Power Play

GIVEAWAY

DYLAN, RACHEL

POWER PLAY

Trapped in a dangerous game, can she counter enemy's deadly power play?

When Vivian Steele, an attorney at the State Department, witnesses two ambassaders collapse as if poisoned at a diplomatic dinner in Washington DC, she is recruited to be a member of a joint FBI task force assigned to investigate. But she soon finds her by-the-book ways clashing with a special agent in the Diplomatic Security Service, Jacob Cruz. A former Navy SEAL and in charge of the event's security, Jacob takes the attack personally and is driven to act quickly, unhampered by rules and regulations.

As Viv start to work her diplomatic sources, her past as a State Department lawyer comes back to haunt her, and secrets held tightly by the government thrust her into a web of danger. Afraid, she turns to the one man bent on protecting others. But can she accept Jacob's reckless ways as exactly what she needs to stay alive and to discover the truth behind the attacks?

My Review:

Eeeeppp! Another page-turning frenzy of a read in the Capital Intrigue series....but, sob, this is the last book and that makes me sad. Funny too, because I wasn't sure if I would like this series based on it's DC setting and the political thriller nature of the books. Especially since I'm Canadian and I was worried I'd be lost with all the US bureaucracy, but Dylan did a great job writing the legal and political parts so that a layman foreigner like myself could easily follow along. :-)

Intense is my buzz word for this series and Power Play keeps up the tradition of nerve-wracking suspense paired with toe-curling romance. And I loved that Viv is 'just' a lawyer. The previous heroines have been active federal agents so it was fun to have Viv caught up in the storm of intrigue that's way outside her comfort zone. She's all 'letter of the law' while Jacob is about getting the job done as efficiently (and creatively) as possible.

These two clash from day one and I love the unexpected chuckles that surface over their dialogue and inner thoughts. Jacob is all stoicism and so very serious but even his SEAL training hasn't prepared him for dealing with Viv.

"Stop frowning," she whispered.

"I'm really not. This is just the way I look." (p 25) (Snort. Guffaw.)

I love the way Jacob and Viv are reluctantly drawn together -- two seemingly opposites who slowly discover that they have enough similarities to build a foundation upon. All in the midst of desperate danger and time sensitive investigation. 

And there's a faith thread intricately woven throughout. It doesn't get much better than that, does it?

Book provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications Inc.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback copy 

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Power Play, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a comment, remember to use AT AND DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday July 17 2021. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!