Explosive meeting of a Black Ops Alpha and a woman with a mind for numbers. This fast paced thrill ride never lets up.

Diego Santero and his team of black ops are asked to do what he considers a job beneath them. ICE wants them to move Vanessa Crosby from one location to another – a glorified chauffeur job. But that chauffeur job turned into harrowing car chases, a helicopter crash, trekking through the Panama jungle , gun battles and bombs.

Diego had been closed off emotionally since his brothers death in 9/11. He threw himself into the Navy and then Black Ops and hasn’t looked back. That is until he meets a smart but very insecure woman named Vanessa. These two couldn’t be more opposite and the last thing he is looking for is a woman, relationships and his job just don’t go together. But it was oh so fun to watch this tough as nails alpha warrior be bitten by cupid.

If you like your men Alpha and to be on the edge of your seat the whole time then Tempted into Danger is the book for you.
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I fricking loved this book. It was fast paced, sexy and just good fun. I loved both the characters and the plot; I can honestly say that I will be picking up the next in the series.

Diego is the head of a black-ops operation tasked to deliver an important asset to a safe house to be protected. He is a bad ass leader who decides that maybe enough is enough with his current employer after this last task reduces them to overpaid postmen. When he realizes that the “asset” is Vanessa, his life plan goes back up in the air. After the situation becomes FUBAR (see, I know military lingo :D), the mission becomes less delivery service and more protection detail. A new problem arises as he starts to become attracted to her; his job and romance do not mix but he just can’t resist her.

I love love LOVED Diego. I thought I would from his first interactions with his team (give me a protective leader any day) but once he gets near Vanessa, I knew I loved him. His protective attitude was expected but I enjoyed that, although he was protective, he gave her the opportunities to show her strengths and was proud of them. I adored the fact that he got turned on by her spouting math equations and knew that, even though he fought against it, he was destined to fall. I just didn’t know how he was going to get round the whole secret identity deal…..

Vanessa was A-MAZING! A mathematician, she gets into trouble purely because of her intelligence. Once she is in it up to her neck, she refuses to step out of the firing line because she realizes that, in doing so, she dooms others. The formula that she has created could stop a criminal gang that deals in drugs and people trafficking and she refuses to save her own skin at the expense of the victims. She made an informed choice to risk her life and I respected her for it; her strength of conviction was lovely to see. Of course, as soon as I saw how determined she was in this aspect of her life, I knew it would translate to her relationship with Diego. She knew what she wanted, knew and understood his reservations, but was determined to make it work. She was my ideal heroine.

The chemistry between the two of the main characters was flammable. As the relationship built from sparks to a raging inferno, I fell more in love with their pairing and I wanted to see them find their HEA. There is some seriously cute moments between them (see quote below) which are punctuated with scenes which are downright dirty. Melissa Cutler writes some seriously hot romances and this is a fantastic example.

“Roger that. Mouth shut. Weepy chicks get tissues except girlfriends, then you have to offer yourself as the tissue”

The suspense plot was so much fun and it kept me turning page after page until, before I knew it, the book was finished. I loved watching the whole team work together and I cannot wait for the next in the series. If this book is anything to judge the series by, we are in for one hell of a ride.

Overall, this is a brilliant start to a series and I am desperate to read more. With a bad-ass black-ops hero falling for a math-geek heroine who wants to save the world, I was hooked in from the first second they met. It has action, sex and a hero whose idea of dirty-talk involves algebra… give it a try!
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Reviewed for Read Your Writes Book Reviews
by: Kim
www.readyourwrites.blogspot.com

Oh my gosh... I don’t really know where to start with this book. I fell in love with Diego even before reading this book. So imagine my surprise when the book was actually able to back up the hype and then some. TEMPTED INTO DANGER is intense, captivating, and steamy. It had my attention from the very beginning and left me wanting more. I literally devoured the book in a 24-hour period.

Vanessa Crosby is an American that lives and works in Panama. She’s uber smart and works for RioBank as a senior analyst in the criminal detection department. Vanessa, in her spare time, has created an algorithm that can track the movement of bulk cash using small deposits and wire transfers. This program puts Vanessa in the crosshairs of the Chiara brothers, Italian mercenaries who run a big business of being brokers for criminal activity.

ICE agent Diego Santero is one of the best heroes I’ve ever read. I have a major thing for an alpha hero who packs guns and knows how to use them. New Jersey native Diego is a cocky and confident soldier through and through. Diego (Devil) is the senior agent and team lead for one of ICE’s best black ops teams. Diego’s team consists of Ryan (Eight Ball), sniper Rory (Ghost Rider), sniper John (Thriller), and intelligence specialist Alicia (Phoenix).

The team’s mission is simple, pick up Vanessa from her apartment and deliver her to a safe house where Diego’s boss, ICE director Thomas Dreyer and Special Agent Aaron Montgomery will talk to and convince her to work with them. Something goes terribly wrong. Vanessa is kidnapped, the safe house has been compromised and not knowing who to trust, the team is forced to go their separate ways in order to regroup.

While evading those who want them dead, Vanessa and Diego fight the attraction they are feeling for one another. Their first kiss turns out to be deadly, just when it seems they are in the clear. Diego has a never quit attitude and will do whatever it takes to make sure his “asset” is safe, even if it means him dying in the process.

What I love about Vanessa and Diego is that they bring out the best in each other. Vanessa has her own issues that Diego does his best to correct and in turn makes her a stronger person who learns her self worth and finds her inner strength. On the flip side, Vanessa manages to break down Diego’s self-imposed walls of armour to get to the person he is inside. Diego is all about heart and he risks his life on a daily basis for a promise he made years ago.

I mentioned before that TEMPTED INTO DANGER was intense and captivating. At times, I literally felt like I was as much a part of the action as the characters in the book. If Melissa was looking for reader shock and awe, she definitely achieved it. The book left me with questions. Unfortunately, I have to wait until January when HOT ON THE HUNT comes out, but it is definitely a book I can’t wait to read.

Source: Author & Personal Purchase (I was given the paperback. But I bought the eBook version because I had to highlight ALL the good parts!!!!) ( )

This was a great book with a strong female lead. I was very pleased with this book. ( )

Excellent book. It starts out with Diego and his crew being tasked to get Vanessa to a safe house. He's not happy about being a "chauffeur" but ends up glad he was. When they are attacked it is up to him to keep her safe. Vanessa had no idea that the program she wrote would put her in such danger. Now she's on the run with Diego and has to trust him. This is hard for her to do at first. Vanessa's mom died when she was little and her busy father rarely paid any attention to her. She had a hard time believing that anyone would be there for her. She was also intensely attracted to Diego, but knew that because of his job there was no future for them. I really liked the way that her growing trust of Diego also helped her grow in other ways. She went from being pretty insulated and focused on her work for the bank to someone who could see that her brains and abilities could be used for a much greater good. She also went from a woman who couldn't see herself doing anything dangerous to one who was willing to put herself out there to save someone she cared about. I loved some of the things that she said to him that would surprise him or confuse him. I especially loved the discussion they had on what to do when a woman cried - had to laugh at him on that one.

Diego has lived for his job ever since his brother died on 9/11. He prides himself on never having failed a mission. When his mission with Vanessa goes wrong all he can think of is keeping her safe. As things continually go wrong he worries that there is a leak in the department that makes his job impossible. He feels a growing attraction for Vanessa but his work and relationships just don't mix. I loved his fascination with the way her mind works. I thought it was really cute the way that listening to her solve math problems turns him on. He sometimes gets frustrated with her when her insecurities make her doubt that he will stay with her, but he works really hard to show her that he can be trusted. Diego went through his own growth as he learned that love could make him stronger. I also loved his close relationship with his team and the way they could almost read each other's minds. I loved their reactions as Diego's feelings for Vanessa become apparent.

The action itself is a wild ride of explosions, gun fights, car chases, and betrayals on the way to a happy ending. I loved seeing the part that Aaron Montgomery (Seduction Under Fire) played in this book, especially at the end. I can't wait for the next book - I really hope it is about Ryan. ( )