Gabriela Marquez came to her parents’ homeland of Venezuela to help its people. Working undercover for the CIA as Sister MarÃa, a Franciscan nun, she spends long days at the mission, giving food to the poor, helping the sick-and keeping a close watch on local drug trafficking. When a violent raid makes her a hostage together with two American journalists, she finds herself the prisoner of the … very cartel she’s been spying on. Fortunately for the journalists-but not so luckily for her captors-Sister MarÃa is not what she seems to be. Hiding behind her nun’s habit, Gabriela puts her training to use to ensure the hostages’ survival.Dylan Cruz spent the better part of a decade with Seal Team Six, ridding the world of scum. Now an operative with Cobra International Security, he’s sent to Venezuela with a small team to gather intel for a hostage rescue. Against all expectations, he gets valuable information from one of the hostages-a beautiful young nun. Sister MarÃa of the Gorgeous Brown Eyes puts R-rated thoughts in his mind, thoughts he has no business thinking. Then again, he always figured he’d end up in hell.When the rescue fails, Dylan finds himself trapped in hostile territory with lovely Sister MarÃa. Together, they go underground to reach the Colombian border, but Sister MarÃa is full of secrets-and enticing surprises. Beneath that shapeless, gray habit is a woman whose abilities-and passions-are a match for Dylan’s. As the desire between them ignites, what should have been a straightforward mission of evade-and-escape turns into a fight for survival against a murderous cartel boss who wants them both dead.
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Another fantastic gripping book by Pamela Clare. This one has it all, action, suspense, cartels, danger, poverty, hunger, torture and top notch sexual passion. Characters are so personal. Real. One of the best in the Cobra series.
I love this author’s kick arse heroines. Sister Maria was not what she seemed as Dylan would soon find out.
I was glued to this book and couldn’t wait for each chapter to continue the story. Plenty of action and heartstopping moments.
I also learned various Spanish swearwords lol.
Great plot and wonderful characters, I highly recommend this book.
5 stars
Gabriela is a CIA agent undercover as a nun in Venezuela. She works in a mission feeding the poor and spying on a drug cartel. While protecting a journalist and her photographer from the Andes Cartel, they all get taken. Dylan is a former SEAL but now works for Cobra International Security and is one of the guys sent on recon to where three American hostages are held. But when it goes sideways, Dylan and Gabriela are on their own running from the cartel. Dylan was burned once by a woman but the second he sees Gabriela, he knows she’s special but he believes she’s a nun so that’s a big no no. They must get to Colombia before the cartel gets to them first.
Great story with action and sex. Two people trying to escape a drug cartel and fight their feelings toward each other. Another story with will take you away from all that’s happening.
* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for NetGalley *
I really enjoyed this story. Dylan and Gabriela both have secrets and layers, and some awful circumstances brought them together. They both need to trust each other and themselves to get off of so many radars that’s it’s hard to figure out which end is up or who to believe. But I’d they want to survive, they’ll have to work together to make it out of the mess they’re in, and if they happen to find serious attraction and maybe even love along the way, then maybe it’s all been worth the stress and worry.
I didn’t realize until I started this book that it’s part of a series, but that didn’t keep me from knowing all of the important players, nor did I find myself lost among subplots. There were a few “Spanish” words that aren’t truly Spanish, but the author was close enough to the actual word that it didn’t bother me too much. Overall, she provided a very good read that kept me on my toes from start to finish.
I absolutely love a heroine who can kick some serious butt. While Gabriela is young and newish to her job, I loved how brave, calm and steady she was in the face of danger. I am so happy the author gave her more of a role in the danger scenes as well. I wanted to see her in action and I got that.
Gabriela being tough did not take away from Dylan being just as tough. I enjoyed seeing how Dylan and his team worked together to stakeout and rescue. I thought the author did a great job of making that an exciting part of the story.
I thought Gabriela and Dylan were a great match. I didn’t particularly like their first intimacy together only because it felt a bit cold. Dylan has betrayal in his past and that worked heavily in his approach to his interest in Gabriela. It did make sense to his character.
Each book has the same vibe with exciting plots while still being unique to themselves. I don’t feel like I am reading the same book over and over. I’m really enjoying this whole series and hope there are many more to come.
This is the fourth book in this fascinating series by Ms. Clare. Dylan Cruz, former SEAL, and members of the Cobra Elite are setting off on a secret mission to Venezuela. Two Americans and a nun have been taken hostage and the Americans are being held for ransom. Gabriela Marquez “aka Sister Maria Catalina” has been working undercover for the CIA and as a “nun” may be able to protect the hostages. The action is non-stop as Dylan and his team set up a rescue, but things don’t always go as planned. He and Sister Maria will need to fight for their lives and make their way to safety. After Dylan realizes that Sister Maria is actually Gabriela, there is no stopping the red-hot attraction. As danger follows them, Dylan can count on Gabriela to have his back. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)