Taylor Stevens

First, I must confess, I swiped my husband's early reader copy before he could even get to it. I was not disappointed.

After the devastation of The Doll, Munroe leaves the US to protect those she loves. This new book finds her posing as a young male fixer in Africa. However, as her boss becomes increasingly jealous of her relationship with his wife, he demands that she be part of a voyage they will be protecting through Somali pirate waters. Early on, Munroe discovers arms in the hold and show more knows that all is not well. When the ship is disabled and boarded, she manages to escape with the captain, who is injured. As she runs for her life, she realizes the captain is the real target, and she may be able to use him to save the lives of her fellow crew.

With the twists and turns of changing loyalties, this book is much more like her first with a strong balance of breathless action coupled with strategy. show less

Histrionic. Overly emotive. Repetitive. Show offy - look how much research I did! For a novella it's remarkably torpid. I zoned out several times while the author was showing how perfectly awful Americans are and how sinister, worldly, deadly and completely perfect the protagonist is. And smug with it into the bargain. Bleah.

Do-gooder vigilante Vanessa Michael Monroe is back, this time she’s helping spring a young woman named Hannah from The Chosen, a religious cult, in order to return Hannah to her parents. Michael’s background as the child of zealous missionaries, her friendship with Logan (an escapee of The Chosen), & her extensive training in combat techniques makes her a sympathetic and capable candidate to infiltrate the cult to retrieve Hannah.

In the first book in the series, The Informationist, show more Michael was ruthless and single-minded; in The Innocent, we see a slightly softer side. Michael is suffering from nightmares as she tries to accept her role in the deaths of aggressors. During this assignment Michael bonds with her clients, three ex-Chosen members. She also gets to know her long time friend Miles Bradford much better. The first book was more brutal, this one has more heart. Together they show Michael as a well rounded character. I look forward to the next entry in the series. show less

I love the complexity of all of Ms. Stevens' stories! There are so many interwoven plots and subplots (in this case 7). Each plot intertwines to produce a magnificent story.

Liars' Legacy centers around the twin siblings, Jack & Jill. They have spent their entire life in turmoil. From a young age, their mother developed and drove them to be the best and fiercest. The goal was to outthink, outwork and overcome all obstacles that could possibly threaten them. They were trained to be the show more ultimate assassins.

The story begins where Liars' Paradox (book 1 of the series) ended. The twins are invited by their never-seen father, to meet. They know it is probably a trap. However, they feel that it is worth the risk to finally get answers about their past. The only problem, some want to kill them and others want to take advantage of their deadly skills. It is a race to stay ahead and alive.

The story moves at a very fast pace and is one of the best I've read. It was nearly impossible to put down and I can't wait for everyone to have the opportunity to read it. I was privileged to receive an Advanced Readers Copy. Highly recommended. show less