Abducted while on a business trip to Europe, Tallie Grant quickly realizes she’s a commodity to be sold—and there’s no way out. Determined not to surrender to the man who buys her, she’ll soon discover he’s not what he seems. Mercenary Brett Wheeler has one task: infiltrate a human trafficking operation and get as much information as possible. But when Tallie takes her turn on the auction block, … auction block, Brett risks his cover to free her—by bidding to win.
Someone watches from the shadows, determined to reclaim his thwarted prize. And when he does, Brett will need all his skills to find sweet Tallie again—before she’s gone forever.
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OMG, Lynn Raye Harris has a new one and it looks HOT! I know what I’m reading tonight!
A Harrowing Romance
I loved it all, the way Brett used his gut instincts, the brightness that was Tallie. They went through more than anyone can imagine.
Tallie is unique with heterachromia which made her a target for human trafficking, and kept this a page turning, edge of your seat read mostly. Then there’s the chemistry that makes the pages smokin’.
Excellent fast-paced read and now I’m ready for Colt’s romance in this series.
All are stand alones, but you’ll be hooked to the whole series after reading one.
Hot and steamy suspense with a truly swoon-worthy hero. Grab this one!
I’m a sucker for heroes undercover!
Lynn Raye Harris is back! The story in this one is utterly compelling!
A new Black Bandits novel from Lynn Raye Harris. If you’re looking for steam, suspense and action this is for you!
I really enjoyed this romantic suspense story because I love reading about military men who are dedicated to justice and will do whatever it takes to get the job done. It also helps that they’re fun toting Alpha hotties in excellent physical condition! Brett served his time with Uncle Sam and is now a member of Ian Black’s group of mercenaries who are working undercover to break up a human trafficking operation. The events of one night will change Brett’s future and the future of the young woman he bids on and saves. As Brett and Tillie take a circuitous route back to the states while staying one step ahead of the human traffickers both characters open their hearts to each other and make an emotional connection that won’t be easily broken. Ms. Harris is well known for her smartly paced and well developed military style adventures that are loaded with steamy sexual tension and romance. I can’t wait to find out more about Brett’s boss, Ian Black, who has been a recurring character in Lynn’s books for quite a while now. Trust me, this is a very satisfying read.
Black Tie by Lynn Raye Harris. Brett and Tallie story. This is book 2 and let’s say that Lynn didn’t disappoint. This story is full of mystery and suspense. When Brett saw Tallie for the first time he was undercover dealing with a very real subject sex trafficking. He thought she was a teenager and he wanted to protect her so he bought her. Now he hff as to get her home which takes t hff employees on a journey. But once he gets to know her, t hff e attraction between the two of them is fire. To see t hff employees both find love was excitingly. I really enjoyed this story and continued glimpses of Ian and his men. I see a love match in the making. Bring on Colt.
I have mad love for the Black’s Bandits series after only 2 books. First of all we have time with Ian Black. Add in the fact that he has some of the best men working for him, and I’m all in with this book.
Tallie Grant is abducted while on a business trip in France and is put up for auction to the highest bidder. Brett Wheeler is working undercover to try and put the end to a human trafficking operation, when he sees Tallie and knows he has to save her…no matter the cost. I will be honest; I pretty much fell for Brett Wheeler right then and there.
While I hated the way Tallie and Brett met, I absolutely loved their journey together. Brett and Tallie absolutely seemed to get each other pretty much from the beginning. I knew they had each found their person pretty much from the beginning. The suspense elements in this book kept me on the edge of my seat pretty much until the end. I love a book that keeps me guessing when there are elements of suspense and Black Tie did that in spades. Add in the super hot chemistry between Tallie and Brett, and any time we get with Ian Black, and Black Tie was the total package.
Black Tie was like catnip to me. I love a good romantic suspense book, and Lynn Raye Harris does an amazing job each and every time. I highly recommend the Black Bandits series as well as the Hostile Operations series of books to anyone who love romantic suspense books.
Rating: 4 Stars (B+)
Review copy provided by publisher
The characters in this book made me want to continue the series.
Brett and Tallie connect on a level they have never connected with anyone else in their lives. These two keep you turning pages to see what will happen next or if anything will happen. Brett swore he would never get involved with another woman but here she is and yes he’s in over his head.
Brett Stone Wheeler is undercover at a human trafficking auction and who does he bit one million dollars on, none other than Miss Tallulah Margaret Grant who he thinks is about 17 and still has her V card. Ian Black is set on freeing every one of these ladies that wants to be freed.
This book is heartbreaking and heartwarming as we go from Tallie being kidnapped to Brett rescuing her and taking her home to Williamsburg, Virginia only for her to be kidnapped again. But this time when he finds her and he will find her, he intends to tell her just how he feels about her and hope she feels the same about him.
This series is exciting with all kinds of mystery, mayhem and romance with some taking out of the bad guys. I can’t wait to read book #3 in this series because they just keep getting better.
Brett and Tallie…
Book 2 in the Black’s Bandit’s series was just as amazing as the first book and honestly just as awesome as every single book Lynn Raye Harris has written, I love the way she write romantic suspense and the Black Bandit series has that extra something gritty with Ian’s group being able to bend the rules, break the rules and make up their own rules!!! okay so seriously Ian Black has no rules lol but he and his guys get the job done one way or another, oh and look they get the girl too…lol
Brett is undercover at an exclusive auction and not just any auction this one is where the richest sickest a..holes buy woman…
Tallie was on a buying trip for her mother’s interior design business in France, and not for the first time she’d done this before but the difference this time was Tallie was flying solo and she was loving it… right up until the moment she was kidnapped.
Talk about heart-stopping action from beginning to end and wow the descriptive writing had me on the edge of my seat and feeling like I was right there with them.
The way Tallie describes wanting to yodel in the snow was funny.
I really loved the side story bits that will link in with future books I was left feeling satisfied and intrigued about what’s to come…
Fantastic!
A heartbreaking, but exciting adventure taking you all over Europe and the picturesque mountains of Bavaria.
Out of the ugliness of human trafficking can come the beauty of emotional healing and unexpected love. One of BDI’s Bandits, Brett Wheeler, had endured a very difficult childhood, one that he still suffers nightmares and emotionally scarring memories. Tallie is trying to live her life outside the shadow of her formidable mother and whose influence is worldwide. She just wants to do the work she loves and cultivate her own reputation from her own skills and merit.
Most people don’t understand that there is a very dark side of society. This author has created a story that teaches us just how easily it is for an innocent person to be thrust into the dangerous and ugly machinations that operate in secret all over the world. Unfortunately, not all that goes on end up with a happy ending for those innocent people involuntarily involved, but here, Brett and BDI are heroes!
BDI’s mission is to help the innocent people against the bad people. In this case, the leader of BDI, Ian Black, is determined to eradicate as many of the human traffickers in the world as he can track down. This is where Brett comes in, he is undercover when, unfortunately, he meets Tallie, and the race is on to free her from the sick organization that has her.
Very well written, with scenery and details galore, I enjoyed Brett and Tallie’s travels through some of the most beautiful areas of Europe. I couldn’t put this book down; it gets real exciting from the very beginning and doesn’t let you slow down until the end. I am so looking forward to the next book in this exciting series!
I have to admit that I can’t get enough of Lynn Raye Harris’s books. She is AMAZING at bringing the action, the romantic heat and the flawless details of these hot and fearless men and the brilliant, independent women who eventually fall in love with them. I just one-clicked this brand new release and cannot wait to snuggle up with BLACK TIE and a mug of tea tonight. <3
Black’s Bandits are back, and they take you on a fantastic ride. Lynn Raye Harris always writes lovable and interesting characters. In the second book of this series, Brett Wheeler goes undercover to an auction for trafficked women. A force draws him to Tallie, and he bids on her because he has to save her. Their story has a lot of twists and turns, and Black International comes through. Black Tie is a steamy, suspenseful, exciting story. Lynn Raye Harris keeps you on the edge of your seat, and you get a very satisfying happily ever after! I can’t wait to read more about the rest of the team!
Not sure how Black Tie is the first book I’ve read from Lynn Raye Harris because this is everything I like in my romance. Danger and steam, mystery and feelings. From the first page until the last, I was hooked.
I like Tallie. When forced into the worst of circumstances, she didn’t lose her resiliency or will to overcome. But it was Brett who was really thrown for a loop when he spotted her. There was something about her that called to him. And he just couldn’t let her slip away. Even if it went against his mission.
It was a whirlwind of planning, travel and trying to stay a few steps ahead. All the while there was this attraction that neither Brett or Tallie could deny. The anticipation was bubbling right at the surface and it was only a matter of time before it exploded. And when it did…it left them both breathless. As things started to calm down around them, Brett and Tallie both vow to do what it takes to make things work despite the distance and their hectic schedules.
I really liked the ‘team’ aspect of this book. How the men and women of BDI (Brett’s employer) are like family. Especially since the threat against Tallie that they thought was over actually wasn’t. My heart was racing and I was holding my breath to see how it would all play out. But the biggest shock of all was the unexpected ally that stepped in to help Tallie. Hats off too Lynn Raye Harris for sucking me into this world. I will for sure be on the lookout for the rest of this series.
Lynn Raye Harris I love this series, it is full of suspense and scenes are beautifully described I was there in the Alps with them. I love the characters and the twist, I saw it coming but it was thrilling. This is a real page-turner and it was exiting and entertaining until the end. A hea like always in your books
I loved it.
Once again Lynn Raye Harris weaves a wonderful story with Black Tie:HOT Heroes For Hire:Mercenaries, book #2 in the Black’s Bandits series. This book touches on a present time problem kidnapping and human trafficking.
Tallie Grant who is a unique female with two different colored eyes is taken against her will when she is on a buying trip in Europe and is being sold at an auction
Brett Wheeler a mercenary and a member of Black’s Bandits is at the auction posing as a rich Texan, Brett is there to observe a human trafficking operation. Seeing Tallie on the auction block terrified and desperate, Brett goes against orders and buys Tallie. Now Brett and Tallie are on the run because someone wants Tallie no matter what. The rest of the story is full of attraction, suspence, adventure and love and many of the secondary characters from other books especially Ian Black(can wait for his story!!) I encourage you to get this book to find out what happen to Tallie and Brett, I am sure you will not be disappointed, I wasn’t!
This is such a compelling story. The backstory for Brett about his mother is heartbreaking. But look at what he has become because of his life experiences. And I’m not referring to the mercenary, but the man he is. He has a huge heart that most don’t ever get to see. All they see is the hardness, but they don’t look below the surface. Tallie does.
Although Tallie’s life hasn’t bee easy the last few years, she never expected to be kidnapped and auctioned. No one ever expects that. Lucky for her Brett was there. She is saved from an even more horrible experience, but she doesn’t know that yet.
I like that they took their time to trust each other and get to know one another. Add in things that were not said or were not to be repeated, it made it hard to know for sure if Brett really was a good guy.
Finally, we have Natasha. I’m still trying to figure out this woman. I do not know what her endgame is, but Lord help whoever is in her sights. When it is time for her book, I can’t wait to see who can tame her enough to think about settling down. I don’t know if she will ever settle down, but someone will make her consider it. Only time will tell.
Black Tie by Lynn Raye Harris is the second of the Black Bandits books. Not Ian Blacks’ story, but he is never too far away from helping his agents. So much of media has brought the shameful act human trafficking to the light, this story takes you to the heart of it. Working undercover has brought Brett into the belly of evil but he must risk his mission and his life to save Tallie.
What an incredible story of one woman who finds herself suddenly in a place she never imagined. Nail biting and heart stopping from beginning to end, Well-done with the contrast of the beauty of Venice and Italy as a backdrop for the danger and ugliness of man but also one of attraction and love. Lynn Raye Harris, you out did yourself with Black Tie.
The publisher/author gave me a complimentary ARC of the book which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.