This was fantastic. Much better than the first book in the series. The mystery is interesting and the team dynamics come into play a lot more in this book - it was kind of lacking in the first one. Plus I liked Jasper and Veronica much more than I did Logan and Juliana. Veronica was a total badass. She was cracking computer passwords, hot wiring cars and shooting people like a pro. Okay just one person but it was awesome. Her takedown of the bad guy at the end was epic. I'm not sure if I like that she shot him or totally engineered the situation to steal his gun better.

The romance between her and Jasper was easy, with a fairly low amount of angst. I had no real issues with Jasper, he was a pretty straight forward character. I loved Cale (Veronica's brother). I can't wait to read more about him.

The investigation was interesting and I liked the way the evidence unfolded. The ending was good, I liked the twists and turns they uncovered. Well written romantic suspense read, 4 stars. ( )

An equal blend of mystery, suspense and romance.

In the first book in the series we find out that someone is killing EOD agents. All of the evidence so far points to Cale Lane, which has brought the Shadow Agents to the small Texas town where his sister lives.

Veronica Lane hasn't heard from her brother in 6 months. No matter what kind of missions he was on he always managed to contact during his time away. When she finds out that one his is army ranger buddies is at the town bar she decides to go and ask him for help in figuring out what could have happened to her brother.

Jasper Adams came to town posing as a mercenary hoping to get information on Cale and also knowing that Cale loved his sister that he would eventually show up. What he had not counted on was Veronica coming to him for help and his libido to sudden kick in on wanting things he knew he had no business wanting being the type of man he was. He also knew even if he did start something with Veronica it would go very far once she found out he was lying to her about why he was really there.

The whole team is back and when more murders start to happen that still point to Cale they are in a race to try and stop him before someone else is killed. But things are not always as they seem and with Veronica's determination to prove her brother isn't the killer brings up a lot of questions and also keeps putting her life in danger.

Will the team and Jasper figure out what is really going on before more agents or Veronica is killed?? The mystery was a good one in this book and keeps you guessing till towards the end.

I have to say that the build up between Gunner and Sydney is hot. I am totally expecting there book to rock!! ( )

In Eden’s romantic suspense novel, Veronica Lane was on a mission to find her missing brother. Turning to Jasper Adams, the sheltered computer technician placed her life in his hands, hands that aroused her as no others had.

Undercover, Jasper was hunting a killer and Veronica was in the line of fire. The former Texas Ranger knew he was playing with fire as he worked to secure her trust while deceiving her about his real mission. He could only hope that in the end she would still feel passion when she looked at him.

A fast-paced addition to the Shadow Agents series. ( )

Very good book, definitely intense. I really liked both Veronica and Jasper. Veronica knows that there is something wrong when she doesn't hear from her brother for six months. He has always managed to stay in touch with her before. So she goes looking for help from Jasper, an old army buddy of Cale's. She doesn't know that Jasper is part of a team that is already looking for Cale, who is believed to be killing their fellow agents. When she meets Jasper not only is she immediately attracted to him, she also trusts him. As they begin their search other murders happen and she ends up in the crossfire. When the truth about his presence comes out she is hurt and furious. She also keeps insisting the Cale is innocent. I loved her intelligence and ingenuity as she used her brain to work to find and clear her brother. She also had a core of strength that was unexpected to people who didn't know her. She had a deep sense of loyalty which even extended to Jasper even when she was mad at him. I also liked the way that his past and his profession didn't diminish her feelings for him.

Jasper was great. I liked the fact that he really didn't want to believe that Cale had betrayed them all even when all the evidence was pointing that way. He was determined to find him though, no matter what it took. He didn't expect Veronica to come to him with her plea for help and he sure didn't expect the intense attraction that he felt. He was also quite certain that he wasn't anywhere near good enough for her and tried very hard to resist the attraction. That got harder when she became a target in the mess that was going on. At that point his focus turned to keeping her safe first and finding Cale second. I loved seeing him stand up to Logan about her. I also loved seeing him open up and begin to accept that he might be able to win the girl. His part at the end was very well done.

The suspense story itself was great. The action was pretty much non-stop. I liked seeing the other members of the EOD team again and how they were still working on finding out who was trying to take down the EOD. There were plenty of intense scenes while trying to figure out who was behind these murders. Just when I thought I had it figured out there were a couple twists thrown in that made me wonder. I also enjoyed the buildup to Gunner and Sydney's story - can't wait to read that one! ( )