Victoria "Tori" Monzelle has been working as an informant for the DEA, but getting kidnapped and dragged around by guys who claim to be witches isn't part of the deal. She doesn't believe in magic and nonsense, but when Adam Dunne comes to her rescue she starts to believe a little. Anybody who can give such a WICKED KISS has got to have some kind of magic in him.
Adam is a witch enforcer and he has his hands full. The Coven Nine, which is down to three, thanks to some shenanigans that Adam is busy looking into, as well as the death warrants on friends and family and now Tori is missing. So what's a guy to do but drop everything and go to the rescue of the wayward love of his life.
WICKED KISS is another amazing, funny and action packed book by Rebecca Zanetti. Her Realm Enforcers is a fascinating series that deals with witches who throw fire. Add in a couple of vampires and a demon or two and you better hold on to your seats, you are in for a wild ride. Tori is just trying to help put an end to the drug Apollo that is killing people and thinks that Adam is part of the motorcycle club that is dealing the drug, but faithful readers know the truth. He's one of the good guys.
Tori, who at first thought the witch thing was nonsense, soon realizes the truth and, in fact, has a bit of power herself. She is a holy terror on electrical devices, she can't stay on a cell phone for more than a couple of minutes, microwaves start up on their own and don't even ask about motorcycles. This leads to a number of interesting moments for the two of them. As the story moves on at its rapid pace, Adam finds time to work with her on her little problem, if only to save his electronics.
She also learns quickly that dealing with Adam, who is the most straitlaced of the Dunnes, is not easy. She does try to stand up against the mating thing (the coven demands Adam mate her or they will kill her because she knows about witches), she kind of wants it to be his choice because he loves her. Is that really too much to ask? I will warn readers that the sexual atmosphere between these two tends toward the dom/sub, which isn't my thing, but it seemed to fit with his controlled/controlling personality.
It always nice to get back with some of Ms. Zanetti's past characters especially Dage, the smart ass vampire king and Adam's brothers and family members. I also appreciated the heads up about Bear and councilwoman Nessa. That is going to be a very good story.
If you want a wild ride, colored fire flying, bad guys, and love finding two people who need it, then WICKED KISS needs to be in your hands right now.
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