Deception by Victoria Saccenti – Review by Stephanie Runyon

Deception by Victoria Saccenti
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Joe Reid was leading his troop into a special operation to take down a known Taliban drug lord, Zaman. He knew Billy had received a letter which gave him a faraway look. While the team entered the village and set up their positions, Cooper and Billy went their own way while Joe had taken out a sentinel. Zaman had a PK machine gun and killed Cooper and Billy. Joe managed to hit Zaman before an RPG struck a hut he had hidden behind. Joe lost one of his eyes and was haunted by the PTSD from losing Billy as they had formed a closer relationship similar to being brothers.

Dan Barton was now working for Joe with a landscaping business. He had finally convinced Joe to join him at a bar that he frequented. Joe entered the bar and was surprised by the clean and friendly owners. Kelly was married to Pete and waitressed. She had become like a big sister
to Hunter Giodarno, an almost 30 year old woman who had a tendency to dismiss men. She tried to pretend she was detached and uninterested, causing men to fall for her only to dump them right after. She was currently dating a younger man, Aaron, who had become clingy and too serious for her taste. After sleeping with him that evening, she left him. However she had caught Joe’s attention- but not for the same reason that most men wanted her

Hunter had written a letter to Billy, dumping him prior to the mission he died on. Her letter was impersonal. In Joe’s view, retribution was due and he would break. Hunter like she had done to Billy. She had cost him his eye, and 2 men were dead.

Joe had a potential interest in Orlando- Danielle. He was quite happy with his 2 subs- Elena and Danielle, though he preferred Danielle. However, he was on mission and would
skip the weekend and invite Danielle to dinner midweek. This weekend he planned on breaking Hunter.As he worked his plan, Hunter fell for every moment of it. However, Joe had been
lying to her and he felt guilty. Soledad and Kelly were Hunter’s only friends and knew that she was working to bring her son Kevin home to her. Her mother kept calling her regarding responsibilities…and money.

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