I apologize but I did not have time to read this book before the publication date.  No review.

It's been quite awhile since I read a Julie Garwood book. I was excited to read Wired, her latest release in the Buchnan-Renard series. While I enjoyed the book in some aspects there were other aspects that had me kind of bored. As I thought about the overall story and plot there were a few things that stood out. First of all there were a lot of unnecessary passages with wordy descriptions that tended to focus on something other than the main characters and the story itself. Secondly, the main characters POV's were a bit weak. Readers were told about them rather than experiencing their thought process and emotional reactions. The third thing that comes to mind is the fact that the main characters spent far too much time apart throughout the novel. This is a romance, romance means spending time together. There wasn't enough dialogue, verbal foreplay, and emotional moments to convince me they were meant for one another. The fourth thing that came to mind is this type of book is more of old school romance with a predictable plot, a specific formula, and safe outcome. The world of publishing has changed drastically and it has opened so many doors for edgier plots, unpredictable characters ( both good and bad ), and crisper dialogue that can be delivered from duo first person POV's as well as third person. This is what makes the characters, especially in an action type romance novel come alive. The characters didn't jump off the pages and demand I experience their story.

The story was okay but a little too safe for me. It reminded me of the kind of novels I read years ago when the world of publishing was tightly controlled.

Wired was the first romantic suspense book I've read from Julie Garwood, and while I didn't enjoy it as much as her historical romances, it was ultimately an enjoyable read.

When FBI Agent Liam Scott discovers he has a leak in his unit, he knows he needs a skilled hacker to help him uncover the traitor. Allison Trent may not look like a hacker, but she's brilliant with computers and the perfect person for the job. However, when Liam approaches Allison to help him uncover the leak at the FBI, she turns him down in the hopes he won't uncover her past. Liam, however, is persistent and will do anything to convince Allison to help even if he has to break a few rules along the way.

Allison goes through quite the transformation over the course of Wired. She starts off as a bit of a meek character but grows to be a much stronger person. While Allison has always been confident in her computer skills, she has less confidence in other aspects of her life. It was nice watching her gain more confidence in other areas and finally understand what is and is not good for her.

Liam loves his job at the FBI and you can tell he's truly concerned about how a leak could affect active cases. Unfortunately, his love of the FBI and being an FBI Agent is really the only personality aspect he has. I never felt like there was more to him than his work and I wish his character had been more developed.

Liam and Allison had some great chemistry, but I never felt like they had a connection outside of the bedroom. Liam is a bit too pushy for my tastes and Allison lets herself be talked into things far too easily. I did enjoy the scenes where they got physical, but that's more so because I enjoy the author's way of writing those scenes than the characters themselves. Also, most of the obstacles to their relationship are dealt with in a short scene and I didn't like the way it ended up being handled.

The story of the FBI leak ended up being a bit anti-climactic and I was honestly a bit bored by that storyline. I enjoyed Allison being a hacker and how she constantly proved people wrong about how they judged her and her abilities. Unfortunately there wasn't a lot of suspense in regards to her uncovering the leak and the traitor being dealt with. The storylines dealing with Allison's family and with the computer program she was developing were a lot more interesting. At least in those storylines we finally got some suspense.

Overall, Wired wasn't my favorite Julie Garwood novel and I'll most likely stick to re-reading her historical romances in the future.

Wired is the latest addition to Julie Garwood's excellent FBI/Buchanan/Renard romantic suspense series. 

It's the story of Allison Trent, a collegian computer genius and sexy Aussie FBI agent Liam Scott. Allison is a smart woman with a feisty nature and an unusual hobby. Allison likes to go cyber hunting for hackers and security lapses and fix things or right their wrongs and deliver the evidence to the FBI in an anonymous tidy package. Since some of her fixes were a little on the illegal side, she is not anxious to work with the FBI when they come calling, even though she would be working with the hunky Liam. When she divulges her past adventures, the FBI agrees to hold her harmless if she will work with them for one year. 

Added to Allison's pressures is her greedy aunt and uncle and their no-good son, Will. As a teen and adult, Allison did some modeling for a local designer and her relatives took most of her money to bail out Will from his various troubles. There is also the matter of a thieving fellow student who tries to pass of Allison's work as his own and gets Alison in a world of trouble when she shuts him down.

Liam gets more impressed by her skills and intelligence as he gets to know Allison and finds himself also getting more attracted to her. But Liam isn't a staying kind of guy and they both know that in that way lays heartbreak for them if they lets their hearts get involved. Easier said than done!

This book is just the right mix of romance, suspense, villainy, and humor that we would expect from Ms. Garwood. For readers of the series it's a great new book to read. For newbies, it can stand on its own and it's a look at a great series that they can go back and read from the beginning and enjoy!

Another new author to me that I wanted to finally try her.I have heard many great things about this series and the author, and I was excited to start it because apart from what I told you have you seen the cover???So pretty !

First of all I loved how the story starts,it was so interesting and I was intrigued to read more,but while I continue reading I find that there wasn't a big progress and even though I like the story this make me not to enjoy it as much as I wanted.

I loved Allison, she is determined,strong and smart .A heroine like that should have a strong hero too but I can't say I was impressed with the hero in this story.There wasn't an actual chemistry between these two.

Overall it was an ok story for me but I really want to read the rest!

3.5/5
I had no clue Wired was the 13th book in a series when I picked it up, luckily it can be read as a standalone, although there are snippets of previous stories scattered through the plot it is not necessary to have read the entire series in order to fully understand the plot. 

Allison is a genius, especially with computer code,  she has embraced her gifts as a way of escaping her real life with her Aunt and Uncle following the death of her parents. Immersing herself in the logical world of computer science, Allison is able to develop her natural talents and take it to a whole other level, Allison is gifted with the ability to see patterns and trace them where others can't. With her talent and compassion Allison becomes somewhat of a modern day Robin Hood, fixing the wrongs created by other less scrupulous hackers all while remaining anonymous. Allison is also utterly gorgeous, scouted as a model from a young age. However, Allison is not fully aware of her appeal and tends to shy away from attachments due to the lack of affection she received growing up. I adored Allison, she reminded me of Penny Reid's characters with all of their adorable quirks.

Allison's talents and her association with another computer science innovator, Jordan, brings her into the FBI's radar where they are able to make use of her unique gifts. Although Allison has her own plans for the future including developing security software and moving far away from her manipulative, emotionally abusive relations. 

The plot is jam packed with Allison's work for the FBI, her past experience with dealing with hackers, the development of her security software and unscrupulous people trying to steal it as well as the machinations of her aunt and uncle. Throw in the hot FBI agent, Liam, who ignites Allison's passion like nothing she has ever experienced before. Unfortunately, Allison's emotional damage inflicted by her relatives has resulted in a need to keep herself at a distance from fully embracing a relationship, however in Liam's case this is also a necessity for Allison. 

Liam has always put his career before everything else, it is a demanding mistress init's own right, although it is taking it's toll on Liam as the time progresses. it is because of the demands of his career that Liam avoids relationships or commitment. That is until he meets Allsion and his feelings for her take him by surprise and have him re-evaluating his priorities. I did feel as if I didn't really get to know Liam as well as Allison through the narrative. I would have liked to have had a bit more background detail to his initial decision to make his career his life focus. 

Wired is an engrossing story with endearing characters, my one complaint is the choppy nature of the narrative, the viewpoint altered without a natural segue and could often be confusing in it's delivery.

When I first read the blurb about this book I knew I had to read it.  A female hacker working with an FBI agent and sparks fly?!?!  Sign me up!  I am slightly obsessed with this type of suspense/mystery/romance!

This is my very first time reading anything by Julie Garwood and I was impressed.  This book is a part of a series but can be read as a standalone.  I read it without any issues without reading the other books.  Wired starts with Allison watching a news report where some lowlife hackers stole thousands from a retirement home basically wiping out the funds of all the elderly people, leaving them with nothing.  This story really struck Allison and she wanted justice for those people.  She made it her mission to bring the hackers down.

I really liked Allison, I felt a connection with her character because she is such a bad ass at hacking and is confident in her abilities but at the same time she has some baggage with her family.  The only family she really has that she can count on is her sister.  Her parents passed away and they were forced to live with their aunt, uncle, and cousin but never felt welcome.

Then there is Liam Scott, FBI agent and mysterious bad boy.  He teams up with Allison and there are some serious fireworks between the two.  He never wanted a relationship or family but being around the gorgeous, smart, Allison had him rethinking everything.

I an rating this book with 4 stars because I really enjoyed it.  I was fascinated with the plot and characters and look forward to reading more book by Julie Garwood.  I recommend this one!

Oh this book had so much potential! FBI bad boy meets hacker model?! That's just asking for some sexy action. Unfortunately it fell a little flat DESPITE the entertaining plot.

Allison is about to graduate college and is a profoundly genius hacker; her brain exists in code. The main plot of this story was a possible internal threat to the FBI has been leaking information and only Allison has the brain to solve its complexities. Enter Liam, (now this may be because I've not read the rest of the series) a take-charge, do-as-I-say FBI agent who's discovered Allison and her talents. Now the ground work has been lain for some pretty exciting action...but Allison discovers the threat so quickly, I fear the rest of the book struggles to find ground to stand on.

*Spoilers here*

Her aunt, uncle, and cousin are despicable people who are violent and abusive and now have stolen money from her and her sister. And now we throw in that they re stalking her to the point that she has to change her number and move. Hello, crazy. Not only does Allison have this issue, oh no. Her former housemate stole her life's work of a computer security program and is now trying to sell it off!But surprise she stops him and then gains the wrath of the mobster he hired to back him financially.

This book could have been so much better if it stuck to one plot point, or even that there was another sense of danger for Liam (instead of Allison having THREE!). Plus Liam may be the FBI's "bad boy" but all I sensed was over-bearing controlling sexy guy. I didn't feel the connection between these two whatsoever. Plus any guy that disappears for 8 weeks and doesn't reach out to his woman....uhm BYE! Wish I could've enjoyed it more as a romance, but at least the action was dramatic!

I know I have read many Julie Garwood books in the past and I have enjoyed them. This book had me at a crossroads as far as my feelings. I am torn at a few levels.

On one hand I really did enjoy the story. FBI agents and a brilliant computer hacker is a great basis for the story. It was engaging and enjoyable on many levels.

The one thing that I did not care for at all was the description of the bedroom scenes. Some of the words that were used were extremely old-fashioned and at several points just had me laughing and saying "she really didn't write that". I don't know if these words were chosen because Allison was not very experienced or if it's just the style of writing for this author. But it was very distracting especially in a romantic scene.

If you get past the descriptive portions of the physical romance, the story is very good. I thoroughly enjoyed Liam's character. He was so sweet and caring. I loved his take charge attitude and his care for Allison.

Overall, Julie Garwood is a solid writer that has brought us an interesting and entertaining read. Not really in the contemporary romance genre, but trying.

Wired is my first Julie Garwood book.  I’m not sure why it took me so long to try one of her books because it has everything I like a crime to solve, a romance brewing, and some tense moments.  

Wired is the story of Allison Trent, a beautiful woman, so beautiful she started modeling part-time at a young age.  She is also smart and soon to graduate student from Boston College.  She has a mind for technology with a gift for writing complex code.  She is also a superior hacker.  Her hacking skills are used for good in a Robin Hood way.  

Liam Scott is an FBI agent who recommends Allison to the cyber crime division to help them figure out who is leaking FBI information and putting agents in danger.  Liam is a man who is married to his career and jumps around the world at a minute’s notice to put out fires where he is needed.  He likes it that way.  He doesn’t want to be tied down to one place or one woman.

Wired is told in third person point of view, so the reader has the benefit of getting in the head of the characters.  Since the focus of the story is primarily Allison, we know her more than any of the other characters.  In addition to the main plot, there are a couple subplots that keep the story moving at a good, steady pace with a lot of action and tension.

I thoroughly enjoyed Wired.  I didn’t realize it is part of a long-running series until I received the book.  I didn’t feel lost at all as the book works as a standalone.  Some of the Buchanans make an appearance in this story, but there isn’t any reference to previous books or any events that have me wondering what I missed.

The only flaw for me is that I don’t feel like I know Liam like I should.  I understand that he works on highly classified projects, but I think we could have a little more about his story.  He is always leaving because of his job, and we know he is conflicted because he is drawn to Allison and shows up when needed but something is missing in the development of this character.  

There is enough suspense and action in Wired that I’m interested in starting at the beginning of this series and get up-to-date with the characters.  Julie Garwood is a talented author that makes her readers want more.  I recommend Wired for any fans of a strong female lead in a good mystery with a little romance thrown in for good measure.

Wired by Julie Garwood is the tale of a white hat hacker recruited by the FBI. Fairly classic tale, but I still enjoy the trope. Allison is a brilliant computer scientist who is finishing her college degree. Everyone recognizes her brilliance and her superior mind (seriously-it got irritating after awhile with everyone raving about her brilliance). Oh, and she is a drop dead gorgeous model on the side. Everyone wanted her to be the face of their campaign but she stuck with 1 designer who helped her hide money from her evil aunt and uncle (Ok, so let me be clear here: We get it. She is hot and smart and everyone in the world loves her. Well, her evil aunt and uncle, who had to raise her, only want to use her. Seriously, you have read this book before. Its pretty much any Disney movie ever made).

Can you see my eyes rolling so far? Don't get me wrong, I don't hate any of the tropes used so far, but its all a bit over the top. Gorgeous girl, evil guardians... Anyway, let me get to the rest of the story. Allison hasn't always stayed on the correct side of the law when it comes to her hacking, but she never did anything for a selfish reason. She hacked to give back stolen money. But, needless to say, when the FBI wants her, she is scared they have discovered her secret and she will be on the next episode of Orange is the new Black or something. Liam, the FBI agent who is determined to get her on his team, is instantly smitten with the stunning hacker (ok, I know you can't see my eyes rolling but they are).

So, the action centers around Liam and Allison trying to figure out who the mole in the FBI is and how to stop that person. This was probably the most compelling part of the story. Its high tech and intriguing and really, this is what kept me reading. I never really believed Allison and Liam were in love. Liam was gone a lot. Then he would reappear and things were fine. It just never felt believable and didn't hook me.

Wired brings the intrigue with the plot line of a mole in the FBI, but felt like it missed the mark in the romance. Overall, I still think it was a good story but I think it had the potential to be great. I haven't read a Julie Garwood book in many years, but I do remember enjoying the romance a great deal more. Maybe it was just me? Maybe I am just not feeling it right now? Who knows! If you have enjoyed Julie Garwood, you will probably not want to miss this book anyway!

The thing I've enjoyed most about a Julie Garwood book is that I know exactly what I'm going to get when I pick up the novel. The bad thing about a Julie Garwood book? I know exactly what I'm going to get.

Julie Garwood was one of my gateway authors into the world of romance. I've been reading her forever, and as much as I've loved her books, I can admit that they've been declining in quality pretty rapidly over the last decade or so (and I say this as someone who LOVES her historicals and really enjoyed her first few contemporary).

The plot of <i>Wired</i> one could be cut and paste from her previous work, and the characters are so ridiculously ~perfect, it's beyond belief. I think I actually laughed out loud when Allison, our heroine, turned out to be a model on the side. Like...really? I don't even really know what to say about this book that can't be said about any of her other books over the last five years, and really, if you've read one, you can really pretty much tell what's going to happen in this one.

Garwood is a great comfort read, but after this, she's no longer an author whose books I'm eager to buy.

I've been a fan of Ms. Garwood for a long time. I really enjoy her tongue in cheek humor and her quirky female characters. This story is no exception in that Allison is a kick ass character.
There is a mole in the FBI who is exposing hidden facts known to a select few and jeopardizing long standing FBI sting operations. Special Agents in Charge Liam Scott and Alec Buchanan are desperate to nail down and close down this leak. When they solicit Alec's sister and computer programmer extraordinaire Jordyn for help they find that Jordyn's friend Allison might be even better than Jordyn.  But! Allison doesn't want anything to do with the FBI and it's going to be Liam's pleasure to convince her otherwise.

Allison is brilliant. She's at the cusp of starting a new life on her own terms leaving her troubles behind. Her past has included a few Robin Hood like attempts at skirting the edge of the law and helping out people. She definitely does not want or need a connection to the FBI.  Liam and Alec are desperate and are willing to do anything to bring her on board including granting her immunity. Liam also goes one step further and against his better judgement gets her cousin released from jail.
Mr. Phillips, director of the FBI cyber crimes unit doesn't seem exactly overjoyed to have Allison join his team but when she quickly and efficient exposes the leak wants to tie her up with a tracking bracelet and an ironclad contract and two agents to guard her at all times.
Through a series of fun encounters between Liam, Alec, Jordyn and Jordyn's husband Noah we get to learn a lot more about Allison.  I truly enjoyed the deer in headlights dinner date between Allison, Liam, her sister Charlotte and Charlotte's husband. A nervous Allison downs Liam's drinks and crunches all the ice as her sister tries to get beneath the covers of her relationship with Liam.  It's not all sweetness and light for Allison. Her relatives from hell continue to harass her.  The criminal elements who are trying to market her ground breaking stolen software want her to plug in the missing puzzle pieces that will complete it and allow it to sell it.  And then if that isn't enough crap in a girl's life the director of the FBI unit who's team was exposed in the FBI leak is gunning for her.
Fortunately for Allison, Liam is sticking close and personal.  Other than he was born in Australia and swam with sharks and travels the world and spends a lot of time on the phone working we don't really get to know Liam well. He does have a talent to show up at the right place at the right time to be there for Allison.  I just wish that Ms. Garwood had fleshed out Liam's character a little more which would have sucked me into the relationship and made the story a compelling, can't put this down, till it's done kinda story.

There are a few authors that no matter what they write I know I'm going to enjoy it. Garwood for me is one of those authors. I often find myself laughing when I read her stories. We just have the same sense of humor I guess. 

Being able to see the humor in her books make them so much better in my opinion. I just...enjoy them!

We've been waiting for what seems like forever for Wired. I know I for one was hoping it would be out last year but unfortunately that didn't happen. Let me tell you that for me really sucked. Garwood is one of those authors who only write one book a year as it is. 

To have nothing come out was....sad! I did hear there might have been health issues so I understood why. Life has a was of pushing in when you don't want it too. 

Wired is book #13 of the Buchanan-Renard series. If you follow me on a regular basis then you know that my favorite book is Ransom by Garwood. Ransom started the Buchanan clan and I'm so happy it's still going. Love this family! 

Now even though Wired is part of the series it's main characters aren't Buchanan's. They are friends and co-workers. Close enough. Don't worry, Buchanan's are in it. 

I have to say that I really enjoyed both Liam Scott & Allison Trent. These two are a hoot. Okay, Allison is one. She cracks me up all throughout the book. Often getting herself in trouble with her own words because she can't keep her mouth shut. You'll understand when you read it. She had way to big of a heart and lets people walk all over her. Mostly her family who really don't deserve her. Thank God she was able to find a few people in her life that really care about her. 

Now what's not to like about Liam? Sexy, tough & smart. Plus he has a big heart. At times he forgets that fact but remembers in time. He really does care about Allison and doesn't want anyone to hurt or take advantage of her. 

Wired is very fast paced with characters you will both love and some you will HATE!!!! I really enjoyed being on this ride with Allison and Liam and felt it was worth the wait. Oh boy, now I have a whole year till the next one!!! This is going to feel like a very long wait!

A bit disappointing to me.
 
What I didn’t like: The maturity level of the heroine versus the love interest. This has happened to me several times in this series (Buchanan-Renard) and it’s made me a bit uncomfortable, but that may be due to MY age.
 
What I do remember is, the first couple of books in this series more than held my attention but lately, not so much. I have the same problem with Wired as I did with Hot Shot. I thought it was because I listened to the audio book of Hot Shot and really didn’t care for the narrator for that particular book, but I’ve come to the same conclusion with Wired, it’s a bit immature for me. It felt almost like a new adult novel and maybe that’s what Ms Garwood was aiming for with those particular books. I don’t know and now I hesitate to put her books on auto-buy.
 
What I liked: Now, for the good stuff. Ms Garwood is an excellent writer. Her books are fully developed and even in this series if you really wanted to, you could read each one as a stand-alone. The previous books though make the enjoyment of the characters much more interesting.
 
What I do know even without the heroine’s age being a factor, her leading ladies are always intelligent but maybe a little naïve in some cases, which Allison is in Wired. I could feel her pain in not wanting to confront her relatives but boy, when she does, the fur flies, so to speak.
 
The love interest, FBI agent Liam Scott felt more worldly and less inclined to put up with any bull from other characters but he respects Allison right from the beginning regardless of her age. Kudos for that!
 
I’ve read just about every book in every genre Ms Garwood has written. Some I completely enjoy and still re-read them and then there are a few, I couldn’t buy into. Even with all the action, the excellent writing, and development of the plot, Wired is one of those I’ll just put away as a pleasant read.
 
If you’re on the fence on spending the money on Wired, check it out at the library or maybe borrow it from a friend who collects Ms Garwood’s body of work.
 
I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and this is my honest and fair review.
 
No recommendation (and that kills me!)

Julie Garwood is a legend and she has a huge following. She has written almost every theme out there and done it well. This time she is repeating the FBI thing with a savant young gal who has the hacking skills to solve everything. It was a standard read... with lots of pieces to put together.

Wired by Julie Garwood is a 2017 Berkley publication. 

After a long absence between Julie Garwood novels, I picked this series back up not so long ago. I love romantic suspense, but the twelfth installment was only an okay read for me. I was hoping this one would make up for that. 

Allison has a real knack for hacking computers, but despite the illegality of it, she only does it to right wrongs. She has also found success as a model, but her hard earned money all goes to her aunt and uncle who took her in after her parents died. 

Working her way through college, Allison suddenly finds herself being strong armed into working for the FBI by Liam Scott. 

Liam discovered there was a leak in his department, so he set out to find a top-notch hacker. Allison Trent is the definitely the woman for the job, but Liam is about to get much more than he bargained for. 

This book got off on the right foot, has some real potential involving the FBI leak, and made use of some comical situations. I like offbeat, genius characters, and right at this moment in time, I could use a fast- paced story, with some quick -witted dialogue, and a unique plot line. But, for some reason, Allison frustrated me. She put up with Phillips, her cousin, Will, and her aunt and uncle for far too long. Liam was also a little bossy, and held Allison at arm's length emotionally, and I thought she deserved much better. 

I wanted Allison to be more assertive, to stop taking crap off people, but the other parts of the story were pretty interesting. Allison has more than one threat thrown her way, and the way it came together added a little action and a few small twists to keep things interesting. 

The chemistry between Liam and Allison was bland, sex based, without much romance or deep emotional connection, which is the same problem I took issue with in book twelve, if I’m remembering correctly. 

So, once again, an okay read for this series. It did have some entertaining moments, and was a nice diversion from reality, which is always nice. 

3 stars

College student Allison Trent has serious computer skills, so much that she's attracted the attention of FBI Special Agent Liam Scott. She got on his radar via her friendship with Jordan Clayborne, his partner Alec Buchanan's sister. Jordan's considered an expert herself but even she is awed by Allison's talents. There's an internal leak at the agency and Liam needs her to hack their system and identify the source. 

The story starts off really interesting with a very compelling history for Allison. She and her sister had a tough start in life and it was inspiring to see them thrive despite their upbringing. I also liked her experiences with the Bureau, including her encounters with sexist behaviors that seem to be a reality. Even her initial relationship with Liam rang true, he not looking for any level of commitment and she unsure if she's capable of a casual one. There were a number of other sticky situations that showed some promise of intrigue and suspense. 

I kept waiting for things to progress, specifically for Allison to develop a spine. Unfortunately, that never really seemed to happen (with one exception). I really, really liked her and expected at some point she'd see her own value. But time and again, she let Liam treat her dismissively and never demanded more for herself. The romance never worked for me and his turnabout seemed to come out of the blue. Her tolerance of her relatives was inexplicable and I never understood why. 

I liked the story, a lot, through the first 60% of the book. It just didn't deliver by the end, which was unfortunate given the promise shown in the beginning. And Liam? Needed him to grovel. I'm a fan of the series and really couldn't put this book down until I neared the end. I was just disappointed in how things wrapped up.

Title: Wired
Author: Julie Garwood 
Series: Buchanan-Renard
Publisher: Berkley
Reviewer: Mollien
Release Date: July 4, 2017
Genre(s): FBI Romantic Suspense
Page Count: 315 pages
Heat Level: 2 flames out of 5
Rating: 5 stars out of 5
Blurb:


A beautiful computer hacker and a bad-boy FBI agent must collaborate—in more ways than one—in the sizzling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood.

Allison Trent doesn’t look like a hacker. In fact, when she’s not in college working on her degree, she models on the side. But behind her gorgeous face is a brilliant mind for computers and her real love is writing—and hacking—code. Her dream is to write a new security program that could revolutionize the tech industry.

Hotshot FBI agent Liam Scott has a problem: a leak deep within his own department. He needs the skills of a top-notch hacker to work on a highly sensitive project: to secretly break into the FBI servers and find out who the traitor is. But he can’t use one of his own. He finds the perfect candidate in Allison. Only, there’s one problem—she wants nothing to do with his job and turns him down flat. 

What Liam doesn’t know is that Allison is hiding secrets that she doesn’t want the FBI to uncover. But Liam will do nearly anything to persuade her to join his team, even break a few rules if that’s what it takes. A temptation that could put his job—and both of their futures—on the line...







Review:
This is the 13th book in this series. What rock have I been hiding under that I have not read any of the other books? Hope to correct this ASAP. Wired had many of the elements that I look for in a story. Action, Romance, Suspense, Hot Guys, Strong Females and it also had Computer Hackers. This story had me at the very beginning. Allison Trent is a no hold back computer genius. Losing her parents at a very young age, Allison and her sister were raised by the aunt and uncle from hell. This strong will character can not be kept down. Becoming a successful model, she was able to put herself through college. Just about to graduate everything starts to go wrong in Allison’s well-controlled life. Her aunt and uncle demand that she quit school to go back to modeling to pay for her cousin’s ongoing legal battles. She also has the FBI breathing down her neck. Have they somehow found out about her good deed hacking? Even if she never kept a penny of the money, hacking is still illegal. What does the bad-boy FBI agent with the sexy Aussie accent want with her anyway? The chemistry between Allison and Liam is off the charts. As much as these two fight the attraction, you know that there isn’t anything that they would not do for each other. This is not a page after page of heat read. It is a serious romantic suspense with enough heat to make the story real. The story has many parts, espionage, police action and mob ties. I was at the edge of my seat flipping page after page. Yup, there is a happy ever after, that is all I am going to say on that subject. This is a stand-alone story in the series, therefore there is no cliffhanger to worry about. These are very strong characters and the author does an excellent job bringing them to life. 

PLOT: 5 Stars
CHEMISTRY: 5 Stars
PACING: 5 Stars
ENDING: 5 Stars
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: 5 Stars



Review Copy of Wired provided by the Berkley I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. Reviewed by Mollien from Alpha Book Club

I love Julie Garwood's historicals, especially all the Highlanders! This was the first contemporary romantic suspense of hers that I've read. Apparently this is book 13 in a series, but I haven't read any others, and I didn't feel lost at all. I liked the characters, but I didn't love the book. It's 3.5 stars for me.

Allison is in her final year at Boston College. She does some modeling on the side to make money, but mostly she's a computer nerd. She prefers being on her laptop writing code to dating, or even going out with friends most times. She's also a bit of a white-hat hacker. That part of her life almost started by accident, when she heard a clip on the news about some senior citizens who's identities, and life savings, had been stolen. She wanted to do something about it, so she did. Since then, she's helped a lot of people and businesses with her "looking in on" their websites. Allison had a horrible childhood. She lost her parents in a plane crash when she was just 4. She and her older sister were taken in by her aunt and uncle. But they were constantly badgering them about what a hassle it was having them there, and how it infringed upon what they could do for their only son, Will. They still constantly guilt-trip her into giving them money, though she doesn't live there anymore. They especially need money when they need to hire another lawyer to get Will out of trouble. He's constantly getting arrested, but to them it's never his fault. Her best friend, Jordan, is a well known computer programmer, who went to the same college. Some of her programs have been sold to make a fortune. Jordan's husband, and her brothers, are all FBI agents, and they've all heard stories about Allison and how amazing she is. One of her brother's friends thinks he needs Allison's help to solve a case. 

Liam is a FBI agent, and he's good friends with Jordan's brother, Alec. Liam recruits Allison to help him find an internal leak in the FBI that has foiled several of their cases in the recent past. Once she proves to him what she can do, he knows she's the one to help them. Liam lives out of a suitcase, and he never stays in one place too long. He's constantly on the move, putting out fires for the FBI all over the world. He's also never had time for a serious relationship, due to his travels and the stress and danger of his job. He's most definitely never had a problem controlling himself with an asset before. He doesn't mess around with them, ever. But, resisting Allison is more than he can handle. 

Liam and Allison's chemistry was strong from the beginning, and I loved their banter. They also worked well together, and felt comfortable with each other from the start. They both had plenty of baggage and issues keeping them from being together, and they each had to recognize that and work through them. Allison's "family" was an absolute nightmare, and I felt so bad for how they treated her, and how they constantly called her ungrateful, and made her feel bad. Additionally, she had serious issues with several different people, about completely different things. The poor girl had so many (accidental, on her part) enemies, it was hard to keep up with who was all out to get her! That made the suspense plot a little convoluted in my opinion. 

Also, I wasn't a huge fan of how neither of the main characters were willing to admit how they felt about each other. They both fought it hard, for different reasons. But, ultimately Liam was hurting her, and she wasn't willing to say anything to him about it. Since he was clear from the beginning about not being capable of a relationship, and she didn't want to be clingy, she just let it happen. I wasn't a fan of how he was treating her, but to be fair, she never let him know that what he was doing wasn't ok. 

I liked the main characters, and the story of their relationship coming together was fun. But, the suspense plots were all so convoluted, and involved so many people and situations, I felt it took away from the story, rather than adding to it. I really enjoyed many of the side characters, especially Jordan, and Allison's roommate, Dan. I'm assuming Jordan and her siblings are some of the characters in prior books, and I would be interested in reading some of those, despite my issues with this book. Overall, this was fun, but not as good as I wanted it to be.