I really enjoyed this book. Fast-paced and sexy. Justice is a kick-a$$ woman working with her adoptive family to better the world for females. Sandy is her sweet,sexy, kick-a$$ former solider match. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

Starts off okay - but the story line becomes hard to follow. First the characters are in the US then in Jordan - and flashing back and forth with no real stream that makes sense.

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This is a fast paced romantic thriller kind of book.

We have Justice as the main character but we also hear the story from Sandesh# point of view which is nice.

Overall I liked both characters but I felt the romance between them came too fast. They were attracted to eachother from the start which is fine, but from then on they are just super in love. I prefer to have romances that build up a little bit slower over more time to make it more believeable.

This story deals with dark topics such as rape and sex slaves and war, which is not something i normally enjoy reading but it was nice to try to read something else.
However i feel like the mic between heavy explicit sex scenes and very dark topics were a little bit odd.

I still cant quite make up my mind about this book, I read it super quickly and i enjoyed it but at the same time i didnt. Maybe thats because its so far from what i normally enjoy reading.

I would recommend this book to peeple who loves fast paced action type of books with romance and a bit of serious undertones.

I want to thank Netgalley for giving me a free ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Band of Sisters #1, New author, New series, New addiction. I love the idea that this group of vigilantes is to protect women and women's rights and is predominantly women. Their name is a little comic book-ish, The League of Warrior Women, and reminds me of a mix of X-Men's Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (or as it was renamed Xavier Institute for Higher Learning) except without the superpowered mutants and Batman's League of Assassins except good guys. Justice is a twinless twin, her twin Hope was murdered in front of her. Shortly after that Justice was saved from the twisted pervert by Mukta Parish, a woman who herself was saved from a bad situation and has devoted her life to protecting woman from men who hurt them and give them a chance to do something with their life and their anger. She created the school as a front for her League, she adopts girls who are in need and gives them a purpose a way seek vengeance and protect others. Justice has a strong sense of justice especially when it comes to her sister's murderer, she has been looking forward to avenging her sister's death and now she finally has the chance.

The Brothers Grim are the leaders of a white slavery ring and one of them is the man who murdered Hope. Everything is finally coming together, Justice and the League have the plan all set up to take out both the brothers at the same time effectively cutting the snakes head from the body. Only one little problem there is a mole in Justice's unit and it could be any one. Mukta finds a way in for Justice but that means using a non-profit organization, International Peace Team, as a cover. Justice can't trust her team so Mukta creates a cover story and Justice leaves with IPT to Jordan.

Sandesh saw first hand what war does to civilians so when he left the military he started IPT as a way to help the victims of war, he brings in former soldiers and puts their knowledge and talents to use helping refugees. Only problem is that he is lacking in the funds to really help. When Parish Industries calls out of the blue and offers their help Sandesh thinks his prayers are answered all he has to do is escort the PR person around Jordan so she can get a feel for how things are going.

It's lust at first sight for Sandesh and Justice. Justice pushed all his buttons good and the bad, but past all the bluntness and the not-so-subtle innuendos Sandesh sees Justice for the strong, intelligent, and beautiful woman she is and to help her, her family and all the people taken by white slavers he's willing to go along with their plan. Sandesh gives Justice another view point and his calm laid back manner helps her keep her cool and balances out her act first think later habit.

Overall, this was a great read. It has action, romance, humor, and everything a reader like me enjoys. It was well written, well paced, and great active setting the ending was a little predictable though. I love the diversity of the characters and look forward to the other sisters books.

This bad-ass band of sisters plays for keeps.

She's ready to start a war
Justice Parish takes down bad guys. Rescued from the streets by the world-renowned Parish family, she joined their covert sisterhood of vigilante assassins. Her next target: a sex-trafficking ring in the war-torn Middle East. She just needs to get close enough to take them down...

He just wants peace
Sandesh Ross left Special Forces to found a humanitarian group to aid war-torn countries. But saving the world isn't cheap. Enter Parish Industries and limitless funding, with one catch— their hot, prickly PR specialist', Justice Parish. Their chemistry is instant and off-the-charts. But when Justice is injured and her cover blown, Sandesh has to figure out if he can reconcile their missions. With danger dogging their every move, their white-hot passion can change the world— if it doesn't destroy them first.

Review:

What an interesting premise for this story, with the matriarch taking in these mostly girls and turning them into spy's and assassins to go after the bad guys. Now, each of these people has issues, which includes Justice. It makes her act impetuously and almost gets herself and Sandy killed. Sandesh is just about the most stand-up character you can get in a book, plus the looks to go with it. Justice and Sandy are opposites in a lot of ways, but have an undeniable chemistry. I liked them together, just I liked Justice a little more because she came off as a little more dimensional. The sexy times are very steamy and well-written. There is a lot of action and violence in the story. The Author did a good job creating the suspense of who was the mole in Justice's family. I was guessing until the reveal. I am very intrigued by Justice's siblings and cannot wait to read about them.

This first book by this Author and the first in the series was very engaging and had me reading wanting to know how it would end.

4Stars
*I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book provided by the publisher.*

Unfortunately, I did not like this book. I had high hopes as it was an interesting story-line, however, the writing was lacking and the characters were weak and incompetent (especially Justice).

What can I say about this book to accurately describe it? I loved it. One of my favorite books of this year. Justice is more than just a character but a true heroine. Her name fits her. The characters in this book are more than that. They feel like you are reading about real people. It's full of action and adventure. Love and romance. The League of Warrior Women are a fierce group fighting human trafficking. Justice meets Sandesh and there are explosions that have nothing to do with war. How had a gun-wielding assassin, a smart -ass vigilante with a nose for trouble and a yearning for intrigue, capture his heart so completely? You have to read this amazing book to find out. I was honored to receive this book from Net Galley for a honest review. 5+ stars from me.

I Am Justice is an intense, emotional Romantic Suspense romance that will have you flipping pages quickly. Action packed, yes, but this story is more than it appears on the surface. There are reasons why Justice and Sandesh act as they do and that underlying story is full of pain, the kind that can last a lifetime or change a life. As one of the adopted daughters in the influential, wealthy Parish family Justice has an intense and important job, again on the surface. What she and her siblings do beyond their jobs is vitally important, if not totally lawful. Justice will pit herself against very dangerous men in order to protect others. Sandesh will do all he can to help those who are victims in the war torn Middle East, and other countries where war has destroyed lives. At times their missions coincide, at other times they are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Through it all they will be drawn closer to each other, in a world where falling in love can be deadly.

I was quickly drawn into this vivid and deadly world. There may be some triggers in this story as rape, torture are mentioned. The sex traffic trade is alive and flourishing all over the world, that is a known fact. In this Romantic Suspense we’ll get a first hand look at the damage done to the victims, and discover outsiders who have the compassion, the will, the money… and the need for revenge to make a difference. It is a painful, emotional story at times but it is also a romance between perhaps unlikely people that fit right and works well together. If you enjoy Romantic Suspense in a fast paced, action filled romance then you’ll want to pick up this first story in the Band of Sisters series. I Am Justice will leave you with a satisfactory reading experience and a lot to think about.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

The Band of Sisters series is off to a great start with the first book - I Am Justice.

Justice and Sandesh are strong, compelling characters that easily draw readers in to their story and ensure that readers want to get to know them, they have great chemistry and a relationship that is full of intense chemistry, sizzling attraction, smoldering passion and is a very turbulent one that is full of emotional turbulence that adds depth to the characters and also has readers empathizing with them.

Suspense and anticipation builds throughout the story with lots of twists and turns that keeps readers on the edge of their seat while keeping the characters in a series of dangerous events during a mission that includes lots of thrills and excitement including explosions.

The author certainly made it easy for me to picture each and every scene of the story and she brought her characters to vivid life and while I enjoyed the story from beginning to end, I am still wondering if this series if for me, though I am not sure why, the only thing I can think of is that some of the story seems to move at a slower pace which is really surprising since there is lots of action happening (this could totally be on me and not the author), so while I recommend giving this book a try, I will have to wait until the second book to make my final judgement.

There's just so much going on here I'm not sure where to start. Justice, the heroine of the title, is one member of a team of women fighting to right wrongs against women everywhere. All of them were ‘recruited’ after being rescued from abuse as children and adopted by their foundation's wealthy owner.

Chasing down a pair of human traffickers who killed her biological sister, Justice has to partner up with Sandesh, a former soldier now running a humanitarian mission helping rescue ISIS brides in Jordan. From the refugee camps of Jordan to the exclusive campus of the foundation to the violent druglord-controlled territories of Mexico, the two have to learn to trust and work together even while hunting down a traitor.

Justice is a very contradictory character. Though we are told she is Choctaw Indian, she neither acknowledges her heritage in any traditional ways nor experiences any racism aimed at herself. The closest she gets to even ‘seeming' non-white to me is when she tells one of her white team-mates to check her privilege. Frankly, she could have been a white girl with dark hair and eyes, and claiming her as Choctaw feels like a poor attempt to get racial inclusivity points.

Similarly, I have absolutely no idea why Sandesh had a name of subcontinental origin. He's described as being white and blond-haired. The origin of his name was never once mentioned or questioned, which seemed odd. I'd have asked.

I think the author has fallen into the trap of too much telling and not enough showing. We are told at the beginning that Justice doesn't like any man except her family but she has sexual chemistry with Sandesh and starts propositioning him straight away. She tells him they can never do more than casual sex, which he accepts, but is it really a surprise that by the end of the book there had been a marriage proposal?

For the first book in a series, there are too many characters, too much backstory and just way too much going on. The main villain was nothing more than a caricature even when we entered his PoV, with vague motivations and unclear objectives.

There is a lot of violence in this book for one classified as a romance, a lot of dark stuff including childhood and sexual abuse. Trauma is one thing dealt with properly, including PTSD, though the fact that absolutely nobody was getting any sort of therapy seemed unrealistic and impractical too.

At the end of the day, this is confused, conflicting and unrealistic. I couldn’t get into it at all, Justice seemed too good to be true, and though I quite liked Sandesh I never felt we really got to know him. I can’t give it more than two stars.

DNF at 37%

I think I was misled by the cover into thinking this was Urban Fantasy.

Justice is an operative for a secret group called the League which avenges abused women. The League is unusual in that it is also a family, of adopted children who have all suffered some form of abuse. Justice saw her own sister Hope murdered in front of her eyes and is determined to avenge her murder.

Whilst chasing the brothers who murdered her sister, who are now trafficking women in Syria, Justice discovers that there is a spy in her small team, someone feeding information about the League to their mortal enemies so she goes on the latest mission alone and in secret, piggy-backing off a new charity being run by former special forces operatives.

Maybe I wasn't in the right mood but this just felt cliche-ridden. I'm fairly sure I know who the spy is, Justice seems fine with killing bad guys, until she kills one of the men who killed her sister, then she starts to feel remorse - WTF? She's a caricature and unlikable. Also, in two missions she has screwed up twice - not much of a super secret operative!

It's an easy read but I felt it was too predictable, I'd read something similar many times before and I had a sneaking suspicion that the ex-army guy would end up saving poor little Justice who would degenerate into a hapless girl. I could be wrong but it had that feel.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

This is a fast-paced romantic thriller.

Justice belongs to a powerful organization that focuses on eliminating sex-trafficking rings. She is an undercover, trained assassin on a mission.

Sandesh is an ex-op devoted to advancing his charitable foundation. He starts working with the Justice's family organization and soon their lives become entangled.

The story is action packed. I found the characters to be likeable but too compulsive at times. The romance was developed too fast too soon. Generally, I prefer romances to grow at a lower pace or what some people call a "slow burn".

The story is told from alternating points of view and dealt with dark matters such as rape, sex trafficking, and torture.

I recommend the book to readers of romantic suspense.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via Netgalley

Trigger warnings: death of children, torture, human trafficking, graphic violence, rape

A woman out for revenge – or Justice (haha, aren’t I hilarious?) – and an ex-soldier looking to save the world? Sign me up! While there were some hiccups, on the whole, this book definitely worked for me.

Justice is one of a group of sisters adopted by a rich, reclusive woman. The Parish family uses a school and various other businesses to mask that they’re actually a vigilante organization aimed at protecting women. Due to the experiences of many of these women, most of them – including Justice – have a pretty big chip on their shoulders in regards to men, even though one of Justice’s closest “sisters” is Tony, a Philadelphia-born man who was adopted into the family in his teens. To the outside world, Justice is the public relations specialist for the Parish businesses, but Justice’s current focus is on rescuing women and children from human trafficking – and this mission is personal. She’s finally within reach of the brothers at the head of a worldwide cartel, when suddenly all her years-long plans are thrown into disarray when they move their meeting to Jordan, a country the Sisterhood has no resources in. Not only does it set Justice scrambling to form a new plan, but it also raises questions about whether there’s a traitor within the organization.

“She was usually more successful at hiding her feelings, but a high-pressure situation—you know the kind where you Jack-be-nimbled your momma’s executive assistant, barged into a business meeting, and eye-appraised-seduced-and-fucked a total stranger, had her off her game.”


Enter Sandesh Ross, head of an international humanitarian organization staffed by discharged military personnel. Sandesh doesn’t view his work as a form of redemption as he doesn’t believe his actions during his military career were wrong, it’s just that he and other ex-soldiers have certain abilities – they’re well-organized and calm in emergency situations – that are perfect for responding to emergency humanitarian situations and helping the victims become self-sufficient again. Justice being Justice, one of the first things she does is question his wisdom in having a bunch of ex-military loose cannons in stressful situations (pot, meet kettle!). Between the rabid misogyny of the bad guys and the overwhelming misandry of the Parish family, Sandesh felt like pretty much the only character in the book with his head on straight.

“No. Men started the war. I’m just defending my sisters.”
“Men? Not me. I didn’t start this war. You dragged me into it.”
He had her there. “But you’re a good man; why not fight bad ones?”
His lips pressed together then relaxed. “Because I’ve tried that way. Tried it until I didn’t recognize myself. And that’s not my job anymore. There has to be more than that, Justice. That can’t be my only choice.”


So, as you can see, I had some initial issues with Justice (I prefer my prickly female vigilantes to have more equal opportunity trust issues) but she grew on me. The fact that she’s a PR consultant was pretty unbelievable, as she’s unfailingly snarky, blunt and short on patience. However, she’s also deeply loyal and has a strong moral core, even if she’s mostly motivated by her own anger and need for revenge. As she works with Sandesh more, she gains a new view of her work and her family, and her growth, though painful, was well done. The pacing was quick and snappy, though it bogged down a bit during some middle chapters where Justice was investigating the potential traitor in the family. The author also uses a lot of chapters to break up scenes – there are 77! in this book – and I found that choppy at times. The POV alternated between Justice, Sandesh, and one of the bad guys. I honestly didn’t care for the bad guy’s POV and wish it hadn’t been included. While the suspense plot was highly unbelievable in some places, I still enjoyed it very much.

My main issue was Justice’s immediate attraction and insta-lust for Sandesh, especially given her not-so-stellar views of men in the beginning of the book. I’m not a fan of insta-anything, though, and I thought the development of the relationship as the book continued was well done. I especially loved that she found Sandesh’s deep love for his mother sexy, and I thought it also emphasized just how important family was to her. Justice isn’t shy about her sexuality, and I also liked that part of the relationship, though for whatever reason the sex scenes themselves weren’t that steamy for me.

Overall, though, I think this is a successful first entry in a new series. I’m very much looking forward to seeing what happens with Justice’s sisters and how they will change the shape of the Parish organization. If you like kickass heroines and action-packed suspense, this book is for you!

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

I Am Justice was an interesting read- it had parts that made me not want to put the book down & then parts that just didn't seem to work. I felt a little lost & actually went to check out the author thinking maybe I had missed earlier books in the series. I Am Justice is the first book in the Band of Sisters though.

I will check out the next book in the series because overall I enjoyed the book. Hopefully it will be a little less confusing.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

I had to sleep on this review because I did not want to be unfair since I actually loved the plot but when you look at this book it is basically a heroine that is borderline psycho and a hero that is good but not great . There is a LOT of action but it seemed that almost anytime they were not fighting/fleeing for their lives we had to stop and have sex to the point they became redundant and I just scanned through those scenes.

There is a lot of preaching about non-violence while being very violent (that had me scratching my head) and if you look closely all we have done here is taken one of the hundreds of alpha-male, testosterone driven series and reversed the gender which is not a bad thing but at the end of the day we really saw nothing new.

The plots/subplots and red herrings just got old and when it was done I enjoyed the overall story but I won't be getting the next one sadly. Basically if you removed the parts with sex and blowing stuff up you don't even have a book so 3 Stars for not boring me and having a decent plot but no more for taking a good plot and beating it into submission.

Justice Parish was rescued from a life on the streets and potentially being sold into a human trafficking ring, if not outright killed, when she was a little girl. Justice was welcomed into a secret sisterhood of assassins knows as The League. Their mission is to help others like Justice who are unable to stand up for themselves. To take down the people who prey upon women and children. Justice, particularly, wants revenge against the men who killed her sister. After a botched job, the men Justice is looking for run to an area where her family has no jurisdiction.

Former Special Forces, Sandesh Ross, left that life behind and and started a non-profit to help countries torn apart by war. Acting as Parish Industries' PR rep, Justice sees Sandesh's group as a means of getting close to achieving her goal. But it seems like luck is not on her side when once again she encounters problems with the job. Only this time, Sandesh and his group have become part of the collateral damage. To make things right, Justice will have to figure out where the problems keep coming from, which leads her to an undeniable fact: someone within The League is a traitor. Together with Sandesh, they'll suss out who's behind their run of bad luck, that is, if their attraction to one another doesn't overtake everything else.

The premise of this series sounds like something that is right up my alley. A group of kicka** women assassins? What's not to love. It's probably why, despite what I feel is a rocky start, that I'll give the next book in this series a chance.

The problems I encountered while reading was just the fact that the pieces felt like they always didn't fit right together. Jumping from one scene to another, or in Justice's case from one emotion to another, sometimes felt a little messy. Readers are pretty much thrown into the middle of the ongoing operation. The League and Justice's own backstories are built up all while Justice is running around trying to figure out the traitor as well as come up with a strategy to finally get her revenge. I feel like we could have benefited from a prologue.

Also, the idea that the traitor is someone within The League should be a punch to the gut. I mean these are women who have adopted each other as family. They are sisters, but we don't see much of the tight bonds, therefore the reveal of who has been leaking information doesn't have quite the impact as it should have, for me anyway. I wanted a little more time given to show me the sisterhood between these women and their "mother".

The romance between Justice and Sandesh was surprising for me in a number of ways. Namely, I was pretty surprised by how graphic the sex was. I'm not a prude by any means, but I suppose I wasn't thinking this book, in my opinion, would border on erotica. I kept waiting for it to cross over that line just a little bit, but it doesn't. I went back and forth about Sandesh and Justice's relationship at times, like previously mentioned, things felt messy. Like from one scene to the next things just didn't fit right. But then another scene would flow nicely and I would wish the story could build more from these moments rather than the choppiness of the other moments.

To be fair, Justice, and readers, are dropped in the middle of a crisis, of sorts. Justice has lived her life in The League never questioning always doing. Well, starting with the first botched job, Justice starts to see some tears in the fabric of The League. She starts to see things she either didn't want to see or acknowledge before, or genuinely didn't notice. Now, everyone has the potential to be a suspect. I can't fault some of the narrative for feeling discombobulated because that's exactly what Justice is feeling as she looks at her sisters with doubt. I think Justice's story could have possibly been served better as the second or third book in the series for the main reason that it would have given readers a chance to learn about The League and possibly form their own conclusions. Then I guarantee the punch of betrayal would have been strongly felt.

As it stands, however, I love the premise. I loved the glimpses of the various sisters and groups, I want to hear all of their stories. I will be reading the next book because I genuinely want to be better acquainted with this world and this secret organization. A fair warning, this book doesn't shy away from some unsavory descriptions of human trafficking, sex trafficking, rape, torture. I'm not sure if the other stories will be as descriptive and oftentimes intense, but there were a few difficult passages to read.

Intriguing!

A complex story with many twists, turns, surprises, suspense and sexiness.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

This was a good read. Justice is determined to bring 'justice' to the men who killed her sister. Now her family is extensive and she is an assassin, but she remembers when her biological sister was murdered. Sandesh is a good man. He did his time as a soldier and now needs to keep busy to feel useful.

The two of them together bring lots of fireworks. I felt so bad for Justice that she was being betrayed. I will admit that the author threw me on who the bad guys used to furhter their agenda. I also liked how the author did a great job of shedding light on human trafficking. Overall, this was a good book and I will read more from this author!

It was a 4/5 for me.




Thank you to the publisher for the review copy of this book. I received this book in exchange for an honest review and the opinions stated above are 100% mine.

I requested this book after noticing it was the first in a new series. I have never read this author before (unless she has an alias I don't know) which I thought it was great since I want to try new to me authors. Second, it was the description. Who doesn't want to read about assassins?

Justice has to go undercover by herself after her adopted mother tells her there is a traitor amongst her siblings. Justice doesn't want to believe it but goes on mission anyways as ordered. Sandesh for his part is having trouble having people take his mission seriously and when the Parish family offers to help him he, although suspicious, can't say know. After all the Parish family is known and respected worldwide.

This book is 77 chapters of pure adrenaline, suspense, sexiness, and suspicion. I couldn't put it down from the first page to the last. I was sure I had the traitor pegged but then I'd second guessed myself and change my mind again and so on and guess what! I never had it. I was so shocked.

I liked the writing style and the characters and the plot and twists. This book had me at the edge of my seat from beginning to end and I can't wait for the next book. This is definitively a series I'll get behind on and await every one of the releases if they are this good.

Justice Parish is a skilled assassin whose goal in life is to take down sex traffickers and rescue the women who have been forced into prostitution. She is part of a close-knit, adoptive family of (mostly) women who have similar goals. Together these women work together as an extended but cohesive family of trained operatives. The problem is that one of Justice’s siblings has decided to betray her – betray the family – and throw in his or her lot with the sex-traffickers. Justice’s life is in danger, but she won’t stop until she completes her mission and unmasks the traitor.

Sandesh Ross, who is ex-Special Forces, has turned his attention from war to humanitarian efforts in war-torn countries. His efforts to help abused and exploited women runs parallel to Justice’s strategy to save the women and bring down the sex-traffickers. Justice joins Sandesh’s humanitarian efforts in Syria as her cover to go after the sex-traffickers. When everything that could possibly go wrong goes wrong, Justice and Sandesh find themselves battling for their lives as they try to figure out who has betrayed them.

Oh, and Justice and Sandesh also fall in love.

I AM JUSTICE is a very fast-paced and thrilling novel. It’s definitely a romantic thriller. The love story between Justice and Sandesh is very compelling. And the sex scenes are steamy. The chapters are jam-packed with action. Justice’s character changes and grows throughout the novel. Aside from some unanswered/unresolved backstory for some of the main characters and some plot holes, I enjoyed reading I AM JUSTICE. Though I will admit that I was more interested in Justice’s mission to bring down the sex-traffickers than I was in her romance with Sandesh. That’s probably because I really enjoy novels about kick-ass women doing kick-ass things.