshed as they could be. A successul poly romance needs those little details to be truly great.
I’ve really loved most of Cannon’s books, so this one was just a little disappointing in the end. I never got as deep into his characters’ minds as I usually do, and their chemistry just never jumped off the page. This is a gripping spy book, but as a romance, I was just left wanting more.
March 27, 2019
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