Deadly Intent (I-Team #8)
by Pamela Clare
Blurb:
Secrets
buried in the sand…
Former
US Army Captain Mia Starr has built a new life for herself in Denver, far away
from camel spiders and sand—and the terrible secrets of her first deployment to
Iraq. She isn’t looking for a relationship, especially not with an intrusive
photojournalist. Joaquin Ramirez might be sexy, but in her experience,
photojournalists only want to make a buck off other people’s suffering. Still,
the universe must have a sick sense of humor because it keeps throwing her
together with Joaquin, making the desire she feels for him harder and harder to
resist.
An
undeniable attraction…
As
a Pulitzer Prize-winning news photographer, Joaquin has everything a single
straight guy could want—except the right woman. When he meets Mia while
shooting a crime scene, he immediately sees beyond her cold exterior to the vulnerable
woman beneath. Though the police consider her a suspect, he’s sure she’s
innocent. Someone is killing soldiers—and trying to pin the blame on her.
Unable to resist the pull between them, Joaquin stands by her only to find
himself snared in the killer’s net as well.
A
twisted soul hungry for revenge…
Mia
can’t help it when the heat between her and Joaquin melts away her
preconceptions. As their passion explodes, danger draws ever closer. When it
becomes clear that Mia is the killer’s true target, she must trust Joaquin with
a secret that could ruin her … or risk losing the love of a lifetime.
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 5 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
Ok wow! So I knew that at some point Pamela
would have to return to her flagship series and give us a proper conclusion for
Joaquin in order to keep her readers happy.
We have watched as he supported the other couples in previous novels as
they struggled through their issues to find their HEA with their loves and now
we finally get to see him find his own.
I was a little skeptical of the choice in heroine when I heard about it,
but as always Clare proves that she has the magic touch and knows her
characters better than even her beloved fans.
IF you are a fan of the series, I can guarantee you will enjoy this
story and seeing the couples from previous stories woven throughout the fabric
of the romance and adventure. If you are
new to the world, however, Pamela weaves a beautiful tale of two people with
unique backgrounds and experiences and introduces you to characters that the other
of us have come to know and love, certain to make you run right out and grab
the entire series for yourself to read from the beginning. Joaquin is the kind of sensual, sweet, and
caring man that we all look for in a mate, going so far as to boost his lover’s
self-esteem when she has problems and remind her that she is the sexiest woman alive. I loved getting to meet his family and see
what made him into the great man he is today, but his part of the story wasn’t all
fun and games; when he wasn’t dealing with a crazed killer after his woman, he
had to deal with issues of his conscience and right vs wrong when making
decisions, looking deep within to decide on the right path. I think that getting to see just how deep his
faith in Mia went so quickly reminds us that sometimes those that come into our
lives are just meant to change us forever, for better or worse, and how we
handle those changes is what defines our characters. Mia is a brave woman that has had to deal
with a lot of shit just to find her place in the world and gave entirely too
much of herself to our nation when she enlisted and was mistreated. I was heartbroken hearing her story and can
only imagine the kinds of women that it takes to deal with that in real life
and come out stronger and better on the other side—because no way do I think Pamela
made that kind of thing up. I loved
seeing Mia interacting with Joaquin’s friends and family, finding her own niche
in the group and in the end making them love her as much as they do him. The heat between Joaquin and Mia was palpable
from the very beginning and I when they unleashed that heat on one another I was
afraid they would burn each other alive.
Thankfully Joaquin knows how to treat a woman, even when he is in
serious lust, and tempers his passion in order to show her how much he has come
to care for her and how deeply those emotions run. Joaquin and Mia so obviously complement each
other to perfection that I couldn’t imagine another woman for him now that I have
seen them together. I think this might
have been a true conclusion to this series, but I can honestly say that with
this as the ending I am not sad, but can instead rejoice in knowing that my
I-Team friends will always be there for me whenever I want to return (yay,
binge re-reads!). In the meantime I look
forward to continue Pamela’s other project (Colorado High County) and cannot
wait for whatever she gives me to read next.
A magical addition to a series that continues to pull at my heart and
send my body into overdrive… way to go Pamela!
*ebook provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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