Sophia Rose Reviews: Risky Obsession by Kendall Talbot

 

Today Sophia Rose shares her thoughts on Risky Obsession, #3 in Kendall Talbot's Wolf Security series.
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Risky Obsession by Kendall Talbot

#3 Wolf Security

Romantic Suspense

Publisher:  Kendall Talbot

Published:  9.24.24

Pages:  348

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: eARC

Source:  Author

Sellers:  Amazon

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GoodReads Synopsis:

She’s fighting to clear her past sins. He’s found an escape from his.
But will they survive long enough to have a future together?
Lacey Brooks has lived on both sides of the law, and haunted by guilt over her best friend's death, she’s now a gutsy cop, determined to atone for the wrongs of her past. But when she’s attacked by brilliant criminal mastermind who gets away, Lacey finds herself on a collision course with a deadly enemy intent on eliminating her.

Twenty years after being wrongfully blamed for a crime, cautious yet charismatic, Kane Devlin, inherits his grandfather's antique shop and its priceless contents. Hidden inside a mysterious painting, he discovers a cryptic map and a secret note that alludes to a vast stolen treasure. But piecing the clues together has proven impossible, so the wealthy treasure hunter seeks help from Aria at Wolf Security, however she refuses to work with him.

Reeling from her injuries, Lacey goes undercover for Aria, using a fake identity to join Kane in a quest to unravel the 80-year-old mystery. The clues lead them to Europe, and as they search abandoned castles and battle their unlikely attraction, bullets start flying.
As Kane tests his mantra to never trust anyone, Lacey is torn between her duty and her guilt over her deception to Kane. With a vast Nazi fortune within reach and ruthless killers hunting them down, will Lacey and Kane learn to trust each other?

Or will they be forever trapped in a web of lies?

RISKY OBSESSION is a standalone, enemies to lovers, fake identity, romantic thriller packed with a treasury hunt mystery that will keep you guessing and many steamy swoonworthy moments.

RISKY OBSESSION IS BOOK THREE in the Wolf Security Series, which is a series of standalone books featuring interconnecting characters and appearances from characters in the Alpha Tactical Ops series.

 

 

Sophia Rose's Review:

A treasure hunter and the woman pretending to be his partner hope X marks the spot on their adventure to find hidden Nazi gold before a ruthless enemy takes them out in this third of the high octane Wolf Security romantic adventure series.  Kendall Talbot keeps up the pulse-pounding danger and sizzling romantic attraction in fun exotic locales once again and I jumped on board with high anticipation.

 

Risky Obsession is the third of the connected Wolf Security series books.  Wolf Security is the follow up to the equally sensational Alpha Tactical Ops series and features a carryover plot thread and several of the characters.  I recommend getting both series in order, but in a pinch new readers could jump in on this current series.

 

Risky Obsession features characters who were secondary characters in previous books, Police Detective Lacey Brooks and Treasure Hunter Kane Devlin.  It was great getting to know this pair further as they set out on a treasure hunt in Germany that draws out a few dangerous people who want the treasure and them dead.

 

On forced medical leave, Aria of Wolf Security asks Lacey to pretend to be a treasure hunter and keep an eye on Kane to make sure he’s legit.  Undercover work gets particularly problematic when she starts to catch feelings for her mark.

 

Kane is not a trusting man when his own parents and sister proved disloyal and his inheritance has brought out the gold diggers.  Aria sends him with an attractive woman who has the right answers and hits him between the eyes with their connection, but something is off.  He doesn’t have much time to ponder it because right when they hit on some solid clues, someone makes it clear that hunting this treasure is a deadly pursuit.

 

All along the way, I just knew Lacey’s undercover status would blow up when Kane learned the truth.  I confess I didn’t quite understand why there was the necessity for her to be undercover since Kane was already aware that Aria and the others didn’t trust him, but he still sought their help.  It certainly created a great deal of tension build up in the romance, though, and no surprise came to a head. Lacey carried around a lot of guilt and Kane a lot of disappointment in those closest to him. I enjoyed this pair’s teamwork and slow build of trust and sharing of their pasts.

 

I loved the change in setting to Germany and was fascinated by the historic background of the Nazi gold and Goering’s life.  And, this was a treasure hunting story so there was a crossover of characters from the Treasure Hunters series which I greatly enjoyed as a reunion with a favorite couple.

 

I was glad to see there is another book and Whisper gets her story.  Will the group led by Whisper and her romance interest track down the illusive ‘B’ and the person who has infiltrated their group unawares?  I can’t wait to find out.  If a reader wants an adventure romance with a hard pace while still getting well-developed character and romance, look no further.

 

 

Author Bio:

If it’s heart-racing tension, intriguing mystery, and steamy romance, set against exotic backdrops ​that you’re after, then​ Kendall Talbot's books are for you.

Kendall has traveled to 44 countries (and counting!) and experienced wild adventures like scuba diving with whale sharks, hiking the Cinque Terre, white water rafting, climbing Mayan ruins, dog-sledding on a frozen tundra and exploring Alcatraz, to name a few.​ Kendall’s life experiences are woven seamlessly into her thrilling romance stories. 

Settle in and relax. It's time for reading.

Website:  https://kendalltalbotbooks.com/

Sophia’s Bio:

Sophia is a quiet though curious gal who dabbles in cooking, book reviewing, piano-playing, and gardening. Road trips and campouts, museums and monuments, restaurants and theaters are her jam. Encouraged and supported by an incredible man and loving family. A Northern Californian transplant to the Great Lakes Region of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball, Cats, Scooby Doo, and Chocolate.

As a lifelong reader, it was inevitable that Sophia would discover book blogs and the joy of blog reviewing. Sophia is a prolific reader and audiobook listener which allows her to experience so many wonderful books, authors, and narrators. Few genres are outside her reading tastes, but her true love is fiction particularly history, mystery, sci-fi, and romance. Though, sorry, no horror or she will run like Shaggy and Scooby.

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