Reviewed by Taylin

TITLE: Duron

SERIES: Assassins to Order #3

AUTHOR: JP Sayle & Lisa Oliver

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 224 Pages

RELEASE DATE: July 22, 2023

BLURB:

Two men from different worlds, brought together. One seeks answers to a century-old problem.
The other is running from a destiny he doesn’t want. What does Fate have in store for them?

Duron has wasted too much time dancing to the shifter council’s tune. He has enough on his plate, struggling to let go of a past infatuation. What he needs is an escape, and the offer to go to Paraguay on a hunt fits the bill.
What he doesn’t expect? The new shifter council leader is his mate.

Newly appointed lead Beaumont wants to rid the council of its rotten apples, which includes anything connected to the assassin program. When one of those assassins turns out to be his mate, his determination increases. Except life never goes according to plan. The past is about to intersect with the present.

Can these two new mates handle the truth? Or will the Devil continue to hold all the cards and blow their world apart?

Duron is book three in Assassins to Order series, which is a gritty MM Paranormal Romance. The book includes scenes of graphic violence and intimacies between two alpha males that will make your toes curl.

REVIEW:

Following a family tragedy, Beaumont has spent his life chasing the perpetrator(s). Decades later, his search leads him to Paraguay – the territory of the Putney Brothers. When two shifter council assassins answered the call for help, Beaumont didn’t expect one of them to be his fated mate. Duron was at the Thalassa building with his assassin brothers. His crush on Marvin was getting the better of him, so he was eager to respond when the call came for a job in Paraguay. He didn’t expect to find something that eclipsed and resolved his heartache.

Duron is book three in the Assassins for Hire series, a spin-off from the Tangled Tentacles series. After reading the Tangled books, my worldview changed to the point where I didn’t believe any other tale could come close to beating the reading experience. But this one came damned close. JP Sayle and Lisa Oliver have created a world of adventures that I’ll happily say yes to without reading the blurb because I know it will be good.

The story is told in the third person from the viewpoints of Duron and Beaumont. Worldbuilding has evolved over both series. Nevertheless, the imagery is superb, including scents and smells. I also applaud the decision not to hold back on some battle scenes, where it would have been easy to duck out of gory details.

Beaumont is a gator shifter and head of the shifter council. For years he’s been balancing his head over his heart. What he faces in this story tests that resolve and whether he will let the past affect his future. Fate has sent him the perfect partner.

Duron is primarily a bear shifter, but he has many other animal spirits inside him that occasionally war with each other. To a point, he’d only know the teaching of the scientists/trainers and the kindness of Marvin. Yet, the Thalassa children gravitate towards him.

This story differs from the others in that it is Duron who provides physical and mental support to a worldly man who is struggling. His training has made him a man of facts, allowing him to see certain situations more clearly. Beaumont shows him the care and love that his life is missing.

Regarding the plot – there is family heartache, murder, a bombing, an investigation, magical wards, the reappearance of an old foe, plenty of heat!!!, and some gory battles. Also, it was lovely to see the Thalassa in the background alongside their children.

I do not know how many tales will be in this series, but I look forward to more, in whatever shape or form it takes.

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