Police sniper Maya Aaron finds herself in the crosshairs of not just one but two madmen. One sends her flowers with secret meanings, the other? He’ll stop at nothing to control her, including framing her for murder. All she’s ever wanted was to protect the few people she’s allowed into her life – by studying Krav Maga, shooting at the range, knife fighting and riding her motorcycle fast.But when … fast.
But when she gives in to former British SAS Officer Duncan’s dominant desires, her stalkers find out and set their sights on destroying him and her friends. Duncan finally feels he’s found his ‘worth it’ and he will battle anyone that gets in his way. But can he survive when she pushes him away?
Maya decides to come out of the shadows, guns blazing, removing her stalker problems once and for all. Can she have a life she never dared dream of and keep everyone safe? When the smoke clears will she have a chance with the man that ignites her soul?
This is a hot and steamy mystery suspense with twists, turns, action, and a happily for now.
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This was a new to me author and I look forward to looking up more of her books. I was totally sucked into the story and hated to put it down. Maya and Duncan are both great characters. Maya is a badass and Duncan is an ex soldier and pretty bad ass himself. I loved the dynamics between the all of the characters. I felt for Ana and wanted to reach in a punch her man is the face and kick him in the balls. I look forward to more of this series as there are several characters I want more of! My favorites parts of this story was not the romance and hot and steamy scenes but the Drama and Action its what pulled me in and would’t let me go.
Thanks for a great read. This book has suspense, drama, sex, romance a little bit of everything and a lot of a few of them.
Started an exciting series with a beautifully flawed couple
Maya, an ERT sniper, sees Duncan, a member of Securities International, when a hostage situation arises that involves one of his clients. As the story progresses they are connected in an unknown way, an urge to flee is followed, and when the fight leaves one front it reappears on another. E.M. Shue started an exciting series with a beautifully flawed couple with lots of direction to go forward. I am rereading this series and am enjoying it even more now than I did originally.
This is the first book in this series and it’s fantastic. A story that’ll pull you in, holding your attention from start to finish. It’s got an excellent storyline, suspense, action, and a few surprises.
This was my first novel by EM Shue. Sniper’s Kiss has an engaging storyline and memorable characters. Maya is such a headstrong individual. She has a job that we normally she men in, but she is dominating in her field and such an amazing strong and brave heroine. She has a lot going on and many people after her and those who she loves but she handled it so well and never let anyone break her. Duncan for his part was an amazing hero in the book. I think he was exactly what Maya needed to help her balance all the craziness in her life. Their relationship was passionate and exciting and I just loved their natural chemistry.
I loved the twists and turns of this novel. It literally kept me on the edge of my seat and a few times I wasn’t sure what was going to happen. The characters are memorable and the storyline is unique and very interesting.
My first book by this author and definitely not my last!
Maya is a strong willed law enforcement officer who is willing to die to protect those around her, but also is hiding some things.
Duncan is her sister-friend’s brother who sets his sights on her.
I love the way the author showed the strong ties within the friendships/work relationships.
And I love the sexiness between them!
this was a really great book! she is tried of the two madmen that are after her. one sends flowers the other tries to destroy her. than she meets the hot guy who wants her heart. you must read to find out what happens.
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Sniper Kiss by E.M. Shue
This is the first book I have read by this author and now I need to read more!!
Absolutely love Maya, she is one bad ass lady and hell no I would mess with her, but, someone or some people are. Stalkers to be precise, two maybe more. What do the want from her, it’s a mystery I still want to solve!
Maya has had a lot of tragedy in her life and plays her cards very close to her chest, she doesn’t let many people in her life and those that she does are like her family.
In comes Duncan, her best friends brother. The chemistry between them is instantaneous and combustible, but Maya is scared, she doesn’t want to her hurt her best friend if anything goes wrong, she also wants to protect Duncan from her stalkers, so she wants to keep their liaison a secret. This leads to many problems and jealousy.
Can Maya and Duncan get their act together?
A well written book with great care given to future books in the series. Fast flowing and action packed, I’m definitely interested in reading more!
Sniper’s Kiss is book 1 in the Securities International series
by E.M. Shue. This was also my introduction to Ms Shue.
I really liked Maya. She’s a sexy, strong, kick-@$$ heroine. And Duncan is very alpha and very intriguing. These two have explosive chemistry and the sex scenes were smoking hot!!!
In Sniper’s Kiss the storyline is action-packed, full of drama, intrigue, and suspense. My only issue with the book is it was quite wordy. I felt many chapters could have been edited out without losing the storyline and the characters. Other then that it’s an interesting series and I’d like to read more in this series for sure.
Overall, I enjoyed the concept of this book, as well as the fact that it featured a strong, kick ass female lead–without diminishing the strength of the male characters. I find this to be increasingly rare in books and movies (especially movies), where the only way the story teller can create a strong woman is to make the men look like bumbling jackasses. That was not the case in this book, so BRAVO!
My only negatives were that the story felt a bit choppy at times, and the endearments were a bit overused, IMO. That could have just been ME, simply because I’m not a big “term of endearment” gal. I’m usually happy with a “babe” or “baby” sprinkled here and there. Again, that’s probably just my preference and not a direct reflection of the book or author’s talent.
This premise of The Sniper’s Kiss is instantly intriguing. Who doesn’t love a strong heroine who possesses skills to take care of herself and those she loves? I loved Maya Aaron, her confidence, and her bold spirit. I also like Duncan Preston, the hero of the story and the cast of supporting characters included in this book.
The storyline is action-packed and quite suspenseful. The details of sniper/ERT protocol were interesting to read and learn about. The international setting between Washington D.C. and London made for an exciting background to this power-packed book.
This being said, I had very high expectations when reading this novel. While I was interested in finding out how things unraveled and resolved, I had difficulty getting through some plot inconsistencies, the way in which some things were so over-the-top, repetition of wording, dialogue choices, and the sheer length of the book. All things considered, I did not expect to have unresolved plot issues when I finished reading a book containing 45 chapters. I would love to have this story edited more thoroughly so it could streamline into the powerful book it has it has the potential to be.
I will probably read the other stories in this series because I truly liked the characters and their interactions, as well as the subject matter. I found it entertaining and I need to find out how these characters move into the future with each other.
This book was amazing!! It had me flipping the pages, hanging on to what would happen next. Maya is a police sniper, independent, strong, bada$$ female character with the skills to match, and Duncan is a British ex soldier, sexy, and dominant man. I fell in love with Maya and Duncan, and they had such a great connection and a scorching chemistry. This story has it all, an excellent storyline, suspense, action, drama, steamy scenes, and relatable characters. It’s an incredible story and a definite must read!
What a fantastic action packed story. I’m a big fan of suspenseful thrillers with romantic interests and this did not disappoint. Maya is a kickass heroine needing to protect those around her. Duncan is her best friend’s brother who is your typical alpha male wanting to protect his love. These two are explosive and the sexual tension and attraction is through the roof. Once I started this story I could not put it down. I was very much reminded of Catherine Coulter while reading this book and she is one of my favorites. This is a must read series. Well done!!!
I loved the romance and mystery involved in this story and look forward to reading more on other characters from here . Dedication to family and Freire day that are like family . Maya has no close family but friends who are closer than many blood relation . Duncan meets Maya and finds out she is his sisters best friend . Attraction , action and romance this book has it all !
They thought they had it all;at last. But the past is back with a vengence. Who will be left standing when the dust settles. great charactization and story’
I loved the excitement in the book. I was confused at times at what was happening with whom though. I guess I need to read more of the books from this series. I also was a little lost at the ending so I expect more to be coming. I loved the characters and the plot.
Falling in love is hard, falling in love while trying to catch two stalkers and do your government job. Even harder. But when you meet the right one you do everything you can to make that person happy and keep them safe. So that’s just what Maya faces. I loved her she is badass and does my dream job.
Snipers Kiss by E.M. Shue a five-star read that will smother you. This is the first book in the Securities International series, I loved this first episode of the series it shows great promise to the series and the characters that we are introduced to. I cannot wait to get my teeth into the next read of the series. The action and drama in this read are amazing, if you like your women fierce and your drama heart wrenching then this is the read for you. Maya is one of those characters that you may not like as much in the start, she’s a little to harsh, but once you get to know her you will be wanting to stand along side her, watching her back when she needs it.
This is the first book I’ve read of E. M. Shue and normally, I don’t read this genre. But in this instance, I’m pleasantly surprised with this book. The storyline was cohesive, the main and side characters were three dimensional and interacted flawlessly and the story itself was absolutely brilliant. Flawed characters, a who don it mystery, romance with enough angst to make you wonder if it was going to happen and finally the HEA we’re always looking forward to. This could be a read alone book with a HEA but the author has left enough of a cliffhanger to make the series interesting and lets the reader craving for a resolution come into play. Great job E. M. Shue. I look forward to more of this series
Lovers of kickass heroines, take notice because Sniper’s Kiss is the book for you!
Maya is an expert police sniper who’s trained in Krav Maga. Could she be any more badass?! Not really…When she meets her best friend’s brother, Duncan, former SAS, sparks fly. A dominant, former special forces alpha and a police sniper and Krav Maga trained woman together? Talk about a power couple. But, Maya’s former and now once again, current, stalker is out there and Maya, Duncan and their teams and friends are now in his (their) crosshairs. Who better to take them out than these two?
Sniper’s Kiss is sexy, edgy and suspenseful. Duncan and Maya are a formidable combination, and when you add in their friends and teams, even more formidable. I highly recommend you 1-click today if you are a fan of romantic suspense like I am because this series is going to be a doozy, I can already tell just by this first entry.
A suspenseful thriller full of action and romance. What’s not to love?
This was my first book by E.M. Shue but not my last.