X-Ops Exposed (X-Ops #8)
by Paige Tyler
Blurb:
HE
LEFT TO KEEP HER SAFE
Believing
he’s too dangerous to be among people, feline hybrid Tanner Howland retreats
deep into the forests of Washington State—with no choice but to leave behind
the woman who’s captured his heart. What he doesn’t know is that she followed
him…
SHE
WOULDN’T STAY BEHIND
Heartbroken
and determined, Dr. Zarina Sokolov tracks Tanner into the wild. Her presence
unleashes Tanner’s protective instinct—big time. Locals have been disappearing
and he is desperate for Zarina to leave. As the kidnappings escalate, Tanner
must embrace the dangerous instincts he fears so much. But with Zarina at his
side, he’ll have to learn to control his animal impulses, or lose himself—and
the woman he loves—to the beast within.
Themes: Paranormal, shifters
Rating: 4.5 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
This romance has been a truly long time coming
and we have been waiting to see what will happen with these two for a long,
long time now. I personally wondered how
Ms. Tyler was going to reconcile these two very different personalities and
give them a truly lasting HEA which we expect from all her pairings. The series has evolved and changed greatly
since the very beginning, with so many twists and turns I could never have seen
coming, but each one was magic and I enjoyed reading each new installment. The
last book in the series sent the reader into a tailspin with all the changes
coming at us at once, but when Tanner left the DCO, leaving behind Zarina, we
all knew that there was no way she was going to let that stand. So if you are a fan of the type of story where
a woman refuses to let her man get away, no matter why he wants to leave, especially
when she knows he’s simply running scared, you have found the right story.
I loved this story and enjoyed seeing Zarina stand up to Tanner and make
him pull his head out of his ass and see that they are meant to be together. I am dying to see where the series heads now,
but after the magic of Zarina and Tanner’s story, there’s no way to go wrong
with whatever happens next.
Zarina
cannot believe that Tanner has run off, leaving her behind even though they
were slowly beginning to have feelings for one another. She is determined to force him to return and
sets out to succeed in her goal, traveling across the country and hunting him
down in the forest, letting nothing stand in her way. When she stumbles upon
him in the forest, thankfully just in time for him to rescue her, she didn’t
realize his anger would fuel her own, but there you go. Tanner is beyond pissed that Zarina has come
after him, and when he finds her alone stumbling in the dark forest, he knows
he needs to send her on her way, but soon, they are pulled into a dangerous and
deadly situation that forces them to see how well they work together as a
team. I loved seeing how Zarina refused
to let Tanner cow her, standing up to him left and right, but its obvious from
the beginning that Tanner loves her too much to ever actually hurt her, even
just her feelings. Tanner has so many issues to work through, not the least of
which is fear of his own inner beast attacking the woman he has come to
love. He fears that he will harm her if
his beast ever defeats his control, but there is no way he can leave her alone
either. The inner and outer conflicts
are what make this story so unique and engaging and I loved all the danger,
plot twists, and amazing mini-stories within the larger one that were wrapped
up. If you are looking for a story that
will thrill you and amaze you all at once, then you have found the right story
for sure. I am dying to find out what
comes next and which of the heroes or heroines find their mates. Paige Tyler brings magic to the page every
time and I never doubt that I will fall in love with her work.
*ebook provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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