THE KISS OF NIGHT by K.S. Brooks

THE KISS OF NIGHT 

by K.S. Brooks

Series -  Cover Me, Book 1

Genre:  Romantic Suspense

The world's top anti-terrorist agent has a new mission:  dealing with being forced into early retirement by a debilitating injury.  Former Special Agent Kathrin Night fights the demons of her past, present and future while dealing with her new mysterious Russian bodyguard, Agent Aleksey Khovechkin. Sent compliments of the Russian Minister of Defense, refusing his services is not an option.  But is Aleksey's true mission to protect her, or does he have another agenda?

K. S. Brooks, author of the Agent Night Adventure Series, paints a never-before-seen side of her agent in this study of human nature, suspense and romance.

When I picked up THE KISS OF NIGHT AND NIGHT UNDONE by K.S. Brooks, I thought I was going to be reading espionage thrillers with a touch of romance.  But, boy was I in for a surprise!!  What I found was one very intense, modern day love story filled with many twists and turns – some serious and sad – some sexy and passionate – but very captivating, capricious and a page turner all the way!

In THE KISS OF NIGHT (Book 1 of the series), we meet Kathrin Night.  At 40, she is an independent, self-sufficient American anti-terrorist crime fighter who must retire from her career because of a very bad injury received fighting in Afghanistan.  In fear of retaliation, she is in hiding in the woods of Washington; building a retreat where she can be safe from the criminal world.  Because she cannot get around on her own, she is assigned a bodyguard – a huge, gorgeous, ex-hockey playing Russian spy – who is not thrilled playing babysitter.  And the battle begins!  What we learn in this short, compact bio is everything there is to know about Kathrin Night from her difficult childhood to her dreams of being a crime fighter to how she becomes the best anti-terrorist agent in the world.  We meet the men who taught her and loved her and who all died for their country in many different ways.  Now Kathrin is alone and unable to form any kind of relationship.  She realizes all her lovers were convenient and a necessary part of her life then; but now, she has no idea how to think about or do anything that does not pertain to espionage warfare.  She doesn’t know how to hold a conversation, go on a regular date, and be courted.  All she likes to do is read manuals, shoot guns, workout………until Aleksey.  Now what does she do?  How does she learn how to have a relationship?????