*****5 Stars*****
Wow! AJ has done it again. This is her fourth book, and all of them seem to follow this basic theme: a young woman finds herself in deep deep trouble, and a strong alpha male comes along at just the right time to save her from whatever mess she's gotten herself into.
The thing that makes her books different, is that the men in these books are never knights in shining armor. In fact, they can be quite evil men, drug cartel leaders, enforcers, etc. And the women are usually not angels either. But they all do have an internal code of honor, a code that guides them, and that they'd never break.
Deliverance does not stray too far from this theme, but it does in a few key areas. For one, Mac does not work for the drug cartels, and he is basically a good guy, although he's not afraid to do what's necessary to secure his mission. He's a British ex-military man, going undercover to root out terrorists in the Middle East. And Pepper is basically a complete and total victim, at least at the beginning. She has been kept as a sex slave ever since she was a child, she hardly knows anything else.
The relationship that builds between these two is wonderful to behold. I love the patience and kindness Mac has with Pepper. At first Pepper is confused by this, as all she's ever known from men is pain and suffering. She hardly knows how to handle his kindness to her, thinking another shoe is sure to drop at any moment.
But slowly, he earns her trust, and slowly she begins to realize he's different from other men. They grow stronger together. And when Mac goes off to the Middle East, Pepper goes with him.
The book is more than a romance between them, although it is certainly that, but it's also an exciting novel about military men, terrorist scum, and Middle East politics. It's explosive. It's sexy. It's exciting. What more could you ever want in a book? It's also a standalone novel, so no sequel to wait for.
The book is due to be released soon, so go put it on your buy list right now. I promise you won't regret it.
Blurb
“I’m sending you a girl.”
“What?”
“She needs sorting out. I’m talking Exit Strategy.”
Exit Strategy. That’s what we call deprogramming these days. You might call it brainwashing. It’s one of my skills. Give me a man whose idea of heaven is a suicide vest, and I can turn him into a peace loving hippy wannabe.
“She’s a white widow?”
“No. Human trafficking victim turned sex slave and mule. She’s a fucking mess.”
Christ, poor little bint. Now I knew why Suarez was calling me.
Mac is all set for an undercover job when an old friend lands him with Pepper, a human trafficking victim of a Moroccan-Turkish crime syndicate. Unable to turn her away, Mac now has two missions: to infiltrate a terrorist training camp in the Sahara and to be a Master for Pepper.
“What?”
“She needs sorting out. I’m talking Exit Strategy.”
Exit Strategy. That’s what we call deprogramming these days. You might call it brainwashing. It’s one of my skills. Give me a man whose idea of heaven is a suicide vest, and I can turn him into a peace loving hippy wannabe.
“She’s a white widow?”
“No. Human trafficking victim turned sex slave and mule. She’s a fucking mess.”
Christ, poor little bint. Now I knew why Suarez was calling me.
Mac is all set for an undercover job when an old friend lands him with Pepper, a human trafficking victim of a Moroccan-Turkish crime syndicate. Unable to turn her away, Mac now has two missions: to infiltrate a terrorist training camp in the Sahara and to be a Master for Pepper.
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