Sleeping with the Agent

Crossfire #3

by Gennita Low

The Target
Lily Noretski is as dangerous as she is beautiful. She's also a sleeper in possession of a devastating weapon.

The Agent
As a sharpshooter, Navy SEAL Reed Vincenzio is as emotionless as they come. Armed with a file on his target, Reed knows what he has to do.

The Mission
Reed must win Lily's confidence, find the weapon . . . and eliminate her if necessary. Yet his files don't even begin to hint at this extraordinary woman's fire and courage, making this assignment harder than any Reed has ever undertaken.

Lily knows that someone is pulling her strings, but if she is to survive, she must put her life in the hands of this charming, magnetic man who appeared out of nowhere. Her head tells her she's in grave peril, but her heart dares her to put everything on the line. Will the price of her passion prove to be more than she bargained for?

Genres: Romantic Suspense, Romance, Suspense, Military Fiction, Contemporary, Fiction, Military Romance

Hardcover

First published December 27, 2005

About the author

Jenn, as everyone calls her, likes to keep things simple. That's why she runs a roofing construction business, teaches, writes and does her own business taxes eight days a week. She considers herself a multi-cultural and well-rounded person. Workers leave her alone when she starts yelling at them in Chinese and Malay. She also studies German and Russian because she can't pronounce French very well. The most boring and interesting thing she ever did was translating documents from various languages into English, giving her an opportunity to see many countries. Having traveled extensively in her twenties, she now spends her thirties quietly with six noisy dogs.
Shameless Promotion: Jenn was a RWA contest slut, having finaled in and won a bunch of them including the Marlene, the Merritt, and Indiana's Golden Opportunity. She is also a three-time finalist in the RWA Golden Heart contest before she became published. She would love to hear your comments about her books. She has been known to give away bookmarks and stuff to those who praise her.

AND, if your roof leaks, she can probably give you some advice!

Here are some wonderful writing friends of mine. I love their books!Please visit their sites and give them a try. Be careful. They are HOT WRITERS. Very addictive! Thanks--Jenn

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Reviews

[Glen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful sleeper agent, handsome Navy SEAL...can love be far behind?

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the conclusion of a trilogy about a joint operation between the independent black ops organizations GEM and COS and the Navy SEALs STAR team. All of the books have been an intriguing tale of human trafficking, covert (and often corrupt) governmental activities and the people who live within these stark environments every day. Llallana first appeared in the previous book where her ultra secret CIA induced mind control programming has been activated and has compelled her to steal a deadly weapon and betray her closest friend by turning her over to the ruthless Dilaver. Now, Navy SEAL Reed Vincentio must find her, determine if she is still compromised and recover the missing weapon--using any means necessary including killing Llallana. Reed was selected for this mission because he's always been the solitary, steady unflappable sniper on the team. The deeper he gets into the intrigue, however, the harder he finds it to consider Llallana as a potential target. Will he be able to execute the mission he's been given?

[ElaineY · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is my least-liked Gennita Low book. I didn't take to Lily in the Hunter and she still didn't change my mind in Sleeping With The Agent. Reed was also one of the blandest hero I've come across. Not the most boring but close but...I'm a confirmed Jenn fan so this book didn't stop me from looking forward to her next, whatever it would be.

Overall, Sleeping started off fine, plot is good and pacing is great but I just didn't care for the characters. Everyone who's followed these books are waiting for T & Alex's story but like Lily, T did not resonate with me though Alex is intriguing. I guess I've been put off by T addressing people as 'Darling' which aged her personality in my mind.

[Steamywindows♥♫ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good read, and I was very interested in what happened to our "sleeper" form the Hunter. I loved Reed. And wondered about how our heroine could have survived such a magnitude of abuse, not once but twice without being quite damaged. I liked that she seemed to be able to form relationships, protected the girls and opened up to the hero, but I just didn't quite by it. I respect that the author is giving her a chance at a HEA, but would have liked a bit more substance to her resilliance for plausibility. A solid read. I will read more from this author.

[Mandy Menasco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

[Theresa Hurley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story - really enjoyed it!

[★¸. • * ° *Jillie* ° *•.¸☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Patsy Gazaleh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

This author writes some of the most achingly realistic stories. I know she puts a lot research into her books. And it show!

[Teresa Hill]

I'm reading everything I can find by this new-to-me author. (Is there anything better than that? Finding a new author and wanting everything?)

And I guess I'm on a dark-and-dangerous kick, because her stuff is definitely dark and dangerous.

Lily, wow. Didn't quite understand her in the previous book, Hunter, but I wanted more.

Really, really dark past. And dangerous and lost, but still fighting. You have to love that in a heroine. And her own Navy SEAL, ready to hunt her down and then decide to help her. This works for me on so many levels.

[Monique · Rating 4 out of 5]

A more cerebral intrigue. The book has plenty of fast-paced action, lots of sexual tension, and plenty of mind games. With a sharpshooter for a hero and a sleeper cell for a heroine, SWTA keeps you begging for more... and delivers. Some characters just keep on popping up, some tease you, and some just blow you away. As usual, I would strongly suggest that you read Gennita's books in order. This one is second to last.

[AliciaJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like this one nearly as much as her other books. The romance between the H/h seemed forced and unlikely. Plus it was really hard to just get over the heroine Lily's actions in the previous book. It's very hard to redeem an unredeemable character, and to me, Lily was pretty much unredeemable. I finished the book basically to finish the series. Now, I'm just waiting (impatiently!) for Ms. Low's latest, Virtually One.

[Nancy Stopper · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this after reading books 1 and 2 of the series. I loved the intrigue and romance intermingled in the book but I had a harder time believing the premise of this one - a Navy SEAL and a known criminal, regardless of her reasons. I thought the relationship got a bit deep a bit too quickly, even though it was passed off as "part of the job". But, I did want to see the end of the storyline that was started in Book 1 and 2 and I'm glad I did.

[Cathy Beckett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed Sleeper. I loved Lily and Reed together. Lily was introduced in the novel Protector and she became a double agent. She realized that everybody that she had hurt in the second novel of the series were her victims because she had no control over her own mind. Reed has been assigned to kill her if Lily is unable to be deactivated. This whirlwind relationship has tons of angst and humor.

[BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme · Rating 3 out of 5]

I went through a phase of devouring all the Crossfire series. This one with Lily was enjoyable. I liked the sleeper concept. I find the more I read these types of suspense books with pseudo-military, the more I like them. It's not real to live, probably, but I still really enjoy it. It's like crack for me.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like this one nearly as much as the other books in the series, my least favorite. It was difficult to just forget the heroine Lily's actions in the previous book. I don't feel Lily could be redeemable.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the last book in the series. Very suspenseful. Even after what lily did to Amber in the end of the second book due to her mind altering from the CIA. You are still routing for her. Mostly because she is trying to save the young girls from the sex trafficking business.

[Danielles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Laatste deel van de serie, Ms. T. en hij was weer geweldig! Vooral het einde, je moet echt je hersens erbij houden hoor!
Natuurlijk had het ietsje grover en harder gekunt, maar ik verwacht dat er heel wat zit in de volgende/nieuwe serie!

[Karen Desmond · Rating 5 out of 5]

5

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it better than the previous entries in the series, but I still don't love it. Maybe it's too cerebral for me when all I want is mindless fluff.

[Rinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just ok, took a long time to get through.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great plot, great beginning, middle and end. Thank god for 'T'. It will be nice to see the friendship reforming in the future!

[Felice Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emotional roller coaster! Loved it.

[Fiona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, catered to my need of hot romance with a touch of action and suspense.

[Angelic · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is definitely getting better. Can't wait for the next one.