Stolen Fury by Elisabeth NaughtonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I have just discovered this author and read her paranormal romance Eternal Guardians Series which I loved.
Having seen that she also writes romantic suspense, which is another of my favorite genres, I started with her Stolen Series, described by the author as..
Filled with globe-trotting adventure, steamy romance and riveting suspense, the Stolen books are red-hot romantic adventures that will appeal to fans of Romancing the Stone and Indiana Jones.
Stolen Fury, the 1st book in the Stolen Series, gave us all of that!!!! And more!!!
A female Indiana Jones……as the lead character!!! I could not wait to start reading !!
The adventure begins from the first sentence….
Dr Lisa Maxwell – is the kind of heroine I adore. Mature….yes, no simpering, naïve and whiny woman…in her thirty’s, knows what she wants and goes for it.
And what she’s on a treasure hunt to find an ancient Greek relic (yes a bit of Greek mythology here!), which she does and which she has stolen from her when she allows herself to be seduced by a gorgeous and mysterious man attending her lecture in Milan.
That man is known by many names, one of them - Rafe Sullivan (just by the way, his real name is Rafe Garcia!!!!). This is the ultimate anti-hero.
Dark, sexy and gorgeous (described as looking a bit like Antonio Banderas!!!! ) Imagine any woman being able to resist a man like this!!!!!
Dr Lisa Maxwell certainly did not..pity it cost her the treasured piece she had just excavated from a cave in Jamaica…illegally I must add!!!! Totally enraptured by his seduction, she never realized what he actually was
A thief – but wait…he’s a good one though…what I mean is that this guy has a heart of gold…I kid you not…you find that out as we continue with the story!!! Look, let’s just say that he steals priceless items for a gallery he co-owns with a friend…but he only does that as a last resort – if the owner does not want to sell, he comes back to get it for free!!!!!! And one way he does it….seduces Lisa, drugs her and runs away with her treasure!!!!! Oh, he did feel a tinge of regret when he left her sleeping off the drug he gave her….especially sorry that they didn’t go all the way before she knocked out…should have checked the dosage!!!!!!!
This being the author’s debut novel was pretty impressive!!!!
Well written, believable and endearing characters, stunning settings, well researched Greek mythology and a fun and fast paced ride!
Liz tracks down the thieving Rafe to the Florida Keys…and their second meeting was so totally fabulous!
“Nice to see you again, querido." Her flat palms connected with his solid chest. She pushed hard, catching him off guard, knocking him right off his feet.”Yes, Dr Lisa Maxwell is back to her normal self….
What follows is a funny, sexy, action packed, dangerous and exciting treasure hunt when the two form a “working” relationship that has them running from the bad guys who want the same thing they are looking for. The Greek mythical Furies statues
I loved the verbal sparring between these two. The sexual tension was – something like ….sparks flying!!!
Then trying to ignore the feelings that are growing for each other!!! It certainly made great reading….At times, it had me wanting to grab the two and get some sense into their heads…you know…
The secondary characters are really interesting. Lisa’s cop brother, Shane. Rafe’s ex wife, Hailey and Peter Kaufmann, Rafe’s business partner in the gallery they own together in Miami and I even warmed up to Rafe’s wasteful brother in the end.
I am really looking forward to their stories.
I am so looking forward to book #2, which is Peter Kauffman’s story!!!
And if you are a lover of paranormal romance, try her Eternal Guardians Series – you can check out my reviews here:
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