Tess Damon is a tracker and assassin for a group known as PIE, Private Investigation and Elimination. As such, she hunts down and assassinates non-human "veilers," hence the title VEILED TARGET. After two jobs gone wrong, her employer gives Tess one more chance to get it right or she will be eliminated. She is to hunt down and take out Hugh Langston, leader of the local wolfen pack. Tess is more than willing to take on the job, as her fiancΓ© had been killed by a wolf- shifter years before, and she is gunning for vengeance.
Tess meets up with Hugh on a blind date, thinking he is Trey, a member of Hugh's Night Runner wolf pack. Trey is actually missing without a trace, being held by a human rights group. When the pair meet cute for their date, they experience instant lust; but for Hugh it is more. Hugh begins to exhibit signs of classic mating tendencies. When another member of his pack informs him as to information about the whereabouts of Trey, Hugh cuts the date short and leaves. Tess follows, and they get into all sorts of danger, including a skirmish with a Banoth, a poison spitting, crap ball throwing creature. Shortly after, Tess and Hugh discover the truth about each other; but by this time they have discovered the need to work together against the dangers that face both of them.
Tess is an unusual heroine, to say the least. Even though it is stated that she is the best PIE has to offer, she is far from being a competent private investigator and assassin. Actually, she comes off as woefully inept and hard-headed. Hugh is honest and intelligent; and is a better drawn character, despite his overlooking the obvious bad guy. The plotline of VEILED TARGET is goes from humorous to serious without pause. Hugh and Tess are constantly having long conversations and throwing witty one-liners at each other, even while in the midst of the most serious of danger.
VEILED TARGET is author Robin Bielman's first foray into the genre of Paranormal Romance. The grim summary for the book leads the reader to believe this is to be a serious paranormal romance with a tough and fearless, kick-ass heroine. It is not far into VEILED TARGET that it becomes apparent the story is being played for laughs, and reads like a romantic comedy of errors. After switching gears and going with the flow of the humor, the writing style begins to make much more sense; and I was able to enjoy the story to a greater degree. VEILED TARGET is a fun read, much more so when the reader goes into it expecting the one-liners, ineptness, and slapstick humor. The plotline of a female PI is interesting if not new, and the romance is very nice. VEILED TARGET is the first book of Robin Bielman's new Veilers series, which shows great promise once the new series kinks are worked out.
Never take Fate along on a date. The kiss goodnight could be
deadly.
A Veilers Novel, Book 1
Tracking down Veilersβnon humansβis only a sideline for Tess
Damon. Vengeance for her fiancΓ©βs murder is her reason for
living. But with two botched jobs on her record, if she
fails to eliminate her next mark, sheβs dead.
Sheβs not afraid to die, but not before she gets even. Too
bad fate has a really bad sense of humor.
Hugh Langston, a wolfen half shifter, lives to keep both
humans and his pack safe. But when rogue humans kidnap his
apprentice, his rescue mission is compromised by a
hot-as-hell, kick-ass woman who makes him think only one
thing: mine.
Tess tries to ignore her feelings, but temptation trips her
up. Especially when Hugh figures out heβs her next target
and forces her into an inconvenient alliance that tests all
the laws against their attraction.
Now, with the line between good and evil getting blurrier by
the minute, it becomes clear Tessβs only hope of living to
see another dayβand finding a murdererβlies with the one man
sheβs supposed to kill.
Warning: Contains one obscenely hot alpha and the woman who
wants to love him before she kills him. Look out for a blind
date, scorching sex, humor, lies, and untamable attraction.
βCut the crap, Tess. Why were you following me?β
βHow do you know I was following you?β Oops. She meant to
say, βWhat makes you think I was following you?β
He gave a knowing smileβthat looked ridiculously sexy rather
than irritating. βI know you donβt want to insult my
intelligence so letβs just say for argumentβs sake, if you
were following me, why would that be?β
At least sheβd gotten him to change his tone.
βTruthfully?β She leaned a little closer to him. She
couldnβt help it.
βThat would be nice.β
βIβm really not a very nice person,β she announced.
βNeither am I.β He reached out and moved a strand of hair
behind her ear.
Was he trying to confuse her? Because it was working. Sheβd
nearly fallen into his hand before he pulled it away. He was
indeed a very bad man.
βThatβs good. I hate nice guys. So where does that leave
us?β
βI havenβt got all night, Tess.β He lowered his chin,
indicatingβshe presumedβhe was growing tired of their
banter.
She lifted an eyebrow. βNo? Thatβs too bad. Iβm a night owl.
I canββ
βAnswer my question before I haul you to your car over my
shoulder.β His tone sent a little zing of pleasure right to
the tips of her breasts.
βAs if you couldββ She was over his shoulder in one second
flat. He moved swiftly, quietly and with superhuman
strength. Uh oh. βHey, put me down!β
He started down the alley, seemingly unbothered by her
spastic attempts to get him to let her go. βYou ready to
walk and talk now?β
βFine,β she conceded, although the view of his backside was
pretty damn good.
When both feet securely hit the ground, she tugged down her
dress and shifted the V-neck into place. He watched her
squirm to put the rest of the material back where it
belonged and his roving eyes heated her from the inside out.
βI followed you because I wanted to help.β
He started walking. βDo I look like I need help?β A little
gleamβand major interest?βflickered in his sideways glance.
βWell, no. But Iβm very capable and I didnβt feel like going
home, so I decided there was no harm in making myself
available to you should you need me.β She took a deep
breath. It was time to put the question out there. βDid you
know Dane is aββ
βWolfen? Yeah I know.β
βHow do youββ
He stopped and turned toward her with confusion and passion
in his deep blue eyes. For several seconds he stared at her,
like he was trying to get inside her head. Guess what she
was thinking. βIβm the leader of the Night Runners,β he
finally said.
She imagined heβd told her something heβd never told another
human being before.
What the hell was she going to do now?
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