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Logan Chambliss is the leader of the elite Dragon One mercenary commando team; generally used for ‘mission impossible’ jobs. Their latest gig is to clean-up a highly-sensitive mess the CIA had screwed up in Venezuela that could have highly detrimental and horrendous repercussions for the United States. Logan is a tough, hard as nails kind of guy, until this latest ‘retrieval’ went terribly wrong, specifically when the love of his life – presumably dead – showed up in the middle of his operation – alive, gorgeous and rocking his world. Tessa Carlyle had given up a lot when she’d agreed to play dead in order to live. She’d given up a lot but loved her free life-style and new existence as a National Geographic location scout when a voice from her past blackmailed her out of that safe haven. With one phone call Tessa was hurtled back into danger and back into the arms of the one man she’d never forgot; the one man she’d had to give up in order to live. *** Whew, this had double-cross, triple-cross, betrayal upon betrayal, and excitement beyond belief! Non-stop action from first page to the last made this an impossible book to put down. Fetzer fills the story-line with a vast amount of intriguing characters and engaging leads whose brief moments of titillating dialogs, as they dodged bullets and maniacs chasing and racing them through the jungles of Venezuela, kept you glued to the pages in high anticipation The plot is complex and Fetzer keeps the reader highly entertained with her fabulous military knowledge and black ops plotting as Logan’s team discover that there was a heck of a lot more to the situation than the info they’d been fed. The feeling of being on a run-away roller coaster would aptly describe the emotions and intensity of the suspense/intrigue aspect . Couple this with a sufficient amount of sensuality in the romance element and, all in all, it balanced out well. The maniacal pursuit by Salazar (one of the obvious of the villains in this book) kept me on the edge of the seat. The political implications of greed, clandestine power struggles and manipulations were totally plausible. Tessa and Logan’s chemistry was believable and it was gratifying to see them have a second chance at love (as well as lust). Their were moments where Tessa’s story unfolded that brought tears to my eyes for all she had lost in order to stay alive, as well as a few chuckles here and there with her upbeat personality trying to take the edge off the danger she’d been dragged back into. Logan was one big stud-muffin whom Tessa felt safe with – capable, downright gorgeous, deadly when needed, and a great lover. COME AS YOU ARE was a perfectly engrossing read, and verifiably stand-alone! Surmising what I must have missed, it certainly makes me wish I’d read the first two books in Fetzer’s Dragon One series. Bottom line -- I heartily recommend this book for those who like their romance served up with high adventure, hot sensuality, and considerable action. Marilyn Rondeau – Reviewers International Organization (RIO) |
Come As You Are
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