REVIEWED by Jen B.

TITLE: Kept in the Dark

SERIES: Locke and Keyes Agency

AUTHOR: Charlie Cochet

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 321 Pages

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2019

BLURB:

Former Army Ranger turned government assassin Álvaro Montero and CIA Officer Caiden Cardosa crossed paths two years ago in Vienna, where their encounter ended less than amicably—despite the explosive sexual chemistry between them.

Now Caiden is riding a desk at Langley after his cover is blown. And Álvaro—who was “killed”—has a new identity and purpose as Delta/D, an operative for the Locke and Keyes Agency, under the leadership of the mysterious Alpha Orion.

When D and Caiden team up in a deadly black ops mission, the urge to kill each other will have to take a back seat to the desire for revenge against the man who betrayed them both. Surviving the mission won’t be easy. Resisting the passion between them—that might be impossible.

REVIEW:

A new Charlie Cochet series!! Count me in. This series starter turned out to have all of the elements I have come to love from Charlie and her colorful cast of hotties. Here, we have a very specialized black ops group operating under the guys of the Locke and Keyes Agency, run by Alpha Orion. The members all have code names that correspond to constellations/astronomy – Delta, Epsilon, etc. and each are very unique and bring their own set of special skills. Little is known by anyone as to who Alpha Orion actually is/are, but they have come to trust him/her/them regardless.

An interesting and twisty tale is woven with Álvaro (now known as “D”) and Caiden. They shared a night of hot sex that didn’t end well when D disappeared on Caiden. Now, a few years later, after believing Álvaro was killed, Caiden is brought in by Alpha Orion on a special mission lured in with the opportunity for Caiden to find out who blew his cover and almost had him killed (thus ending his undercover career) and for D to find out who had actually killed, or tried to kill him. Despite their animosity about the past, the attraction is still blazing hot, and the chance to obtain justice is too much to pass up.

One of my favorite aspects is reading is fun, witty, snarky banter, with a little dirty talk for added fun. Ms. Cochet is a pro at creating characters who possess just that talent. I chuckled more than once at these two, loved their chemistry (something else Ms. Cochet seems to effortlessly provide) and rooted for them from the get go. I just knew there would be some bumps in the road for them, and a few twists and turns provided those as well.

Needless to say, this was another winner for me that left me excited and looking forward to reading more about the L&K gang. My only real niggle was the extremely insta-love aspect. I understood some of it here, and the story had to be wrapped up in a certain amount of time, but it detracts from the overall story for me, giving it a unrealistic feel despite any of the other unrealisticness that may be going on already. Aside from that, bring on the next one as the team grows and we learn more about each of them. You really can’t go wrong with a Charlie Cochet book.

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