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Dark Deceptions (A-Tac #1)
by
Dee Davis (Goodreads Author)
Davis delivers the first installment in an action-packed, sensual, romantic suspense series featuring the operatives of A-Tac, an elite CIA unit masquerading as faculty at an Ivy League college.
TORN BETWEEN DUTY AND DESIRE
Covert operations expert Nash Brennon has spent the last eight years trying to forget Annie Gallagher, his former field partner and the only woman he eve...more
TORN BETWEEN DUTY AND DESIRE
Covert operations expert Nash Brennon has spent the last eight years trying to forget Annie Gallagher, his former field partner and the only woman he eve...more
Paperback, 353 pages
Published
April 1st 2010
by Forever
(first published 2010)
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I hate cops. In and out of books. If I love the author and premise and series but there is a cop in the main cast I cannot stand it.
That being said, I won this book and thought I would give it a fair shot.
"Impress me" I said to Dee Davis.
"No, I'm too lazy." said Dee Davis.
Bunch of cliches and a bunch of cops. The end.
That being said, I won this book and thought I would give it a fair shot.
"Impress me" I said to Dee Davis.
"No, I'm too lazy." said Dee Davis.
Bunch of cliches and a bunch of cops. The end.
Overall Rating: 4.90 // Action: 5 / Emotion: 4.75 / Romance: 4 / Sensuous: 4.25 / Suspense: 5 // Humor: 0 / Tears: 1
Dark Deceptions is the first installment in Dee Davis's new six-book series: The A-Tac Series. This book will appeal to readers who like any or all of three story line scenarios.
One: Romantic Suspense readers will be thrilled by the heated re-attraction and spicy love scenes between the hero and heroine as Dark Deceptions takes Nash Brennon and Annie Gallagher through twists and...more
Dark Deceptions is the first installment in Dee Davis's new six-book series: The A-Tac Series. This book will appeal to readers who like any or all of three story line scenarios.
One: Romantic Suspense readers will be thrilled by the heated re-attraction and spicy love scenes between the hero and heroine as Dark Deceptions takes Nash Brennon and Annie Gallagher through twists and...more
Quick & Dirty: An intense tale with an equal mix of romance, suspense and rapid-fire action.
Opening Sentence: “So do you think we’re ever going to feel like a normal couple?”
The Review:
Nash Brennon leads an elite black-ops team known as American Tactical Intelligence Command (A-Tac). The team is comprised of the best covert agents in the business. They operate under cloak and dagger at an Ivy League university, waiting for the next high-level assignment to show up on their radar. The team is...more
Opening Sentence: “So do you think we’re ever going to feel like a normal couple?”
The Review:
Nash Brennon leads an elite black-ops team known as American Tactical Intelligence Command (A-Tac). The team is comprised of the best covert agents in the business. They operate under cloak and dagger at an Ivy League university, waiting for the next high-level assignment to show up on their radar. The team is...more
Annie Gallagher has managed to stay off the CIA's radar for the past eight years. Annie and her son, Adam, live a normal life in Creede, Colorado until Adam is kidnapped form his bed. Someone who know about Annie's past has taken her son to force her to do a job for them. They want her to kill Blake Dominico who is a US ambassador. If she does not kill him or if she tells anyone they will kill her son. Nash Brenon was Annie's partner when they worked for the CIA. They were also lovers. On the n...more
I recently decided I needed to get out of my comfort zone, and Dark Deceptions seemed like the perfect book to do that with. I'm not usually a fan of military-type storylines, but Dark Deceptions may have changed my mind.
Annie Gallagher and Nash Brennon were a team - undercover, covert operations. But they werw more than a team, they were lovers. Until an assignment where everything went wrong.
Eight years later, Nash is with an elite military team, learning his lession long ago to only rely on h...more
Annie Gallagher and Nash Brennon were a team - undercover, covert operations. But they werw more than a team, they were lovers. Until an assignment where everything went wrong.
Eight years later, Nash is with an elite military team, learning his lession long ago to only rely on h...more
Author Dee Davis has a BA in Political Science and History, and a Masters Degree in Public Administration. During a ten-year career in public relations, she spent three years on the public speaking circuit, edited two newsletters, wrote three award winning public service announcements, did television and radio commercials, starred in the Seven Year Itch, taught college classes, lobbied both the Texas State Legislature and the US Congress, and served as the director of two associations. She’s won...more
Nash doesn't fall easily and has only fallen in love with one woman, his partner at A-Tac - Annie. As much as he would like to forget her very existence because of how she hurt him and then simply disappeared. Out of nowhere she reappears and is back to work. They try to extinguish the flame but it only seems to run more wild. Her son was kidnapped by terrorists and the only way they will release him is if a UN ambassador is killed. Even in the face of this disaster, they cannot fight the attrac...more
I do love a good romantic suspense and if you add espionage to the mix, all the better. I like the idea of A-Tac, a secret branch of the CIA whose headquarter is located on a college campus and the people who worked in it are college professors by day and spies taking on dangerous missions by night. I also like the fact that A-Tac is comprised of both men and women and there wasn't any "you're a woman therefore you're weaker" mentality. The story was predictable, the villains easy to figure out...more
This was a tough read for me because it featured one of my pet peeves as a major storyline - couple are together, break up, she's pregnant and doesn't tell him. I really get annoyed with those storylines. Admittedly, there was a relatively good reason for her not telling him, but still, it bugs me. However, the book got better and I was really rooting for Nash and Annie by the end. But the romance was sweet and hot; the sex scenes was scorching, and the action was intense. Definitely starting th...more
This was a pretty good suspense novel--the romance was rather predictable. A former CIA agent has been in hiding for 8 years with her son only to find she wasn't really hiding at all. Her son is kidnapped and the price for his return is that she assassinate a UN official. Enter her former partner and his new team of operatives who believe she's turned. The action follows as they slowly figure out who's behind everything and catch the bad guys. What's a little scary, though is that there may be s...more
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I started this series with book 2 and I loved it so much that I wanted to read book one. I found there were a lot of differences to me in the two books. This does make sense to me because Dark Deceptions was her first book in the series. So it's not hard for me to understand why Dangerous Desires had a much easier flow with less information and talk on the technical side, basically for me having just enough to peak your interest but not bore you. With this book however I found myself skipping a...more
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From my blog...[return][return]Dark Deceptions by Dee Davis is the first novel in her A-Tac series with the second, Dangerous Desires being released in July and the third, Desperate Deeds being released in August. Dark Deceptions is the beginning of an absolutely brilliant series filled with an excellent cast of characters, just the right mix of villains and enough suspense to keep the reader thoroughly engaged from the beginning to the very end. In Dark Deceptions, the reader meets the A-Tac te...more
Nash Brennon and Annie Gallagher were partners and lovers once upon a time. But Annie betrayed Nash, leaving him to die and vanishing without a trace, taking with her a secret she would keep to herself. Eight years later, Annie is back, bringing with her a whole slue of problems. She is a possible traitor to her country, and on a personal mission of her own. Her son has been kidnapped by terrorists and they want her to kill a U.N. ambassador or they will kill her son.
After receiving a tip, Nash...more
After receiving a tip, Nash...more
The A-Tac is an elite CIA unit masquerading as faculty at an Ivy League school. Brilliant, bulletproof, and ultimate bad asses...the members of this elite team are assigned the riskiest missions and the most elusive targets.
The first in a new suspense thriller series by Dee Davis, Dark Deceptions introduces us to Nash Brennon and Annie Gallagher. Both covert operations experts, they were partners and lovers. But eight years ago that all changed.
Nash worked in the hospital betrayed and angry bec...more
The first in a new suspense thriller series by Dee Davis, Dark Deceptions introduces us to Nash Brennon and Annie Gallagher. Both covert operations experts, they were partners and lovers. But eight years ago that all changed.
Nash worked in the hospital betrayed and angry bec...more
REVIEWED BY Tori
The A-Tac is an elite CIA unit masquerading as faculty at an Ivy League school. Brilliant, bulletproof, and ultimate bad asses...the members of this elite team are assigned the riskiest missions and the most elusive targets.
The first in a new suspense thriller series by Dee Davis, Dark Deceptions introduces us to Nash Brennon and Annie Gallagher. Both covert operations experts, they were partners and lovers. But eight years ago that all changed.
Nash worked in the hospital betra...more
The A-Tac is an elite CIA unit masquerading as faculty at an Ivy League school. Brilliant, bulletproof, and ultimate bad asses...the members of this elite team are assigned the riskiest missions and the most elusive targets.
The first in a new suspense thriller series by Dee Davis, Dark Deceptions introduces us to Nash Brennon and Annie Gallagher. Both covert operations experts, they were partners and lovers. But eight years ago that all changed.
Nash worked in the hospital betra...more
I enjoyed this action packed romantic suspense. Good dialoge, characters and story arc/ There are two more books coming out this summer as part of this series and I'm looking forward to reading them.Dark Deceptions If you like Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooter series, I think you'll be intrigued by this new series from Dee Davis.
I would have given this book 3 stars because I really did like the story but Annie was such a shrew I disliked her almost from moment one and I really didn't think I was supposed to root for the bad guys to get her but I did. i felt sorry for Nash having to deal with her.
I liked the glimpses that were given of the other A-Tac members and will read the next book in hopes they get a better hero/heroine counterpart than poor Nash did with Annie.
I liked the glimpses that were given of the other A-Tac members and will read the next book in hopes they get a better hero/heroine counterpart than poor Nash did with Annie.
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Dark Deceptions is the first book in the A-Tac series by Dee Davis. The A-Tac team is an off-the-books CIA unit that tackles seemingly impossible missions. This time they need to find a kidnapped boy who happens to have a strong connection to Nash, a current member of the team. They also need to find out who assassinated a high-ranking official and then tried to frame Annie, a former CIA operative and Adam’s (the kidnapped boy) mother.
I loved the pace of the novel. Davis builds from a stark beg...more
I loved the pace of the novel. Davis builds from a stark beg...more
wow a great beginning to a new series. I have read older books by Ms. Davis and was pleasantly surprised that i loved this series even more. Thank the gods for used books stores.
The heat between the H/H was off the charts, and though it was alluded to the big secret revealed was done well and totally believable. There was betrayals, redemption, and a wonderfully well written HEA. Can't wait to continue reading this series.
4.25 stars
The heat between the H/H was off the charts, and though it was alluded to the big secret revealed was done well and totally believable. There was betrayals, redemption, and a wonderfully well written HEA. Can't wait to continue reading this series.
4.25 stars
Book one in the A-Tac series is OUTSTANDING! I love the black ops world this author has created! It's under the guise of an upstate New York College with faculty members devoted to the safety of America and it's citizens. The characters are riveting in their relationships and the suspense is edge of the seat. I'm loving working my way through this series.
This book was really pretty good if you like your RS heavy on the suspense and light on romance. I just kept waiting to find out why I should want Nash and Annie to end up together. IMO I never did feel that true love connection. I didn’t like or dislike either one of them, they just were. The book is a one big op to find the bad guys. The author writes a very fast paced, heart racing action scenes, but could use a little more character development.
I am not sure if I will read the other two boo...more
I am not sure if I will read the other two boo...more
Nash and Annie have a history - some good and some bad. But they both tend to to dwell on the bad for the most part so they go their separate ways. Many years later Nash finds himself on a manhunt - for Annie - who is suspected of planning an assassination on a high ranking official. But more is at stake than he realizes- Annie's son is being held hostage and will only be released once the deed is done.
Nash and Annie need to figure out if they can trust each other and let the past go to save Ann...more
Nash and Annie need to figure out if they can trust each other and let the past go to save Ann...more
This is the first book I've read by Davis. It was an RT freebie. Nash Brennon and Annie Gallagher had been a black-ops CIA assassin team for years. Then they fell in love. When Annie abandons Nash during a mission and drops off the face of the earth, he tries to forget her. However, when she appears to be the prime suspect in an assassignation plan, everything Nash knows and believes is turned on its head. This is a "secret child" plot which can get old, but Annie had good reasons for believing...more
A solid read - good romantic suspense. The plot was believable, I just didn't like Annie much, and the romantic scenes between her & Nash seemed ill-timed and not quite genuine. I like the A-TAC setting, though, and I'll definitely read more.
This book was all about a secret covert group of CIA operatives A-Tac. Their mission definitely takes centre stage and because of that I found myself unable to connect with the main characters Annie and Nash. I just wasn't feeling their relationship, but that might have been because for most of the book, they had little romantic interaction and I just couldn't relate to them.
There were lots of characters introduced and lots of tactical action going on. As this is the first book in a new series,...more
There were lots of characters introduced and lots of tactical action going on. As this is the first book in a new series,...more
Dark Deceptions was exactly what I expected. The only surprise for me was that The fact that these covert agents pose as university professors worked better than I thought it would.
I am never a fan of storylines where the couple has broken up and kept magor secrets from one another, but this did not distract me too much from this particular story.
Overall Dark Deceptions was an enjoyable read, and I will read more of this series.
I am never a fan of storylines where the couple has broken up and kept magor secrets from one another, but this did not distract me too much from this particular story.
Overall Dark Deceptions was an enjoyable read, and I will read more of this series.
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Award winning author Dee Davis worked in association management before turning her had to writing. Her highly acclaimed first novel, Everything In Its Time, was published in July 2000. Since then, among others, she’s won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she...more
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