My least favorite of the series. Rafe Mendoza (who we met in Last Breath) and his men are hired to retrieve damaging info for the US gov. who has also taken one of Mendoza's men for collateral. Staking out the criminal they see he has an innocent woman, Ava meeting buyers with the information for him. Ava is in over her head but she's going through with it to save her best friend Rose. Rafe feels an instant attraction for Ava but feels unworthy due to childhood and teenage trauma. He whisks her and the information off to safety which ends in a plane crash in the Amazon. The two fight to survive while the attraction between them heats up. It went downhill from there with too much talk the entire book about the size of his d!ck and it was disappointing that none of the other characters from the other books were mentioned or featured like the first three books. ( )

Hmmmm... This book is a bit difficult for me to really rate. But, overall, I did like it. Here's why:
1. The suspense in the book is AMAZING! The danger, the spy games, etc are all great and really keep the plot moving.
2. The book is violent and doesn't try to hide it. The men are mercenaries. Do they do it for some good reasons? Of course. But, Jen and Jessica don't sugar coat the fact that they kill people for money. Its refreshing and honest and made the book seem more realistic.
3. Ava is the right mix of insecure girl and tough badass. I don't care for my heroines to be just one or the other. That leads to a really flat character. Ava is both and it totally works.
4. Dual POV is awesome and it really works for this book since Ava and Rafe are strangers at the beginning of the book. You get to hear their doubts and insecurities along with their history. It really is well written.
So, why am I torn? His giant dick. Yep, they spend an EXTREME amount of time talking about 'godzilla'. I get it, his dick is as big as a baseball bat. And I understand Ava's morbid curiosity upon first discovering it. But, after awhile it was just weird to keep bringing it up. We get it: his dick is so huge. Move on. It just got weird for me. Maybe it won't bother other people though! I can be a bit of a prude!
So, in the end, I am sticking with 4 stars. I have enjoyed this series because I love good guys who do bad things for a living (mob, mafia, hit men, etc). Heat level is a 5 for sure! ( )