Hacker (The Mercenaries Series) by Nadine Travers – Review by Angela Shirley

Hacker by Raven White
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Chris had thought all his dreams had come true, he had a sexy woman in his bed and although they had only just met he felt something between them but in the morning she was gone. Can he carry on with his life not knowing if that could have been something?

Chris has spent most of his professional career behind the keyboard and has got the nickname “Hacker”, but on a night out all that changes when he meets Maria. They end up in bed together and he feels like his world is finally complete until the morning light brings the foreboding realisation, she is gone with no way of contacting her.

After six months of searching everywhere she is a ghost and when he feels he needs to give up the ghost she comes crashing into his life with one scared phone call and then shit gets real.

Maria is brave and strong but her family is slowly chipping down the resistance she has built up, but one action will rock the world she lived in or survived in and she wants out. The only person she can think to help her walk out on him six months ago will be the man she hopes he is and helps her leave the world she hates but she needs to protect her sister as well, will he help them both?

OMG is all I am saying at the moment, let me breathe. I loved this story if you have not already realised, the characters were brilliant both flawed but still had love to give in their hearts. The relationship between Chris and Maria was brilliant, the initial reaction was pure lust but as they got to know each other and their relationship built up you got to see the smouldering passion and love building was just brilliant to read.

This is a well-developed story full of action and grit to get your teeth into. I loved that the rest of the secondary characters were invested within the mission and that their loyalty to each shone through within the writing. Whenever there is a strong leading woman sometimes the author goes overboard with the hung go attitude but I felt that the character of Maria had just the right amount of vulnerability to make her believable and someone you wanted to route for. As this is my first book by this author this book can be read as a stand alone but I am definitely going to read the first book in this series and can’t wait for more books to come out in this series. Thank you for inviting me into your wonderful world and may it continue.

Reviewed by Angela Shirley