Publication Date: October 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4165-6674-8
Romantic Suspense
Paperback
Reviewed by Gina
For so long, too long, Sam Lang has dogged slimy bad guy Frederick Nadar. Nadar had enough and sent a message to Sam—lay off—by killing Sam’s sister Terri and her husband, B.J. Sam got the message, quit Black Ops, Inc. and headed to the family ranch in Nevada to mourn his loss. But Nadar is still out there and he’s still doing what a crime lord does best—one way or the other destroying lives.
Abbie Hughes has built a world for herself and younger brother, Cory, that she hopes is safe. At least she tells herself it is. She balances her life between her job as a casino dealer and school and lives in a house with a security system she hopes will keep her nightmares at bay. She stands behind Cory as he tries to carve his own place in the world. All it takes though is one accidental misstep from Cory that sends Abbie and Sam’s worlds colliding into each other. When Cory blunders into a deal gone bad and ends up with a treasured artifact intended for Nadar, he brings Abbie and Sam’s worlds together. Cory goes on the run only to be caught by Nadar. Abbie is about to get sucked into Nadar’s dealings and Sam is forced to confront his demon.
I’m normally a totally true die hard Cindy Gerard fan. I’ve never read one of her books I didn't come away raving to everyone that they HAD to read it. Her characters are rich and full bodied, her heroes the kind of men you want to take home and keep for your own and her heroines the kind of woman you just might want to be.
TAKE NO PRISONERS left me kind of cold. I didn't feel the same level of development in her characters or a true romantic connection between Abbie and Sam. They are two smart people but end up not checking some very basic things out in each other. Yes, Abbie does google Sam and finds out about Terri, but other things just fall by the wayside. While I understood Sam’s devastation over the death of his sister, I started to feel like it was a bit of a personal pity party for him and it didn't work. There are elements that are just too pat, two formula. It was a quick and easy read, it had some good suspense, TAKE NO PRISONERS just wasn’t for me Cindy Gerard at her best. I think when you have a fabulous first book in a series, such as SHOW NO MERCY was, it becomes a bit hard for any book to follow. I will continue with this series simply because Ms. Gerard is an auto-buy for me and in every other book I’ve been caught up in the romance, the adventure and the suspense.
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