When Revenge Sparks Danger — Karma is Hell!When her fiancé is injured in Afghanistan, Harper Drake immerses herself in the military. Now, as NCIS Director, she heads a secret faction, fighting corruption and terrorism—until she’s abducted by a trafficking cartel.Wyatt Rose can’t overcome his loss—especially after his sister’s murder. When the New Patriots recruit him, he finds a traumatized girl … traumatized girl that spirals him into a rabbit hole of conspiracy, drug smugglers, and slavery.
Obsessed with revenge, can a ghost save Wyatt and Harper before her rage explodes, or will she spin them all through the gates of Hell?
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Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year! But when Hanna a teenager went missing a few days later her fears became her worst nightmare. Wyatt and Drake team together with clues to invade suspicious locations to search for missing persons. Meeting thugs along the way that leads them to discover a scheme. Could this be a part of a kidnapping? Who ends up cracking the code for evidence?
I really enjoyed this book. It’s the second in this series and a real nail biter. Ms McLean’s books have a touch of the supernatural and suspense that has me coming back for more. Direct or the New Patriots, Harper Drake, and Assistant Director, Wyatt Rose have a history. Until an IED exploded and took his legs and peace of mind he and Harper had been in love. Now with the help of their team including his sister and her cop boyfriend and his dead sister (who appears to her twin and Harper but not Wyatt) find themselves having to rescue young children caught up in a human trafficking ring. Things get really dicey when Harper is sold and disappears. This book had me reading all day to finish it. I am now anxiously awaiting the next book!
Another great book by Casi. Again very intriguing and keeps you completely locked into the story and whats coming. I would recommend it.
Wyatt stumbles on a girl trying to escape a sex trafficking ring. The young lady tells him that a lady Alyssa helped her get to him. Wyatt and his boss Harper work to find the others who were still in the building that she has escaped from. This story takes you from the US to across the globe. They are aided by Alyssa’s ghost, his sister and her partner. This is a thriller with a ghost as one of the main characters. This is a perfect 2nd book in this series, I will definitely be looking for the next one. I was given an ARC copy of this book at my request and this is my honest review.
Title: The List: Alyssa’s Revenge
Author: Casi McLean
Format: Audio
Narrator: Kristin James
Genre: Romantic Suspense, political, second chance, human trafficking, paranormal (ghost)
Standalone: Yes but better if you read Book 1 first
Part of a Series: Book 2 of the Deep State Mysteries
POV: Mostly Wyatt and Harper
Steam Level: Minimal, some kissing
5/5
This is the fifth book that i’ve read by Casi McLean. I enjoy her writing style and The List is no exception. I love the intermingling of suspense and paranormal. This List was both funny and emotional and I loved the characters. I look forward to more books in this suspenseful series.
I received this audiobook for free from StoryOrigin. This is my honest and voluntary review.
This is the second book in the Deep State Mysteries Series. This story is suspenseful, intricate, emotional, fast-paced, and breathtaking! The characters are wonderful. The storyline is captivating. I like the paranormal elements of this story. I enjoyed it. Kristin James did a great job with the narration.
I loved it!!!! I was into it from the first to the last. The book is well written and flows well. The narrator was very, very good. I wish I had gotten book 1 first, then I would have known more of what was going on, but I caught on quickly. The characters were written well and had the best of intentions for all they did. Human Trafficking is a huge problem all over the world and the author has a good grasp of the problem. Throw in a ghost with awesome powers and it just gets better and better. And then you have a love story completed during the whole thing and it is just wonderful. I will be looking for more.
I received a copy of this audio book for free from story origin for an honest review.
I received this book for free. I am voluntarily posting this review and any opinions expressed herein are my own.
This is the second book in the Deep State Mysteries series. It is a standalone book with no cliffhanger ending.
I liked the first book in this series, but for me, this one fell short. I know I am in the minority on this. The story involves sex trafficking [there are no graphic scenes]. The topic, in and of itself, did not bother me. However, I felt that I was being lectured to or in some way had to be convinced over and over again through character comments and narrative that sex traffickers are bad and this is horrible. The other issue I had was Alyssa. I got, in the first book, that she haunted/communicated with her twin sister because of their tight bond. But now, Alyssa is free-wheeling it around the world finding crimes – the sex traffickers -, helping the victims, and then reporting it all to her sister to come in to save the day. For me, it didn’t quite make sense.
The narrator, Kristin James, is the same narrator for both books. She was fine. Several times there were repeats of phrases/sentences which were not caught in quality control.
The List: Alyssa’s Revenge by USA Today bestselling author, Casi McClean, is the second book in the Deep State Mysteries series. Set in the Washington DC area with far reaching elements that end up in Morocco, this fast paced novel, like book one in the series, is also part political thriller, part steamy romance, and part paranormal.
Let me say this right at the start – I loved this book! Talk about edge of your seat suspense…I couldn’t put it down.
We get to become reacquainted with several characters who were featured in book 1, including the fiery protagonist, Emily Rose, dynamic detective Ashton Frasier, Emily’s murdered twin sister Alyssa, who appears as a spirit, her amazing war veteran brother, Wyatt, and the brave Pets for Vets dog, Duke. In this second book in the series, we also get to delve deeper into veteran Harper Drake’s mind and heart, and her relationship with Wyatt. I really enjoyed this strong woman’s character.
As I mentioned in my review of book 1, although it wasn’t the primary theme in this story, I absolutely love the elements of the wounded warrior and the dog who has become an integral part of the series. He’s a keeper.
A deep sense of patriotism rings through the pages. Our war veterans, their siblings, and the spirit of Alyssa become integral in saving the lives of many children who are in terrible peril in The List.
From page one—where the young girl Hanna escapes from her horrendous kidnapper’s lair, leaving a frightened sister behind, but sadly unable to free her—your heart will pound out of your chest with suspense. The horror of the bad guys is tenable and will shoot shivers down your spine. And what he wants to do to these innocent children will make you sick.
But our heroes become quickly involved, thanks to Alyssa’s spirit, and now the children have a chance!
Please keep writing this series, Ms. McClean. Kudos!!
Hauntingly tragedy of human trafficking and drug cartels. Book is hard hitting. Characters pull you in making them family. They are well developed. Heart pounding and nail biting action from start to finish. Kept me up all night long reading. Powerful book.
The Three Musketeers reinvented! A murdered ghost, a wounded brother, and a driven NCIS Director find deception, conspiracy, horror, and eventually revenge…an intriguing cocktail garnished with a bit of rekindled romance! Alyssa reappears in this second book but still remains invisible to Wyatt, her brother. His ex-fiancee, Harper, is traumatized having witnessed child/human trafficking and slavery, a largely concealed and highly lucrative scourge. The stakes are quite high and the players are vile to the core. Harper is now in a unique position to do something concrete about it…these three skate close to the edge of the abyss and you will continue to alternatively cheer them on or bite your lip in trepidation at each danger until the last “page” is reluctantly turned!
I love this book! I’m so glad it’s part of a series. I’m just not done with these wonderful characters. Every member of this secret government team has their own special skills. My favorite is Alyssa, a ghost! She’s awesome! Their are potential love connections but, as life will have it, there are complications. The guarded heart of a wounded warrior is too close to my own love. That’s another thing I love about this book. It is so so well written that it appeals to both men and women. The story flows so seamlessly that it’s an easy one session read. I didn’t want to take a break. There are so many personal stories that need to be told about the members of this team. Thankfully, Casi McLean is letting these wonderful characters share their lives with us.
This second book in the Deep State Mysteries was fantastic!
Here we follow along with Harper, Wyatt, and their team, as they do more digging into a deep faction they discovered in Book One. The twists, and deep connections that come to light, lead to some answers, but more questions. Thrills, mysteries, and mayhem unfold, as the New Patriots, follow these deep-seated paths to answers. I can’t wait for the next book, and see what happens next.
In this novel, Harper, a director of a secret NCIS group fight human trafficing and drugs with the former finance, Wyatt and their team. Wyatt has trouble connecting on a deep level since losing his legs to an IED and theh his sister in murdered. Helping a young victim of human trafficing and fearing of the possiblilty of losing Harper opens his heart for love again and a reunion with his sister. So well written and full of action that you won’t want to put it down before the ending.
This is an action packed suspense filled romance story.Wyatt came back from Afghanistan missing his legs a bad case of ptsd and,feeling like less of a man.He shut out the only woman he ever loved feeling he wasn’t good enough anymore.She recruited him into the New Patriots a group of former military that works off the books trying to clean up corruption,drug smuggling, etc.Hannah has never stopped loving Wyatt it hurts that he closed her out but she’s not giving up on him.When his dog comes to him acting strange he followed him an came across a young teenage gir!in torn close and scared half to death.When Alyssa was murdered Wyatt felt guilty that he wasn’t there to protect her .She has been appearing to her twin sister Emily but she tries to reach Wyatt but he’s too closed off.There are so many twists and turns to this story will keep you riveted until the very last page and leave you begging for more.I love the way this amazing author brings the characters to life before your eyes and makes you feel their emotions and their pain.I can hardly wait to see what’s next by this multi talented author.
this book was amazing! she took on a new job of bringing down the drugs and slavery. only her soon to be husband was injured and still getting over his sister death. there is one mad woman who wants her revenge.
I was gripped.from the start and enjoyed all the twist in the storyline. It’s got excitement scandal and a touch of the paranormal. Cant wait to read more of this series I definitely recommend this book.