Tara Janzen

Wow, the prologue sets the tone for the whole series by introducing the characters and man o' man I can't wait to read about these boys!
I love how Regan reacts in certain situations, like a normal person would. When Kid says "take someone out" it keeps tripping her up. Regan doesn't scream hysterically or anything when she has to deal with gun toting men or suddenly turn into Laura Croft either, her mind just keeps stumbling over itself thinking "oh he has a gun" then "Oh shit he really has show more a gun".
There were tons of great one liners in this book. Tara Janzen knows how to write humor into her books really well.
I did however, find myself checking twice to make sure this was the first book in the series because I kept feeling like I was missing some of the story. There was a lot of back story which probably could have been made into a whole other book.
I have always been a muscle car lady and oh man the Camaro scene (pause as I wipe the sweat off my forehead) with the no backseat no problem scene; they use the hood with the car rumbling under them. I tip my hat to you Ms. Janzen for this, yes, yes I do. Greatest scene I have read in '09 hands down.
At first I was kind of distracted by the Kid and Nikki (Regan's sis) romance, but then the conversation they have about her parents was a great downshift from one-liners, sex, and action. I could feel the connection they were building between themselves. (I cheated and looked to see if they were the next book but they're not until book4!! WTF!? I really want to cheat to see these two get together)
Quinn Younger definitely moved into my category of favorite lead characters with his from the school of hard knocks, fighter pilot, to covert ops. He is a great "reformed" bad boy.
This book was pure fun. Janzen writes the scenes so well I could visualize scenes like I was watching a movie and was completely lost in them. Think of this book as a Jean Claude Van Damme movie, you get beef cake, action, and completely unbelievable scenarios, but it won't be winning any Oscars. It will never be deemed a classic but damn if it wasn't entertaining.

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Holy $#*%! This was way better than I thought it was going to be. Janzen was kind of slumping in this series but whoa baby came back with a bang on this one. If you haven't read the entire series then good luck understanding what the hell is going on and if you have read the entire series then be prepared to be emotional while reading this book.
J.T. and Jane were perfect for each other and I loved how their past relationship was shown throughout the whole book in flashbacks, instead of info show more dumped. Lead characters I was interested in, yeah!
The original chop shop boys all make appearances, with Dylan getting a lot of the attention. There was some fat that could have been trimmed from this book, the whole MNK-1 thing was a little weird but I feel a new series spawning from this idea of SEALs being altered. If so, charge on Janzen I do love me some SEALs (altered or not)!
J.T., Kid Chaos, and CREED have their moments of dealing with their emotions in a, sort of, closure. It was 95% satisfying for me as a reader.
Anyway, if you have followed this series you definitely, must, I insist, you read this book. It would have gotten five stars if the MNK-1 storyline would have been edited out. Also if there would have been more Kid Chaos. He was and still remains my fav from this series. I need more of him and Nikki. Come on Janzen give me another book or throw me a bone with a novella about him coming to terms with what he does for a living and Nikki knowing about it. Kid Chaos and Nikki are the way to my heart and therefore my wallet. Hint Hint Hint Ms. Janzen! show less

���By far what I liked most about this book was the author's voice. She has a remarkable writing style. Her prose is vivid without being overdone, lush without being repetitive, captivating without being over-the-top. Her dialogue is spot on, too, and she writes men beautifully.

I felt the story lost steam about half-way through, though there were plenty of sexual acrobatics so I guess there was that kind of steam. But the meat of the plot took a backseat to all the sexual escapades, show more and I started to get a little antsy for a resolution.

The book was probably about a hundred pages longer than it needed to be, and I nearly abandoned it with a hundred pages to go. I'm glad I stuck it out, though, because I liked the ending. It was sweet and made sense in a romantic way -- though again, the suspense suffered from a pat, all too neat and tidy ending. I think I will look for the next book in the series, though. I'm curious to see where the author takes the Steele Street boys. (A-) show less

This was fast-paced, a teeny bit over-the-top, but OH MY GOD was this sexy. Regan just wants to find her forgetful grandfather, but when she follows a vague note written in her grandfather's calendar, she ends up in the arms of a man she never thought she'd see again - Quinn Younger, street thug turned American Hero. Regan hasn't seen Quinn since the summer she was 15 and then 16-year-old Quinn walked in on her undressing, but she's fantasized about him ever since.

Unbeknown to her, Quinn's show more fantasized about her plenty as well over the years, and her unexpected appearance in the middle of a sensitive government op gives him a reason to take her into his custody and convince her to give him the chance he was too intimidated to ask for the first time around.

Holy cow were the sex scenes hot. Whew! show less