Now, let's talk about Targeted. I just finished it about an hour ago and I'm still thinking about it. Ms. Cross REALLY upped her game on this one and I thoroughly enjoyed Tuck and Celida. This couple had chemistry in SPADES, like crazy chemistry. They already had a solid relationship from being partners and taking their personal relationship to the next level was a natural progression. I appreciated that there was no OTT (over the top) drama or hemming and hawing from either person. They knew they cared for each other and they didn't play around about it.
You want to know what really caught me off guard? The villain. He was hard for me to hate...at first. I REALLY felt his pain and motivation and I almost felt sorry for him. He was a different kind of villain than I'm used to from Ms. Cross but I really appreciated and enjoyed the whole suspense part of this book.
Celida is a badass and with Tuck she could be a professional badass and let her more vulnerable side show and I loved those moments. There are these lovely little moments where she calls him by his first name, Brad, and I just get all melty during those. I just LOVED Tuck.
Oh yeah, he was going to strip her bare in a way she'd never been with another man, burn every moment of this into her memory in such a tactile way she'd never be able to forget his touch, his taste, the feel of his cock inside of her.
His gaze held a clear warning as he stared at her. "If you want more, it's gonna be my way. And you should know that I like control and I like it a little rough."
Ok. Let's take a moment to talk about the couple in the next book, Bauer and Zoe. Holy crap. I just.... I cannot wait for them.
A blissful few moments of silence passed before she spoke again.
"Does it hurt?"
He looked over at her. She was studying him with an openly curious expression on her face. He bit back a sigh. "Does what hurt?"
"Having that bug up your ass?"
His teeth clacked together as he jerked his head back around to look back at the road. He clenched his jaw and squeezed the steering wheel until his knuckles were white, the stole another glance at the clock. T minus fifty minutes. He could totally do this.
I absolutely cannot wait for this these two.