She’s his deadly obsession. He’s her dark secret.MistOur secret tore us apart turned us into enemies. He doesn’t know that I’m keeping a bigger secret from him. So when he returns demanding to rule the mafia business with me, I fight back. We can’t coexist when there’s so much blood between us. Or so I tell myself as I fall harder and deeper for him all over again. I need to stop before the blood … deeper for him all over again.
I need to stop before the blood on my hands destroys us.
Hawk
She thinks I don’t know.
She thinks she can hide just because I left her alone for fifteen years.
See, I never left.
I’ve been watching, scheming, and calculating until the right moment to strike.
I’m done lurking in the shadows.
Our secret isn’t scary. I am.
Misted is a dark mafia romance, romantic suspense, and a killer romance. For a better understanding of Team Zero’s assassination world, you might want to read the previous books in the series. Misted is a second chance romance, has no cliffhanger and no cheating, and ends on a HEA. Due to language and sexual content, this is advised for mature audience only. more
“Life has always started and ended with you .”
OMG! This book was the best book out of Team Zero so far ! Mist and Hawks story is dark and intense and full of so much angst ! The secrets, betrayal obsession and heartache definitely had my heart pumping the whole way through ! Also love how this story was told in a dual POV of Hawk and Mist and I really liked how the author had flashbacks of the past weaved into the story and we got to see into their minds and what they went through when they were younger I thought that was absolutely brilliant! I could literally feel the emotions that Mist and Hawk were feeling and how much they loved each other. I am so glad that Ink is getting his own story I am absolutely fascinated with him and am so thrilled that he gets a book ! He is definitely my new sexy psycho book boyfriend obsession! Another brilliant 5 star must read ! I received an arc copy for my honest review
Initially, I planned on this book. To say I wasn’t a fan of Mist’s ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ in the other books would be an . That said, the synopsis ĨŃŤŔĨĞÚĔĎ me, plus I have a bit of the ‘ol OCD with skíppíng вσσks in a series. This was one of those times I was glad I went with my because this book turned out to be my so far.
The writing was . It was . The plot was . There was no Ø₩ or Ø₥ drama. In fact, both Mist and Hawk had been cєlíвαtє fσr thє fíftєєn чєαrѕ they were apart (confirmed by the author). It was fairly ₳₦₲₴₮Ɏ. Both and had so much anger , pain , hate , love , and secrets between them, and it made their c҉h҉e҉m҉i҉s҉t҉r҉y҉ s҉i҉z҉z҉l҉e҉ right off the pages. There was also just the right amount of to keep things interesting and us readers . Throw in an excellent cast of ѕє¢σи∂αяу characters and a super , and you have yourself the .
Bring on Ink’s book…
Definitely the best book so far
This book was the best in the series so far. It was definitely the most romantic and the romance between the two main characters, Mist and Hawk was unbelievably passionate and explosive. I give it 5 steamy stars . I am certainly seeing Mist is a new light after reading this book. In the past books she was seen as a Mafia Madam, Ghosts #2 who is detoxing with him, the woman Shadow refers to as an “old hag” even though he is older.
This book shows that Mist is still pretty young, in her early thirties and she is shown in flashbacks from the time she was first kidnapped at thirteen. It shows how her and Hawk met in the Pit and came together and fell in love and what happened between them to pull them apart. I don’t want to give away any spoilers but there is plenty of assassin action in the book.
There is intrigue, Mist has a stalker who is using her feelings for Hawk against her. The stalker is determined to keep them apart and to ruin her life. This book also shows more about the Pit as an organization and Hades makes an appearance. I really can’t understand why this group of top assassins can’t kill Hades, but I wish they would. Apparently he surrounds himself with security or something, but all of Team Zero seem to have minions that they trained and the people they trained have minions, and so on. Since they all hate Hades, you would think they could get all the minions together and get rid of him.
This book also introduced Ink who was brought up in the last book but in this book he was a larger presence. I hope the next book is about him because he seems fascinating. He is smart, has a lot of minions, is very handsome and Hades can’t break him. So he sounds brilliant and I can’t wait to hear his story.
5 Heart-Wrenching Stars
Review by Leah
Late Night Reviewer
Up All Night w/ Books Blog
Get a box of tissues ready because you are gonna need it. Misted by Rina Kent is an emotional roller coaster. It will rip your heart out, tap dance on it, put it back in and then, Rina Kent decided to do that all over again.
Honestly, I was not too much of a Mist fan. She was just too cold, calculated, and just hateful. I just could not connect with her. Well, I just finished Misted, which is hers and Hawks story. HOLY MOTHER, I apologize now Mist and Hawk, I am sorry.
I tell my kids all the time “Your closets best be clean.” when they are being judgy. Welp! I should have told myself that. I should have known Rina had a story for Misted. I figured it was just being in the pit that put that concrete wall around Mist. Oh no, how wrong I was.
Most people would not have made it through what Hawk and Mist had to endure. I am not just talking about what happened in the pit. I am talking emotionally and physically. For those two to come out of their history and still love each other. That is a bond that will never be broken.
I hope we get to read more about Hawk and Mist. Get to see the side of them that they were not allowed to show. Or show each other due to deadly secrets.
Misted was a great story, it had a well written plot that was filled with many emotions. It’ll take you on an rollercoaster leaving you on the edge of your seat. So much happens in this story. Rina Kent did a great job on it.
Mist and Hawk, both have gone through a lot, both were fierce characters. Their story was filled with suspense, action, twists and more. It was a dark story.
It’s kinda hard to talk about this story without giving much away. So I’m gonna keep this short and say, just to Read this. It’s a great story. I enjoyed it.
Thank you, Rina Kent. Great work 🙂
Wow Rina, powerfully compelling, gritty, dark & beyond dangerous but underlying a love that could never be denied notwithstanding all the drama, danger & dark secrets they tried to keep from each other. I can’t recommend this book highly enough, yet another ace from this remarkably gifted author. I received an arc & this is my honest & voluntary review.
This is a dark and gritty second chance, enemies-to-lovers mafia romance. this is a deep dark gritty story that will have you loving this emotional story of dark ugly sexy hot steamy read.
OMG! Another absolutely awesome book in this dark and twisted romance series! Must read!!! I couldnt put this book down once I started!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Snapshot-
Trigger warning: discussion of childhood molestation
Ideal reader: a lover of darkish romances
My review-
1) What worked for me:
-holy sweet baby Jesus, this was an exciting story to read
-the slowburn enemies-to-lovers angst was delightful
-I felt many emotions during this journey
-the steamy scenes were hot
-it was good to be back in Rina’s world
2) What did not work for me:
-the flashbacks of childhood molestation were difficult to read
Every book & character in this series just continues to get BETTER & BETTER & ‘Misted’? GAH! My heart was breaking in this one, my eyes kept tearing up, & then my heart would just MELT . . . .
‘Hug?’
In the past: This ONE word, ONE WORD was the ONLY vulnerability two stone cold hardened assassins allowed themselves. And only with each other. And EVERY time the author had them whisper, murmur, plead or ask it: THAT is when my heart would just melt!
Mist has appeared in the previous books & while I knew there was a deep dark past behind that cold frigid exterior, I never really cared for Mist much.
BUT, even I didn’t realize just HOW deep & dark her story was, just how fragile & vulnerable Mist was under that polished elegant & ultra calm mask she presented to the world.
But after 15 years, Hawk ~ a fellow Team Zero assassin & her only love since her childhood capture, her only true weakness, vulnerablitiy, her Achilles heel has been rescued from Hades hellish grip & returned to her sphere: & her mask, her calm, her world is shattering, the pieces sliding through her fingers before she is able to catch them.
This book, Mist & Hawk, all sucked my emotions & my attention 100% into the plot. I was heartbroken, heartaching, tearing up, melting, HOPING HOPING HOPING for the best for these two people who had only ever had each other & then only briefly before being ripped apart in the most cruel sadistic manner. Their lives had been & are tragic, their tiny pieces of joy so miniscule & fleeting that I wanted to reach in the book & pluck Mist & Hawk out & away to an isolated paradise.
And from not being much interested in Mist before this book, I found my heart gouged out by what she endured as well as WHY she endured it. I admire her so much now & fault myself for assuming I knew how she became who & what she was. I didn’t know by a LONG shot.
And Hawk: huge (even more so than the other Team Zero males), muscled, powerful, focused, enraged by Mist & her heartless betrayal & yet so damaged & fragile inside when it came to Mist. No one else & nothing exsisted for Hawk beyond Mist, she was the center of his universe & he was inexorably drawn to her. But even he doesn’t know if it is to destroy or save her.
So, if the reader craves a book that has a story & characters & plot that will rip the heart out of your chest, squeeze all the tears out of your ducts, raise your hopes & smash them & raise them again, that keeps you on tenterhooks, that makes you want to throttle the villians, this one is it.
There is intensity, betrayals, danger, action, sizzling steam, bravery, depth of heart & soul but mainly stellar writing that FORCES the reader to care about & be invested in the plot & characters.
Simply SUPERB!
Oh my! Hawk and Mist will grab your emotions and twist and turn until you don’t know what could possibly be coming next! It’s a fabulous action packed second chance Romance that you will not want to miss. I absolutely devoured Misted! If you haven’t read the other Team Zero books in the series you won’t be lost but you will be missing out because this series has been great! I am voluntarily leaving my honest review after reading this arc.
What a fantastic read. Every book in this series has been amazing! Mist and Hawk have a long history together. There has been no communication for 15 years between the two. To say things are strained is the understatement of the year. I voluntarily read an arc of this book.
Misted was AMAZING
Just know this might be Rina’s BEST book to date!
It is packed with action, hate, betrayal, love, killer kinky sexy times, and every emotion imaginable!
Mist was a character that I never really liked or understood. She was the Ice Queen, but very protective of the girls who worked for her! Then there was the mysterious Hawk who had been locked in The Pit for 15 Years!! This is their story!
I will warn you this book made me cry! Their backstory is heartbreaking!! What made Mist into the Ice Queen she appears to be all makes sense. I cannot go into all the details and twists because that’s all part of the fun!! Like Lured, this book delves deeper into BDSM, with both consenting adults enjoying the darker side of sex. Power play is necessary for all that these characters have survived! This book demonstrates the extremely fine lines of love, hate, and obsession!!
GAH!! I am obsessed with every raw, gritty, and heart pounding second of Misted. They say there’s a thin line between love and hate. SO TRUE! This is what I would call a second-chance romance, BUT it’s got such a deep rooted enemies-to-lovers vibe to it too!! It is astounding just how awesome this book is, Y’all! Rina Kent gets more amazing with each book she writes.
Hawk and Mist have known each other since way back when they were street kids(like fifteen years), and like most of Team Zero were taken by Hades and pumped full of OMEGA and turned into some of the most lethal Assassins in the program. However, they formed a special bond with each other. This book is told in dual POV and it went back and forth from the Past to Present, I absolutely loved that the author did that. It made this story flow so flawlessly. Now, let me try to convey all my love for this book without any spoilers because #SpoilersSuck!!
This tragically beautiful tale has forever changed my view of Mist, “The Old Hag” “The Heartless Madam of LaSalon” from the previous books. My god, I fell hard for her character. Oh, she’s not so heartless after all. When she loves someone it’s selfless, it’s sacrificial and big, especially with Hawk. All I will say is the secrets and hurts that she carried for years cost her everything she loved the most. Yet for Hawk she would walk through fire for him, endure almost anything. Over and over again.
“You were my heaven that later became my hell.”
Hawk is gorgeous and tormented. He harbors so much anger and hatred towards her for an act of what he felt like was betrayal on her part. He has planned as soon as he can he will make her pay. Physically, emotionally, mentally. This book is smokin hot.
“I want you to feel as broken as I do. I need you to struggle with the mere effort of breathing so you know what’s it’s like to live but not be alive.”
This book is gut-wrenching in a way that we haven’t experienced yet with the other Team Zero books. I was an emotional wreck. I was devastated for all Hawk and Mist had been through and the secrets and lies that were told. With each page you have no idea what secrets will unfold.
This book is one you don’t want to miss. It has it all. Murder, lies, action, suspense, and sex. Lots of help from our favorite Team Zero characters and a HEA!
*I voluntarily reviewed an advanced complimentary copy of this book.
My cr8zysockbookblock overall ratings for this book!
-This book was EVERYTHING!! It was gut wrenching, but ended so perfectly. I love the amazing characters of Team Zero , this was unlike any of the love storylines we have read yet.
– So.Freakin.Hot!! Hate Sex for days! Angry sex, yes please. There was some sweet , but Hawk is Alpha AF!! So it was scorching in the sack. No Panties Needed! Panty Flinger alert!
Cliffhanger Warning- There is NO cliffy. You get a perfect HEA!!
Hot, hot, hot, I love Mist (old hag) she is soooo strong and she takes care of her man no matter what. Although Hawk doesn’t know she’s taking care of him. Hawk and Mist have always loved each other although he didn’t know it! Mist and Hawk fight for that love with others and each other in this book. The rest of team zero is there also. Go on an adventure. Read this hot, hate/lov, with dark secrets and find out which wins! Hate or Love?
I read this book as an arc and gave it 5 flying stars
Another installment of Team Zero that will blow you away and leave you breathless. Rina Kent has proven she is a master of writing again! One click this book today and join the obsession that is Hawk and Mist!
Rina Kent just continues to blow me and my mind away! I’ve loved this series with all the characters, but when you learn hawk and Mists story, you will be left with an emotional bookhangover. Rina has such a beautiful way with words and creating these dark moments that you come to love and crave. Her world she has created for team zero is one of deceit, deception, darkness, and everything in between. You will be captivated from book 1 until this book.
Hawk and mist. Together, they are quite the force to be reckoned with. She’s a tough heroine who doesn’t take any crap. Hawk is totally alpha, and shows it in everything he does. They endure so much and come out stronger than ever. I love this couple and can’t wait to see what is in store for the future!
Friends to lovers to enemies, but being enemies isn’t allowing you to live it is only allowing you to exist.
I was the most excited about these two, Hawk and Mist. I knew there was a past between them but need thought it was that sad and twisted.
I had seen Mist as the old hag Shadow called her. She had more attitude than I liked in the previous books. This book changed my view of her. She was only acting that way to protect her heart and the boy she loved as a teen. She became the protector for the girls at Least Salon, just as someone had been hers.
Hawk had a hatred for Mist but an obsession for her at the same time. He is angry and hell bent in making her world miserabke, until he finds out the reasons behind Mist’s actions.
Mist’s stalker is not who I thought, that was one of Rina’s twists I love. Expect the unexpected.
I love how the other characters we have met previously come back to play a part in this story.
I am interested to know what Ink’s story is, and as always I waiting for Zero to take Hades down.
4.5 amazing stars for this dark and gritty second chance, enemies-to-lovers mafia romance. Mist’s and Hawk’s story is dark and intense and one full of secrets, betrayal, obsession, and love. Be prepared to be pulled into the story from page one as this book grips you right from the beginning and will not let you go until you finish that last page.
Mist’s and Hawk’s emotional journey as a couple started over 15 years ago – when they were both a part of the Omega experiments as kids and trained to be assassins. The two forged a bond, but it wasn’t all unicorns and rainbows. To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about Mist as she wasn’t that big on my radar in the other Team Zero books. (Note: this book, while a part of a series, can be read as a standalone.) I shouldn’t have worried because she fast became one of my favorite heroines. She is strong, selfless, a fighter, and resilient. Then of course there is Hawk who wants to both destroy and protect Mist. What’s not to love about this sexy assassin? He is obsessive, broody, protective, and is what you would call the “strong silent type”. They have some intense chemistry and what these two went through both individually and as a couple is nothing short of heart wrenching. My heart broke many time over for them and I may have used an entire box of tissues.
One of the things that I like about this book is that it is told from a dual POV as getting into the minds of both Mist and Hawk is integral to understanding their relationship. I really like how the author weaved their story by writing mostly in the present, but also had flashback chapters interspersed throughout the book. It was a great way to show how their relationship started and what led up to present day. This book is fast-paced and kept me on my toes with all the revelations, the action, and the suspense.
Misted certainly starts off with a bang from the very first page. Just like the others in this series, I was hooked. I had so been looking forward to Mist’s story.
Mist and Hawk are two very complicated people. They have quite a bit of bad blood to work through and definitely don’t take it easy on each other. The book was very emotional and dark considering their history. The fine line between love and hate began to blur until they finally had to face their emotions as much as their enemies.
The plot was amazing, emotions were raw, suspense was edgy, and the ending was fantastic. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.
This series just gets better and better.
This book will have you on the edge of your seat wondering what on earth is going to happen next.
So many bombshells were dropped with twists you won’t expect.
Plus you’ll get to see characters you’ve already fallen in love with.
Yet again this author has delivered a scorching read so don’t miss out!