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Deep Ops, Book 1

De: Rebecca Zanetti

Narrado por: Roger Wayne

Hide. That's all Pippa can do to escape the terror chasing her. But now that she's off the grid in a safe house, she finds plenty of interesting things to watch through the window. Like her new neighbor, with his startling green eyes, killer smile, and sexy bad-boy tattoo....

Run. Malcolm West is fleeing the hell he unleashed in his last assignment as an undercover cop. A backwoods bungalow sounds like the perfect place to start over. Until he discovers he's been set up....

Fight. Someone's gone to a lot of trouble to bring them together. No matter how much he resents that, and no matter his own driving needs, Malcolm will have to dig deep and let loose the banished killer inside himself, or Pippa's fears could come true faster than the flip of a bolt in a lock....

©2018 Rebecca Zanetti (P)2019 Tantor

Starts Out Slowly, But Worth the Listen

I listened to the audio version via Hoopla. The book started out somewhat slowly to me. The situation with Pippa's panic attacks, Mal's panic attacks, and Mal initially being manipulated seemed to go on too long.
Once they started introducing the members of the Deep Ops team things started to pick up.

I liked the quirkiness of the team and how they interacted. The Malcolm/Pippa relationship felt like a drag on the story to me. They danced around each other entirely too long.

The cult aspect added some interest. The way one of Isaac's soldier's reacted toward the end was pitiful and ridiculous, all rolled up together. There was no way to garner any sympathy for his pathetic self.

Throwing in the bit of BDSM was kind of surprising. It never seemed like it was fully fleshed out in the storyline. I could see areas where it could have had more of an impact, but it wasn't used in that way. So, it could have easily been left out completely.

All in all, it was an ok listen. The plot had its moments, and the story gradually got better. It does make me interested in the stories behind the rest of the Deep Ops team.

Connection between mal and puppy

Really good storyline. Awesome sex scenes that were enhanced by their love for each other

Great book

Honestly just stumbled upon this book and author. It was exactly what I needed. A good plot and developed characters. Loved it.

Wonderful

The story was gripping and the narrator perfect. This was a very believable thriller and the romance perfectly blended in.

Meh

Not bad but it really drags on. Narrator is very good and there is some good comedy between characters but overall it’s just OK

Yessssssssss

The audio book was awesome. Characters developed and intriguing. Plot was believable, even realistic. And the bonding between the main characters were acceptable. Loved the secondary characters also. Great book

Character voices are horrible

I never realized how a narrator’s voice could be so important. I almost stopped listening because the voices and tempo the narrator used for the main characters were so bad. It really threw me off. I had to increase the speed of the audible just to get through it. When the narrator wasn’t talking like the main characters, it sounded great and I really enjoyed the book.

Good Romantic Suspense

I find this author to be consistently good, and this book was no exception. The central relationship was steamy, the suspense element well developed, and the background character teased at intriguing sequels.

Didn’t see the ending coming

Nice pace to storyline. Characters & humor very believable and I didn’t mind the single reader narration it was a nice change from single female narration. Looking forward to subsequent books!

Wish there were 2 narrators

I really really wish they used a male and female narrator. The narrator did well, but having a female narrator would bring the heroine to life too. I'm only half way through right now and even with one narrator I am intrigued to finish the book. I will update the overall story stars if the ending warrants it. So far story is good, narration is disappointing during the heroine parts.