NIGHT UNDONE
by K.S. Brooks
Series - Cover Me, Book 1
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Former Special Agent Kathrin Night is not adjusting to civilian life. More than a year after her career-ending injury, she still can’t get the hang of it. This is wearing thin on her lover, Russian FSB Agent Aleksey Khovechkin, who tricks Kathrin into seeing a psychiatrist specializing in post-military/espionage patients. The therapy doesn’t go exactly as Aleksey hopes, but before he can react, Russia recalls him to make him
an offer he can’t refuse.
Before his departure, Aleksey reveals his deepest, darkest secret to Kathrin. Had he, in fact, used her to escape his duties in Russia, or was his allegiance to her genuine? Determined to see justice served, Kathrin hatches a scheme to help Aleksey while at the same time reviving her career in espionage. The Vancouver Winter Olympics could be the perfect venue for her plan, but can she pull it off without destroying their relationship, causing an international incident, or getting either of them killed?d?
When THE KISS OF NIGHT ends, alas too quickly, I wanted to find out more, more, more! I didn’t realize, until I started reading NIGHT UNDONE, that the story of Kathrin and Aleksey was going to continue full force. This is a true, modern day love story filled with passion, compassion, sexiness, laughter, compromise and negotiation. After Aleksey realizes that Kathrin does not know how to be anything other than a spy, that she cannot express her feelings or show interest in anything but warfare, he takes Kathrin to see a counselor who specializes in helping agents re-acclimate back into a normal lifestyle. Of course, Kathrin is pissed big time because she doesn’t think anything is wrong with her desire to keep herself in shape physically and keeping abreast of everything going on in the spy world, just in case she is called back into action. Aleksey doesn’t agree. He wants to retire from espionage and have a complete, full relationship with her, maybe start a consulting firm together. But all Kathrin wants to do is workout, go to the shooting range, run courses, reading training manuals and worst of all, have boxing matches with him!! What kind of a woman is this?? She’s never worn a dress or heels, never went on a date or dancing, never held hands with her lover or just sat and talked or watched television together. With Dr. Scully’s help, Kathrin does realize that she loves Aleksey and wants to be able to have a full life with him. When he goes home to Russia to see his family, Kathrin is happy to get some free time but then realizes how much she misses him. She is afraid he might not come back to her and then what?? So she tries very hard to express her feelings for him over the phone and plans some big surprises for him when he, hopefully, returns. They both learn how to compromise and negotiate and appreciate each other to the fullest. Ms. Brooks has a great sense of humor, which she uses openly and abundantly as well as a quick wit. The counseling sessions with Dr. Scully are quite entertaining as well as revealing. I, for one, can relate very well to counseling sessions of my own! The sexual relationship between the two is very passionate and endearing to see how hard Kathrin and Aleksey try to work together to be together.
I give both books 5 stars and thank you Ms. Brooks for turning a time honored love story into a delightful modern day romp of twists and turns!!
