The Natasha Release Day Blitz

Short Excerpt
“Get in here, girl.” Marin Petrov pounded on his desk. Natasha heard it echo all the way in her own office.
Jolting from the forms she had been filling out for his next business trip, Natasha slid her feet into her black stilettos and quickly made her way from her office into his. The absurdity of one of the worst human traffickers in Europe having an office fit for a lawyer never ceased to strike her as disturbingly or perhaps disgustingly normal. She kept her expression blank and bored when she stepped in front of him.
His gaze drifted, as it always did, from her pointed heels along her stockings to her leather skirt and white buttoned blouse. Natasha raised an eyebrow at him. She never let him intimidate her. It was why he’d kept her alive when most of his secretaries met untimely accidents when their noses strayed too far into his business.
“We’re moving to Kiev.” Petrov tossed a stack of papers in her direction. She crouched down to retrieve them, careful not to give him the view he wanted. “Get it organised. Now.”
Natasha nodded politely and exited the office as quickly as she had entered it. Her disgust for the man was difficult to mask at times. Of all the undercover assignments Natasha Itsov had taken for Interpol, she thought working with the Auctioneer might possibly be the worst. She glanced briefly down at the documents in her hands and froze when a familiar name caught her attention.
Blackbird Security Firm.
The last time Natasha had dealt with Blackbird there had been complications. Major complications. She wondered briefly about the broken-hearted man she had left behind. Poor Darren. A smile briefly flashed across her face.   It lit up her icy blue eyes. Her full lips slowly dropped down into a frown though as she considered the implications of Petrov’s interest in the security firm.
She had met Darren Martel when they worked on a joint-task force many years ago on a human trafficking case for the International Criminal Court. Their affair had been brief but fiery. She could still picture every inch of his freckled skin in her mind and had frequent dreams about tying him to her bed.
Oh, sweet Darren.
Why would Petrov be interested in Blackbird?
It was a question still plaguing Natasha several days later while setting up the office in Kiev. She heard rumours of a new girl Petrov had gone to Moldova to grab. Her Interpol handler told her they’d almost captured him there. They grabbed another slimy bastard instead, Valentin Krupin. Steven Samuels and Gareth Richardson from Blackbird had contacted them with the info but the wolves were gone with the girl before they arrived.
Her fingers itched to pick up her telephone, but it was too risky for direct contact. Petrov would kill her if he found out, and Interpol wouldn’t be pleased with her either if she ruined years of undercover work. Natasha finally decided to create a dummy e-mail account. She used old codes Darren would remember to let him know where she was, what she was doing and warn him about the Auctioneer.
Her krasnij lis.
Her red fox.

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Dahlia Donovan started out working in the insurance world. After ten years, she morphed her love of investigating accidents and studying people into writing about them. She's a bit of a hermit and despises being in front of a camera. Her life wouldn't be complete without her husband and her massive collection of books and video games.
Her first novel Ivy started out as a crazy dream which she turned into an adventurous and suspenseful paranormal romance. Her second novel Natasha is schedule for release at the end of August. It will be followed by an Ivy short story titled Masquerade sometime in the autumn. A third novel in the Blackbird series, Alicia, will come out in 2015.

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Ivy

4 Stars

Ivy became a bit of a recluse after her husbands death, but a necessary trip shopping for Christmas presents makes her rethink becoming a hermit when the store is attacked by terrorists. Being rescued by two hunky men is definitely the highlight of her day, except for her weird reaction to them.

Steven and Gareth didn't expect to find their mate while on a mission, but now that they have they don't wanna ever let her go. Her past though gives them cause to go slowly so that they are all sure they are truly meant to be together.

Ivy might be a bit of an introvert, but get her going and she'll tear you to pieces in an instant. She's feisty and quite the spitfire when someone gets her going.

Steven is an Alpha male and he takes care of those he's closest to him. As the older of the two wolves he's the more calm one thinking things through before doing something to make sure it's the right course of action.

Gareth is and Alpha too although Steven above him when he needs a good kick in the head. He does what needs to be done to protect others and has no qualms about throwing you over his shoulder if you get in his way.

The story is interesting and keeps you guessing what the characters will do next. There are times when I wish there was more to the story to help understand the background of the characters and also more information about the paranormal world created in the story. Overall I liked flow and the storyline keeps you engrossed in whats happening with the characters and you get sucked into their world.

Natasha

4 Stars

Natasha is the queen of leaving, she's as cold hearted as they come especially when it came to her intended mate. She thought she was doing what was best, but it nearly destroyed both of them. Now their paths are crossing again, will they be able to figure things out this time or will things between them be worse than ever before?

Darren was lost after his mate disappeared, it nearly killed him and now that she's back he's not sure he can trust her to not break him again. He's a sweetie, always thinking about those around him but when it comes to himself he's so lost by his own love that he doesn't know if listening his heart is a good idea.

The story continues with bad guy Petrov still trying to get Ivy and everyone scrambling trying to protect her and figure out why capturing her is so important. While everything is going on Natasha and Darren are trying to overcome the heartache of their pasts while trying to figure out if they have a future.

Once again the story is interesting, but again I wished there would have been more back story and information about shifters to understand the story better.