Kiera Stevens knows that kidTek, the company
she inherited from her father, has been the victim of industrial espionage.
This is more worrying than it might be for the ordinary company, since
kidTek not only makes toys, but works hand-in-glove with governmental black
ops developing black ops projects.
Kiera’s friend Dillon, a black ops agent who is like a brother to her,
contacts John Lantis, himself now retired from ops, to take the job. After
persuading Lantis that his own magic and ops skills make him the perfect man
for the job, Lantis agrees to go in and find the traitors-under the guise of
being Kiera’s lover.
Kathleen Dante has written a tale of industrial espionage and magic, that
takes a long and pleasurable meander along the pathways that make up a
growing relationship between two people intensely attracted to one another.
The dynamics of the relationship form the major part of the book, though the
storyline never suffers for it.
The relationship between John and Kiera is deeply erotic, and satisfyingly
romantic at the same time. Kiera is a strong woman, but finds pleasure
beyond her imagining as she gradually relinquishes some of her control to
Lantis’ confident and constant care. A highly sensual journey into the
universe of two lovers who slowly become far more, the book’s elements of
magic and corporate greed are played out well against the backdrop of the
black ops exercise set up to catch the culprits. A promised sequel is in the
works to further showcase this author’s smooth-as-sheer-silk voice and
tale-telling talents. Highly recommended.
Reviewed by Lee M
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