Built to Last
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Get a sneak peek of the first 4 chapters of the epic conclusion to bestselling author Julie Ann Walker's BKI series!
After a mission-gone-sideways forces Jamin "Angel" Agassi to change his identity, he's determined to bring down the world's worst crime syndicate kingpin once and for all. That's going to be the easy part. Keeping Interpol agent Sonya Butler from discovering who he really is—and blazing another trail into his heart—is the challenge.
What People Are Saying About Black Knights Inc:
"A fast-paced, sexy thrill ride." —Kirkus for Fuel for Fire
"An intriguing mix of fast-paced action and sizzling romance!" —Fresh Fiction for Thrill Ride
"Exhilarating, not-to-be missed!" —RT Book Reviews for Too Hard to Handle
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Walker wraps up the 12th and final installment of her Black Knights Inc. romantic suspense series (after Hot Pursuit) with a thrill ride of a plot and an impressive array of irresistible alpha males. Stoic Angel Agassi was forced to leave his old name, his old face, and his one true love to save the world (or at least keep Iranians from building a nuclear program). Smart, softhearted Interpol agent Sonya Butler has spent 10 years mourning Mark Risa, the tough-as-nails Mossad agent she believes died on the banks of the Seine. When she's planted in the home of an almost cartoonishly ruthless crime boss who's determined to build a nuclear bomb and take out part of Chicago, she comes face-to-face with Angel, a seemingly bad guy who inexplicably reminds her of Mark. But as everything goes topsy-turvy, questions arise: who is Angel, really, and is Sonya a turncoat or undercover? Walker delivers a hair-raising crisis at every turn, punctuated by steamy interludes and glimpses of the happily-ever-afters of all the previous protagonists. She ends her series on a high note, leaving her fans eager for whatever she embarks on next.
Customer Reviews
4.2 5stars-edgy and inteligent series
4.25 stars-- BUILT TO LAST is the twelfth and final instalment in Julie Ann Walker’s contemporary, adult BLACK KNIGHTS INC romantic suspense /military, action series focusing on an elite group of ex Navy SEALS, FBI, CIA and military heroes headquartered and fronted by a custom motorcycle shop in Chicago known as Black Knights Inc. This is assassin Jamin ‘Angel’ Agassi, and thirty-two year old Interpol agent Sonya Butler’s story line. BUILT TO LAST can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary but I recommend reading the series in orders, especially the last few instalments, as there is an ongoing premise focusing on a terrorist known as ‘The Spider’.
Told from several third person points of view including Angel and Sonya BUILT TO LAST follows the rekindling romance between Interpol agent Sonya Butler and assassin Jamin ‘Angel’ Agassi, a man who is familiar to our heroine yet not. Ten years earlier, Sonya Butler saw her lover murdered trying to take down a bomber, and in the ensuing time has continued to grieve and never moved on. Fast forward to present day wherein Sonya will come face to face with a man, although unrecognizable, reminds our heroine of the love she has lost. Enter Jamin ‘Angel’ Agassi, Sonya’s former lover, and the man that will once again, destroy her heart. What ensues is the (re)building relationship between Angel and Sonya, as our couple unknowingly work together to stop the man they have come to know as ‘The Spider’.
Angel is an assassin, known as the Prince of Shadows, an assassin feared by all. Ten years under cover with an assumed identity finds Angel struggling to keep his secret from the woman he loves. Two weeks in her presence, and Angel battles both his attraction to, and the questionable circumstances under which, our heroine now finds herself working for the terrorist known as The Spider. Not only does Angel have secrets to hide but Sonya’s secrets are soon to be revealed.
Throughout the last few instalments there has been a building relationship between Colby ‘Ace’ Ventura and Rusty Parker. Their ongoing attraction to one another is stifled by Rusty’s inability to come out of the proverbial closet, a closet hindered by his family’s deep –rooted religious beliefs. A life and death situation opens his heart such that Rusty must come clean to the people he loves.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and familiar secondary and supporting characters including most of the previous story line couples-some by cameo, updates or offhand mention. The author ‘introduces’ six new warriors who have been assigned to the BKI team-here’s hoping for a new spin-off.
BUILT TO LAST is a story of betrayal and vengeance; family and forgiveness; love and a happily ever after. The premise is intriguing, action packed and entertaining; the romance is passionate and fated; the characters are dynamic and charismatic. Julie Ann Walker’s BLACK KNIGHTS INC is an edgy, sassy and intelligent series with lovable heroes, and brilliant heroines.