Cheating
Justice
By Misty Evans & Adrienne Giordano
Blog Tour
July
21-July 26
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Title: Cheating
Justice
Series: The
Justice Team (#2)
Authors: Misty
Evans and Adrienne Giordano
Release Date: July
21, 2014
Book Summary
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~ The
second novel in the exciting and bestselling Justice Team romantic suspense
series!!~
While
investigating a government cover-up, former FBI agent Mitch Monroe is framed
for murder. A wanted man, Mitch has no choice but to stay off the grid, and he
needs Special Agent Caroline Foster—the FBI’s top sniper and a woman who wants
nothing to do with him—to clear his name.
After
sharing a single night of simmering passion with Mitch a year ago, Caroline
hasn’t been able to get him out of her head. Or her heart. He's jeopardized her
job once…helping him now could end her career. But a friend has been murdered,
and no matter how Caroline feels about Mitch, he's not the killer. She needs
answers, and she needs Mitch Monroe out of her life once and for all.
On the
run and with no one to turn to, Mitch and Caroline can’t fight the reigniting
passion between them. She’ll lose her career if she proves Mitch is
innocent…he’ll lose his life if she doesn’t.
Excerpt
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“I always said you had the best ass in the FBI.”
Her body froze. Eleven months, five days and—she did the
math—twelve hours had passed since she’d heard that voice. The one she’d
thought about time and again after his last brief visit to her apartment, and
she still managed to be equal parts pissed off, concerned and flat-out
heartbroken. That voice could only belong to one person. Thus the remark
about her ass and—wow—she always knew he had a set of stones, but this
was too much even for Mitch Monroe. The man she’d spent all these months trying
to forget. Months of burying herself in cases, months of begging her boss for
every available opportunity to keep her mind occupied, months of a busy life
that didn’t allow for downtime.
Or thoughts of Mitch.
Without turning, she picked up her weapon. “Well, look what the
cat dragged in. A girl puts her career on the line for you and you don’t call,
you don’t write, nothing. To say the least, your technique needs work.”
And then he laughed. She’d waited months to hit him with that line
and he laughed. Classic Mitch. She closed her eyes and—forget that he
was a federal fugitive now wanted for murder—she’d kill him herself and be done
with the whole affair.
Mitch, a murderer? She couldn’t believe it. No matter what the
White House was spinning about Kemp Rodgers’ death, Mitch wouldn’t kill his
friend.
Then, again, she’d been Mitch’s friend once…
Finally, she turned, bracing herself for whatever disguise might
greet her, but found none. Brave.
As usual.
She took in his long brown hair pulled back in a low ponytail, his
dark eyes and ripped jeans, and shook her head. “You’re insane for coming
here.”
He shrugged. “It’s a private range. Not like I walked into
Quantico.”
It wasn’t enough that he’d almost destroyed her career when he’d
first started working The Lion case, now he wanted to have a second go at it.
He was a fugitive wanted for murder and she was an FBI agent. She should arrest
him.
Yet, she stood waiting for him to say something that would make a
damned difference. I’m sorry? I didn’t do it? Anything that would erase the
idea that he could have murdered his friend.
She set her rifle on the table behind her, slid the bolt open. Not
loaded. She knew it wasn’t, but she checked anyway. Always.
Mitch shuffled behind her.
Too bad. He could wait like she’d waited for him all these months.
Her canvas carry case sat on the bench seat. Like many people, she
preferred canvas over hard plastic because the softer material didn’t make the
rifle sweat. She dug through the case for her lens covers, popped them on, set
the rifle into the case—bolt upward—and zipped it.
She’d clean the rifle later. For her, keeping a weapon in top
working order meant cleaning it after every use. Even if only one shot had been
fired, her weapons got cleaned. Every time.
She sensed Mitch moving closer, stirring the air around her,
upsetting the energy, letting her know he was near. He had that way about him.
Sometimes good, sometimes not.
“I need your help.”
Of course he did. Should have known. Radio silence for eleven
months and now he wanted her help. “I should shoot you and dump your body in
the Reflecting Pool.”
“Yeah, you should.”
She spun and—crack!—smacked him, sending his head sideways
and making her hand sting. She’d never physically attacked anyone before and
she couldn’t say it felt right or just, but unleashing it felt good. To let him
know he’d hurt her. “We were friends. I helped you and you disregarded me.”
“Disregarded you?” Mitch slid a hand over his cheek. “I’ve
stayed away and I’m sorry. But what, Caroline? You want to do lunch or hit the
shooting range with me? A guy wanted for assaulting your boss and now a federal
fugitive?” Gently, he knocked on her head. “Think about it. I was protecting
you.”
She didn’t need his protection. “I’m mad at you.”
“Atta girl.”
God, he was annoying. “You had a good reason to take a swing at
Donaldson when he threatened you during The Lion case, but honest to God,
Mitch, I think he should have swung back and ended it right there instead of
trying to throw you in jail. But you should have manned up and never run from
the charges, so whatever this is, I can’t help you.”
“Tommy Nusco.”
“You murdered him, too?”
Surprisingly, he blanched. “I didn’t kill anyone. I need to know
what went down with Tommy.”
Oh, please. He really had lost his mind if he thought she’d touch
that subject. That involved ATF and the State of New Mexico and she wasn’t
about to step into that snake pit. “You better worry about what went down with
Kemp Rodgers and why the White House is after you. Turn yourself in, Mitch.”
“Kemp told me the White House is buzzing about Executive Privilege
being invoked on Tommy’s case. A few hours later, he’s dead. Put two and two
together, Caroline. There’s a cover-up in the works and what happened to Tommy
is at the heart of it.”
She faced him, still hating that he stood a good six inches taller
and managed to make her feel small. She folded her arms and stepped forward,
got right into his space. “No.”
“Whatever they’re concocting about Tommy is bullshit.”
“I don’t know that.”
“Yeah, you do. When we all worked together, we hung out. You knew
him.”
“Not that well.”
He rolled his eyes in that typical I’m-Mitch-Monroe-and-I’m-bored
way of his. “He was not dirty. Whatever he was doing, the government is
letting a dead agent take the heat. Why not? He’s dead anyway. Doesn’t matter
that he was a decorated officer. The government obviously needs
to clean up a mess and—” he inched closer, tilted his head and stared right
into her eyes “—I know all about how the government cleans up a mess.”
Back away. She should, but that would play
into what he wanted. He wanted to control this conversation. His looming
presence used to be enough that she’d give him that control.
Not this time.
She tilted her head the opposite direction, eased out a
half-smile. “Mitch?”
“Yes?”
“Screw you.”
She turned her back to him and scooped up her rifle case. Right
now, she needed to walk away and not let him talk her into something that would
wreck her career.
My Thoughts
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Cheating justice by Misty Evans and
Adrienne Giordano had me hooked from page one. It had a well-developed plot
with Mitch being framed for murder. At times Mitch and Caroline acted
haphazardly. But their actions led to a lot of thrills and excitement as they
sought answers. The progression of the story just kept me on the edge of my
seat as I waited to find out who was behind the government cover up and the
reasons behind it. The corruption within the agency was obvious and the pieces
of the puzzle were constantly joined together. However, early on,
there wasn't enough information for a predictable ending. The story
was paced well. It started out slow but steady. And the
pace along with the intensity of the action increased as time went on until the
shocking conclusion.
Evans and Giordano presented a finely
honed hero and heroine. The connection between Caroline and Mitch was unusual
but entertaining as they flirted by spewing sarcastic remarks along with sexual
innuendos at each other. It was the perfect depiction of a romance developing
between two uptight people who weren't accustomed to showing their
emotions. Caroline was a calculated sniper for the FBI. And I just loved
how she put the men from her department in their place when they questioned her
ability. No problem. That is until Mitch, a former FBI agent— who was a little
reckless and on the run—was added into the mix and her usual astuteness went
out the window.
Overall, Cheating Justice was a
thrilling read that I would recommend it to fans of romantic suspense novels.
Rating 4.5/5
I received an e-arc from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
About the Authors
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Misty Evans
USA Today bestselling
Author Misty Evans has
published over twenty novels and writes romantic suspense, urban fantasy, and
paranormal romance. As a writing coach, she helps other authors bring their
books – and their dreams of being published – to life.
The books in her Super Agent
series have won a CataNetwork Reviewers’ Choice Award, CAPA nominations, the
New England Reader’s Choice Bean Pot Award for Best Romantic Suspense in 2010
and the ACRA Heart of Excellence Reader’s Choice Award for Best Romantic
Suspense in 2011.
Her Witches Anonymous series was
dubbed a Fallen Angel Reviews Recommended Read. The Super Agent Series, Witches
Anonymous Series, and the Kali Sweet Series have been on multiple Amazon Kindle
bestsellers lists. Her culinary romantic mystery, THE SECRET INGREDIENT, and
the first book in her Deadly series, DEADLY PURSUIT, are both USA TODAY
bestsellers.
Misty likes her coffee black, her
conspiracy stories juicy, and her wicked characters dressed in couture. When
not reading or writing, she enjoys music, movies, and hanging out with her
husband, twin sons, and two spoiled puppies.
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Adrienne Giordano
USA Today bestselling author Adrienne Giordano writes romantic suspense and mystery. She is a Jersey
girl at heart, but now lives in the Midwest with her workaholic husband, sports
obsessed son and Buddy the Wheaten Terrorist (Terrier). She is a co-founder of
Romance University blog and Lady Jane's Salon-Naperville, a reading series
dedicated to romantic fiction.
Connect
with Adrienne: Website / Newsletter / Facebook / Twitter / Goodreads / Street Team
Facebook Party
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Misty and Adrienne will be hosting a week-long Facebook Party on the Justice Team Series page which will include several giveaways each day! Details will be announced on page as they are available.
Giveaway
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There will be a tour-wide
giveaway of a $25.00 Amazon Gift Card and a Justice Team Series Swag Bag
Cheating
Justice Blog Tour Stops
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