Sandy M’s review of Wicked Sexy (Wicked Games, Book 2) by J.T. Geissinger
Contemporary Romance published by Jack’s House Publishing 19 Jul 16
Whenever I read a new author and I like that first book in a series, I’m always a bit wary when I begin to read the next one – mostly because sometimes a followup is never as good as the first that blew you away. Just like the second movie in a series, that sophomore try never seems to live up to the excitement and fun of the first. My hesitation in this case was I didn’t want Tabby to turn out to be so much like her boss in Wicked Beautiful that it would take me just as long to warm up to her as happened with Victoria.
I’m happy to say that doesn’t happen and Tabby is a breath of fresh air – her wit, talent, and sassiness so much fun to read. Because of the way Wicked Beautiful ended, Tabby is the beneficiary of all Victoria had to leave behind for her happily ever after. That, along with her talent in hacking anything and everything known to man, is what brings Connor Hughes back into her life. She tells him to take a hike, the man too obnoxious and arrogant for her. Of course, those are just two of the reasons I love him so much. In the end, however, when Tabby gets only a glimmer of what the job Connor is offering is all about, her woman’s prerogative takes over, she changes her mind and she’s all in to help take down the universally famous hacker who made her life miserable for so many years.
Connor, former Special Ops and now running his own private security firm, is a top-ranked hacker in his own right, but the more he gets to know Tabby, his disbelief and admiration ratchet higher at every turn, and it’s not long before his attraction to her sets in. He learns the cyber criminal they’re after is behind all of Tabby’s secrets. Plus, the man is responsible for a number of terrorist activities the world over. It’s going to take Tabby’s knowledge of the hacker to hopefully bring him down.
Aside from the terrific chemistry between these two, which adds so much to the reading of this book, what I really like is the fast-paced action when Tabby and Connor, along with the FBI, follow their prey through cyberspace, trying to nail him once and for all. There’s plenty of twists and turn involved the closer they get, but in the end it’s Tabby who throws everyone for a loop, knowing there’s only way to finally bring the whole mess to an end. And by this time, love is involved – Tabby won’t let Connor go down with her and Connor isn’t about to let go of this spectacular woman no matter what. After everything they’ve gone through together, I hated that Tabby still doesn’t believe Connor really wants her. But he puts that nonsense to rest when he comes to the rescue, big and bold as you please.
The banter between these two throughout is fun and feisty. Their lovin’ is steamy and sexy. Connor is a terrific romantic hero – though he needs a few lessons here and there – but it’s Tabby who makes this book. Which is unusual for me, because I read romance for the heroes. But once in a while, when a heroine like Tabby comes along, you just have to sit back, go with the flow and enjoy the ride. This is one heck of a ride.
Grade: B+
Summary:
A badass ex-Special Ops officer and a smartass hacker fight a dangerous enemy…and a blistering attraction to each other.
Connor Hughes is an ex-special ops officer, CEO of Metrix Security, and bonafide badass. His private security firm is renowned for its effectiveness. He’s renowned for his lethal precision and iron self-control. But when the former Marine meets a gorgeous young hacker with a mouth as smart as her brain, his control unravels in ways he never could have predicted.
Tabitha West is a genius MIT dropout with a bad attitude, an obsession with Hello Kitty and piercings in unmentionable places. Tabby amuses herself by outwitting the most secure technology systems on the planet. Known in hacker circles as Polaroid due to her photographic memory, she’s as secretive as she is accustomed to working alone. So when Connor decides she’s the only one who can help him catch a cyber criminal intent on taking down one of his clients, she tells him exactly where he can stick it.
But when the cyber criminal turns out to be the Hannibal Lecter of computer crime—and a dark presence from Tabby’s past—Tabby and Connor are drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. They quickly find themselves fighting not only their common enemy, but also an explosive desire that threatens to consume them. When the stakes are this high and the game this deadly, will falling in love be the most dangerous move of all?
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