Into the Fury

This was the first book in the author's new BOSS, Inc. series. It is a spinoff of her popular Brodies of Alaska series. Having read and enjoyed books 1 and 3 in that series, I was happily familiar with a few of the secondary characters who popped up in this story. Nick was a particular favorite.

Nick's cousin, Ethan, is the focus of this book. He works personal protection for his family's security firm and has just been assigned to protect several top lingerie models who have received threatening letters. Shortly after starting the assignment, Ethan notices Valentine Hart. He is immediately attracted to her but has his own reasons for avoiding beautiful women...all women really. Valentine is also attracted to Ethan, but she has goals to accomplish, and a relationship would just get in the way. Though she and Ethan set out to avoid each other, Ethan receives a personal request to keep a closer eye on Valentine since she is a close friend of a family member. Ethan takes family seriously and determines to honor the request.

As the danger ramps up with the death of one of the other models, Ethan finds himself needing to be ever closer to Valentine. The more time he spends with her, the more he realizes she doesn't fit the preconceived notions he had about her based on her appearance and profession. Both he and Valentine soon lose the ability to resist each other, and things get downright steamy. The connection between them grows quickly, but the killer is not ready to give up. Just his association with Valentine puts Ethan's life in danger too. In the end, they will both have to fight to survive.

I liked the storyline and the familiar characters. I also enjoyed the secondary storyline involving Dirk and Meg. I'm glad they will be featured in book 2, and I look forward to checking it out.

I received and ARC from Net Galley for review.

While this is technically the first in a new series, it continues with the same feel and extension of characters from previous series- which I love. The mix of suspense and action with the romance makes this a perfect read. Wouldn't we all love to have an Ethan for our own personal body guard? I look forward to each of these books, and can't wait for the next one, continuing Dirk's story!

Love love love Kat Martin!
Val and Ethan's story is one that will grab hold of you and won't let go. Plenty of action in and out of the bedroom. You won't want to miss it!

This installment in the series is a great story of intrigue, family dynamics and the pursuit of riches at any cost. The characters are strong and the secondary characters are well developed. The book does stand alone, but you will find you quickly want to read the rest of the series.

Ethan Brody is hired to protect a group of lingerie models on a cross country tour. One of the models is murdered and now the threats are much more real. Brody is attracted to Valentine Hart, a model on the tour, but he has had enough trouble with women in his life. He soon finds out his perception of Val is not even close to correct. She is as smart as she is beautiful, she is a semester away from being a vet. As they grow closer and their romance heats up the danger increases. This is a fast paced book full of hot romance. Another solid read by Kat Martin.