Tim Smith (10)

Fast paced action thriller.

In some lines of work, strong friendships develop between men, born of mutual respect, loyalty and trust. Having absolute faith that your partner will be watching your back can mean the difference between life and death in some professions. Working for the CIA is one of these professions and Nick Seven and his mentor Special Agent Gadge Harmon had such a relationship.

However, the repercussions of a stakeout in Brooklyn, New York one night in 2006 changed both show more their lives forever.

Now, years later, Nick has retired from the CIA and has settled in the Key Largo, Florida, with his beautiful sexy ex-spy girlfriend Felicia. Putting the life of a spy behind him, Nick is happy, life is good as they say. Then one day he receives a surprise visit from Gadge’s wife Verna, a woman who has never liked him.

From her, he sadly learns how life has been for his old friend and mentor. His last job before he retired was at the Guantanamo Bay facility overseeing the detainees. Gadge is a meticulous follower of the rules, and unfortunately he cannot come to terms with what he saw there, and the experience, she says, has changed him immeasurably. Verna is very worried and she thinks he is in self-destruct mode, however, after visiting him, Nick realises very quickly that there is more going on than meets the eye, Gadge is hiding something. But what is it?

He calls in the help of a trusted colleague, and with the assistance of his girlfriend, Felicia they battle to discover what is really happening, and what they can do to help his old friend and mentor. In their desperate search for answers they delve deep into hidden corners, however, nothing prepares them for the secrets they discover, a web of political intrigue, cover-ups and a conspiracy of international proportions.

I loved reading this fast moving thriller so much that I just could not put it down and finished it in one sitting. It was jam-packed full of action and excitement right from the start, a great story with many twists and turns to keep you guessing and some very explicit sexy scenes.

This is the first book I have read by this author, it was everything I could have asked for in a spy thriller and I shall certainly be looking out for his others. show less

Memories Die Last Nick Seven: Series 1 by Tim Smith is off to a great start. There is so much entertainment in Memories Die Last. This interracial suspense romance novel delivers a beautiful romance but along the way tosses in excitement, a complicated but fun plot and characters that kick ass. Felicia Hagens is a Caribbean beauty who can kill a man with her bare hands, while Nick is a white U.S. agent. Many things are happening in the book but it is all handled with expertise and care and show more while the plot is very involved, it is also very cohesive. I loved that at one point it seems Nick and Felicia are past the worst, then bam! They are thrown into the ring again, fighting for their lives against a man who is powerful enough to crush them but they refused to give up without a fight. The characters have spunk and are like real people with extraordinary lives. The plot is sexy and intricate and is sure to keep readers engrossed from one page to the next. The ending is suspenseful, engaging and very enjoyable. Great series and I can’t wait to see what’s next.

Former CIA agent Nick Sevens is forced out of retirement in sunny Florida and back into active duty with the agency to catch an assassin he thought he eliminated several years ago. The entire team is reassembled including the beautiful and sexy Felicia Hagens. During their first team up, Felicia had an interest in Nick but neither acted on their attraction as they were both dealing with personal tragedies. Nick’s wife was brutally murdered by the man he vowed to track down and kill and Felicia had also lost the man she loved to violence. Now they are thrown together again and their feelings are just as keen as before. Given the opportunity Nick takes the chance and discovers Felicia may be the woman who can finally heal the ache left in his heart from his loss. However, before Nick and Felicia can decide whether there is more to their feelings than simply lust, there is a traitor among them. Together they have to work against time to expose the rogue agent, decipher an extensive government cover-up, and try to stay alive when the attacks against them become more violent and bold at each turn.

~ Susan for AReCafe show less