We are introduced to the two main characters - Alec and Gaige via Seth. Seth is a CIA agent who has his own book in the previous series. I never quite understood Alex and Seth's relationship. Or how Alec came to be someone who assists the CIA. How does that work? Does every billionaire food mogul also help the CIA? I kept waiting for this to be explained to me, but it never was. And Seth is an asshole for the entire book. Who is this jerk anyway?
This is supposed to be a stand alone book, a spin off from a previous series that I have only read the first book of. That being said, I think the book starts off confusing and on the slow side - and when it decides to make the jump into romance it seems to happen quick.
The story is really a forced proximity, insta-lust, sorta enemies to lovers kind of story. Alec and Gaige are strangers. For some reason, Alec is pretty quick to move Gaige into his guest room to "keep an eye" on him. They go from suspicious and untrusting to naked in 3.2 seconds (translation: about 1 day).
I loved Gaige and I somewhat liked Alec. I wish more time had been devoted to them being together, talking to each other, spending quality time together, but what we got was okay. And their sexy times were hot.
Anyway, the book has an interesting and new take on the save the world from the evil doer trope. Ms. Dimon takes us into the Doomsday Vault, which is pretty awesome. Generally, I don't try to figure out who the bad guy is, but this book had so many suspects and introduced a couple of side characters that I want to know better.
We do get a HFN ending with an odd conversation about love. I would have preferred an epilogue set sometime in the future instead of that, but it was okay. The personal conflict at the end of the book was a bit contrived. These are two men who have been keeping secrets from each other who have revealed one major truth about themselves. That being said, they had known each other for days. Less than a week. Considering that, neither of them could be expected to trust the other 100% - especially when you take into account all that was happening.
3.5ish stars. I plan to read future books in this series. It has a refreshing take on a billionaire mogul and locale for evil doing. If you are interested in suspense, this book has it. Romance, it has it. Doomsday vault, yes!

Suspenseful, Sexy and HOT!

Once again, I've read a book that just blew me away and reviewing it will take some serious thought. (It's a lot easier for me to review not-so-good books than it is really good one.) Dirty Deeds is the first book in HelenKay Dimon's new The Dirty series. I loved her Tough Love series and I didn't think it could get much better. In my last review of her work, Guarding Mr. Fine, I said that I hoped there would be more books in the series. I got my wish but not exactly as I imagined it. Dirty Deeds is a spin-off of that series (but totally stands alone) and more books are coming next year.

I got to meet Ms. Dimon at the recent RWA book signing in Orlando. Oh, how I wish I had read this book before that meeting. When we spoke, I gushed about the Tough Love series but I couldn't say a thing about Dirty Deeds since I hadn't read it yet.

This story is filled with non-stop action and suspense. It's also filled with super-hot sexual chemistry (and more) between the two MCs (main characters) – Gaige Owens and Alec Drummond. Gaige is being blackmailed by Seth Lang from a special-ops division of the CIA. If you read the Tough Love series you might remember Seth as the MC in the third book, Guarding Mr. Fine.

There are a lot of things going on in this story – but not so many that it's difficult to keep track. There's the blackmail of Gaige, the mystery and suspense of who's causing problems for Alec's company, and the chemistry between Gaige and Alec that's off the charts.

Gaige was burned very badly by his last lover. He has no intention of falling for an alpha a-hole like Alec. Alec doesn't mix business with pleasure and has never had sex with an employee. Good thing that Gaige isn't exactly an employee.

I literally stayed up all night reading this book and didn't put it down until I finished it around 5:30 a.m. There are three Drummond brothers and we meet two of them in Dirty Deeds. The next book is about Finn and I can't wait to read it.

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This book is a spin-off from GUARDING MR. FINE.

Alec Drummond is a billionaire agri-business mogul living in Munich--and he's got a reputation for shooting first when his financial interests are in jeopardy. He's not happy that a CIA operative, Gaige Owens, makes it into the nerve center of his cybersecurity offices. Naturally, Gaige isn't really CIA, he's actually a guy in limbo, left to twist in the wind by his former partner and compelled into action by the CIA Special Acitivites Division officer Seth Lang. Gaige's ex did a bad job of hacking some high-level places and framed Gaige for the dirty deeds, and Seth's holding Gaige's feet to the fire for his own purposes.

Gaige is sure Alec will kill him, but Seth set up this meeting to demonstrate Gaige's abilities to Alec, as a way to get Alec to take Gaige on as an operative. See, Alec's company makes quarterly deposits to the Doomsday Bank for seeds to ensure food security. Unfortunately, there's been some shady deposits there in the last six months. Extra deposits that no one seems to know about, but were seemingly arranged by Alec himself.

As little as Alec wants him, he grudgingly accepts Gaige into his company--and his private residence--so he can keep a very close eye on him. It's clear that Gaige is a gifted hacker, and a sexy young man, but Alec doesn't want any part of that...at first. As they end up the subject of a couple of fatal attempts on their lives, Alec and Gaige get closer out of necessity. And, that's some more dirty deeds right there, folks. As the danger intensifies, Gaige and Alec recognize the answers they need are buried in the seed vaults in Svalbard. Not that it comes together easy. Nope, it's a rough situation and results in double-crosses by members of Alec's most intimate circle.

In this romantic suspense, we've got spies, CIA, powerful men, assassins, and a plot that could endanger the food security of nations. It's interesting and intriguing with a pace that keeps the pages turning. Both Gaige and Alec despise Seth and his machinations, but they work out their personal differences without too much difficulty in order to discover the plot to sabotage Alec's business and reputation.

This series seems to revolve around the Drummond brothers--all three of them--and Alec is the stalwart one who's not willing to even look for love. His family has some dark secrets, and it really colored his outlook. That said, Alec's curiosity about Gaige leads to more than partnership, even if it's "no strings". They get tied up quick enough, nonetheless, and Alec got over his ingrained aversion to relationships because Gaige was worth the effort. Gaige is a little bit of a wisecracker, and I so wanted him to get into a good relationship after all the hub-bub of his horrible ex.

I'm expecting the next book to feature Alec's brother, Finn, and I'm looking forward to it! I received a review copy via NetGalley.

I absolutely love this author. She knows how to write a great character that gets you hooked and pulls you along into his story and has you begging for more. I've wondered what type of guy would pull Alec out of his stuffy office persona and that type I have to agree with. Gaige was the perfect guy to shake up Alec's routine. Hopefully in the upcoming books we'll get to learn more about the other two Drummond brothers.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

Deliciously steamy, highly entertaining and action packed!

Dirty Deeds is the first book in the new "Dirty series," and once again Dimon has written a novel full of deception, mystery, danger, clandestine operations, seduction, hotter-than-sin sex scenes, dirty banter, and romance.

The writing is fluid and smooth. The plot is fascinating, suspenseful, and sultry. And the characters are powerful, sexy, strong, and confident.

I have to say Dirty Deeds is a fun, enjoyable read with lots of energy, excitement, intrigue, heat, heartthrobs, great supporting characters and of course the happy-ever-after ending we all love. And it has certainly left me eagerly awaiting the next novel in the series, Dirty Games, Finn and Justin's story which is due out in Spring 2018.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House - Loveswept for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

AMAZING READ!! From the first chapter you are pulled into the story and you want more. I needed to keep turning the pages to see what would happen next. Dirty Deeds by HelenKay Dimon is a great book, with a good plot, plenty of suspense and smexiness, and everything else thrown in. The book was well written, the characters completely developed, and there were enough twists that made it different from other similar books I've read.

This book is a must read. If you like suspense, espionage, and steamy mm romance, then you need to one click this book today! 5 stars. I couldn't put it down. In fact, I can't wait for the next book in the series. I absolutely loved it.

Dirty Deeds is the first in a new series by Helenkay Dimon that you should definitely add to the TBR. It's a spin-off of the Tough Love Series and we get to see Seth from Guarding Mr. Fine being his usual charming *ahem* self. Alec was introduced in Mr. Fine as the mysterious businessman, sometimes CIA consultant, and Rick's ex. In Dirty Deeds, Alex is still the mysterious billionaire businessman, but now he's being forced into another CIA mess to try to clear his name.

Gaige is similarly being used and blackmailed by Seth to assist in the same investigation. Gaige is a tech genius who came under Seth's thumb when his ex framed him for espionage - working with the CIA is better than prison. Gaige breaks in to Alec's company and their computer systems, Seth manipulates them in to working together. Alec and Gaige inevitably grow closer while investigating. As things get more dangerous, the men have to deal with the threat to their lives and figure out whether they can trust one another.

Helenkay Dimon is a master at romantic suspense, and as she proved in the Tough Love Series, that translates just as well to m/m romantic suspense. Dirty Deeds does not disappoint. Mystery, intrigue, hot sex, and stubborn men falling in love. Add Dirty Deeds to your reading list and we can anxiously await Dirty Games together!

4.25 stars--DIRTY DEEDS is the first installment in HelenKay Dimon’s contemporary, adult THE DIRTY erotic, M/M romantic suspense series-a spin off from her TOUGH LOVE series. This is former CIA operative Gaige Owens, and billionaire businessman Alex Drummond’s story line. DIRTY DEEDS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty-any important information from the previous series is revealed where necessary. Alec was first introduced in Guarding Mr. Fine (Tough Love #3)

NOT: DIRTY DEEDS contains graphic scenes of M/M sexual situations, intended for mature readers only.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Gaige and Alec) DIRTY DEEDS follows the search for the truth. Gaige Owens finds himself ‘tied’ to the CIA, and repaying his debt comes with a dangerous mission to Germany, and the man with whom he would fall in love. Enter Alec Drummond, billionaire businessman and civilian security specialist with high ranking government contacts, whose off hour business shipments to Svalbard, the ‘Doomsday Vault’ in Norway, have caught the attention of the CIA. What ensues is the building relationship between Gaige and Alec, and the struggle to uncover the who, what and why behind the ‘mysterious’ cargo entering the secret vaults meant to preserve the world’s food supplies.

Gaige Owens is an IT specialist but his latest ‘assignment’ has him coming face to face with a man who wants nothing to do with Gaige or the reasons behind the CIA’s involvement. Gaige is working undercover at Drummond Industries, and Alec has a difficult time trusting the man with whom he will fall in love. Both burned in the past by people they once loved Gaige and Alec’s attraction to one another is both palpable and immediate. But someone is desperate to keep Gaige and Alec from uncovering the truth-our couple are targeted at home and at work. The $ex scenes are numerous, intimate and erotic. Alec battles both his heart and his head knowing there is an end date when the mission is complete.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Alec’s second in command Tony, as well as Tony’s girlfriend, former military personnel Caroline; Alex’s PA Pam Masters (Caroline’s sister); CIA Special Activities Division Agent (SAD) Seth Lang (Guarding Mr. Fine#3); Doomsday vault head of security Daniel Berg, and supervisor Astrid Larsen.

The world building continues to focus on the secret military operations, and Black Ops missions; the people, the places, and the threats to world safety and security, and the men whose mission it is to go undercover-in more ways than one.

DIRTY DEEDS is an intriguing and suspense filled story line focusing on the potential destruction of the world’s food supply. The premise is original, engaging and entertaining; the characters are colorful, edgy and animated; the romance is seductive and intense. DIRTY DEEDS is a sensual and passionate story of two men thrown together in the face of impending disaster.

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Great storyline with well defined characters that kept me hooked from page one until the turn of the very last page!

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.

I started reading HelenKay Dimon books about a year ago and I must say I am thoroughly enjoying her characters and the world she creates for them. When I stumbled upon Dirty Deeds , I immediately pounced on it. The blurb completely sucked me in. Alec and Gaige are my kinda MC’s. Two headstrong men determined to do things on their own terms? You bet the fireworks are gonna fly. I made myself a nice refreshing glass of rum punch and settled in for what I prayed would be a fun read.

My prayer was mostly answered.

It took me a minute to warm up to Gaige and Alec . Both men allowed their sexual attraction to overrule their common sense. Alec suspects Gaige of leaking company secrets but Alec doesn’t allow that to stand in the way of getting Gaige into bed. Gaige has the curiosity of a cat and the sex drive of a horny teen which works for Alec, who supposedly likes his sex rough and kinky. Here in lays is the first big let down. The sex is great but it’s a bit bland and boring. Not at all what I thought Alec capable of. The second issue that had me kinda pull back from this book a little is the appearance of Seth, one of my favorite MC’s from the Tough Love series ( Dirty Deeds is a spinoff from that.). I loved Seth in his own book Guarding Mr. Fine but GOD!! I WANTED TO KILL HIM IN THIS BOOK! *deep breath* I won’t bother to mince words here, Seth was not just an asshole he was a WHOLE ASS! I started to actually dislike him because his manipulations were so sleazy and such a turn-off. That was a side of Seth I never thought existed and to see that kinda ugly from him was a bit jarring.

Nonetheless, I plowed through and I’m so happy I did. I found myself warming up a bit the more to Alec and Gaige once they both started to be vocally open and honest. Being privy to both Gaige and Alec’s inner monologue made it easy for me to deal with their insta horny. This book surprised me in ways I didn’t expect. It opened my eyes to the fact that I shouldn’t presume to know characters inside and out ( which I tend to assume once I've read their story in a series). People wear many masks and some modify their behaviors depending on their environment. I’m looking forward to more from Dimon. There is so much more to her characters than meets the eye and I can’t wait to see what other surprises she has up her sleeve in regards to this new series.

This is the first book in The Dirty Series. It is a M/M romantic suspense involving the Global Seed Bank. It was a subject I knew nothing about prior to reading this book and I was thoroughly engrossed in the topic. It made for a great suspense element for the story. I fell in love with the characters from the beginning of the story and got a chance to see a character from one of her previous books. It was the perfect combination of romance and suspense.

I had a hard time getting into the book. I found the first few chapters chaotic hard to follow.
That didn't last long and I was soon immersed in a world of spies and whose after Alex and Gaige.

They had chemistry from the beginning but couldn't explore it as they had a hard time trusting one another.

Once they realized they were on the same team the sparks and the story between them began to unfold. It was a fast paced enjoyable read.

I received an ARC for a honest review

I'm so glad HKD decided to do a spin-off. I was excited to have Alec's story from the moment he was introduced. Alec was one of those mysterious characters that you just needed to know more about and Dirty Deeds did not disappoint. Alec is the type of man that really trusts no one, until Gaige, although their chemistry is off the charts both men fought their past demons to get to a point where they needed to be. Dirty Deeds is full of twists and turns as well as smoking hot times between these two men.
This is one of my top series reads of the summer and Dirty Deeds was just icing on the cake! A definite must read!

3.5 Stars. Dirty Deeds is the first book in the Dirty series and a spinoff from the Tough Love series but can easily be read as a stand alone book. This book centers around Alec who is a billionaire who runs a company that does something with food (honestly I'm not exactly sure what but in the big scheme of things that didn't matter all that much). He is the ex-boyfriend of one of the characters from the Tough Love series. Seth who is also a character from that book is in this one but he is kind of a jerk and we never really find out if he has decent motives or not. I really didn't like that he wasn't such a jerk in this book since I had liked him in the previous book.

So in this book, Gaige who is a computer genius is being blackmailed by Seth into working/spying on Alec and helping him discover some anomalies with a top secret vault that stores seeds in case of an emergency/doomsday scenario (the leak is supposedly from Alec's company). The part I really didn't understand was why Seth was blackmailing Gaige and wouldn't give either Gaige or Alec much information and why he wanted Gaige to spy on Alec in addition to working with him. In fact, he brings the two men together by having Gaige break into Alec's business. Obviously, this means that there is a lot of distrust between Gaige and Alec. Because of the distrust Alec decides he needs to keep Gaige next to him at all times and basically makes him live with him when they aren't at work. (I found this very contrived and wish the scenario was a bit more believable).

So if I put aside the reason these two men are forced together I really enjoyed it. There is an immediate attraction between the two men and it isn't long before they are acting on it. The sex between the two was hot and I liked them together. I found Gaige a really interesting character and I liked that although he was kind of a geek he was also really sexy and saved Alec's life more than once. The second half of this book was intense and fast paced and honestly I didn't see the villain coming.

So while there were some plot issues I really liked the characters, the writing, the sex scenes, and the action-packed second half of the book.

One of the best books I've ever read! Alec and Gaige are spectacular together. I love their banter! Their characters and the story line are very well written and developed!

3.5 stars- Slow start, fast finish

The first series I read of Miss Dimon’s happened to be the one Dirty Deeds is a spin-off from, so I was excited to see this book featured a favorite secondary character of mine and jumped at the chance to read an ARC. While I met Alec Drummond and learned about his connection to CIA agent Seth Lang in Guarding Mr. Fine, it certainly wasn’t necessary to have read that title or the Tough Love series before Dirty Deeds. The nice thing about this author’s works is even though there are often connections between books and occasionally series, they easily work as standalones and you can jump right into the action without missing a beat.

Dirty Deeds was one of those books that started off slower than it ended. I already liked grumpy, billionaire business mogul Alec. Of course I also liked learning more about him and his history and was intrigued with the idea of him matched to the crazy smart computer hacker Gaige. Gaige was a great character, quirky but brilliant…and fun! I thought he balanced Alec’s seriousness perfectly. Unfortunately, their chemistry didn’t come through right away and the storyline failed to immediately grab my attention. While the spark was present in their initial meeting, the connection lacked substance and didn’t really ignite much beyond some lust-fueled scenes. What I did like was the mystery of the falsified communications and delayed shipments. And, as Gaige and Alec worked to unravel those issues, I finally got to see the tension and bond between the men grow. Once the pace of the plot and romance picked up, so did my interest in the book. Although I figured out the villain fairly early, I enjoyed the intensity and action scenes a lot and appreciated how the relationship shifted as a result.

Writing wise, Dirty Deeds was solid and flowed well. The dialogue fit the characters and there were some good moments of banter between Alec and Gaige. While this certainly wasn’t the most intense or suspense driven romance I’ve read, I did enjoy it enough to continue the series. If you’re looking for less angsty romance with heat and a dose of action, Dirty Deeds is a good choice.

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After reading and enjoying the third book in the Tough Love series, I was more than a bit excited that Alec Drummond (actually I think all three Drummond brothers are getting books) would be one of the heroes in a spin-off series. Alec is Rick’s ex from Guarding Mr. Fine, and also some kind of food/grain/seed supplier billionaire. I’m not totally sure what he does exactly, just that his company is a big player on the international food supply scene and has lots of backdoor hook ups with all the alphabet spy agencies around the world. He’s mega important and a workaholic with control issues.

Gaige Owens has been sent in by Seth Lang and the CIA to infiltrate Alec’s systems and find out what is going on with mysterious shipments being sent to the Doomsday Vault off schedule. Oh, he’s not going in all secretive, Seth pretty much sets him up to get caught and then informs Alec that Gaige is going to be stuck to him like glue until they can figure out what is going on, he just doesn’t give them the whole story. Which means it’s up to Alec and Gaige to find out who is setting Alec up and why.

Gaige the hacker and Alec the billionaire control freak are stuck together against their will at first. Alec doesn’t do relationships and Gaige is still getting over the complete betrayal of his boyfriend/business partner. BUT, they are up for some smokin’ hot, dirty, sexy loving. They move from distrust and suspicion to cuddly lovers pretty quickly, not that I’m complaining…. For a man who doesn’t do relationships Alec falls for the studly computer hacker faster than I expected.  From the way the book started out I kind of expected them to grump and growl at each other longer than they did. I didn’t immediately connect to these characters, but I enjoyed them together and thought they suited each other well. Not too much drama, and just the right amount of sexy times.

I will admit to be slightly confused over the seed storage thing and what Alec does exactly. I also wasn’t sure what the big deal was about off schedule deliveries to the big seed bank. Actually, I didn’t even know seed banks were a thing. I ended up finding that part to be quite interesting the more I learned and by the end and the big showdown it all finally hit me with a big AHA moment about why it was so important.

From what I understand Finn Drummond is up next and I have major grabby hands for his book. I WANT. Dirty Games, releases the week of my birthday in March next year so I’m sure I’ll nabbing that as a present for myself. In the mean time, if you are looking for a fast, sexy, suspenseful read be sure to add Dirty Deeds to your TBR pile. Final Grade- B-

Favorite Quote:
“Not shooting you in my server room when I had the chance was the best decision I’ve ever made.”

3.5 stars
This is an offshoot of a previous series featuring CIA operatives. We met Alec is previous books, but didn't know him terribly well. In Dirty Deeds, Seth (our CIA operative) forces Alec and Gaige to work together leading to unanticipated results.
This was an entertaining story, but I didn't feel like it was the author's strongest effort.
The suspense element of the story was strong and had an edge of the seat element, not to mention a bad guy I wouldn't have expected. But, I struggled to fully buy into the romantic storyline. Gaige and Alec's attraction to each other was believable, but Alec's 180 degree evolution was a little too much.
The Alec we met at the beginning of the book was a standoffish jerk. While I expected his attraction and relationship with Gaige to soften Alec somewhat, things had almost gone too far at the end of the book.
The other thing that had me struggling a little bit is that even though this is a different series, Dirty Deeds was just a little too much like the set of books that came before. The formula works, but I would have enjoyed seeing things a little more "mixed up."
Overall, I enjoyed the book and liked Alec and Gaige together. I'm also curious to see what comes next in the series.

A good read with solid characters and a curious storyline.
Fast paced and easy to read with steamy scenes littered throughout.

The least favorite book in the series thus far. I would like to see more characters development. Hope to see more of them if there are going to be future books.