Steve McMillan, who’s notorious not just for
his daring feats as a member of the elite covert operations team Black Star SEAL, but also
for being voted by the navy grapevine as ‘The Best Kisser of the Millennium’, is
given a very unusual but alluring assignment as his first job after his transfer to TIARA,
a CIA Intel team used by Admiral Madison’s special operations team. As the newest
member of Task Force Two of TIARA, Steve isn’t sure what to expect, but being
infiltrated as a personal lackey for the mysterious, magnificent and thoroughly glamorous
suspected international assassin Marlena Maxwell is certainly not it! That the task is
challenging is something the action-oriented Steve truly relishes, and that this job will
strain the limits of his self-control as well as his libido is something this macho man
knows for certain from the moment he sets eyes on the total sexy and leather clad package
that Marlena presents, a fact she’s very aware of and doesn’t hesitate to use if
needed!
The attraction between them is undeniable as well completely
unacceptable for both, and their mutual distrust is masked but still there. Steve’s
job is to gather information about her latest assignment, in order to turn her over to the
authorities, but as his feelings towards this machiavellian maven undergo a gradual
change, his assignment becomes more and more difficult and soon his consummate
professionalism is called into question. Even Marlena is suffering from the same dilemma.
But when the chips are down, can either of them truly change their colors? The two of them
engage in a battle of wit, verbal innuendo, which is further complicated by threats, car
chases and death! Read Gennita Low’s mesmerizing master work and get drawn into a web
of malice and deceit, where betrayal is the order of the day, and feelings are
superfluous.
After reading this saga, readers will find be hard put to believe
that this book is Gennita Low’s debut attempt, so marvelous and majestic it is! This
intensely suspenseful book is also a very sensual one, presenting menace and romance in a
matchless blend. All the characters (and there are plenty) in this superb drama are
utterly fascinating as well as convincing, especially the lead pair of Marlena and Steve,
or Stash as Marlena naughtily calls him! They are two peerless people, unsurpassed at
their respective jobs and with spotless reputations to uphold, but seemingly at opposite
sides. The passion between them is not only hot, but also blazing in such a fiery way as
to put a volcano to shame and melt the Arctic! The equally chilling aura of menace and
death that surrounds the entire affair not only presents a stunning contrast but indeed
the two aspects complement and enhance each other just like the main protagonists. The
mystery is also very good and is present at various levels and is enough to boggle the
minds of even the most dedicated mystery reader. The numerous action scenes add a lot of
excitement to an already suspenseful plot. There are many comical aspects too, which
lighten the tense story at apt moments. The ending ties up many loose ends, but also
leaves many questions unanswered - most likely they will provide the basis for this debut
author’s forthcoming books!
In short, ‘Into Danger’ is a true masterpiece, and
readers everywhere are advised to not to miss this new author, Gennita Low’s, future
works.
Reviewed By Rashmi Srinivas for The Road to Romance
April 30, 2003 |
