This is the third book in the Reed Security Series and should be read in order.“I don’t think I’m going to like this.”“Doesn’t matter. You promised you would be nice to me today, so you have to do what I say.”“I don’t think being nice to you equates to doing whatever you say.” “Come on. It’ll be fun,” she said, wiggling her eyebrows up and down.“That’s what Sinner used to say and then we’d end up … down.
“That’s what Sinner used to say and then we’d end up in jail in Mexico.”
“This is me we’re talking about. How bad could it be?”
“If I let you do whatever it is you’re about to do, there are ground rules.”
“Fine, lay it on me.”
“There will be no painting any of my nails or dying my hair. I’m not an experiment for you.”
“It’s nothing like that. I just want to give you a massage. We should try to loosen up your muscles. I bet it would really feel good after doing PT.”
She said it like she wanted to help, but all my d!@k heard was ‘it would feel really good’. There was no way in hell this was a good idea, but I had told her I would be nice to her.
“Fine.”
“Yes! Okay, you go in your bedroom and strip down and put a towel around your waist. Lie on your stomach and I’ll be in as soon as I have all the stuff I need.”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. You didn’t say anything about getting naked or laying on my bed.”
“Are you chicken?”
“Why are you always baiting me?”
“Why are you afraid to lie down on a bed naked and let me touch you?” She asked innocently enough, but I could see the way her eyes trailed down my body momentarily.
“I don’t think this is a good idea.”
“You don’t think anything is a good idea. Now, go do what I said.”
She turned and walked away, leaving me staring where she once stood and wondering how the hell I was going to keep my body under control with her touching me.
“I’ll be ready in five minutes and I’ll be coming in whether you’re ready or not!”
Cazzo has always been the strong man that leads his team into danger and ensures their safety. But when Cazzo is shot protecting Vanessa Adams, he finds himself feeling like half the man that he used to be. When things don’t appear to be getting better with him, Cap takes things into his own hands by forcing him to protect the woman that got him into this mess to begin with.
Vanessa has always been under her father’s thumb, but when the man protecting her is almost killed, she knows that she needs to figure out what’s going on behind her father’s secretive demeanor. After finding herself under Sam’s protection once
again, it becomes more and more difficult to decide if she wants things to move forward with him or if she wants to finally have a life of her own.
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This book has an intense and gripping storyline and characters that provide humor, camaraderie and some very intense moments for the team. There are twists and turns you don’t see coming but keep you captivated.
Vanessa is back in the protection of Reed Security. Her storyline starts in book one of this series Sinner. Her father wants to barter her off to settle a debt, but she runs away to Reed Security. Sam (Cazzo) is assigned to her, but things go wrong and he ends up getting shot and losing the use of his legs and feeling useless and depressed, but Vanessa is back and asking for their help once again. This time she’s helping him to recover and trying to hide from the assassin her father has hired to find and take care of her. They both need to work out their feelings for each other, so what better way than hiding out together and staying out of danger, but will that be enough?
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I loved this! It grabbed me from the first page, kept me til the last and enthralled me in between. Well worth your time to read it.
Not what I expected
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The heroine: Vanessa – Her father is a shady character who offers her hand in marriage in exchange for a debt he owes, so she goes to Reed Security for protection, and specifically requests Cazzo since she has the hots for him.
The Hero(es): Sam Galmacci (a.k.a. Cazzo) – He fell for Vanessa while protecting her for Reed Security and wakes up in the hospital after having been shot. Cazzo is used to being in control and his recovery isn’t going like he wants so he is not a happy camper.
The Story: Cap asks Cazzo to protect Vanessa again though he has doubts about his ability to protect himself much less someone else. I love this series and all the characters, but sometimes I hate books about overcoming adversity like this. Because before the character overcomes, they have to be in the adverse situation for some time, in a static condition.
I couldn’t feel bad for Cazzo because he was too busy feeling bad for himself. Though I know (from experience) that it sometimes takes a while to deal with a medical situation that isn’t progressing how you would like and every person is allowed to dwell in it for a while and do the whole “why me?” thing.
In this case it could have been so much worse and being former military I am sure he has seen much worse. So he was shot and it was a pain in the butt to have to learn to walk again, even more so because it was taking longer than he hoped. But at least he has two legs and he has feeling in them, so he will walk again. Millions of people are worse off.
Don’t get me wrong though. I don’t mind books where the main character is handicapped, blind, deaf, or anything like that. I just like it when they are strong and not in a funk about the situation. Though I do realize people have every right to go through a period like that, I just don’t feel the need to read about it. Though I didn’t want to miss any of the other storylines in this book, so I read on.
It turned out the book was good. Though a very big part of it was about Sam’s troubles getting on his feet again. This book takes place during the same time period and the first two books, Sinner and Cap. So we saw a lot of the same things happen as in those books, but from a different point of view and relative to Cazzo and Vanessa’s lives.
This book was steamier than Cap and Maggie’s tale and I liked the relationship between Sam and Vanessa. Though there were aspects I didn’t like as much. The humor and camaraderie between the guys at Reed Security was there. Which I really like throughout the ser
Cazzo and Vanessa’s story was a page turner that had me on the edge of my seat with all the action and twists in this book. Author Giulia Lagomarsino sure knows how to write an exciting series that feature different couples and their journey to HEA is never easy but so worth reading. Cazzo and Vanessa had incredible chemistry and I enjoyed the witty dialogue, team camaraderie and emotional scenes that will pull at your heart. Looking forward to reading the next book.
Cazzo and Reed Security team are looking after Vanessa.
After she left her life behind as her dad wanted to give her to someone else for payment.
Will Cazzo be able to keep her safe as he is in a wheelchair, will he get out of it a be full again and will she be safe.
Wicked series loving it
Another fantastic book in the Reed Security series. Sam “Cazzo” Galmacci’s story overlaps the previous two books’ (Cap, Sinner) timelines, so if you read them out of order, it won’t make as much sense & you’ll get spoilers. Cazzo & Vanessa are thrown together and Cazzo struggles to adjust and move forward. There is a good balance between the Cazzo & Vanessa’s relationship, and the dangerous intensity of the plot. I love the banter of the guys and their “manly” ways of supporting & motivating Cazzo. These books are like my crack, just need to have more!
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This is the third book in the Reed Security Series and it’s incredible! Cazzo was injured while protecting Vanessa and when she’s in need of help again, he doesn’t feel he’s capable of protecting her. Vanessa and Cazzo’s chemistry is palpable. Their story is filled with drama, suspense, secrets, and chemistry. Highly recommend.
Ansty, grumpy, caring, loving how many way can you describe Cazzo and still not find the right words, until Vanessa yes he was her protection and then in an instant everything changed for both of them. Cazzo made me cry he is truly one of the good guys in life and it was heartbreaking to read his story, beautifully heartbreaking.
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Wow, I always wondered what happened to Cazzo and team in Cap. This book runs in line with Cap, but carries on from their point of view. This book might have some difficult subjects.
I loved Cazzo and Vanessa together, they may of been stuck in some bad situations but they come out in the end. They truly love each other.
4.6 stars
The third book in the Reed Security Series is another high octane read that you want to add to your tbr list. It can be read as a standalone but I recommend reading the books in order. Cazzo was Vanessa’s protector when she first came to Reed Security but he was injured on her detail. When Vanessa is in need of protection again, she returns to the company but Cazzo is having mixed feelings about his ability to actually be able to protect Vanessa. These two are explosive together but will Cazzo’s feelings of insecurity be the thing that holds him back? Can these two forge a relationship together and survive the obstacles that are headed their way? This is one storyline filled with drama, suspense, secrets and pain. I highly recommend this book and the rest of the series. I volunteered to read a copy of this book.
So we saw a little bit of Cazzo and Vanessa in Sinner’s story but man these two are the real deal. Once upon a time Cazzo was a full, bad ass bodyguard and now he is just a shell of who he used to be. Giulia Lagomarsino sure knows how to bring suspense and action with a cup full of sexual tension with these two. Right from the beginning you can see this is more than just an ex-bodyguard protecting his assignment with the way they interact to each other. Have to say Vanessa is a true fighter in this book going through this and then trying to help Sam be who he used to be just wowed me. There is a scene in the book that I thought no way she will do this and man the way Vanessa stands in Sam’s corner was just awesome. All in all this was more than I expected of Sam’s story to be and loved it.
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I’m addicted to this series! Giulia Lagomarsino has just hooked me and I’m not sorry. I also have read a few of these books out of order but it hasn’t effected the other books for me.
Vanessa and Cazzo meet because Vanessa ends up needing a security detail and well Reed Security is one of the best. Cazzo is a broken man, and my heart actually broke for him. He was injured and unsure if he would ever be whole again. Vanessa is in hiding because her father promised her to marry a man he owed money to. I just can’t even imagine the betrayal that she would feel.
Cazzo is an emotional roller coaster for sure, and I would expect nothing less from Lagomarsino and the Reed Security series. The connection these two had jumped off the pages but the heartache and pain they had burnt the pages. Cazzo’s recovery and inability to do things and his own anger at that really stopped him from being able to fully let go with Vanessa. I think sometimes we don’t really realize how much someone is suffering until something major happens and we’re forced to see it. When things happen and Cazzo feels like he can’t take care of Vanessa and does what he does I think it’s a wake up call to everyone. And just like in life sometimes we ignore things or are so caught up in our own lives we don’t fully see the things happening with others.
Cazzo is an emotional, steamy, amazing book. Giulia Lagomarsino once again had me hooked from start to finish, I turned page after page in this book and didn’t realize how far I was until it was almost over. The only thing I regret is that it ended. Cazzo is the perfect addition to this series and I cannot wait to read the next book.
Loved how Vanessa took matters into her hands and eventually decided to do things for herself and not anyone else. Her and Cazzo had a rough go at it at the beginning but their connection was undeniable.
This is the 3rd book in this awesome series and is Cazzo aka Sam and Vanessa’s story. Cazzo is part owned of Reed Security with his fellow military buddies. Cazzo is severely injured while protecting Vanessa and has been left broken and in a wheelchair after being shot. Vanessa finds out that her father is not what she expects when she overhears him arranging to sell her in order to cover a debt, which leaves her on the run back to Cazzo as he is the only man she trusts. No spoilers: this is a brilliant series and is a definite must read, you will not be disappointed. This is a well written story which has engaging characters, and is intense and action packed, and well as having betrayal, violence, and love.
Who is Cazzo protecting? What happens while he is doing that? What do we learn about Vanessa and her father? What does her father do for a living? God, I love Vanessa and how she works to turn Sam’s life upside down. What causes the attitude shift that we see in Sam? Once Sam gets out of his own head, this book gets steamy! This story truliy broke my heart after they went to the abin. I’m not sure if we’ll see an HEA on this one. Oh lord, this book was a surprise! Read and see why!
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It takes the love of a strong woman for Cazzo to realize he is not broken beyond repair. Cazzo was injured in the line of duty doing protection detail. He feels like his life is over and just really doesn’t want to deal with any day to day things. Vanessa over hears something she shouldn’t and is placed under Cazzo’s protection along with Reed Security again. Along the way she pushes Cazzo to work at getting better and of course they fall in love. They both have many issues they need to work through, but with the support of those around them they find the footing they need to move on, and find the life they both deserve.
He almost died trying to protect her but life is not getting better for him but now she was in his rooms. He had agreed to do what she wants and now he is not So sure about it all now. What is she going to do to him? See what will happen
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continuing…. Cazzo is injured and feeling out of sorts. Vanessa is the current client they are protecting. She is hiding out with him until things are sorted. Again the author combines actions, romance and emotions into a good story. She helps him and he helps her. They are a good match. keeps you on your toes
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I was glued to my kindle from the very first page with the great storyline and characters that were written with great detail and depth! I was so invested in this story that I ended up reading it in one evening!
This was a good romantic suspense, and it had a realistic feel to it. Sam Cazzo is injured and that plays a big part of the story, but he and Vanessa had a lot of issues that they needed to work through. There is danger and some hard emotional moments, but the feelings ran deep, and both of them needed to heal before they could move on. I liked the story and the spicy attraction between Sam and Vanessa.