Like fire and ice, Alexandra Callet’s life runs hot and cold.At the age of thirty-three, Alexandra owns a stunning home and a successful interior design company. But she is in love with her business partner, Jake Taylor, and he doesn’t even seem to realize she’s a woman. She should be on top of the world, but instead she feels dragged down by the void in her heart. Hoping for answers, she decides … she decides a trip to Mexico might soothe her soul.
Jake Taylor only pretends to be a confirmed bachelor.
Jake has been entranced by Alexandra’s determination and exotic beauty since the moment they met, but she has no idea how he feels. He considers confessing his love, but fears jeopardizing their friendship and business. He’s caught in a web of pretending he doesn’t care, and doesn’t see a way out of it.
Alexandra is recruited for a dangerous mission.
Following her trip to Mexico, her resemblance to a member of an assassin’s family leads Alexandra to be recruited by the DEA. Her training leaves her distracted, and her business begins to suffer. Jake notices her sudden change, and feels her slipping both personally and professionally beyond his reach. Should he finally take the chance…before it’s too late? After all, he has nothing to lose.
However, when Alexandra returns to Mexico for her mission, things go terribly wrong.
Will she be able find the strength to fight and escape the peaceful haven that has now become her prison? Or will Jake lose Alexandra forever…
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Romance, suspense, action and more all in Uneven Exchange!
Alexandra is a quiet, beautiful young woman with a great career working in her own company with the man she has had a crush on for a while. She is also timid to let him know how she feels or how to even approach the topic with him. When she escapes for a mini getaway to Mexico she is spotted by the DEA, as she resembles very closely a vicious assassin’s sister. They pull her into a plot to capture this man but this proves to be more adventure then what she was counting on. She definitely rises to the occasion in this story! The timid, young woman becomes bold and fearless as she takes on this new persona. Jake can sense this change in her but is powerless to stop it. He tries to reach out to her but is left wondering if it was too little, too late.
I loved every turn of this book, by mid-way through the adventure is unbelievable and forces you to not stop reading (you can’t just leave this book at one chapter without finding out what happens next!). The ending is incredible and will you leave you craving just that little bit more of what happens next. This novel is a fantastic read for both mature young adults to adults that love adventure, suspense and action with a little twist of romance.
This is the first book by this author I have read and it was quite enjoyable. When I first started reading it i wasn’t sure because it seemed odd that Alexandra (or anyone) would just jump in and say Yes to helping the DEA capture someone. Or if they were going to use a civilian you would think that it would take more convincing since this was not going to be a “safe” case since she would be impersonating the sister of the person they wanted to capture and bring back to the US for trial.
Part of me thinks that Alex jumped into this because of her love for her business partner and the impression that he was a ladies man and not interested in her when that was the furthest from the truth.
I felt like the story really took off in the last half of the book when Alex was impersonating Daniela and how that situation went down and was then resolved. I did like that she had no problems relying on her faith to help her through the tough spots and to give her courage in this adventure.
This was a captivating Christian Suspense book and worth reading.
Uneven Exchange by S.K. Derban is an excellent combination of intrigue, suspense and romance…a perfect read for a weekend get-away!
This book captures the reader’s attention from the first chapter and spins a tale of love, strength and perseverance from that point forward. The main character, Alexandra Callet is an independent business woman who, due to her resemblance to an assassin’s sister, is asked by the Drug Enforcement Agency to help with a case. As the story unfolds, additional vibrant characters emerge to sufficiently entertain and engage the reader. The training that Alexandra goes through to go undercover is actually very informative, as I had no idea of the involvement behind the scenes of such an assignment. While I am sure this only touched the surface of what it would really be like to take on such work, there is enough detail to seem realistic and hold your attention.
What I like most about this book is the continual line-up of interesting and unique characters with enough development of each one to feel a level of connection that goes beyond the surface. That is difficult to pull off in a short novel like this, but Derban does it. The sense of “what will happen next” is a dominating feeling throughout the read and therefore another excellent job by the author.
Finally, while this is not officially labeled a “Christian” genre book, the author has definitely utilized her platform to point to Christ through some of the thoughts and actions of the main characters. There are several times in the book where they pray, read the Bible and reference their reliance on Christ for strength and wisdom. It’s not overbearing…just a hint of grace and wisdom poking through…I loved that.
Uneven Exchange by S.K. Derban is a wonderful book to throw in your suitcase and read on a weekend get-away or…..simply step outside into the shade of your own backyard and travel with the crew to Mexico! You will definitely enjoy this read!!
This book had a totally different plot than any other book I have read. It was quite interesting. More thriller and suspense than romance, it still included a bit of fuzzy feelings. I wasn’t extremely impressed with the cover though. It seems to have a paranormal look and in my opinion doesn’t necessarily reflect the book’s content.
The main character Alexandra is an interior designer. When she draws the attention of the DEA because of her looks, she begins a new side job in secrecy. Her assignment is to become a dangerous assassin’s sister not simply in looks, but actions ,mannerisms and words, so DEA can catch him. As much as she hates deceiving her partner Jake, she figures she is doing it for a good cause. Jake has always been the love of her life, but he doesn’t seem to reciprocate her feelings. Extra work will keep her mind of him. Her upcoming trip to Mexico must be kept a secret at all costs if it is going to work.
Jake, Alexandra’ s partner has had feelings for her for as long as he can remember, but wants to give her space, and its afraid to ruin their amazing relationship by attempting to take it a step further. But when Alexandra begins to change, he is not sure what to do next. He only knows he doesn’t want to lose her. But it’s it already too late?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book exception of a bit of mild language, which is not normally my choice of reading. The story kept me interested and waiting to see what would happen. It wasn’t extremely predictable, and included several twists. I am not sure I would consider it Christian fiction per say, but Alexandra does have a deep faith in God and relies on Him to get her through. I wouldn’t recommend for young readers for to some mild violent content.
I received this book from ireadbbooktours in exchange for my honest opinion.