Covet

I read several reviews of Covet before actually reading the book, but I was still a little disappointed.  Because of the reviews I read, I started reading this book thinking that it was an extension of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.  It's not.  Phury makes a quick appearance, although not by name, and Trez is in this book a little, but that's about it.

Jim Heron is a former assassin who is now living as a construction worker, trying to live a clean life.  When working at his construction site, he is accidentally electrocuted, and finds out that fate has other plans for him.  He is given the opportunity to go back to his life, but he must go with a new mission in life.  With the help of a couple of fallen angels, he must save seven souls from the seven deadly sins.  If he does not succeed, evil will win.

Vin DiPietro had a poor childhood with an alcoholic mother and an abusive father, and was made fun of due to his "gift".  In his adult life, he thinks he has everything a man could want.  He's rich and powerful, lives on two floors in one of the most prestigious buildings in Caldwell, and has a beautiful girlfriend who he is building a mansion for and is planning to propose to.  Then he meets Marie-Terese, and he begins to question everything.

Marie-Terese Boudreau is a single mother running from a dangerous past and works as a prostitute at Iron Mask.  She is used to having to constantly look over her shoulder, and begins to think she's becoming paranoid when she feels that she is being followed.  After meeting, and falling in love with, Vin, she realizes there is someone after her, so she makes plans to flee with her son so they can remain safe.

When their three lives collide, the outcome is both triumphant and tragic.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Covet. If you like the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, there's a decent possibility that you'll like this new series by the same author.  The next book (Crave) is due out in October, and I hope to read it shortly after it comes out!

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