Fun and sexy!

Enemies to lovers is a great romantic suspense trope; the danger heightens everything both physically and emotionally. In this case, Sloan was tasked with stopping an assassination attempt and her target turned out to be a childhood friend. I felt her dismay, her anger and her determination to do what was expected of her. Blaine had not only been her friend, but he'd been Sloan's light during one of the darkest times of her life. Branch Agent Sloan Harris was one bada$$ heroine. When she was first introduced, you'd have thought she had ice in her veins and in her heart. She only seemed to thaw around her partner. Her back story was full of pain and thoughts of revenge all of which made her into the woman she'd become. Things got interesting once Sloan went undercover as an escort to infiltrate the warlord's sprawling estate. Blaine Kendrick was hell on my hormones. Charming, intelligent, protective, cunning and deadly. The life Sloan thought he'd been living was all smoke and mirrors though as he had a few secrets of his own. He was very protective of Sloan and kept running interference with his father's lap dog, Kobi. Essentially, she had found herself in the position as the shiny new toy in a den full of ruthless animals. All the key players in this story had their own agenda. The exciting part was seeing who would gain the upper hand and manage to stay alive. The chemistry between them was off the charts hot and didn't feel staged despite them playing their roles to stay alive. The sex was graphic, but those scenes never overpowered the story or felt like filler. If I did question one thing, it was Sloan's rather quick turnaround from the hard, closed-off woman in the beginning to the passionate woman she was around Blaine. I thought her admission of falling in love with Blaine came about a little too quickly to feel authentic. I believed Blaine's feelings more readily because of an interesting admission on his part. The build-up of suspense to the climax was a nail-biter all the way to the end. I don't want to give anything away, but there was a big surprise where Blaine was concerned. I wasn't expecting that particular revelation at the end. This was my first Megan Mitcham book, but it won't be my last. If you love a kicka$$ heroine who falls for the enemy, a man whose loyalty is questionable, suspense, intrigue and an exotic setting, then you'll enjoy this fast paced story. *Complimentary ARC provided by the author for the purpose of an honest review.*