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DECEPTION
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VICTORIA SACCENTI
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Blurb:
Her submission is his sweet revengeโฆuntil the truth detonates his plans.
With one well-aimed RPG in an Afghanistan hellhole, Joe Reidโs life splintered right along with his body. Now he splits his time running his familyโs landscaping business in St. Cloud, Florida by day, playing out his Dom side in an Orlando BDSM club by night.
When he spots a stunning, seductive redhead who stirs his libido, just learning her name turns his lust into black rageโheโs convinced Hunter Giordano is the reason one of his team mates threw himself in front of a hail of bullets.
Other than the occasional sexual romp, Hunterโs heart is firmly closed to men. Until she locks eyes with Joe, and his aura of power demolishes her defenses and rivets her in place. Instantly she knows heโs a man she must avoid at all costs.
Joe can recognize a submissive a mile away. But as his plan to seduce her into his playroomโand into his snare of revengeโplays out, her sweetness and gentle nature makes him have second thoughts. Except by the time he realizes he canโt walk away, the truth detonates what could have been the love of a lifetime.
Excerpt:
โBitch!โ Joe punched his desk as he spit out the curse to himself.
Heartless harpy, sheโd closed the letter with a single โHunter.โ Without a good-bye, a polite farewell, a โtake care,โ or โbe careful,โ not even โgo jump in the fucking lake.โ He flipped the envelope around. The return address had been written in the same script: Hunter Giordano, c/o Peteโs Placeโฆ
No personal address, the epitome of finality. Sheโd cut all personal ties.
Burning fury and a crazy sense of impotence roiled in him. Good thing Hunter wasnโt within his reach, โcause if she wereโฆ His fingers trembled with the desire to hold her by the throat and squeeze the life out of her.
He jumped to his feet, shoved his fists into his pockets, and walked around the desk, trying to calm down. Violence wouldnโt solve anything or bring Billy back. He paced back and forth, ordering his thoughts. He stopped as the answer appeared. He folded the written sheet, carefully reinserted it in the envelope to avoid tearing the brittle paper, and closed the flap.
Minutes passed. The small notionโthe light of a flickering flame illuminated his mind. Slowly, it took shape and grew into an outline, a plan to set things right. Ms. Hunter Giordano had clearly stated she didnโt know love and didnโt care to learn. However, that had been a lot of bullshit on her part. The sort of crap one used to break up with a lover. Heโd seen her tonight in action. She didnโt walk around in a disinterested world, detached from everyone, as she liked to pretend.
Hunter cared. About what, Joe had no clue, nor did he give a ratโs ass. Sheโd been damned cruel and cavalier with Billyโs emotions. Sheโd endangered the men who fought with Billy, and Joe had lost his eye. Worse, Cooper and Billy had died because of her. Two lives. No matter how you shook it, intentionally or not, sheโd incurred a karmic debt. In Joeโs view, a fix was requiredโretribution, a penance, an act that would restore balance to the universe.
What better way than to pay Ms. Giordano with the same currency? It was high time she knew love, with all its happy and painful consequences. Apparently, the job to show her had fallen on him.
Did he want to deal with this shit?
Not really.
But could he walk away from the task, drop this despicable letter into a rarely opened drawer, and pretend Afghanistan hadnโt happened? Could he forget the night of Cooperโs and Billyโs destruction? Could he forget his own loss and wounds?
โNo,โ he murmured. โI canโt.โ
Heโd undertake the assignment. Heartbreak was coming to Ms. Giordano. He shrugged. The universe demanded it.
Lita T’s Review: 4 Stars
Deception by Victoria Saccenti. Joe is hell bent on getting revenge for his buddy. While serving in Afghanistan Joe’s buddy gets a Dear John letter which results in his buddy getting himself killed and Joe hurt. Now back stateside Joe is on a mission to find the author of that letter and make her pay. Hunter has had it hard. Her looks have been her curse. For the first time a good looking guy has come into the bar she works in and has not only caught her eye but gives her the tingles in her lower regions. Definitely something she hasn’t felt in a long while. Joe’s plan is in place but what he thought would be easy turned into something different. This was my first time reading this author. The synopsis peaked my interest. I am glad it did. I wanted to see how Joe’s plan would end. There were also revelations regarding Hunter that I didn’t expect. The chemistry between Joe and Hunter was hot and pany melting. Just a really good story that kept me wanting more. I look forward to reading more from this author. 4 stars for me.
Deception by Victoria SaccentiTanya Rae’s rating: 4 of 5 starsDeception is the first book that I have read by this author. Joe Reid was injured in Afghanistan. After being sent home he ends up meeting the woman that he felt caused the death of said friend after that friend went on a suicide mission. Now Joe is after revenge for that friend. And he punishes Hunter for something she might have indirectly been responsible for.
Hunter has no idea what Joe has planned for revenge. He is out to make her fall in love with him and then dump her.
I enjoyed reading my first book by this author and will look for more books by her. 4 Stars.
Author Bio:
Award-winning, multi-genre author Victoria Saccenti picked up pencil and paper the moment her childhood book heroes started conversing with her. Sounds a little crazy, but thereโs no rhyme or reason for inspiration. Back then, she wrote one-act plays and short fairy tales for simple amusement. Todayโmanyโฆmany moons laterโher playful stories have grown into romantic womenโs fiction, paranormal, retro and contemporary romances with an edge. An avid people watcher, she explores in her novels the twists and turns of human interaction, the many facets of love, and all possible happy endings.
After thirty years of traveling sheโs settled in Central Florida. She splits her busy schedule between family and her active muse at Essence Publishing. But if she could convince her husband to sell their home, she would pack up her computer and move to Scotland, a land she adores.
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