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Countermeasure: Bytes of Life Volume I (Bytes of Life, #1-3)

Chris Almeida,

Cecilia Aubrey

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Bytes of Life

What kind of slices of life would you like to see in Bytes of Life?
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last updated Mar 23, 2012 01:48PM

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Feb 03, 2013 Gaele rated it it was amazing

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Combining the 3 `shorts' that serve as filler between the main stories of Countermeasure and To Russia With Love, this anthology is NOT to be missed for fans of the Countermeasure series. Taking Ecstasy by the Sea, Cuffed at Midnight and Passion at Dawn, these shorts provide a peek into the life of Trevor and Cassie as they are between assignments and working out their own personal dynamic as a couple.

This anthology is most definitely an 18+ read, for they are lavishly and lustily peppered with ...more

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Nov 23, 2013 Amy R rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, 2013, erotic-romance

Holy cow, these are three hot books. Countermeasure: Bytes of Life Volume I holds the stories Ecstasy by the Sea, Cuffed at Midnight and Passion at Dawn, all by Chris Almeida and Cecilia Aubrey. These hot, passionate,steamy and wonderful books are short stories about the main characters Trevor and Cassandra from the first book in the Countermeasure series titled Countermeasure. We get a glimpse into life with Trevor and Cassandra and how marriage is treating them. While the full length novels ar Holy cow, these are three hot books. Countermeasure: Bytes of Life Volume I holds the stories Ecstasy by the Sea, Cuffed at Midnight and Passion at Dawn, all by Chris Almeida and Cecilia Aubrey. These hot, passionate,steamy and wonderful books are short stories about the main characters Trevor and Cassandra from the first book in the Countermeasure series titled Countermeasure. We get a glimpse into life with Trevor and Cassandra and how marriage is treating them. While the full length novels are categorized as romantic suspense in this series, the Bytes of Life are more contemporary / erotic romance (so far at least). I think you need to read Countermeasure before these three shorts because they won’t mean a lot to you without that background and history.

The thing I love most about all three of these stories is that we get to follow characters I wasn’t ready to let go of from Countermeasure. We experience Trevor and Cassie’s ups and downs as newlyweds as well as how the passion between the two of them continues to grow. When they are not out hunting down hired assassins, they are spending time at home figuring out what to do with their new life in Ireland and what drives each other wild. We also get to witness common insecurities from newlyweds and how they conquer them.

Chris and Cecilia know how to write hot and sexy stories. The cover of this volume fits each story exactly. The intimate scenes are very well written. The scenes and interactions between Trevor and Cassie are very respectful and sweet yet so steamy and passionate. There is no crude language (except Cassie has a way of making Trevor say the f-word when she has pushed him to his limits in a good way) or anything that makes you feel awkward. It is all very romantic and typical in that can’t-keep-your-hands-off-one-another stage of marriage. I think the stories also remind those that have been together for a long time that intimacy is a big part of a marriage and it is never to late to try new things.

There are other bits and pieces of Trevor and Cassie’s life we experience in these stories that I am curious about and wondering how it will turn out in the next full length novel. Some of those things revolve around Trevor and Cassie’s relationship with her father Robert and former colleague Nathan. They definitely leave you wanting more of the series. I highly recommend these short stories to anyone that has read the Countermeasure series and would like to see what Trevor and Cassandra are up to when they are not running for their lives or fighting the bad guys. ...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Nicole rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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This anthology contains three short stories that take place in between the first full length novel, Countermeasure and the second, To Russia with Love. These short stories pickup right after Trevor and Cassandra's wedding and progress through their first six months as newlyweds. This anthology provides a nice inside view of Trevor and Cassandra's new life in Ireland and how they are happily married, yet they are both still haunted by the past and worried for their future. Fans of Countermeasure ...more

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