Kiss at Your Own Risk
by Stephanie Rowe
- Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca; Original edition (January 1, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 140224195X
- ISBN-13: 978-1402241956
- Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.5 inches
Genre: Paranormal (Black Widow)
My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0
Product Description
He needed a killer woman...
Blaine Underhill is one lucky man after having recently escaped a century and a half of imprisonment at the hands of an evil witch. Now he's determined to save his still-enslaved friend, but in order to do so, he'll need the help of one of the world's most lethal women.
She was drop dead gorgeous, literally...
Trinity Harpswell is sick and tired of being a Black Widow. Having managed to go three years without accidentally killing anyone she loves, she's one short week away from freeing herself from this killer curse forever.
When Blaine tracks her down and convinces her to help him, little does Trinity know that the next seven days are going to be murder!
Review: This may not be a 5.0 literary read but it is easily a 4.5 for sheer enjoyment! Picture Poison Ivy (from Batman) as a reluctant Black Widow, a powerful, twisted witch, and a band of mutant super hero warriors.
Trinity has been discouraging any man from getting close because if she falls in love there is this evil spider sense that pops out to kill them. When her spider sense is engaged she sees the weaknesses and the perfect way to kill her target.
When an assassin shows up to take her father into custody for execution, the powers that be make a deal with Trinity. If she kills a seemingly unstoppable serial killer, they will release her dad.
Blaine and two of his friends have finally escaped the nasty witch, Angelica. Unfortunately their fourth buddy was betrayed and has been caught. Blaine is a man of fire. He can use his body as an inferno of defense or use all sorts of fire bombs/weapons. Each of his friends have their own unique powers too. Blaine needs to use Trinity’s powers to find out how to kill the witch and rescue his friend.
This might work - Trinity will go with Blaine to tell him how to kill the witch if Blaine will first go with her and kill the serial killer for her. The guys are willing to take out the serial killer if Trinity can just see how to kill him without her being the instrument of death.
It’s not bad enough that they are going to face a chamaeleon monster, they are dodging ambushes as they go. Besides fighting off Angelica’s nasty minions, they have to fight off the assassin who has decided to kill Trinity rather than give her father back. Then more complications arise when the guys realize that Trinity is the chosen so Angelica plans to claim Trinity’s body.
Of course Blaine is busy trying to protect the beautiful Trinity even if he isn’t sure he can trust her and he is sure he will have to kill her after they kill the witch. His protecting her is so sweet that Trinity starts to fall...which will louse up her plans to go curse free and add to Blaine’s problems of watching his back. Needless to say it is a rollicking, crazy week and there interactions are pretty hot!
This is a very unique plot with lots of dangerous and twisted crazy characters. I will definitely be looking to read more by Ms. Rowe!
Thank you to Sourcebooks for this book to read and review.
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