I Am Justice (Band of Sisters) by Diana Muñoz Stewart

I Am Justice by Diana Munoz Stewart is a heart-pounding thriller that, when you finish, will have you wondering what the ever-loving fudge you just read.  Stewart takes romantic suspense to a whole new level with this intriguing about a family of vigilantes determined to take down a Middle Eastern sex-trafficking ring.

There’s murder.  There’s mayhem.  There’s betrayal and secret spies.  There’s even a good amount of really hot sex.  So, basically, you have everything you need for a good time.  I won’t lie though, I Am Justice is not a happy-go-lucky read, nor will your breeze through it.  This is the book you’re going to want to take you time with.

Blurb: Justice Parish takes down bad guys.  Rescued from the streets by the world-renowned Parisk family, she joined their covert sisterhood of vigilante assassins.  Her next target: a sex-trafficking ring in the Middle East.  She just needs to get close enough to take them down…

Sandesh Ross left Special Forces to found a humanitarian group to aid war-torn countries.  But saving the world isn’t cheap.  Enter Parish Industries and limitless funding, with one catch—their hot, prickly “PR Specialist”, Justice Parish.  Their chemistry is instant and off-the-charts.  But when Justice is injured and her cover blown, Sandesh has to figure out if he can reconcile their missions.  With danger dogging their every move, their white-hot passion can change the world—if it doesn’t destroy them first.

Review:  I Am Justice sort of reminded me of Christy Reece’s Last Chance Rescue series about a secret group of mercenaries who make it their goal to find victims when other avenues have failed (and occasionally allow those victims to become members of the collective themselves).  It’s really a superb series if you don’t mind a little anxiety now and again.  I Am Justice takes it to another level though by bringing in the Parish family, who rescues young women—and occasionally a boy—by adopting them and then training them to be vigilante assassins to rid the world of evil doers.

Justice Parish, our heroine, is one bad ass lady.  After being rescued by the Parish family she turned herself into a strong woman capable of poisoning a man with nary a blink.  Even better,  I was so relieved to discover that, while battle hardened, she’s open to flirting and teasing with handsome men, actually one handsome man in particular.  Okay, so she’s still a little brooding, no big deal, who wouldn’t be with what the Parish family deals with? She was quite a dynamic, interesting character that you probably haven’t seen before.

I absolutely loved the flip on the romance trope with the hero, Sandesh Ross, being the peace-seeker rather than the war-seeking aggressor of the pair.  He runs a humanitarian non-profit that also wants to save the world, just in a less murder-y way.  He was all alpha in the very best ways.

I won’t recommend this story for everyone.  Yes, it has it’s wonderful moments of romance, rescuing, and witty banter, but it’s also anxiety-producing and I think I might have developed some reader-PTSD from some of the more traumatic scenes. But for those who love their books fast-paced and dangerous, you will adore I Am Justice.