Casee‘s review of Make Her Pay (Bullet Catchers, Book 9) by Roxanne St. Claire.
Bullet Catcher and former Navy SEAL Constantine Xenakis has infiltrated a dive ship to discover who’s plundering priceless gems from a legendary sunken Spanish galleon. When he catches Lizzie Dare red-handed in the locked treasure room, her story of a stolen ancestral legacy convinces him to work with the sexy thief instead of turning her in — and not just because he wants to find the real culprit. Lizzie is willing to risk everything to save the Bombay Blue Diamonds from her sworn enemy, even if that means giving in to an irresistible desire to get closer to her accomplice. But when passion hits them like a rogue wave and danger surrounds them like a school of hungry sharks, their adventure on the high seas turns treacherous…and deadly.
Con Xenakis has one change to prove to Lucy Sharpe that he has what it takes to be a Bullet Catcher. After years of skirting the line between right and wrong, Con now has to make a choice. Does he stay in the shadows or come out in the sun? (I came up with that analogy all by myself.) Deciding that he’s going to show Lucy that she’s wrong about him, he takes a job where he has to uncover a thief.
From the moment that Con and Lizzie come together, there are fireworks. The first time they meet, they end up naked in the shower together after ten minutes. It had nothing to do with sex or sexual attraction, but it was still pretty hot. The number of times these two ended up naked together before they actually got to the good part was pretty amazing. I thought they both showed considerable self-restraint.
Lizzie is part of the team salvaging El Falcone for one reason: to clear her father’s name. For years, her father said their family was wronged and their name besmirched. He died before he could complete what he started. Lizzie decided to take up where he left off. That included finding artifacts that rightfully belong to her family.
When Lizzie decides to trust him, it can’t get any better for Con. While he thought she was a thief at the beginning, he realizes that she isn’t the thief. The thief that he’s looking for that is. As Con is more attracted to Lizzie by the day, he knows that it will all be over when she finds out who he works for.
This book was classic Bullet Catcher fare. Con has popped up here and there throughout the years, so it was nice to finally get his story. Lizzie is the perfect woman for him. She believes in Con when he doesn’t believe in himself. She knows that he’s not the villain that he portrays himself to be. Even after he shatters her trust in him, she still doesn’t think he’s a bad person. A jerk, yes.
At the end, Con has to decide between Lizzie and being a Bullet Catcher. It may seem like an easy decision to some, but it’s not so cut-and-dried for Con.
The ending is melt-your-heart sweet. Loved it.
4.25 out of 5.
This book is available from Pocket. You can buy it here or here in e-format.
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Oh, I am so behind in my reading of Roxanne St.Claire books! I would love to win this!! Thanks
This is the only one I have left to buy and read. So i’d love to have a chance to win it! Now You Die and Hunt Her Down were the best two of the series till now. Looking forward to reading this one.
Hi 🙂
Thank you for the great review.
I love Roxanne!
All the best,
RKCharron
xoxo
This would be a new author for me. But would love to try her books. Thanks!
Sounds great. I would love to read this book.
I’m always looking for new series to read!
I have not read this series yet but it looks delish!
I would love to read it.
I’m looking forward to read this series. Please count me in.
The book sounds awesome, and it just makes my TBR pile even higher.
I mostly read historicals, but this one sounds good.
Great review! Please enter me in the contest to win a copy of “Make Her Pay”. I have heard so many good things about this book and would love to read it. Thanks
Amber
I’m planning to start the first in this series in the next few days; I’ve heard so much good buzz. — willaful
love roxi books
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Hmmmm …. looks like a book I’d enjoy reading. Please enter my name in your draw. Thanks!
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The book sounds good.
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I enjoyed the latest one…would love to read this one.
I love this series and the cover!
I would love to win a copy!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
I have read all of The Bullet Catchers but this one.
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I am really enjoying this series and would love a chance to read this one.
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The Bullet Catcher series is a great read. I’d love a chance at Make Her Pay!
I have the others but not this one yet. Please count me in for the giveaway.
These books sound so good! I’ve heard great things about Roxanne St. Claire!
i’d love to try this author. please count me in for your giveaway!
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I love Rocki’s books.
This book looks really good. I have read a few of this series.
I would love to read this. Count me in!
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A melt-your-heart sweet ending? Just for that I’d want to read it… I’m a sucker for a good ending 🙂
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I’ve just started reading this series.
Also, I would like to say, that for some reason, I never noticed I wasn’t getting updates in my google reader. So I went and looked. Yeah, it was MONTHS ago. So I resubscribed and everything is great again! 😀
All of these books sound great. I can’t wait to read them.
UGH! I feel like I’m so behind in reading so many great authors…
Thanks,
Tracey D
I’m a little bit behind in this series but I really love her writing.
Erin 🙂
This one sounds good, bullet catchers = yum 🙂
I love her books. She is already on my TBB list.
I would love to win a copy. I haven’t read any of Roxanne’s books.
Deidre
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Hi
I haven’t tried Roxanne’s books yet but since you compare her to Linda Howard and I love Linda Howard I will look for Roxanne’s books at the bookstore.
Thanks for the blog it does sound interesting.
I love the Bullet Catcher series and would die to win Make Her Pay!!!
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Would love to win this one. It sounds like one I would really enjoy.
I would like to be entered!
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