Author: Julie Ann Walker
Publication Date: October 3, 2017
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Blurb:
He puts the hot...
Christian Watson, a former SAS officer and current BKI operator, never thought he would return to England after a terrible turn of events forced him to abandon his homeland. But now he's back on British soil where old enemies are determined to do him in. Fighting for his life is pretty much SOP for Christian. Doing it with the beautiful, bossy Emily Scott in tow is another matter entirely.
In hot pursuit.
Emily lost her coveted job at the CIA because of a colleague turned rogue, and now she has just one rule when it comes to men: they're for recreational purposes only. But when she and Christian are thrust into very close quarters while evading two mysterious men who want Christian dead, she can't help but question all her ideas about love and life lived on the edge. Battling the bad guys is hard enough, battling her feelings for Christian just might prove impossible.
Review: From the first moment we met Christian Watson and Emily Scott I knew their book would be an explosive whirlwind of passion, romance, and sarcasm. And hoo-boy, was it. I love all Julie Ann Walker's Black Knights Inc. books, but this was the creme de la creme (de la Edgar, if I may quote the Aristocats). If there is a book worth waiting for, a book that delivers everything you think it will, it's Hot Pursuit, the latest book in her Black Knights Inc. series.
I should mention, before we go any further, that we've officially gone far enough into the Black Knights Inc. series that it's really not recommended to read Hot Pursuit without reading the previous ten novels in the series. But you're in luck if you haven't read any of them yet because they're unbelievably amazing and you're in for a treat.
Christian Watson is... well, is it too much to say perfection? I don't know how Julie Ann Walker manages to write an accent without my finding it incredibly annoying, but she does it and actually manages to make it unbelievably sexy. I about melted every time he opened his mouth and then I became an outright puddle when those capable hands of his entered the picture. I don't know how Emily was able to resist as long as she did because I would have been a goner the moment he said, "come then, Emily." Sigh.
Emily Scott was a delightfully charming character. She was very much relatable (probably the character I relate to the most in the Black Knights Inc. series). And not only that but she's clever and tough and resilient while also being vulnerable, empathetic, and scared to trust her heart.
The chemistry in this book is off the charts. I love banter as foreplay as much as the next girl... but I don't think anyone loves it as much Emily and Christian. I'm baffled as to how my pages didn't simply burst into flames with how much heat was flowing between those two. One particularly enjoyable part of this book is that the man was the one doing the chasing. Sexy, tall, decadent... English... Christian is the pursuer and Emily is the prey who can only run so far and so fast before she has to admit defeat.
Oh, I haven't even mentioned the best part yet. Some fans of previous books may recall meeting Rusty and Ace, two handsome, burly men who both, well... like men. I don't want to spoil anything but if you were trying not to be excited about the potential of a male/male romance from Julie Ann Walker because you didn't want to get disappointed then I should tell you that you might--might-- want to start getting excited. There is some major heat and conflict between these two, although I can't speculate whether the two will get their own book at this point or just a sidestory.
Buy this book. Buy this book. Buy this book. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you made a huge mistake by not buying this book and buy this book. You can pre-order the book here. If you haven't read the previous ten books then buy those too.
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