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REVIEWS for At Any Cost The NASSD Counter-Terrorist Agency 1

5 Cups: "This is one hot tamale of a book! I sat in front of my computer glued to the pages and spent most of that time just trying to figure out what was really happening. Ms. Adams writes romantic suspense like nobody's business, and does it so well I was not able to figure out the ending until I got there. The mutual attraction between JT and Dan is so blistering hot as you read the book that it is all you can do to sit still as you read it. The action scenes are written so realistically that you feel like you are right there experiencing them with JT and Dan.
     Another great thing about this book is that it takes place where I live in Seattle. I could picture all of the places that Ms. Adams was writing about since I have been to most of them or near them at one time or another. This really added to the realism for me. This book is worth a five cup rating and then some. It is quite simply to die for!" —Regina, Coffee Time Romance

5 Stars: "At Any Cost is an action packed, keep you on the edge of your seat, adventure. JT’s character is wonderful. She shoots first then asks questions later and always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Dan is my ideal Alpha: strong, swift, and deadly but he does have a soft spot for JT and he isn’t about to allow anything to happen to her. There were so many secondary characters but there was no confusion as to who the story was about. They simply helped to move the story along and make it believable. The sexual tension was present from the moment these two characters met, but I appreciate the fact that they didn’t act on it right away. When they did it was hot! Not as explosive as I would have expected but certainly worth the wait. I really enjoyed this story and recommend it to anyone who likes action with lots of sex." —Stefani Clayton, Just Erotic Romance Reviews

4.5 Pixies: "At Any Cost is a wonderfully convoluted tale of betrayal, terrorism, action, adventure, and redemption and yet Ms. Adams still is able to work in some romance. Everything you could possible want in an action/adventure is here—you have weapons, hand-to-hand combat, good guys, bad guys, a madman and a deadly virus—what more could you ask for! Ms. Adams has created a very detailed counter-terrorist agency and has peopled it with both good and bad agents and you really can't figure things out until almost the very end. I kept trying to figure out the good from the bad and was proven wrong in a number of instances, which I thought was fun!
     The plot is strong and very fast paced and I found myself anxious to get back to the story to find out what was happening next. I loved JT—here is this multi-talented young woman that is the perfect agent—and yet she always manages somehow to get hurt while working a case. Dan is a perfect foil for her—ultra confident, ultra capable, and he still finds himself riding her reckless train of disasters! The relationship between the two of them is fun, sexy and full of misunderstandings. I thought the sex scenes were relatively mild although graphic and sensual, but they make a nice counterpoint to all the adventure going on around them. I really enjoyed At Any Cost and would be excited to read more stories about the NASSD Agency!" —Sandi Potterton, Dark Angel Reviews

4.5 Stars: "Action packed, exciting and steamy, Allie K. Adams's At Any Cost will keep you on the edge of your seat as you try to figure out who is the traitor. The idea of a virus of this intensity is so scary that you know it must be stopped At Any Cost. Allie K. Adams gives us the perfect hero and heroine to do just that. Dan had worked on the project before and had thought it had been destroyed while JT thought the mission was a way to bolster her career. At odds right from the beginning, the tension between them ignited into an undeniable passion that was glorious to read. Twists and turns make At Any Cost a page-turner. You think you know who the good guys are, only to find out you are mistaken. If surprises, spine-tingling suspense, steam and desire are what you want, At Any Cost is the book for you. Allie K. Adams has penned a tale guaranteed to bring her new readers while satisfying her past readers." —Elise Lyn, Ecataromance

4 Stars: "The action is nonstop in At Any Cost. JT and Dan are the heroes in this great adventure to save the world. Allie K. Adams presents an interesting and plausible plot that will capture the reader’s attention and take them on a whirlwind trip into the dangerous world of counter intelligence. If you like spies and romance, this book is for you." —Anne Boling, Review Your Book

STORY EXCERPT

"No, you don't," Dan growled deep in the back of his throat. As soon as the doors closed, he turned and pinned her into the corner, awakening her body with both lust and fear.

His lips crushed down on hers. She widened her eyes as his tongue thrust deep into her mouth. Closing her eyes, she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him closer, thrusting her tongue at him with an equal force of hunger. The way her heart tossed itself around in her chest made it hard for her to breathe. She pressed her breasts up against his chest, desperate to create pressure and friction against her already aching nipples.

She thought she couldn't feel anything below her waist. The way she started to tingle in preparation for his touch, she realized how wrong she'd been. His hand rested on her ass, pulling her closer. She felt the swell of his cock hard against her hip and she moaned.

Their kiss was urgent and exploratory. He tried to peel the spandex down. No luck. It would be both their salvation. "Are these painted on?" He pinched her backside and snapped the spandex against her skin.

That hurt. "If they were painted, I'd still be able to feel my toes."

He laughed hoarsely. "Jesus, JT." He rested his forehead against hers. "Have you completely lost your mind? What were you thinking going after Mercado alone like that?"

"Oh, I don't know," she bit back acidly, pushed him away so she could breathe again. "Following in your footsteps, maybe?"

"That's different." He eyed the rip in her spandex, spotted the new cut on her leg. Her shoulder hurt where the bullet had torn through her, but it hadn't opened up. No blood, thank God. "You could have been killed. You could have gotten us killed. You deliberately risked the mission and put us all in danger."

He held her gaze and JT felt tempted to poke those damned hypercritical eyes right out of his handsome head. "I went there to get a feel for the compound. That's all."

"Bullshit. You wanted to get to Mercado before I did. This isn't a competition. This is real. The guns are real. Quit thinking like a rookie." He turned and stared at the numbers on the elevator.

She waited for him to turn around. When he didn't, when all she could stare at was the back of his head, she lost it. Her breath coming in quick gasps in an attempt to hold her emotions in check, she bit back the fear attempting to surface.

She'd never been so scared in all her life. Those men had guns. Very big guns. She had... What? A really bad sense of judgment. A mentor who'd done nothing but point out her faults. The hots for a man who only slept with her to stay with their cover.

Everything compounded together, sending her control over the edge. "I am a rookie! Don't you get that? I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm screwing up left and right. I can't even make the right choices. I need you." God how she hated how pathetic and needy she sounded.

"Wrong." He turned back to her, the look in his eyes blazing a hole right into her heart. "You never needed me. You don't need anyone, JT. You make your own decisions regardless as to how they will affect others. Making the wrong choice can get you, and those around you, killed. You deliberately put this mission at risk."

"Don't lecture me on risking the mission when you were there doing exactly the same thing. Yes, I wanted to get at Mercado. But I wanted to do it with you. You know? Partners?"

"Then why did you go to the compound without me?"

"Because I knew that's where you went."

His jaw tightened as he shot her a glare. He didn't speak, instead just seemed to study her. The elevator dinged on the fifth floor and he grabbed her arm. "Let's go."

She jerked her arm away. The sharp pang in the muscles of her shoulder reminded her her wound hadn't gone anywhere. "I know the way." JT marched in front of Dan and slammed her little card into the door to unlock it. It didn't work. She slammed it again. Nothing. Her hand started to shake. No. No! Do not break down in front of him. It would just give him one more thing to use against her.

Dan ripped the card out of her hand and pushed her aside to use his own card. Furious, she pushed him back. "I can do it!"

The look he shot her conveyed the fury building deep inside him. Apparently she'd just pushed him too far. Literally. He stepped back toward her and JT lost her bravado. Without turning his eyes away, he slipped the card into the slot and opened the door, and motioned for her to enter.

Bastard. Making everything look so easy. Just who did he think he was? At least they had separate rooms. He'd go back to his. She'd get the chance to think of some reason to tell HQ why she didn't take Dan out after what happened. He'd jeopardized the mission. Her orders were very clear.

He slammed the door and JT whipped around. He stared at her, not an ounce of kindness in those dark eyes. Why was he staring at her like that? Just standing there? Why didn't he say something?

"Why don't you go to your own room?"

Silence. He crossed his arms and drummed his fingers on his biceps. She could almost hear his teeth grinding. Trembling, she drew in a sharp breath and put on her best act at nonchalance.

"Fine. Just stand there. I'm going to bed." She started walking toward the bed before she realized she was in his room and not her own. Great. No wonder her card wouldn't work in the door.