If Looks Could Chill (Passion For Danger, #2) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

Feb 02, 2010 Buggy rated it liked it

Shelves: rom-susp, men-in-uniform-af-spc-op, tattooed-hero, multiple-pov, shelf-11

Opening line: “She seems young"

Another great addition to the Passion For Danger series, I sure do like Nina Bruhns style of writing, it’s filled with clever often witty dialogue, tons of action/suspense and to die for alpha heroes. This time around we even get a heartbreaking, Cajun, spouting enough Creole French to charm the pants off of just about anyone.

Thankfully with this addition the storyline is more grounded then it was in Shoot to Thrill(book #1) and doesn’t require quite the suspension Opening line: “She seems young"

Another great addition to the Passion For Danger series, I sure do like Nina Bruhns style of writing, it’s filled with clever often witty dialogue, tons of action/suspense and to die for alpha heroes. This time around we even get a heartbreaking, Cajun, spouting enough Creole French to charm the pants off of just about anyone.

Thankfully with this addition the storyline is more grounded then it was in Shoot to Thrill(book #1) and doesn’t require quite the suspension to of reality to get through. It does however give us too much of a good thing when it comes to secondary romances and I found myself bogged down by the over abundance of characters, subplots, and evolving 3rd and 4th party love stories. All of whom are vying for attention.

At times I lost track of our main couple who in the midst of things get completely forgotten about while we follow Quinn & Darcy (loved them) and Alex, Rebel &Wade. Of course then there’s also Gina’s evolving drama. All of this was just too much and subsequently nobody got the page time and character development they deserved. I am however now completely invested in this series and can’t wait to see where things go next for… (This is where I’m supposed to say Gina and Gregg) the H/h from A Kiss to Kill but I have a feeling it will also be a multiple storyline read so I’ll just say for everyone. Cheers

Louisiana state trooper Tara Reeves is on the hunt for the cause of the mysterious animal deaths that have been plaguing the Louisiana bayou. She thinks she might be onto a meth lab but what she finds is even scarier. A foreign terrorist cell is plotting an attack on US soil and they’ve been testing their deadly anthrax/bird flu agent with catastrophic results. Their next target is for sure going to be human. Enlisting the help of local (supposed) swamp guide Marc Lafayette the pair enters the murky waters of the bayou. In the cramped quarters of this Cajun bad boys kayak it isn’t long before they can’t keep their hands to themselves and Marc’s guide ruse is so busted. He’s got an agenda of his own and is actually part of a covert special ops team sent out to destroy the terrorists. Now he’s also going to have to baby-sit an interfering, beautiful cop. Non merci.

This is of course only one of the four running plotlines. We also have Gina who’s been kidnapped by the terrorists, Agents Bobby Lee and Quinn who until now had been having a strictly sexual relationship… (Yikes the L word) and Rebel and Alex who kind of like each other more then the people they’re involved with. ...more

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Jul 26, 2010 Keri rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2010s-read, romance-contemporary

The back of the book tells you that this book is about Marc and Tara's romance, but in reality it is about several couples. They are all competing for face time and that is why the book doesn't work very well. I think Zosia said that NB should have wrote 6 books and I totally agree with that. In fact I would have probably liked the book a lot better.

Going from couple scene to couple scene got confusing. Also this book absolutely cannot stand alone. You also need to have read the first book. In ...more

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Apr 23, 2010 Trish rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, bodyguard-cop-merc-military-spec-op, series, contemporary, suspense, nina-bruins

I love a book full of alpha men that seem to have their world turned upside down by the heroine. I was a little sad when this one ended. Marc Lafayette is still following the bad guys from book 1 Shoot toThrill and is not looking for any distraction. Tara Reeves happens to distract him by way of investigating mysterious threats in the bayou that his team is assigned to and by way of instant attraction. Tara is a kick ass state trooper that is determined to stay on the case and prove that she is ...more

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Jan 01, 2011 Darcy rated it really liked it

Shelves: romantic-suspense, 2011

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Wow, this book really ramped things up. There was so much going on, 3-4 different couples, who's stories we were following, and with all of them you aren't quite sure how things ended.

I'll start out with Kick and Raine from the last book, they are the only ones that seem happy and settled.

From this first couple we can to to Raine's BFF, Gina. All we knew from last time is that she was betrayed. She finds herself in a bad place within this book. The super smart Gina is fighting the only way she Wow, this book really ramped things up. There was so much going on, 3-4 different couples, who's stories we were following, and with all of them you aren't quite sure how things ended.

I'll start out with Kick and Raine from the last book, they are the only ones that seem happy and settled.

From this first couple we can to to Raine's BFF, Gina. All we knew from last time is that she was betrayed. She finds herself in a bad place within this book. The super smart Gina is fighting the only way she can right now, she does her best to not make the weapon they want. Her actions come at a high price to herself. I don't think this will be the end to this part.

From Gina we will go to her ex-fiance, Wade. The last time around I liked him at times and hated him. With this book I am not sure what to think of him. I felt some of the same reservations that Rebel did about him and still do. I don't think we have seen the last of him.

And speaking of Rebel....I just want to shake some sense into her. The big reveal of the last book with her being Alex's angel, makes her playing the martyr here all the worst, especially when we find out all she has done for Alex and Helena. It makes me mad, but Alex really doesn't tell her everything either. I don't know what to think of her little fling with Wade.

Quinn and Darcy are fantastic together, but they sure do have their own issues. I love their chemistry and I hope they are able to work things out. Their fights were so much fun to read about.

And the last couple, Marc and Tara, were fun to read about too. Tara has more than enough personality to go toe to toe with him. Even Marc's doing everything he could to scare Tara away didn't faze her at all.

The whole terrorist plot tied all of these people together. Some of that part of the story was a little boring, but it did make sense that it would need to be there to connect all of these people.

I also really liked that this time we got to learn more about STORM, especially Bridger, who seems to be a legend in the organization.

I am looking forward to the next book as the cast of characters is large and I would like to see some of the stories left hanging from this book resolved. ...more

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Feb 03, 2011 Lisa Kay rated it liked it

Shelves: authors-b, authors-n, genre-romance-suspense

Started this book several times and finally got through it. Maybe I should have read the first in the series first and that would have made a difference?

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