Zaydra Miller is on the run. She has escaped unspeakable evil by using her photographic memory and her skill. Now she moves from city to city, never staying too long. She’s a certified borrower of things. It is her classy way of calling herself a pickpocket. She borrows things to survive, and to stay off the grid. So the abuse from her past can’t catch up with her. She has never had an issue … until St. Louis. She pickpockets the wrong man and finds herself in jail.
Collin Reeves is a desperate man. He will do anything he can to rescue his kidnapped niece. Ex-Special Forces, now a self-made millionaire, he’s got a lot of resources at his disposal. He still hasn’t heard a single thing about her disappearance. Until the night he finally gets a tip on her whereabouts, the tip could only be opened alone. The only tip he’s gotten in six months. So it’s in his wallet until he can make it home. That is until it’s stolen from him.
They must decide on whether to keep butting heads or to use their skills to team up to find an innocent girl who is going through hell. Maybe they’ll find each other along the way. Or will they let the demons from each other’s pasts destroy everything that could be?
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This is a great debut novel by this author.
It gave me all the feels and the twists and turns had me on the edge of my seat.
I automatically dived right in to book 2 after this.
What a fantastic book by a brand new author I simply didnt want this book to end like at all.i wont leave any spoilers here but this book in my honest opinion is a must read book and I simply cannot wait to read more of your work
For a debut book, jump on this ride!
You are going to b taken through all the feels.
The relationship between Zaydra and Collin is intense.
Then there’s Amber the nutty friend with quite the “collection”
I cannot recommend this book enough!
I will read all of Christa’s books
4.5 stars!
I really love discovering new authors! I would have never guessed that this was Christa’s debut novel! I almost passed this one up but changed my mind at the last minute, and I’m so glad I did as this was a wonderful story. It held me Captive from beginning to end.
Zaydra and Collin take you on a gut wrenching, action packed, emotional, edge of your seat read that has a few laughs along the way. This book pulled me right from the start and had my heart breaking, tears in my eyes and had my heart racing from beginning to end I couldn’t put it down. A five plus star read and can’t wait to read the next.
An amazing debut book
Pickpocket is Christa DeClue’s amazing debut book, and I can tell you now that she is one hell of a talented writer and that you need to give this author a go right now! Get in on the bottom floor and hang on for the ride, because this lady is going places. She has combined the ingredients of romantic suspense and a dark and gritty subject with witty humour and enough heat to make this a full flavoured reading experience. And, her characters are the strongest of people in spite of the situations they’ve been in.
Zaydra is one hell of a rough diamond, and she’s just as tough to crack. Life was at first idyllic for her, until it turned into a nightmare after losing her mother, and she has since felt safer hiding in the streets. I loved her feistiness and her mental toughness. She was completely bad@ss.
Collin Reeves is the epitome of an alpha male. He’s ex-military and spent time as leader of his special ops team. Their loyalty to him is absolute, and these guys, all Grade-A man-candy apparently, will follow him into hell and back. The comradery between them added to the book in spades, and I would love to be reading their stories.
Ms. DeClue has put together a plot that once started, I couldn’t put it down, and it was one to drop a shock horror bomb on me at the end. I recommend it to everyone who loves feisty heroines and Grade-A Alphas. 5 Stars.
I cannot believe that this is Christa DeClue’s debut novel… Seriously, from beginning to end I was completely hooked on Zayda and Collin’s story.. like make your own dinner, ignore all adult responsibilities HOOKED! Pickpocket was one heck of a ride ya”ll! All the suspense, push & pull, angsty goodness, laugh out loud moments & one unique connection…Seriously, ALL THE FEELS! I cannot say enough how much I truly enjoyed this read! && I’ll definitely be reading more from this author!
I was super surprised that this was a debut novel and enjoyed it. Zaydra and Collins first meeting was the total opposite of what you might think and made me laugh but when they join a truce so to speak you get the genuine connection they have even though they are wading through some serious water.
What a fantastic debut novel!
I was hooked from start to finish. It was full of action, suspense and wonderful characters. Can’t wait to read book 2.
WOW
This is a new author to me and I didnt know what to expect but damn, I cant wait to see what’s next.
I was gripped from the first chapter, hot men and an even hotter storyline, I’m hooked, cant wait to read book 2
Wow for this to be the authors debut I am in awe ,If this is just the start I cant wait to see everything that comes after….
A fast paced gripping read that keeps you on your toes throughout the whole book ,and an amazing set of characters that you instantly love and oh sooo many hot alpha men in one place what more can a girl want haha..
I absolutely loved this book and I cant wait for more .
This is a debut from this author, and I will certainly be looking out for her work in the future. Zaydra is on the run and survives by any means necessary. Collin is ex-forces and is determined to find his niece who has been kidnapped. This is a well written story which is an intricate tail which is realistic and with broken and flawed characters, and has angst, suspense, humour, and is an emotional roller coaster ride throughout. I was intrigued and hooked from the beginning and cannot wait to read #2 in this series.
What an absolute treasure it was to find this new author! OMG, I was hooked straight away and literally had to make myself put the book down to do work.
Zaydra Miller and Collin Reeves met after a less than stellar introduction but for all the right reasons. Theirs was an instant chemistry that was so red hot and fully combustible.
The lead characters are both great, actually all of the ‘good’ characters are fantastic. I can’t wait to read Amber’s story but want to read each guy’s story as well, hint, hint! Zaydra was such a self-reliant, strong woman, she’s had to be and it certainly has meant she’s learnt a variety of interesting skills. Her heart was as big as Australia and her compassion for others in need-enormous. Collin was a self-made man who had a determination that helped him to champion for those who needed him. His ability to see good in others was one of the things I admired about him as well as his sexy ways.
‘A certified borrower of things’ is a fantastic description of a pickpocket and just one of the great descriptions in this book. The humour in this book was fantastic and there are so many times when it sneaks up and takes you by surprise making you totally laugh out loud-even with a mouthful of coffee. The underlying theme is very serious but is handled exceptionally well.
I have to admit I was very surprised to discover this was a debut book for this author, I was absolutely stunned because this literally read like a book written by a seasoned writer. I am ready for Wannabe, book two which is sitting on my kindle!
5*
Zaydra spies Collin & does the bump and run with his wallet.
Unfortunately she picked the wrong mark.
Collin is desperate when he finds his wallet gone, money isn’t the issue it’s the paper he has inside that’s relevant.
Zaydra hope is to reach a bargain with him but will he accept it?
This book was amazing I loved the characters you know the saying when I grow up to be like? well Zaydra is it.
A new author for myself and I have already downloaded “Wannabe”
Fabulous debut novel
For the underlying tone of the story, there were plenty of times I smiled or even laughed out loud! The new to everyone author has a cute way with words and throwing in little zingers! Enjoyable characters, causing visualization in the readers mind. Great way to address a serious problem in our country. It is my wish that this book could be written again, in a sweeter version, to be distributed to young teens, so they could have a better understanding of a threat to them and why their parents, grandparents, guardians seem over protective causing responses like, “you never let me do anything. I can make my own decisions.” Looking forward to more from this young author!
Holy God!! I am speechless! This book has left me breathless! Honest to God you would not know that this is a debut book by this author! The first chapter pulled me right in and I could not put it down.
Collin is a desperate man and when he loses some important information he will stop at nothing to get it back…..Zaydra may of ‘borrowed’ something of Collin’s but she will do all she can to help him.
The chemistry is off the charts between the two of them, Collin finds himself super protective of Zaydra, like super alpha, hot as flipping hell!!!
She has a place in my heart……and Amber too! The banter is….one minute I was laughing the next I was crying.
Add the team that come to help Collin and my heart is all over the place!! *whispers, I hope we get to know them better too, especially Ryan and Amber! Wink, wink!!
Couldn’t put it down!!!
Wow just wow.
Cannot wrap my head around the fact this book is from a debut author.
This book gripped me from cover to cover.
Hope to hear more from this author and the characters within this stand out book.
An absolutely amazing debut novel!!!
I love finding new authors and am officially hooked on Christa DeClue! Her snarky Pickpocket Zaydra is officially on my list of favorite strong female characters list! Some of Zaydra’s phrases took me back to my late teens early twenties. Unaware of the events she would be involved in after pickpocketing the drool worthy ex-military Collin as if fate had brought these two together. Their snarky banter and protectiveness between these two was great. Literally couldn’t put it down!
I started this book today and finished it in one go! Could not put it down! With the subject matter of this book, I did not expect to laugh so much but I found Amber hilarious!! There’s a lot of dark subjects touched in this book but it’s done tastefully and helps to understand “Auntie Z” better.
My first book by this author but definitely not the last! Fantastic book!