Book Description:
Safe.
It’s a liar’s word. No one is ever truly safe.
Daniello still haunted me—in my bed, in my dreams, in a ridiculous notion of a future we would never have.
I was drawn to darkness, and he was the abyss.
My love for him made me flesh and bone—vulnerable.
I was finally a woman with something to lose and would do anything to keep it.
But when my past caught up with my present, it became clear that safe would forever remain an illusion.
Laz was coming for us, his looming darkness a threat to the life I carefully designed.
Armed with hope, and ready for battle, I never imagined the casualties of the war that came to me.
And then I lost all control.
****This is the conclusion to the Predator and Prey Duet.
Duet reading order
Camouflage
Crosshairs
***If you are not a fan of cursing, erotic and extremely explicit sex, immoral behavior, violence, dysfunction or sexual scenarios that may make you feel uncomfortable this is not the book for you. FILTHY. EROTIC. SUSPENSE.
Buy Links:
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2snsb2N
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2sYcMoE
Our Review:
Reviewed by Donna ~ 4.5 stars
***ARC received for an honest review***
“It’s not the monster you love.
It’s the memory.”
Ooooo Kate Stewart more than delivered with Crosshairs, this
author bought her emotional ‘A’ game. I cried a river reading this book, Kate Stewart
always manages to evoke those tears whether she means to or not. I ran the
gamut of emotions such was the character connection, the heat packed into this
book was seriously sizzling, mix this all with some serious intrigue and this
was one riveting read. There were twists and turns aplenty, some I saw coming
and some I didn’t, this book was intense, seriously intense, totally
unputdownable, unpredictable and an amazing finale to this duet.
“Kissing is for lovesick fools.
You get my fortune and my cock. That has to be enough. My heart is no good.”
Crosshairs picks up from where Camouflage left off and while
the beginning was a little on the slower side I was grateful for the break of
pace, because knowing how this author delivers, she wasn’t going to take it
easy on the reader for long and it wasn’t long before the first sucker punches
were delivered.
“He was the predator and I his
prey.”
I have been anxious as to how Taylor and Daniello’s story
was going to pan out. These two were total opposites and yet their connection
was palpable, every scene between these two was electric whether they were
simply talking or making moves with their bodies. The current that runs between
these two was ever present on the pages and you could almost feel the sizzle
with every page turn. It is not often you feel that between a couple, but when
these two were together the pages seriously lit up. That sexual chemistry was
palpable and I felt it. As I said above, the character connection was on point
and I lived and breathed this story, when they hurt I hurt, like seriously
hurt, but this is what I treasure about this authors words, she always brings
it.
“He would tear my castle apart
and ruin my kingdom if I’d let him. Because I loved him. Someone had to love
the fucking villain.”
I am going to be seriously vague in this review because you
need to read it as the author intended, you need to experience those highs and
lows first hand to truly appreciate the story telling that this author
perfectly penned. The flashbacks to Taylor’s past go a long ways into making
the reader understand Taylor as a person and how she has become the woman she
is today. These past chapters made this book for me. From the first one I was
intrigued and was totally invested in her past just as much as I was her
present. There is so much I could say about her past, but I can’t, but the
person that gave her the means to be the strong, independent, powerful woman
she is today…holds a huge piece of my heart too.
“You will be my greatest
investment, my legacy…and my downfall.”
Daniello has always been a mystery, an enigma, but I
couldn’t give a fuck because he was seriously hot as sin. Alpha, protective, a man’s
man, he was alluring, charming, innocently funny and yet just his mere presence
haunted the pages. Daniello was like a male siren and boy did he call. Finally,
we get to know the man, his past, his family and his calling. While there is
still that intrigue surrounding him, Kate Stewart gave us everything we needed
to draw our own conclusions and he firmly planted himself on my BBF shelf.
“And Taylor appealed to every
part of me. Even the man who would burn down a village to prove a point. I was
that man, and I wanted this woman. But I had years of scattered ashes in my
wake. And though she’d risen from hers, I washed myself daily in mine.”
This was by no means your run of the mill romance. This was
Kate Stewart’s dirty side and every powerplay, battle for dominance and erotic
yet sensual sex scenes are what seriously ramped up the heat factor in this
book. But, Kate’s angel side, that emotional side was prevalent throughout and
really balanced these two as a couple and made the reader believe in them as a
couple. Their path is far from simple, the mountains are high and the valleys
are low, but if any couple have the strength to make it work, it is these two.
From the edge of my seat for most of the ride my fingernails bitten to the
quick, Kate Stewart showed just how powerful and consuming her stories really
are. Another winner, a great ending to this duet and I will part with one
word…CEDRIC. Kate Stewart…CEDRIC, CEDRIC, CEDRIC, CEDRIC.
“Sleeping dogs can’t lie, they’re
asleep.”
Other Books in Series:
Camouflage (Book One)
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2soWvsL
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2t2qLrb