When S.W.A.T Sergeant Marcas MacArthur laid eyes on the bronze skin beauty who moved in next door, he swore that he wouldn’t touch her. Leading one of the most elite S.W.A.T teams in the state of South Carolina, left no room for relationships. Marcas knew that Sarena Rucker was a woman who deserved a man’s last name. She was a temptation that he fought to resist and he vowed to stay far away from … from her. Now if only he could follow his own rules.
The emergency room nurse had eyes on her sexy-as-sin neighbor. Sarena had a thing for men in uniforms, and Marcas MacArthur decked out in his S.W.A.T tactical gear made her knees weak. He was the perfect package–sexy, alpha, rugged and intense. She’d lusted after him from afar, and was unaware that he even knew of her existence. But she was ready to make her presence known. Only he made the first move by sauntering over to her, and let his plans for her be known. The sexy cop didn’t realize that he wasn’t the only one that could issue orders. Sarena had a few of her own, and Marcas was determined to meet every one of them.
The chemistry between Marcas and Sarena was electrifying, casting a light on the passion that burned between them. There are those lurking back in the shadows, who want nothing more than to extinguish the blaze, and exact revenge on the S.W.A.T officer by taking the one person who made his heart beat again.
Marcas is willing to go to extreme measures to protect Sarena. Will he be able to rescue her? Or will Marcas lose the one person who gave him hope for a future?
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A wonderful action filled drama suspense that is sweet, steamy, sexy, and enjoyable keeping me on the edge of my seat. Marcus being part of Swat doesnt do longterm relationships and it seems he in luck with his hot new neighbor. Buddies with benefits seems perfect till something bad happens and then it gets going. I truly enjoyed this standalone in the swat seriesc and am looking forward to more.
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I really enjoyed this book with the great character and storyline development which hooked me right from the very first page! However, it was how strongly written that Serena was that really kept me turning the pages until the very end!
This was a great read. It was written, and keeps your interest through the whole book. It is steamy, suspenseful and has great characters. I recommend it to all. I received it as an arc and voluntarily reviewed it.
Suspenseful sexy read
This is the first time I’ve read Peyton Banks.
I loved that she wrote her heroine Sarena as a strong, independent woman. She and Mac have instant chemistry, together they are explosive. The suspense element made this a page turner.
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Sweet, sexy, and action packed! Dirty Tactics was a blast to read! With a hot SWAT officer that is the definition of alpha and a woman who is sweet, sassy and funny this book was quick to jump right up on my list of favorite reads! I flew through the pages with this one, devouring it all in one afternoon because I couldn’t get enough of Mac and Sarena. Peyton Banks is a totally new to me author, but I can tell you now I’ll be looking forward to everything she puts out in the future. I have a feeling she’s going to be an auto buy author for me after reading this one!
Mac is everything you want in an alpha hero and more. He’s bossy, fiercely protective, and loves his woman with all he is even before he admits it to himself. Sarena is easy to like. She’s got just the right amount of sass to keep you smiling and is all around adorable. The heat these two put off is scorching while their romance is full of swoony sweetness making a wonderfully addictive story with a bit of action that keeps you on your toes ramping it up to even more levels of awesome.
What a great romantic suspense book (my favorite genre)! In this book Marcus (Mac) MacArthur is on the Columbia, SC, SWAT team and falls in love with Serena Rucker, an emergency room nurse. The suspense begins with someone tripping her house alarm. Why didn’t they take anything? What if she had been home alone? Why did a violent gang, the Demon Lords, tag her house? Are they really after her or after her boyfriend, Mac? She gets kidnapped and soon the SWAT team is involved along with the FBI, ATF, and DEA, all trying to rescue her. There is a dramatic suspenseful ending, all leading up to an HEA, of course! I highly recommend this book.
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Special Weapons & Tactics series is going to be one very good series, there is drama, danger, suspense, villains. With this being the first book I know I want the next one. I recommend this book. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is a well written book with strong well developed characters and an interesting and intriguing story line. The author does a great job bringing a short story that moves quickly and smoothly and had me hooked from start to finish. There’s twists,turns and tons of action as well as the hot chemistry and romance. I loved this book and highly recommend reading.
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Generally, my opinions about a book are formed in the first couple of paragraphs and unfortunately, this book did not grab me at all. I had to make myself read past the opener which fell very flat for me. There was a lot of introductions of the SWAT team right off the bat and all at once and I prefer to meet my characters gradually so I have time to get to know them.
Speaking of the characters, I liked Mac and Sarena a lot but we really didn’t find out much about them other than bare bones basics. Their motivations, reasons, and explanations for the choices they made weren’t fleshed out at all. We don’t really get to know them.
Also, in a well-written book, I generally want to know about the supporting characters, too. All of them. I hope for a writer to bring all the stories to life but not this time with the exception of Sarena’s brother. I would like to see a well-written book about Harden.
This book is definitely for mature audiences 18+ due to the sexual encounters in the book.
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If there is one thing Marcus is sure of that is his next door neighbor Sarena. They have been checking each other out now for a couple of months and it is only a matter of time before he will make his move. Sarena is an ER nurse who doesn’t take anything from anyone so when Marcus comes in with one of his SWAT members they have to comply to her orders. But someone is working in the backgrounds to get back at the SWAT office. Will Serena become a casualty by involvement with Marcus?
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SWAT leader Marcas puts all his effort into his job, its what makes him the best. No relationships for him as they are a distraction. He spotted his neighbor a few times, and she is everything he could want, but won’t let himself have. When the opportunity arises, he makes a play; tired of resisting temptation Marcas lets Sarena know his intentions, no strings just fun. Sarena would have to be blind not to notice her neighbor is hot as all get out, and a cop, things couldn’t get better for her, until they do. When Marcas asks Sarena on a non-date, she of course says yes, there is nothing stopping her. But can being with someone in Marcas’ line of work be dangerous? Would Marcas be willing to try a relationship, which would mean putting Sarena through call outs, missed dates and more?
I really enjoyed this story! The sexy times were smoking hot and left you a bit flushed. There was a little personal drama, some danger and excitement, and some really hot sexy men! Everything needed to make a good SWAT story! I am ready for the next book, I give this 4 stars.
hot mean, living at the hard edge of police action, sister of a SEAL, an er nurse.
yummy BBQs and team events, police excitement, then gangs and romance adventure.
erotic and action packed
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This was a new author to me and I’m so glad I took a chance and read this book. This book has it all – suspense, drama, danger, friendship, bantering and sexy times.
These two characters were made for each other. I loved that they weren’t shy of their interest. I don’t know how I would have responded if a man this hot came up to my porch the very first time and said what Mac said to Sarena. I would probably faint right on the spot.
I felt like there was a nice mix of everything in this book. It wasn’t too suspenseful or to romantic, the author did an amazing job mixing the two.
I really hope there will be more in this series!