Review: Dagger's Edge (Brute Force #2)

Dagger's Edge (Brute Force #2)

by Lora Leigh

Blurb:

Ivan Resnova wants nothing more than to escape his hard, brutal past. Starting over is not so easy once you've been a powerful crime boss but now, instead of being punished for his alleged crimes, Ivan fears that the one woman he can't forget is in danger of paying the price.

Crimsyn "Syn" Delaney thought the danger she'd faced was over, and that she could resume her life. She never imagined it would return with a vengeance and throw her back into Ivan's world. But when an attempt is made on her life, she needs Ivan more than ever to keep her safe--even if she is in danger of falling deeply and dangerously in love. . .

Themes:  Contemporary

Rating: 4 stars

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Review:

  The past always comes back to haunt us no matter how hard we try to avoid it.  The second story in the Brute Force series is a perfect reminder for us all of this fact and it is filled with danger and drama as Ivan and Syn come to terms with their shared past and find a path to the future they both desire. Ivan was an interesting character, one that on the surface is truly a bad guy, but as we dig deeper we see that he is doing the best to be a force for good while remaining in the shadowing world he was born into.  Men like him have controlled the world for so long, but perhaps with him leading and finding a way to topple the corruption from the inside out there might be a way to bring some more light to the world.  Syn has a lot of secrets and one especially large one she must keep from Ivan, but when he decides that he is not going to let her go, she has to find a way to escape with not only her life but also he heart intact.  I enjoyed watching them sparring as they found a way to balance one another and survive the dangers circling them, but the sweet moments they shared were the best.  The passions that ran high in both Ivan and Syn were undeniable and they made a perfect match for one another and once the truth of their relationship and past came to light it was amazing to watch the way their minds sparked off each other. I am looking forward to more in this interesting series, though I will say that there is a lot of times in the stories were I would love more detail and clarification on the overall arc of the series and would love to be filled in on the true mission of this group of shadowy operators, but hopefully that will come with more books. As always with a Leigh stories the sexual tensions and sensuality runs high, but there was plenty of action and plot to carry the story as well. Whatever comes next should certainly be intriguing.

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