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The Criminals #1
The Nullifier
Contract killer Felix Zamaro isn’t looking for love—at his age, all he wants to do is retire. When he interrupts a robbery-in-progress, he stumbles into a Nick Banner is in town to help his sister kick her loser boyfriend to the curb.
Nick never thought he’d meet a hot-as-hell assassin in the middle of a random coffee run, but watching Felix take down a couple of thieves in a crappy gas station has him questioning his rule against playing with straight guys.
When Felix’s next mark turns out to be none other than the boyfriend of Nick’s sister, all hell breaks loose. When Nick moves into the house next door to Felix, both men think fate is messing with them. However, it’s Nick’s unexpected career choice that really throws Felix off his game, and for a killer, that could be a fatal mistake.
Nick never thought he’d meet a hot-as-hell assassin in the middle of a random coffee run, but watching Felix take down a couple of thieves in a crappy gas station has him questioning his rule against playing with straight guys.
When Felix’s next mark turns out to be none other than the boyfriend of Nick’s sister, all hell breaks loose. When Nick moves into the house next door to Felix, both men think fate is messing with them. However, it’s Nick’s unexpected career choice that really throws Felix off his game, and for a killer, that could be a fatal mistake.
138 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 29, 2017
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Erin M. Leaf
66 books374 followersErin M. Leaf is a bestselling romance novelist (the steamier the better) with a specialty in edgy erotic tension.
Her website is: http://erinmleaf.com.
Her website is: http://erinmleaf.com.
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January 30, 2018
Overall book rating: 2
Audio Book: N/A
Book Cover: 3.5
I’m really sorry guys and girls. This just didn’t work for me. Pity cause I could really like it if some things were done differently.
Audio Book: N/A
Book Cover: 3.5
I’m really sorry guys and girls. This just didn’t work for me. Pity cause I could really like it if some things were done differently.
January 26, 2018
A Joyfully Jay review.
1.5 stars
I had trouble connecting with this book. Part of it was the utter lack of personalities of the characters, part of it was the lack of respect with which the author treated the plot, and the other part was the offensive and dated turning point that was supposed to take Nick from mild mannered to mean.
Starting with the characters, Felix has no personality. He’s middle-aged and good at killing. He has no attachments to anything, no likes or dislikes, no opinions on anything. Then there’s Nick. He’s pushy, aggressive, and… bland. There is no chemistry between them; nothing added to nothing equals nothing, after all. Nick’s one redeeming point was supposed to be his love for his sister, but even that falls flat.
When first meeting Nick and his sister, Felix doesn’t give them the alias he’s been using — the alias Nick already knew from the robbery when the police took their information. No, he gives them his real name because he’s instantly, inexplicably, and irritatingly already in love with Nick, or at least well on his way to it. He tells Nick he’s a hired killer and takes both Nick and his sister off to his safe house for their protection, undoing all the work that went in to keeping him — as an assassin — safe, and to keeping his employer, his middle-man, and everyone who helped put his cover identity together (ID, papers, etc.) from repercussions or danger. Because he loves Nick.
Read Elizabeth’s review in its entirety here.
1.5 stars
I had trouble connecting with this book. Part of it was the utter lack of personalities of the characters, part of it was the lack of respect with which the author treated the plot, and the other part was the offensive and dated turning point that was supposed to take Nick from mild mannered to mean.
Starting with the characters, Felix has no personality. He’s middle-aged and good at killing. He has no attachments to anything, no likes or dislikes, no opinions on anything. Then there’s Nick. He’s pushy, aggressive, and… bland. There is no chemistry between them; nothing added to nothing equals nothing, after all. Nick’s one redeeming point was supposed to be his love for his sister, but even that falls flat.
When first meeting Nick and his sister, Felix doesn’t give them the alias he’s been using — the alias Nick already knew from the robbery when the police took their information. No, he gives them his real name because he’s instantly, inexplicably, and irritatingly already in love with Nick, or at least well on his way to it. He tells Nick he’s a hired killer and takes both Nick and his sister off to his safe house for their protection, undoing all the work that went in to keeping him — as an assassin — safe, and to keeping his employer, his middle-man, and everyone who helped put his cover identity together (ID, papers, etc.) from repercussions or danger. Because he loves Nick.
Read Elizabeth’s review in its entirety here.
October 26, 2018
My kind of story
I just love assassin stories, even though it wasn’t precisely assassination action in this, it still satisfied my literary fetish. Felix takes one last contract, visions of retirement in his future when he’s caught up saving Nick from a robbery, only to find him living next door to him, hiding out with his sister. I liked Felix, he had the gruff, taciturn nature I’d expect for a loner professional killer. He’s always considered himself straight until he meets Nick. Even though he made some mistakes around Nick, it made sense that his unusual reactions threw him off his game. I liked Nick too, his dialogue and actions felt correct for his age, being a little cocky and overconfident. The exchange of background info was sufficient to round them out, since the book is an action-thriller, more than a romance.
I thought the sex scenes were done pretty well and Felix’s relatively easy acceptance fit his personality. I was quite miffed with a specific death that I felt was completely unnecessary. Injury would have worked there too! There was also a plot hole on exactly how the bad guys knew where to even look for their quarry. I didn’t see how anyway. I enjoyed the epilogue too. This was totally my jam and a May/December, older gay virgin was just a bonus!
I just love assassin stories, even though it wasn’t precisely assassination action in this, it still satisfied my literary fetish. Felix takes one last contract, visions of retirement in his future when he’s caught up saving Nick from a robbery, only to find him living next door to him, hiding out with his sister. I liked Felix, he had the gruff, taciturn nature I’d expect for a loner professional killer. He’s always considered himself straight until he meets Nick. Even though he made some mistakes around Nick, it made sense that his unusual reactions threw him off his game. I liked Nick too, his dialogue and actions felt correct for his age, being a little cocky and overconfident. The exchange of background info was sufficient to round them out, since the book is an action-thriller, more than a romance.
I thought the sex scenes were done pretty well and Felix’s relatively easy acceptance fit his personality. I was quite miffed with a specific death that I felt was completely unnecessary. Injury would have worked there too! There was also a plot hole on exactly how the bad guys knew where to even look for their quarry. I didn’t see how anyway. I enjoyed the epilogue too. This was totally my jam and a May/December, older gay virgin was just a bonus!
May 1, 2018
I do enjoy a good assassin tale and ‘The Nullifier’ certainly brought me that. Felix is tired and seriously considering retirement from a job he has done for far too long. He’s bored, plain and simple, but when he meets Nick at the mini mart after Felix breaks up a robbery, suddenly he’s not so bored anymore. Nick is only in town to get his sister away from her fiancé and he certainly doesn’t plan on staying. His hometown has no good memories and he’s not interested in visiting his parents who threw him out when he came out. His sister has no idea what he really does for a living and he plans on keeping it that way. Felix, however, throws a wrench into a number of Nick’s plans.
Nick doesn’t know that his sister’s ex is the nephew of a mob boss or that there is a contract out on him so he’s a little taken off guard when the guy breaks into his rental house with four goons to kill his sister. Luckily, Felix sees them pull up and helps out knowing he can kiss this contract goodbye. Of course, Felix also gets an idea that there’s more to Nick and vice versa. Now Nick and his sister are going with Felix to his off-the-grid cabin to get some things settled. If only Felix could figure out why he’s attracted to a man for the first time in his life. It doesn’t take him too long to realize he has missed a big part of himself all of these years.
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February 18, 2018
I had a hard time getting into this book. I'm a huge fan of Erin M. Leaf's books, so I was a little disappointed. This wasn't my favorite Erin M. Leaf book, but since I am interested in Zero's story, I will give it a try.
April 4, 2018
Overall, there is a lot of potential in The Nullifier. I enjoyed the story but it has some hiccups. I’d recommend this book to any who likes bad boys and quick romance.
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December 12, 2023
Felix is a hit man, good at his job, a straight forward killer. Nick is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Protecting his sister from a abusive criminal. He is not what he seems.
Neither of the men expected to find what they did with each other.
This author always pleases, I enjoyed these men and their story.
Neither of the men expected to find what they did with each other.
This author always pleases, I enjoyed these men and their story.
September 24, 2018
POWERFUL! YOU WILL ENJOY, AND DEVOUR, EVERY LAST CRUMB AND STILL BE STARVED FOR MORE!
THE NULLIFIER (THE CRIMINALS BOOK 1)
ERIN M. LEAF
THIS IS ONE POWERFULLY STRONG, “MUSCULARLY TESTOSTERONE” DRIVEN, STUNNINGLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, SEXY BOOK!
AND, OH, MY GODS! I’M OFFICIALLY BLOWN AWAY!
I ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH THAT I’VE ALREADY RE-READ IT TWO MORE TIMES WHILE WRITING THIS REVIEW!
I LOVE HARD BOILED UNEMOTIONAL CRIMINALS WHO JUST DO THE JOB AND BE DONE WITH IT.
THATS IT. NOTHING MORE.
NO EMOTION. NO TURMOIL.
NO, NOTHING OVER OR ABOUT ANY OF IT. NO “I WONDER WHAT HE DID TO DESERVE THIS?” OR, “WOW! THAT WAS DRASTIC, HAVING HIM KILLED OUT IN PUBLIC, FOR ALL TO SEE!”
YUP! NO NOTHING! NO SECOND THOUGHTS — LET ALONE THERE WAS EVER A FIRST THOUGHT!
PERFECT! JUST ASTOUNDINGLY PERFECT!
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR CHARACTERS AND A BOOK LIKE THIS FOR, WHAT FEELS LIKE, FOREVER!
THANK YOU, OHH SO MUCH, ERIN M. LEAF! THANK YOU!
THIS BOOK IS POWERFUL! BRUTAL! BRILLIANT! AND OH, SO FUN!
I DEVOURED EVERY LAST BIT OF IT!
I, UNASHAMEDLY, GOT ALL WORKED UP OVER THE ABSOLUTENESS OF IT’S UNAPOLOGETICALLY BRUTAL NATURE.
GODS! PLEASE, GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE!
OH! AND ANOTHER . . . AND ANOTHER . . .
FELIX AND NICK ARE THE GOOD GUYS AND THEY COULDN’T BE MORE RIGHT FOR EACH OTHER! THEY’RE BOTH HARD BOILED, RUTHLESS, MEN OF ACTION.
WITH WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING, THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN THEMSELVES — THEIR BODIES, IN ORDER TO KEEP ON TOP OF ANY PHYSICAL ACTION THAT THEY MAY END UP BECOMING EMBROILED IN.
EACH ONE OF THESE MEN COULD SNAP THE OTHER ONE IN HALF.
THEY COULD DO SO WITH JUST THE SNAP OF THEIR WRISTS.
WITHOUT GIVING IT SO MUCH AS A SINGLE THOUGHT.
BUT, THEY DON’T.
AND, ALL THAT POWER AND EDGINESS, MAKES FOR SIMPLY GREAT BEDROOM SCENES!
I’M REALLY NOT INTO D/s SCENES — AT ALL!
HOWEVER, THESE BEDROOM SCENES ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
THE DIFFERENCE IS FELIX AND NICK’S INHERENTLY DANGEROUS NATURES THAT ALSO, PLAY A PART IN THEIR LOVEMAKING.
AND, I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE GENERIC DANGER THAT IS OBVIOUS IN ANY D/s RELATIONSHIP.
I’M TALKING ABOUT HONEST-TO-GOODNESS, REAL LIFE-AND-DEATH DANGER, THAT THE TWO OF THEM NATURALLY BRING WITH THEM INTO ANY SITUATION!
THAT THIS AUTHOR THOUGHT TO INCORPORATE THAT VERY REAL, AND BRUTAL PART OF THESE MEN INTO THEIR LOVEMAKING, PLEASED ME TO NO END!
SHE COULD HAVE JUST DONE THE NORMAL D/s THING THAT YOU ALREADY KNEW WAS, SO OBVIOUSLY, GOING TO BE A BIG PART OF THEIR LOVEMAKING.
BUT, THANK THE GODS, SHE WAS •SOO•MUCH•SMARTER• THAN TO JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT!
SHE WAS TRUE TO HER CHARACTERS IN EVERY, AND I DO MEAN •EVERY•SINGLE•THING• THEY THOUGHT, SAID AND DID.
SHE NEVER ONCE STRAYED.
MANY TIMES, AUTHORS LOSE SITE OF THEIR CHARACTERS, FOR THE SAKE OF THE STORY.
OFTEN TIMES, A STORY YOU’RE READING, GETS SIDETRACKED SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE.
IT CAN TURN INTO SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHERE IT STARTED.
THAT’S ALWAYS SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT.
NOT ERIN M. LEAF, THOUGH!
AND, GODS BLESS HER, FOR THAT!
YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY FLIP HEAD OVER HEELS FOR BOTH FELIX AND NICK IN “THE NULLIFIER” (THE CRIMINALS BOOK 1) BY ERIN M. LEAF!
THIS IS ONE POWERFULLY STRONG, “MUSCULARLY TESTOSTERONE” DRIVEN, STUNNINGLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, SEXY BOOK!
IF YOU’RE INTO CHARACTERS THAT ARE HONEST ABOUT THEMSELVES WITH NO REGRETS AND NO REMORSE . . .
IF YOU’RE INTO CHARACTERS THAT ARE HONEST TO GOODNESS BAD!TO!THE!BONE! (WITH THE CRIMINALS) . . .
IF YOU’RE INTO CHARACTERS THAT ARE BRUTAL WHEN CALLED FOR, COMPASSIONATE WHEN NEEDED AND GIVE THEIR UNDIVIDED “ALL” TO EVERY THING THEY DO THEN . . .
THESE CHARACTERS, THIS BOOK, THIS SERIES AND THIS AUTHOR ARE DEFINITELY, HANDS-DOWN THE ONES FOR YOU!
YOU WILL ENJOY, AND DEVOUR, EVERY LAST CRUMB ERIN M. LEAF FEEDS YOU IN “THE NULLIFIER” AND STILL BE STARVED FOR MORE!
I’M HUNGRY ERIN . . . PLEASE, FEED ME!
🌷MTULIPK🌷
PS
I WOULD DIE TO SEE FELIX AND NICK ON A JOB TOGETHER.
I KNOW IT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE NICK’S JOB WITH FELIX AS HIS PARTNER AND/OR BACK-UP AND “DEADLY” BODYGUARD!
BUT, OH, HOW ABOUT AT LEAST ONE LAST, VERY IMPORTANT, JOB THAT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO FELIX TO BE ABLE TO FINALLY PUT TO REST?
MAYBE, FROM A JOB THAT HAD MORE THAN ONE ASPECT TO IT BUT, WASN’T FOR HIM TO TAKE CARE OF?
ONE HE’D ORIGINALLY WANTED TO CLEAN-UP EVERY LOOSE END ON BUT, WASN’T ALLOWED TO BECAUSE THAT PART OF IT WASN’T HIS CONTRACT? AND SO, BEING THE PRO THAT HE IS, HE LET IT GO?
BUT OH, HOW HIS HEART TRULY WANTS TO FINISH WHAT WAS STARTED BECAUSE SOMEHOW, IT WAS PERSONAL TO HIM?
I SHOULDN’T BOX MYSELF IN . . . BECAUSE, I TRULY WOULD LOVE TO SEE NOT JUST ONE MORE — BUT •MANY•MORE• OF FELIX’S JOBS, WITH NICK IN TOW — AND, VISE-VERSA!
YES•MANY•MORE•INDEED!
THANK YOU, FOR FEEDING MY BOOK “SOUL,” ERIN.
TRULY, I “NEEDED” THIS BOOK!
🌷MTULIPK🌷
THE NULLIFIER (THE CRIMINALS BOOK 1)
ERIN M. LEAF
THIS IS ONE POWERFULLY STRONG, “MUSCULARLY TESTOSTERONE” DRIVEN, STUNNINGLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, SEXY BOOK!
AND, OH, MY GODS! I’M OFFICIALLY BLOWN AWAY!
I ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH THAT I’VE ALREADY RE-READ IT TWO MORE TIMES WHILE WRITING THIS REVIEW!
I LOVE HARD BOILED UNEMOTIONAL CRIMINALS WHO JUST DO THE JOB AND BE DONE WITH IT.
THATS IT. NOTHING MORE.
NO EMOTION. NO TURMOIL.
NO, NOTHING OVER OR ABOUT ANY OF IT. NO “I WONDER WHAT HE DID TO DESERVE THIS?” OR, “WOW! THAT WAS DRASTIC, HAVING HIM KILLED OUT IN PUBLIC, FOR ALL TO SEE!”
YUP! NO NOTHING! NO SECOND THOUGHTS — LET ALONE THERE WAS EVER A FIRST THOUGHT!
PERFECT! JUST ASTOUNDINGLY PERFECT!
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR CHARACTERS AND A BOOK LIKE THIS FOR, WHAT FEELS LIKE, FOREVER!
THANK YOU, OHH SO MUCH, ERIN M. LEAF! THANK YOU!
THIS BOOK IS POWERFUL! BRUTAL! BRILLIANT! AND OH, SO FUN!
I DEVOURED EVERY LAST BIT OF IT!
I, UNASHAMEDLY, GOT ALL WORKED UP OVER THE ABSOLUTENESS OF IT’S UNAPOLOGETICALLY BRUTAL NATURE.
GODS! PLEASE, GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE!
OH! AND ANOTHER . . . AND ANOTHER . . .
FELIX AND NICK ARE THE GOOD GUYS AND THEY COULDN’T BE MORE RIGHT FOR EACH OTHER! THEY’RE BOTH HARD BOILED, RUTHLESS, MEN OF ACTION.
WITH WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING, THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN THEMSELVES — THEIR BODIES, IN ORDER TO KEEP ON TOP OF ANY PHYSICAL ACTION THAT THEY MAY END UP BECOMING EMBROILED IN.
EACH ONE OF THESE MEN COULD SNAP THE OTHER ONE IN HALF.
THEY COULD DO SO WITH JUST THE SNAP OF THEIR WRISTS.
WITHOUT GIVING IT SO MUCH AS A SINGLE THOUGHT.
BUT, THEY DON’T.
AND, ALL THAT POWER AND EDGINESS, MAKES FOR SIMPLY GREAT BEDROOM SCENES!
I’M REALLY NOT INTO D/s SCENES — AT ALL!
HOWEVER, THESE BEDROOM SCENES ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
THE DIFFERENCE IS FELIX AND NICK’S INHERENTLY DANGEROUS NATURES THAT ALSO, PLAY A PART IN THEIR LOVEMAKING.
AND, I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE GENERIC DANGER THAT IS OBVIOUS IN ANY D/s RELATIONSHIP.
I’M TALKING ABOUT HONEST-TO-GOODNESS, REAL LIFE-AND-DEATH DANGER, THAT THE TWO OF THEM NATURALLY BRING WITH THEM INTO ANY SITUATION!
THAT THIS AUTHOR THOUGHT TO INCORPORATE THAT VERY REAL, AND BRUTAL PART OF THESE MEN INTO THEIR LOVEMAKING, PLEASED ME TO NO END!
SHE COULD HAVE JUST DONE THE NORMAL D/s THING THAT YOU ALREADY KNEW WAS, SO OBVIOUSLY, GOING TO BE A BIG PART OF THEIR LOVEMAKING.
BUT, THANK THE GODS, SHE WAS •SOO•MUCH•SMARTER• THAN TO JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT!
SHE WAS TRUE TO HER CHARACTERS IN EVERY, AND I DO MEAN •EVERY•SINGLE•THING• THEY THOUGHT, SAID AND DID.
SHE NEVER ONCE STRAYED.
MANY TIMES, AUTHORS LOSE SITE OF THEIR CHARACTERS, FOR THE SAKE OF THE STORY.
OFTEN TIMES, A STORY YOU’RE READING, GETS SIDETRACKED SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE.
IT CAN TURN INTO SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHERE IT STARTED.
THAT’S ALWAYS SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT.
NOT ERIN M. LEAF, THOUGH!
AND, GODS BLESS HER, FOR THAT!
YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY FLIP HEAD OVER HEELS FOR BOTH FELIX AND NICK IN “THE NULLIFIER” (THE CRIMINALS BOOK 1) BY ERIN M. LEAF!
THIS IS ONE POWERFULLY STRONG, “MUSCULARLY TESTOSTERONE” DRIVEN, STUNNINGLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, SEXY BOOK!
IF YOU’RE INTO CHARACTERS THAT ARE HONEST ABOUT THEMSELVES WITH NO REGRETS AND NO REMORSE . . .
IF YOU’RE INTO CHARACTERS THAT ARE HONEST TO GOODNESS BAD!TO!THE!BONE! (WITH THE CRIMINALS) . . .
IF YOU’RE INTO CHARACTERS THAT ARE BRUTAL WHEN CALLED FOR, COMPASSIONATE WHEN NEEDED AND GIVE THEIR UNDIVIDED “ALL” TO EVERY THING THEY DO THEN . . .
THESE CHARACTERS, THIS BOOK, THIS SERIES AND THIS AUTHOR ARE DEFINITELY, HANDS-DOWN THE ONES FOR YOU!
YOU WILL ENJOY, AND DEVOUR, EVERY LAST CRUMB ERIN M. LEAF FEEDS YOU IN “THE NULLIFIER” AND STILL BE STARVED FOR MORE!
I’M HUNGRY ERIN . . . PLEASE, FEED ME!
🌷MTULIPK🌷
PS
I WOULD DIE TO SEE FELIX AND NICK ON A JOB TOGETHER.
I KNOW IT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE NICK’S JOB WITH FELIX AS HIS PARTNER AND/OR BACK-UP AND “DEADLY” BODYGUARD!
BUT, OH, HOW ABOUT AT LEAST ONE LAST, VERY IMPORTANT, JOB THAT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO FELIX TO BE ABLE TO FINALLY PUT TO REST?
MAYBE, FROM A JOB THAT HAD MORE THAN ONE ASPECT TO IT BUT, WASN’T FOR HIM TO TAKE CARE OF?
ONE HE’D ORIGINALLY WANTED TO CLEAN-UP EVERY LOOSE END ON BUT, WASN’T ALLOWED TO BECAUSE THAT PART OF IT WASN’T HIS CONTRACT? AND SO, BEING THE PRO THAT HE IS, HE LET IT GO?
BUT OH, HOW HIS HEART TRULY WANTS TO FINISH WHAT WAS STARTED BECAUSE SOMEHOW, IT WAS PERSONAL TO HIM?
I SHOULDN’T BOX MYSELF IN . . . BECAUSE, I TRULY WOULD LOVE TO SEE NOT JUST ONE MORE — BUT •MANY•MORE• OF FELIX’S JOBS, WITH NICK IN TOW — AND, VISE-VERSA!
YES•MANY•MORE•INDEED!
THANK YOU, FOR FEEDING MY BOOK “SOUL,” ERIN.
TRULY, I “NEEDED” THIS BOOK!
🌷MTULIPK🌷
March 10, 2018
Felix is an assassin. And he is good at it, but he is bored and bored could lead to sloppy which leads to dead. Then he meets Nick. He is no longer bored but is he ready for all that Nick brings?
The Nullifier by Erin M. Leaf is first in The Criminals series. I must say I really liked Felix. He is so self-contained. His emotions are rarely engaged…that is until he meets Nick and then he finds himself acting way outside his norm. I love that Ms. Leaf has this man acting so outside his character. I also liked that once he decided on something he was comfortable with his decisions and the consequences. And Nick was just what Felix needed. He was similar but different. And he understood Felix. I enjoyed seeing Felix with Nick. Nick brought out emotions in Felix even if it was sometimes hard to tell. This story was a well written quick read and I can’t wait to see where Ms. Leaf will take us in this new world.
Shining Star and Five Shooting Stars
The Nullifier by Erin M. Leaf is first in The Criminals series. I must say I really liked Felix. He is so self-contained. His emotions are rarely engaged…that is until he meets Nick and then he finds himself acting way outside his norm. I love that Ms. Leaf has this man acting so outside his character. I also liked that once he decided on something he was comfortable with his decisions and the consequences. And Nick was just what Felix needed. He was similar but different. And he understood Felix. I enjoyed seeing Felix with Nick. Nick brought out emotions in Felix even if it was sometimes hard to tell. This story was a well written quick read and I can’t wait to see where Ms. Leaf will take us in this new world.
Shining Star and Five Shooting Stars
February 19, 2018
This was a page turner for me. I gave it a shot and thought it would be cheesy but I was surprised. I thought the MC's Nick and Felix were very solid characters and their chemistry is explosive. There's also Zero whose very intriguing. The plot is really put together nicely and I like the action, suspense and it's definitely gritty. I would beg for more but I have the second book "The Fixer" starting on that already.
March 5, 2018
Crazy for a love story
Such a good book. Nick and Felix are a great match. Both dangerous and sexy and oh so good together. Even if Felix didn't know that he liked men. This is a must read.
Such a good book. Nick and Felix are a great match. Both dangerous and sexy and oh so good together. Even if Felix didn't know that he liked men. This is a must read.
January 13, 2018
A great read. Enjoyable.
January 16, 2018
You know what makes me immediately hate a book, no matter how much I loved it right up until that point? Fridging the woman. I normally love Erin M. Leaf, but screw this book.
March 20, 2018
I loved these stories. I read book one and immediately had to purchase book 2. There is a lot of heat, great action and interesting storylines. Looking forward to book 3.
June 6, 2018
I love this book. Two damaged men find out their broken pieces fit together quite well. There's also mayhem, death, and destruction to round out one awesome book by one of my favorite authors.
November 11, 2018
A bit too bloodthirsty for me and I was disappointed in the way a minor character was handled
June 6, 2022
3.5 stars
November 4, 2023
Enjoyable overall. Two things to say:
- I'm grateful that they at least mentioned bisexuality as an option.
- I'm not on-board with grief sex next to a dead body.
- I'm grateful that they at least mentioned bisexuality as an option.
- I'm not on-board with grief sex next to a dead body.
May 22, 2018
An assassin and a thief. A gay for you love story.
It is gritty. Sexy and hot. Would like to hear more
From these guys.
It is gritty. Sexy and hot. Would like to hear more
From these guys.
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