Complicate

I didn’t read the advisement the author gives, I went straight to book 9 in the series….
What a mistake to make!!

Don’t get me wrong, the book was absolutely amazing. A journey that had my emotions running from sadness to OMG to damn that’s hot!! I couldn’t put the book down….

So, going in blind I hadn’t met Cole before, I know of some of his background but I didn’t know it all.
I know he met a woman and fell in love, he lost her, they reconnected then he left her again!!
Even reading that had me in tears, I was gutted for both Cole and Danni as they said goodbye…..

We then jump to the future, and Cole is on active duty with the Freedom fighters, a team of extraordinary people who fight injustice and take out the people who think they are above the law.

Lydia is a Russian spy, her mission…. Nope I can’t tell you that.
But needless to say she is instrumental in the capture of Cole, then helps him to escape. The tables are turned when Cole makes it clear she is under his protection. And it’s not long till she’s under him😉

Cole isn’t interested in Lydia as a woman, his heart is still frozen, his emotions are tightly locked down.
But slowly she thaws that heart and unlocks his feelings, and once they are freed they aren’t going back in.
Lydia is an amazing character, such a great partner for Cole. She doesn’t take any rubbish from anyone.

There is an ongoing backstory, I did feel a little out of the loop, but most of it is rehashed for us.
But missing how they all come together left me on the outside looking in.
The camaraderie that they all have is something I want to know more of.

The ending…. That was just perfect, how the team were there for him and how Lydia became an asset.
And the connection that is between Cole and Lydia is stronger than even Cole and Danni (but that’s my opinion) 😉

I’m definitely going back to the start. I need to meet the younger version of Cole, I’d like to read how the rest of his team formed. So I’m going to recommend this book, but I’m also going to tell you to start at the beginning.

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Gaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh. Oooooooofffffffff. Is that enough to say in a book review? I just can’t legitimately put any meaningful words together because I’m panting like a dog. Is it over? It can’t be. I need to go back and wipe my brain and start it all over again. Right from the top with Liv and Josh.

Cole Hartman. Big, strong guy. He gives his heart and he gives it completely. There’s a back story, you can read it if you want, it is a great series. Find out about him. Fall in love with him. Be on his team. I’m team Cole. He loved his tiny dancer and I wasn’t sure if I was ready for him to move on.

Then Cole moves into another world. Hello my favourite vigilantes. The freedom fighters. Saving the wronged and taking down the bad guys.

Lydia. Tiny, strong girl. She gives her heart and she gives it completely. Her backstory is for the reader to find. It’s explosive. I want to be on her team #teamswallow.

The plotting in every book is amazing. The writing is brilliant. The characters, I love them all (Van and Tiago, sorry boys but you need to keep up the good work).

A cute guy playing football and spin forward time to a cute guy playing football again. I don’t even know what I want from life anymore. I don’t know if I can separate this book from the entire journey that this series has taken me on. I’ve loved every page. Every chapter.