Gone to Dust (Grave Diggers #2) by Liliana Hart
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication date: June 20th 2017
My rating: 4 Stars
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Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication date: June 20th 2017
My rating: 4 Stars
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | TBD | Kobo
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Liliana Hart’s second book in her sexy, suspenseful Gravediggers series, GONE TO DUST, features an elite group of mysterious men who might be dead to the world, but are also tasked with saving it—and no one can ever know.
The Gravediggers aren’t exactly what they seem. They’re the most elite of the world’s fighting forces—and all they have in common is that they’ve been betrayed by the countries they’ve died for. Because they are dead. To their country, their military, and their families. Sometimes the dead do rise…
Miller Darling is one of the most popular romance novelists of her time. Not bad for a woman who doesn’t believe in romance. She’s as logical as they come, and she doesn’t believe in happily-ever-afters. What she does believe in is family, so when her brother disappears, she doesn’t think twice about packing her bag and her laptop and heading out to find him.
Elias Cole lived and breathed the live of a Navy SEAL. Now he’s “dead” and his hero’s honor tarnished. The only thing keeping him sane are the men who are like him—The Gravediggers—and the woman who makes his head spin. He’s never met anyone like Miller Darling. Her smart mouth and quick wit keep him on his toes, and damned if he doesn’t find that appealing.
When Miller receives a package from the brother who abandoned her asking for help, it’s clear she’s in over her head with the mess he’s gotten himself into. She needs a professional, and Elias is just the man for the job. Only her brother is a former SEAL—the man who left his team to die—and Elias is more interested in vengeance than saving his life.
My
Thoughts:
Gone to Dust was
an adventure, and hot romance all wrapped into one thrilling story! Sort of Romancing
the Stone meets Mission Impossible
except instead of a treasure hunting scoundrel for the hero we have Elias Cole,
an ex-SEAL and complete sweetheart!
Miller Darling is a romance novelist immersed in writing the
last bits of her latest novel for her fast approaching deadline; surviving on
coffee, junk food, and the occasional shower.
Miller wakes the heck up when she receives a very disturbing package in
the mail demanding her presence in a foreign country or else her brother,
Justin, dies.
Miller is shocked and fearful, but not altogether
unsurprised at the trouble her brother has gotten into. Her parents were obsessive in their search
for the treasures of King Solomon, and that fanatic type drive led to their
deaths twenty years earlier. After their
deaths, Justin took up the searches and left Miller behind in Last Stop,
Texas. If it weren’t for Tess, her best
friend, Miller would’ve felt very alone in the world. Well, alone except for the annoying Elias
Cole; a man who worked her up and left her wanting. He’s part of Tess’s mortuary crew, although
if Miller thinks hard about the situation it really doesn’t make sense for all these military-type hotties to be
working for the funereal home since Last Stop is a dinky town.
Miller is in need of some help, and she’s about to get it
along with some answers about those sexy “gravediggers”.
I enjoyed Gone to
Dust so much! More than The
Darkest Corner. Like I said, it
was a fun adventure; action, beautiful settings, a gorgeous high tech yacht,
and a strong capable alpha male like Elias to share it with. Miller is no slouch in the equation as far as
characters go. She’s a romance writer, who may not have experienced the world
first hand, but she’s researched the heck out of situations, and Miller’s
imagination is rich with possibility, and useful information. Readers will definitely appreciate her
occupation! The story was exciting, fun,
with loveable characters and a smoking hot romance! I had a lot of fun with this fast, action
packed ride!
About the author:
Liliana Hart is a New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers
Weekly bestselling author of more than forty titles, including the Addison
Holmes Whiskey and J.J. Graves Mystery series. Since self-publishing in June
2011, Liliana has sold more than four million ebooks. She’s hit the #1 spot on
lists all over the world, and all three of her series have appeared on the New
York Times bestseller list. Liliana is a sought-after speaker who’s given
keynote speeches and self-publishing workshops to standing-room-only crowds
from CA to NYC to London. Visit LilianaHart.com,
facebook.com/lilianahartauthor,
twitter.com/Liliana_Hart.
“Lucky
fans of the super-talented Hart don’t have to wait long for the second
installment of her new romantic suspense series Gravediggers, as the
installments are being released back to back. In the first book, Hart set up
her world where five men, declared dead to the world at large, work for a super-secret
anti-terrorism force. Hart’s new heroine is a very talented romance writer
who takes no crap from anyone — even secret commandos. Miller and Elias are
both funny and sexy together, which helps make this book nonstop entertainment,
with plenty of witty bantering and thrilling adventure!”
—RT 4 ½ star TOP PICK Review
“Modern
Cliterature...Enjoy [this] lusty [passage] adapted from summer’s raciest
reads…”
—Cosmopolitan,
July 2017
Praise
for The Darkest Corner, Book 1:
“Gritty, deadly, and peppered
with unexpected humor, this supersexy, adrenaline-charged story will keep
readers on edge and breathless until the last page.”
—Library Journal
“Liliana Hart sets up a fascinating and intriguing premise of
individual men forced into taking extreme steps. Her heroine’s reluctant
immersion into this world allows readers to discover the treachery and danger
looming all around…a thrilling series!”
—RT
“A cool blend of entertaining antics and suspenseful moments,
with a slightly morbid sense of humor thrown in for good measure. (Our heroine
was a mortician, after all!) I had a blast getting to know this cast of
characters and can’t wait to see what exciting things Liliana Hart has in store
for us next.”
—Harlequin
Junkie
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8 comments:
Great review! This is a new to me author so I'm excited to check her out more. Thanks for putting her on my radar!
I have been curious about this new series and you make it sound fabulous, Rachel. It sounds like it's a great romantic suspense series, and I'm always down for a sexy alpha hero. I will look into this!
Lovely review! :)
I do need to try Hart, I have seen this around a lot now
Awesome review - sounds like a really good book. I'm glad you liked it even better than the first. Bodes well for future titles! :)
-Lauren
www.shootingstarsmag.net
So glad you enjoyed this one Rachel :D YAY. And yay for it being fun and awesome :) Sadly not for me.. aw. Wish I would feel like reading more adult books. Hmph. One day, I hope :) But so glad you liked it so much. <3 Thank you for sharing about it sweetie :)
Looks very intriguing and suspenseful! Thanks for the post!
Nice cover! And I love the idea of the Gravediggers- ex- commandos who are dead to the world but work to save it. How fun. The King Solomon bit caught my eye too, sounds like her brother might be involved in ancient treasure hunting maybe? I love stories like that. :)
This is another new-to-me author but it sounds fantastic and I'll have to check this out! I love action-packed romances and I'm in a bit of a reading slump rn so I'm hoping this can help. Wonderful review, Rachel!
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