The Assassin Series Cover Reveal by Tara Crescent!

The Assassin's Revenge series
by Tara Crescent

COVER REVEAL

March 16, 2015

I have a mission.
Kill the man who kidnapped me. Kill the guards who raped me. I have guns and
knives and I’m not afraid to use them. Nothing will stop me.

Then I walk into a
bar and I notice him. He is gorgeous.

For four long years,
my only response to anything sexual has been revulsion and fear. This time, it
feels different.

I could use him. I
want to use him. I could sleep with him and make a pleasurable memory as a
counterpoint to the painful ones. I’m not a frightened young girl anymore. I’m
a trained assassin, capable of killing him with my bare hands. This time, I’ll
be in control.

He’s just supposed to
be a distraction, this mysterious man in the bar that I have a one-night stand
with. But I can't predict the secrets he is hiding... secrets that are about to
intersect my world in painful, unanticipated, and dangerous ways.

~*~ABOUT TARA
CRESCENT~*~

Hello, I’m Tara Crescent.
I’ve always fantasized about being a mysterious spy, leading a secret
double-life, and now, I find that that’s come true!

Sort of.

By day, I’m a
mild-mannered corporate drone in Toronto, but by night, I’m limited only by my
imagination; I sit, and I type, and I am a daring writer of BDSM, erotica and
romance.

In my spare time, I
write of course. I also read, garden, travel, cook, and almost never clean. I
just started watching Walking Dead on Netflix (zombie erotica, anyone?), and
I’m impatiently awaiting the next episode of Doctor Who. (I would kill for a
TARDIS.)

I’ve scribbled bits
and pieces all my life, chiefly inspired by what I’m reading, which tends to be
mainly science-fiction and fantasy, with a healthy sprinkling of romance and
erotica thrown in.

I’m a huge believer
in happily-ever-after, but tempered by real life, where happily-ever-after is
possible, but takes work.  My favorite
kind of romance stories are ones that are somewhat believable; I like strong men
and women who know what they want out of life, and are driven to get it.

I love reader email;
I can be reached at taracrescent@gmail.com.

Happy reading and
writing!

Website: http://www.taracrescent.com

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Exchange of Fire by P.A. DePaul Blog Tour!

Sandra Walsh was a deadly sniper for the Sweet Briar Group, a covert agency with assassins for hire, until her last mission went horribly wrong, accidentally killing an innocent girl. Knowing she’s a danger to her team, Sandra goes off the grid, becoming a Shade—an agent declared dead but secretly hiding among the living. She intends to honor her vow never to pull another trigger or have contact with the spy world again. Until she meets Casper Grady…

Grady is a former Marine with a troubled past and a debt to pay. His life mission has gone from protecting the nation to helping local children and their families. The moment he meets Sandra, he knows there’s more to her than meets the eye, but he can’t help but be drawn to the mysterious femme fatale. And when Sandra’s past suddenly catches up to her, Grady is determined to protect her at all costs, no matter how dark and dangerous her secrets are.

As the danger increases, so does their intense attraction. But when they’re forced to choose between each other and the people they’ve sworn to protect, their growing love might not be enough to keep them together—or alive…

Review:

Exchange of Fire was an emotional read. It was full of deep and sad emotions. And P.A. DePaul's writing let you understand and at least empathize with the character's situations. And you definitely felt that Sandra has had a tough go of it just as Grady is going through during the book.

The characters were very well-developed and enjoyable. Their reactions were well played out and most of the time unexpected. Some of the emotions were definitely unexpected and well in your head they kind of made sense you also felt the need to groan and rail at the characters.

The plot was intriguing and full of action, not really slowing down for much. I really enjoyed the bonds the characters shared as it was a beautiful thing really.

It's sad how power can corrupt and you definitely see this in the book.

The ending was really well executed! I had to say even though the book was coming to an end I really appreciated that ending.

Exchange of Fire is the type of book to get your heart pounding and you'll enjoy it if you like Romantic Suspense.

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Grady had had enough of the bullshit. Too many people were dropping in, and he was tired of being the only one who didn’t know the whole story. He needed to jump-start the explanations, and the best way to do that was to go for the throat.

He lifted his chin and locked gazes with Cappy. He held up his fingers and started counting. “Cappy, Wraith, Talon, Romeo, Magician. Not your typical Christian names. Add to that Sandra’s confession that she’s a former sniper and Lethal Fuzzball Boy’s acclamation of her world-famous skill before she ‘died’ and became Jesus with her resurrection . . . I’m going to go out on a limb and say you’re the Commanding Officer of this clandestine team, right? Trained with them in Kansas and now lead everyone on missions? Tell me, does the company you work for start with a big C?”

Cappy stiffened, and the reserved expression on his face eclipsed into a thundercloud. “What. The. Fuck?”

“Here we go,” Romeo muttered, but everyone heard due to the sudden silence at the man’s bellow. Even the sun seemed to pause its ascent in the sky for a moment. “Someone had better start talking,” Cappy demanded in his gruff voice. “And, yes, I mean you, Wraith.” He spread his weight over his feet and slapped his hands on his hips.

Sandra lifted her chin and met the CO’s incensed stare. If her arm hadn’t been touching his, he wouldn’t have known that a tremor raced through her before she opened her mouth. “I made the decision to fill Grady in on details I thought he should know. Especially after an assassin took shots at his head earlier this evening.”

“Granger,” Talon inserted, crossing his arms.

Cappy’s eyes flashed and his jaw hardened. He dipped his chin once as if to acknowledge Talon’s contribution and began to pace. “So, despite the oaths you took, you decided to compromise this team by talking to an outsider?”

“Yes.”

“And what else does he know?”

Grady hated being talked around. “Not nearly enough,” he stated bluntly, not caring that Sandra now gripped his arm as if to warn him to back off. Grady had this guy’s number. He was completely lethal, no doubt, but he also seemed to be levelheaded and fair. Time to test that theory. “For example, why do you all act like Sandra’s a ghost? Why would a confessed sniper be insinuating herself into my company as an Operations Manager? Why was a gunman shooting at us earlier? Why did Calvin and Hobbes here”—he pointed to Talon and Romeo—“decide it’s better to break in than knock on the door?”

P.A. DePaul is a multi-genre romance author including paranormal fantasy and romantic suspense. She originally hails from Carroll County and Baltimore County, Maryland, but also lived in Macon and Warner Robins, Georgia. She currently resides in a beautiful community just outside Philadelphia. Exchange of Fire is the first novel in the SBG series with the second novel, Shadow of Doubt, releasing April 2015

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