Review: Negotiating Point by Adrienne Giordano

Posted July 12, 2012 by Holly in Reviews | 0 Comments

Genres: Romantic Suspense

Holly‘s review of Negotiating Point (Private Protectors, Book 3.5) by .

As a hostage negotiator for Taylor Security, Gavin Sheppard has just been given the toughest assignment of his career: securing the release of his boss’s pregnant wife. He’s uneasy negotiating a rescue without the involvement of the police, but with the life of a woman and her unborn child on the line there’s no time to play by the rules. He’ll have to work closely with the one woman who could prove to be a distraction…

Janet Fink, the agency’s tech geek, is conflicted about working alongside the man she’s irresistibly attracted to. Though she’s determined not to risk her career by getting involved with a coworker, especially a superior, she can’t forget the passionate kiss they once shared…

With the kidnappers’ deadline fast approaching, Gavin and Janet must combine their skills to bring the missing woman home alive. But their undeniable chemistry is making it difficult to keep their relationship purely professional…


Romantic suspense and I..do not get along. I have a really hard time setting aside disbelief when it comes to a suspense-type situation. Would a couple on the run for their lives really bang under a bush with bad guys surrounding them? Would an uber-alpha dude really be thinking about nothing but sex in the middle of a shoot-out? Eh. I think not.

So for the most part I avoid them. I ended up reading this one because it was in the Carina Press Presents: Vol I collection. While it did take a bit of suspension of disbelief, overall I enjoyed the story and I’m glad I read it.


Janet and Gavin have great chemistry. Janet is the e-geek on the team and doesn’t want to deal with all the gossip that comes from dating a supervisor. Gavin doesn’t want to bring someone into his crazy life, especially since he knows he can’t dedicate the time he should to a relationship. But still. There’s this great chemistry between them. They get along great and can really open up to one another.



This mission allows them to finally realize there’s more than just sexual tension between them. I liked that they opened up and gave a little bit of themselves to the other, which is what allowed them to – eventually – give everything.

Although I didn’t read the previous books in the series, I don’t feel like I had to. There was enough information here to make the romance work without knowing the backstory. I think I’m going to pick up the rest of the series.

3.75/5

This book is available from Carina Press. You can buy it here or here in e-format.


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