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Into Danger (Crossfire #1)
by
Gennita Low
The Woman in Black
"Every intelligence operative in Washington D.C. knows her name ... but little else."
A tough Navy Seal with a reputation for efficiency, Steve McMillan has heard all the stories about the "world's most glamorous assassin." But nothing prepared him for the goddess in tight black leather who now stands before him. Marlena is his new as
...morePaperback, 384 pages
Published
March 5th 2003
by Avon Books
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Too much telling, not enough showing. Vague plot progression.
STORY BRIEF:
Steve is a former SEAL currently working for the CIA. Marlena is an assassin for hire who is under surveillance by the CIA. She just arrived in town and is waiting for a male assistant to work for her while she’s in town. The CIA kidnaps the assistant before she meets him and sends Steve in his place. The next day she has Steve accompany her on a clothes shopping spree, which is drudgery for him. Tha...more
STORY BRIEF:
Steve is a former SEAL currently working for the CIA. Marlena is an assassin for hire who is under surveillance by the CIA. She just arrived in town and is waiting for a male assistant to work for her while she’s in town. The CIA kidnaps the assistant before she meets him and sends Steve in his place. The next day she has Steve accompany her on a clothes shopping spree, which is drudgery for him. Tha...more
This was a fairly decent read by a new-to-me author, Gennita Low. I liked it enough that I will likely seek out a few others in the series, hopeful that the writing style will even improve. The heroine, Marlena, is one tough chickie, a mysterious agent/assassin. "Stash" (Steve), our Navy SEAL hero sent to keep an eye on her, is no slouch either. I felt like it was a bit too "immediate unexplained reaction to one another" for my taste, but they were both action-oriented charac...more
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Didn't hold up as well as I expected, based on the first reading some years ago. Yes, the text is appropriately acronym-riddled but that doesn't make up for the frequent point-of-view switches and a bit of awkwardness surrounding proper nouns/pronouns, which is smoother to read when. And then there are the euphemisms. Somehow I doubt SEALs and assassins use the classic Regency Romance term "member".
Picky, okay. However, I initially stopped at 3 books. This time I'm stopping...more
Picky, okay. However, I initially stopped at 3 books. This time I'm stopping...more
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I could not get into this book. Parts of it were good, but other parts just seemed to drag on for me. My eyes literally started to glass over and I found myself skipping through pages (especially at the end - I just wanted to be done with it). The characters were okay and their romance was good, but the story line in general was just flat out boring. I really hope the next book in the series is better (I already have it checked out from the library).
Marlena is my type of heroine - competent, sexy, confident and not prone to TSTL moments. Like an Angelina Jolie-type operative. Steve fared less well with me as I felt he wasn't a strong enough hero to match Marlena yet I suppose anyone more alpha, cool and detached (like Jed) would have been a disaster in the making.
I loved how Marlena met Hawk and I would have given this book 5 stars if not for Steve.
I loved how Marlena met Hawk and I would have given this book 5 stars if not for Steve.
Excellent! At first the book seemed a little slow. However, that gave a nice foundation for the story, so that when the action really picked up, it felt like I really knew the characters. Very enjoyable read.
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