Review: Mine by HelenKay Dimon

Posted September 6, 2015 by Elizabeth in Elizabeth B, Reviews / 0 Comments

Review:  Mine by HelenKay DimonMine by HelenKay Dimon
Series: Holton Woods #3
Published by Berkley Publication Date: October 6th 2015
Pages: 320
Also in this series: Mine
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three-half-stars
four-flames

Praised for her β€œhot and bold”(Kirkus Reviews) romances of erotic intrigue, the author of Only and Mercy now delivers her most daring novel yet…
She doesn’t depend on anyone for anything. He intends to make her his completely.
Natalie Udall thought her position at the CIA was secureβ€”until protecting her team earned her an armed escort into certain danger. Natalie can’t stand the idea of being secreted away in a cabin in the middle of nowhere, especially since it means sharing close quarters with the controlling bodyguard enlisted to keep her alive.
Gabe MacIntosh joined the military to support his son, trained as a sniper and dealt with death on a regular basis. Now retired and operating a security firm, his first assignment is to protect a CIA agent on the run. She’s strong willed and difficultβ€”and all Gabe can think about is exerting his domination and stripping her of every expectation she has.
Natalie has no intention of giving in to Gabe’s straightforward demands of dominant sex with no attachmentsβ€”even though the very idea of giving up control thrills her like nothing ever has…

Natalie is a former CIA agent who left the agency on poor terms. Gabe is the former Army sniper responsible for keeping her safe until she can start her new life. She fights him at first, but once they start spending time together in an isolated cabin, they discover a hidden attraction.

These two were really fun to watch. They were so much alike, that they almost seemed like oil and water in terms of talking to each other at first. I found myself relating to and hoping for both Natalie and Gabe as they got to know each other. They were both so out of their element that they had lots of sweet and funny moments together.

Natalie’s past cast a shadow of uncertainty, but it’s actually Gabe’s older brother, Rick, that causes most of the drama in the story. Rick is a catalyst for concerns in both of Gabe’s private and public worlds and he’s almost impossible to like. Gabe’s younger brother, Andy, is a fun secondary character that actually plays a big part in helping Gabe and Natalie work things out. Andy is also a key character in dealing with the characters from, Taken, the Holton Woods novella. One of the really fun things in this book was seeing scenes from the novella, but written from a different characters point of view.

This book wasn’t exactly what I expected. Based on the blurb, I was expecting some hefty intrigue and suspense and while those elements exist, they weren’t as apparent as anticipated. Mine is book #3 in the Holton Woods series, but actually the forth book when you include the novella. It works as a stand-alone, but there is heavy character cross over, especially with the novella. I haven’t read a lot of Ms. Dimon’s work, but I have enjoyed what I have read and am looking forward to more.

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I am a full time mom who works part time. I squeeze reading in wherever I can between work, volunteer stuff, and kid activities. I read a little bit of everything, but really enjoy indie authors and Happy- Ever-Afters. I've been reviewing for Cocktails and Books since January 2015.