Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0440243351, Mass Market Paperback)
What’s America’s top female action star doing on a tropical island shrouded in secrecy? To Gina Bliss, competing in a survival-type reality show is a nice change from fending off on-screen villains. Until she meets real-life action hero Derek Marks. A survival specialist in a tight black T and sexy stubble, he’s arousing every bad-boy fantasy she’s ever had . . . and testing her survival skills to the max.
Martial arts, jungle warfare—Derek’s done it all. But his latest mission is more dangerous than a stick of dynamite. Try telling that to the sexy, adrenaline-pumped actress who’s got his libido racing off the charts. As the heat rises between them and real-life violence erupts, suddenly Derek and Gina are on the run . . . and when they uncover a secret so explosive it could blow the lid off their so-called reality show, these two unlikely heroes are about to discover what surviving’s really about. . . .
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Derek Marks knows whats really going on, both on the island and in the world. Immersed in the never-ending fight against the forces of evil (I know that sounds so clichd), he still finds the time to break through the walls of Ginas celebrity persona and emotional walls - caused by the disappearance of her mother when she was a child. But even an expert military man like him is in for the surprise of his life.
I really enjoyed this steamy, action-packed, paranormal romance. My first experience with Jaci Burton has me looking forward to many sequels. I dont want to go into too much detail and ruin the plot twists, but I was entertained by both the characterizations of the good guys and the bad ones, and the interesting concept of the series (yes, there is a sequel). Burton has created strong characters with a good measure of depth - pasts, emotions, realistic reactions - well-done action scenes, plot surprises, and some smokin sexual tension. Derek is another ultimate alpha male with a tortured past (the best kind)! And Gina gives him a run for his moneyand kicks his ass a time or two. I like Gina, a female who doesnt just have a strong personality but is strong physically as well. You dont see that as often and I enjoyed it immensely.