"exciting start to a fantastic new series"
John "Lantis" Atlantis has been out of Black Ops business
for a couple of years now and he couldn't be happier.
Running his own high tech security business, Depth Security,
has been fulfilling. When his friend and former Black Ops
partner, Dillon, asks him to work on a case that is close to
his heart, Lantis reluctantly agrees. Dillon's childhood
friend, Kiera Stevens, is now CEO of kidTek after the death
of her father. There is an industrial spy leaking classified
research and development secrets at kidTek and the
implications for military R & D could spell disaster. When
Kiera and Lantis meet, the attraction is instantaneous and
all consuming. This is disturbing for Kiera, who is normally
all business. For Lantis there is the issue of the
relationship between Kiera and his best friend Dillon to
consider. Working together should prove to be an interesting
challenge. In order to not raise suspicions, Lantis goes undercover at
kidTek posing as Kiera's love interest, which is not a far
stretch for either of them. He develops a security spell
that will help identify the leak and protect the company
from further theft. Because of the logistics of casting a
spell in such close proximity to the existing security, and
his raging lust for Kiera proving to be a distraction, he
decides to use Kiera as a focus during the casting of the
spell. The spell, magnified by his attraction to Kiera,
combined with her nominal healing abilities, makes for an
erotically charged event. Lantis is relieved that the spell
was successfully cast, but there was just one small side
effect, they are now entangled on a psychic level; and he
will have to do a little testing to see just what the
ramifications of this entanglement are. As Kiera and Lantis'
relationship grows, so does the danger. Kiera has never
relied on anyone for support, and has difficulty letting go
of control and leaning on Lantis. Can she learn to trust her
feelings, and his? Their lives may depend on it. All I can say is, "Wow!" Ms. Dante demonstrates expert
world building as she takes readers to a fully realized
alternate Earth society where magic and advanced technology
coexist. Her fascinating hero and heroine engage in an
entertaining banter and have such an easy rapport, that the
reader is effortlessly able to believe in the intensity of
their relationship. The plot is well developed and the
storyline is a fast paced adventure. Amongst the action and
intrigue, Kiera and Lantis take the time to inventively and
deliciously play out her fantasies and test the effects of
their entanglement; this leads to sometimes amusing, always
hot reading. The cast of supporting characters are
interesting and I definitely look forward to reading their
stories told in future books in this series. Entangled is
the exciting start to what promises to be a fantastic new
series. If the first book is any indication, readers are in
for a wild ride. © Desiree Gentle
Paranormal Romance Reviews
July 2006
Reviewed by Dee Gentle
Posted July 1, 2006
SummaryKiera Stevens knows there's a spy in kidTek, the toy
company she inherited from her father which also handles
top-secret defense R&D projects. She doesn't know whom
among her employees she can trust but to ferret out the
spy she needs more than an ordinary investigator and
absolute secrecy.
High adept and security consultant John Atlantis (Lantis
to his friends and colleagues) is a retired black ops
agent with the security clearances to prove it. As a favor
to his former partner, he takes on Kiera's problem, going
undercover as her lover to carry out his investigation.
When a complicated spell to upgrade the security of
kidTek's labs results in more power than safe, Lantis is
forced to ground the power through sex ... and he and Kiera
become entangled, their minds sharing sensations and
pleasures.
That's when things become complicated. Because the spy is
just the tip of the iceberg. Someone is watching Kiera,
someone who doesn't want her at the head of kidTek and
doesn't care who stands in the way.
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