**I received a copy of Slater's Revenge from Net Galley in exchange for a voluntary and honest review**

Slater's Revenge is the first book by Claudia Shelton that I've read but its actually a continuation of Slater's Leverage by the author. I felt that in order to understand more about Coercion Ten and their hold on Riverfall it would've been recommended to read the first book prior to this one. Because at times I felt very lost. All in all I'd give this book 4 stars for the action packed and plot line that had you guessing all the way to the end.

Josh Slater goes back home to Riverfall and the only woman he's ever loved Mackenzie at the request of his boss and leader of OPAQUE. He and Macki left after he found out what his father did to her parents and now she's been targeted by CT which will use everything they have on her to get her Uncle Drake. After several cryptic texts to Macki it will take everything to keep her safe from those high ranking officials even his own love that never stopped for her.

Mackenzie Baudin is a heiress running her hotel and even though her uncle has a bodyguard/chauffeur/protector when Drake tells her that Coercion Ten has put her on the top of their hit list, she knows that when Josh arrives they'll have to work together to find the leader of the group. But most of all Trust No one in the city not even the cops. Will Josh and Macki rekindle their love and survive the kidnapping at the end and find the ultimate head boss of CT before it's too late?

Fantastic read! An action packed romantic suspense that kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through. This is a new to me author and she definitely gained a new fan with this one. There's a nice easy flow to her writing and the characters are well developed and intriguing. There's so much going in this book making it difficult to summarize without giving anything away. I'll just say you don't want to miss Mackenzie and Josh's second chance story as they fight through the ghosts of the past while dealing with the real threats of the now. I highly recommend this one.

Wow! My first book by Claudia Shelton but not my last! Full of suspense and romance. Loved it!

I received an arc from Netgalley. Wow, this was an action packed romance with an old flame twist. The author does a great job of drawing you in to Mackies love for the hardened Slater.

This book has lots of twists and turns and leaves you with questions still at the end about who is In charge of CT.

I definitely can’t wait to read the next book in this series. Mitches story sounds like it may be an interesting read. 5 stars.

What a fantastic read this book is and kept me flipping those pages! The suspense was over the top.
Josh Slater is a man of many talents, which you read in the blurb on the book. His boss sends him on a special assignment, one that is the last thing he would ever want in his life. Returning to his hometown. The bad guys here at known as CT, CT has found a new way to get what they want, leverage. They find something that is near and dear to the person they want to bend and go after them. In this case it's his bosses niece Macki.
Macki is a retired cop in Slater's hometown, leaving the force to do, let's say optional work. Her parents were killed in a plane crash and her Uncle is all she has. Josh is sent in to 24/7 protect Macki, which she hates with a passion. Macki owns a hotel, she lives in the penthouse and has all the resources for protection she needs, or thinks she does. What she doesn't need or want is Josh.
As soon as Josh comes into town things escalate, there is friction between the police department high ups and Josh. Macki's trying her best to keep things running smooth and after one too many close calls now takes serious the threats from CT. Again things heat up, Josh is struggling with his own demons about being back home. Doing his best to deal with threats and protect Macki. Macki is a tough nut, I really liked her. She's got moxy out her wazoo.
There are so many twists an turns in this book, it will make your head spin and you won't want to miss one single word. Nothing in the book is as it seems and there's a few "aha" moments as well.
So many "damn I didn't see that one" and when it ended, I wanted more. Not because it didn't end well, I wanted to read more. Macki and Josh were great characters. The plot was twisted sister and the book just had a great flow.
I'm waiting for the next one. This is a must read. Take a bow Miss Claudia, this one knocked my socks off.
In the interest of being purposely vague and random, yes I was. On purpose. Too much gives away too much of the story. Just walk right into it.

**advanced copy from NetGalley and Entangled for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own**

The story has potential. The right bones are there, but it has a B-Movie quality to it that needs some brushing up, such as lines like “Leave me. Save yourself.” I’m not quite sure how a rich and presumably prominent hotel owner actively involved in that work is able to pretend to be a prostitute. Lots of things like that detracted from the story, but it was still an interesting read.