Seth Lang of Special Activities Division CIA is not thrilled with how his latest operation was rewarded: Seth will be acting as bodyguard to the interim US general consul in Munich. To kill time in Berlin before flying to Munich, Seth goes to a club where he immediately connects with a man, which leads to a brief one-nighter. Or so Seth thought: his anonymous tryst is the Mr. Fine he must guard.
I had liked the first two installments of the Tough Love series, but I loved GUARDING MR. FINE! I had been intrigued by Seth upon his first appearance, and he is even better than I had hoped: he is half-Chinese and bisexual, but forget any stereotypes about either, Ms. Dimon just doesn't go there. Seth is a fabulously fascinating character; he's very focused on his job, prone to temper fits and yet very cool. Rick Fine looks perfect. He looks like he never does anything wrong, never cracks under pressure, but he's also hiding a crushing secret from Seth. Needless to say, GUARDING MR. FINE being a romance, Seth and Rick get together for more than their one night, because no way could they avoid the combustible chemistry they share, and I was overjoyed that the conflict they experience has nothing to do with the fact that they are lovers, but everything to do with how they see how the mission must proceed: Rick is in fact also CIA, but in a different division, and they must find out if the former consul general was killed or if he did commit suicide.
I find same sex romances stylistically challenging, as there is no opposition between he/she, and Ms. Dimon did a splendid job in GUARDING MR. FINE. It's only when I thought about it afterwards, that I remember it could be an issue: the writing is so smooth, I never noticed. And whereas I had found the sex lacking in the earlier books, in GUARDING MR. FINE, it crackles! The romance feels real at all times, and while the road is bumpy, it is naturally so because of the characters and the situation they find themselves in. The story is tightly-plotted and very exciting, the pace is very brisk, the writing suits Rick and Seth to a tee; I loved it all! And I do hope Ms. Dimon has something in the future for the charismatic Alec Drummond and his brothers, because I'm in!
In this steamy novel of seduction and international intrigue,
two brave men are stripped of their defensesβand exposed to
dangers and desires that simmer below the surface.
As an agent with the CIAβs special activities division, Seth
Lang lives for riskβand yet heβs stuck playing bodyguard to
the U.S. consul general in Munich. Although Sethβs last
assignment nearly killed him, babysitting some desk jockey in
a suit sounds way too easy. But when he lays eyes on the new
top man, tactical expert Rick Fine, Sethβs thrilled to see
just how hard this job is going to get. Mr. Tall, Dark, and
Quiet has a body worth guardingβand he requires hands-on
attention day and night.
Dispatched to a German consulate to expose the murder of his
predecessor, Rick finds himself in an extremely vulnerable
position. He needs a man like Sethβin so many ways. This
mission will inevitably plunge them both into jeopardy, but
each new threat only brings them closer. Rick just hopes that
he can keep his deepest, darkest secret hiddenβor else risk
imperiling a relationship theyβre both fighting for their
lives to protect.
Fall in love with the men of HelenKay Dimonβs thrilling
novels:
MR. AND MR. SMITH | THE TALENTED MR. RIVERS | GUARDING MR.
FINE
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