#BookReview and #Giveaway: Right Through Me (The Obsidian Files #1) by Shannon McKenna
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McKenna!
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McKenna!
NYTimes and USA Today bestselling author Shannon McKenna
launches The Obsidian Files with RIGHT THROUGH ME, a pulse-pounding tale of
thrilling suspense and searing passion. A beautiful fugitive and a biotech
tycoon with strange powers must face the lethal rage of a vicious enemy bent on
their annihilation.
launches The Obsidian Files with RIGHT THROUGH ME, a pulse-pounding tale of
thrilling suspense and searing passion. A beautiful fugitive and a biotech
tycoon with strange powers must face the lethal rage of a vicious enemy bent on
their annihilation.
About Right Through Me:
Stranger, speak softly…
on the ultimate revenge puts his murderous plan into play. Noah and Caro must
battle for their lives…and their love…
Biotech tycoon Noah Gallagher has a deadly secret:
his clandestine training as a super-soldier gives him abilities that go far
beyond human. Yet he’s very much a man. When Caro Bishop shows up at his
Seattle headquarters with a dangerous secret agenda, his ordered life is thrown
into chaos. Caro is a woman like no other—and her luminously sensual beauty
cloaks a mystery he must solve.
Caro’s lying low, evading a false charge of
murder. She means to clear her name, and she’ll do whatever it takes to survive—but
seducing a man like Noah is more than she bargained for. His amber eyes have
the strangest glow when he looks at her—she could swear he sees the secrets of
her heart. The desire smoldering in Noah’s eyes awakens her own secret hunger,
but Caro has to resist his magnetic pull. Anyone close to her becomes a target.
The only right thing to do is run, far and fast, but Caro can’t outrun Noah’s
ferocious intensity—or deny the searing passion that explodes between them.
on the ultimate revenge puts his murderous plan into play. Noah and Caro must
battle for their lives…and their love…
Book Review:
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Right Through Me is the first book in The Obsidian Files series by Shannon McKenna and I got attracted towards it because of the blurb and the good things I had been hearing about it.
The plot is fresh and expertly executed. I sat glued throughout and could not keep the book down until the end. The story is fast paced and the characters developed admirably who became real to me soon. I enjoyed meeting Noah and his gang. There is also romance in this book which is passionate and intense. The chemistry between Noah and Caro is hot and there are many intimate scenes which though done beautifully still made me feel like there were just too many of them. The pace of the story also suffers a bit because of this.
The villain gave me the creeps and the fear I experienced felt so real. I loved the villain, he was just the right bad and frightening but still seemed human because of his sad history which had me empathizing with him while also fearing and not agreeing with his life’s choices. Getting a reader feel empathetic towards a villain takes skill and Shannon succeeded in this. I cant help feel impressed by her writing prowess and will definitely checkout her other books.
I liked the author’s writing style. The story narration is fluid and crisp and I easily visualized the scenes in my mind. There are expertly added twists and turns which had me turning pages with bated breath. The author has come up with a unique idea and developed it to give a gripping paranormal romantic suspense that I loved and now has me eagerly waiting for the next book.
While I enjoyed reading the book and am eager to find out how the subsequent stories develop, I disliked the excessive usage of swear words that felt overdone and could easily have been avoided. Also the author has given undue importance to giving in-depth sex scenes which after a while became just too many and I started skipping them which is a shame since they are well done and despite being almost erotic, have a well balanced emotional angle to them.
All in all, I enjoyed and loved reading Right Through Me and give it 4 stars out of 5. Had the above two mentioned cons to the story handled, this would have been a 5 star rated book from me.
Recommended to all adult paranormal and romantic suspense lovers, I look forward to reading the subsequent books in this series and Shannon’s others works in the future.
I received the book from the author and the tour organizers and I am very thankful to them. The above review is my honest and unbiased opinion and in no way influenced.
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Exclusive Excerpt:
“Look,” he said. “I promised not to
touch you. I can’t keep that promise anymore.”
touch you. I can’t keep that promise anymore.”
She drifted closer, a cloud of sunset
colors. Her scent washed over his senses. His supercharged synesthesia
translated her aroma into colors in his head. He wanted to strip her bare. His
hands flexed with the impulse to seize her. It almost overcame him.
colors. Her scent washed over his senses. His supercharged synesthesia
translated her aroma into colors in his head. He wanted to strip her bare. His
hands flexed with the impulse to seize her. It almost overcame him.
“Leave.” His voice was tight. “I
paid you.”
paid you.”
“No,” she said.
“You finished your dance. You said
there could be nothing more. So go.”
there could be nothing more. So go.”
“Shhh.” She stretched up, touching
his cheek with soft, cool fingertips. Then, to his astonishment, she pressed a hot,
soft kiss to his jaw.
his cheek with soft, cool fingertips. Then, to his astonishment, she pressed a hot,
soft kiss to his jaw.
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“This is not helping,” he growled.
She rose up on her bare feet, her
mouth near his. Never quite getting there. No kiss . . . just the caressing
heat of her breath. The teasing promise of . . . maybe . . . almost.
mouth near his. Never quite getting there. No kiss . . . just the caressing
heat of her breath. The teasing promise of . . . maybe . . . almost.
He was so close to losing control, he didn’t
dare inhale.
dare inhale.
He stepped back. Not far enough. The
sweetness of her perfume taunted him.
sweetness of her perfume taunted him.
She didn’t move. Not one inch. She
was enjoying this, feeling her power. It made his teeth grind, and his dick
ache.
was enjoying this, feeling her power. It made his teeth grind, and his dick
ache.
“You’re still here,” he said.
“I’m not ready to leave.” Her voice
was a drifting whisper. “I like the way this makes me feel.”
was a drifting whisper. “I like the way this makes me feel.”
“I’m ready,” he said. “And it’s my
goddamn office.”
goddamn office.”
“Yes. After hours. And we’re alone.
More or less.” She closed the slight distance between them with a single step.
More or less.” She closed the slight distance between them with a single step.
So she was seducing him. He got the
message—but he still didn’t dare breathe.
message—but he still didn’t dare breathe.
Then she took his hand, and pressed
it against her bare belly.
it against her bare belly.
They both inhaled sharply. She was
flower-petal smooth against the hard, callused skin of his palm. A flash of hot
lust pumped through him.
flower-petal smooth against the hard, callused skin of his palm. A flash of hot
lust pumped through him.
A swift, shocked ripple went through
her, as if she’d had a small orgasm, and then her hand fastened over his,
holding it firmly in place. As if she welcomed the touch but didn’t dare allow
his hand to wander elsewhere.
her, as if she’d had a small orgasm, and then her hand fastened over his,
holding it firmly in place. As if she welcomed the touch but didn’t dare allow
his hand to wander elsewhere.
“Take the envelope,” he said. “Put
it in your bag, and we’re square.”
it in your bag, and we’re square.”
Her fingers tightened on his hand.
“I asked for a service, you provided
it, I paid you,” he said stubbornly. All business. Meeting over. Too bad his
dick didn’t get the memo. He was about to explode.
it, I paid you,” he said stubbornly. All business. Meeting over. Too bad his
dick didn’t get the memo. He was about to explode.
Without saying a word, she turned
and headed to the bathroom, purple veils fluttering behind her.
and headed to the bathroom, purple veils fluttering behind her.
He didn’t have to wait for her to
return. But he knew that he would.
return. But he knew that he would.
She was back minutes later, wearing
jeans and a baggy black T-shirt. His exotic dancing maiden was gone but she was
as beautiful as ever. Her real hair was a thick, curly dark cloud, caught up in
back in a tousled knot of twisted ringlets. Some of them dangled around her
face.
jeans and a baggy black T-shirt. His exotic dancing maiden was gone but she was
as beautiful as ever. Her real hair was a thick, curly dark cloud, caught up in
back in a tousled knot of twisted ringlets. Some of them dangled around her
face.
“Sorry,” he said stiffly. “That got
out of hand.”
out of hand.”
“It’s OK. Not your fault.” She looked down at herself. “I thought it was
better to have this conversation in street clothes,” she said. “To see if the
fantasy melted away for you without the props. Better for both of us to know
right now.”
better to have this conversation in street clothes,” she said. “To see if the
fantasy melted away for you without the props. Better for both of us to know
right now.”
He looked her up and down. Blood
roared in his ears. “That’s not happening.”
roared in his ears. “That’s not happening.”
Her sig pulsed, excited pinks and
reds. “So?”
reds. “So?”
“I promised not to touch you, and I
broke that promise. With your help.”
broke that promise. With your help.”
She nodded reluctantly.
“If you stay here, I’ll break it
again. Let me put that right out in the open.”
again. Let me put that right out in the open.”
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About Shannon McKenna:
Shannon McKenna
is the NYT and USA Today bestselling author of fifteen action packed,
turbocharged romantic thrillers, among which are the stories of the wildly
popular McCloud series. She’s also the author of the upcoming OBSIDIAN series,
the first of which, RIGHT THROUGH ME, comes out in July of 2016. She loves
tough and heroic alpha males, heroines with the brains and guts to match them,
villains who challenge them to their utmost, adventure, scorching sensuality,
and most of all, the redemptive power of true love. Since she was small she has
loved abandoning herself to the magic of a good book, and her fond childhood
fantasy was that writing would be just like that, but with the added benefit of
being able to take credit for the story at the end. The alchemy of writing
turned out to be messier than she’d ever dreamed, but what the hell, she loves
it anyway, and hopes that readers enjoy the results of her alchemical
experiments. She loves to hear from her readers.
is the NYT and USA Today bestselling author of fifteen action packed,
turbocharged romantic thrillers, among which are the stories of the wildly
popular McCloud series. She’s also the author of the upcoming OBSIDIAN series,
the first of which, RIGHT THROUGH ME, comes out in July of 2016. She loves
tough and heroic alpha males, heroines with the brains and guts to match them,
villains who challenge them to their utmost, adventure, scorching sensuality,
and most of all, the redemptive power of true love. Since she was small she has
loved abandoning herself to the magic of a good book, and her fond childhood
fantasy was that writing would be just like that, but with the added benefit of
being able to take credit for the story at the end. The alchemy of writing
turned out to be messier than she’d ever dreamed, but what the hell, she loves
it anyway, and hopes that readers enjoy the results of her alchemical
experiments. She loves to hear from her readers.
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Amazon Giftcard & 3 winners will receive an ecopy of RIGHT THROUGH ME!
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