Squad mates, best friends, and fighting to survive in the middle of an alien invasion. Can she make one stubborn alpha male soldier see her as something else?Sienna Rossi has always been a mix of contradictions. She loves ice cream, likes cooking, and is skilled at taking down aliens with her squad. Sweet and tough, soldier and woman, most people can’t seem to make sense of her…even the loving … her…even the loving family she lost in the invasion and especially men. One man accepts her as she is, her best friend Theron. But the big, silent, muscled soldier has her firmly in the ‘friends’ zone…except that Sienna knows he wants her, and she’s determined to claim the stubborn man as hers.
Theron Wade lives to fight aliens. They killed his parents, his foster siblings, and his fellow Rangers. Now he has a new team–the tough, mostly-female Squad Nine. But one certain female haunts his dreams and stars in his darkest fantasies. Sienna is his sunshine in the darkness. He wants to her to be happy…and he knows that would never be with a man like him. A man with darker, rougher tastes that would shock her.
As Squad Nine works to track and destroy a dangerous alien device, best friends collide. Theron introduces Sienna to a world of rough, edgy passion that she craves. But as a mission goes off track, the two of them will risk everything for love, for their lives, and to save the world.
Note to readers: This sci fi romance contains a lot of action (think climbing shattered skyscrapers and daring rescue missions), tough warriors (the kickass ladies of Squad Nine and the badasses of Hell Squad) and a steamy romance (lots of edgy sexy times between a quiet, stubborn soldier and his tenacious best friend). So if you like it fast, and gritty, and sexy, this is for you!
Includes a sneak peek at Hemi (Hell Squad #13) and a preview of Gladiator, first book in Galactic Gladiators
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Squad mates and best friends, Theron Wade and Sienna Rossi fight together to survive and take down the aliens. Sienna is a mixture of contradictions. She is sweet, tough, a soldier and a woman. The only person who accepts all sides of her is her best friend Theron. While she knows Theron wants her he keeps her in the friend zone. While a mission to track the new alien weapon goes off track these two finally admit their feelings, and save the world.
I am loving all the new development with the alien invasion and the constant struggle of the humans to get ahead of the aliens to defeat them. Also, the new alien creature that was introduced in this book sounds terrifying and freaks me out.
Sienna is one tough cookie who is also in touch with her feminine side. She likes nice things, cooking, etc. but can also take down an enemy. I really love her. Hackett does an amazing job at creating tough heroines. Another thing I loved about Sienna was her determination to break through Theron’s barriers and make him act on his feelings. Sienna is just a great mixture of sweet and toughness, and is perfect for Theron.
“She liked colored sprinkles on her ice cream, and could also kill a man in about thirty different ways.”
Theorn had a rough past. He was in the foster care system and the military so he feels he is not good enough for Sienna. He repeatedly pushes Sienna away because of his darker tastes in the bedroom. Sienna quickly makes him realize she is more than willing to take on his darker side. I loved seeing Sienna explore Theron’s darker side and discover her own likes.
“She was his sprinkle-coated badass…”
Overall, this was another nonstop adventure and I cannot wait for the next book, which is the first Berserker one!!
What a unexpected wonderful surprise! Who knew Theron is a total freak in the sheets. But the quiet ones always have more going on that you’d think. Sienna was just what he needed even though he didn’t know it or want to accept it.
Once again, the only negative I have is the sex is a tad repetitive from book to book but it was spiced up some this book so hopefully that continues.
Theron is huge, brooding and essentially a big teddy bear to his friend Sienna. She’d run a mile if she knew that he has been lusting after her. His fantasies run to the dark side and he doesn’t want to wreck their solid friendship.
Sienna feels that everyone sees the pretty face and are aghast when they realise that she is a strong soldier and loves to be in the thick of the action. She knows Theron is the one person who sees more of her than anyone else but even he doesn’t know who she is at er core. They have both lost their families and are alone in the world. But can these two fractured souls find solace in each other or are they destined to stay friends?
Theron is muy caliente and Sienna is a soldier through and through, her outer appearance just makes her that more of a weapon cos know one sees her as a threat! Theron’s fantasies over Sienna are dark but she is willing to go along with them and they have a fabulous safe word!! As usual there is a healthy does of humour along with the danger and I love trying to figure out who is next in the love firing line – I’m betting on Hemi and a very evasive female!!!
Wonderful read and now I have to wait on tenterhooks for the next one