Lucas St. Clair left his politically inclined family and the one woman he would ever love and joined the military. In the service, he with four other men survived a Taliban prison and returned to open the civilian run ARES Security. When he finds a man from his home town is dead and in his possession a picture of his love with a threatening message, he wastes no time getting to her. Lucas will use his skills to protect Mia ... and try to claim her back again.

Mia Ramon was born on the opposite side of the tracks from Lucas but had thought they had a chance until he walked away without a second glance. She hasn't forgotten or forgiven the man who broke her heart but when she finds the danger to her is real she must allow him to help her. But can she help how her heart is quickly mending and demanding he love her again.

KILL WITHOUT SHAME will have you by the throat from the first word until the last. I am not sure how author Alexandra Ivy keeps coming up with heart pounding scenarios but she certainly does with her ARES Security series. I was glad that Mia was a strong woman who was running her own landscaping business so she was up to standing up to Lucas. He was smart enough to know that 15 years was a long time and if she was available, he was going to have to work to get her back. There were times I wanted to shake both of them but the dance they did with each other was perfect to build a stronger, more mature commitment. Even if it did frustrate the romantic in me at times, I had to chalk up his past stupidity to being very young. I also loved the added second storyline that dealt with Taylor, Mia's friend and office manager and Detective Brian Cooper, it was reluctant on her part and sweet on his.

The ARES "brothers" are an amazing group who have each others back in all things and protective when one of them has his mind not quite where it should be. I have to admit I did not see the villain's identity in this one, until it was revealed, it was a very big surprise. If you are looking for a sexy hero, a strong willed heroine, danger, romance of the sweet and steamy kind, and a taste of Louisiana then KILL WITHOUT SHAME by Alexandra Ivy has got to be in your hands.

Book Summary

Five brave military heroes have survived the hell of a Taliban prison to return home—and take on civilian missions no one else can. They’re the men of ARES Security. Highly skilled, intimidating, invincible, and one by one, tested again and again . . .

Lucas St. Clair’s prestigious family had a political future neatly planned out for him—one that didn’t include his high school sweetheart, Mia Ramon. Under their pressure, Lucas gave her up. But since surviving captivity, he’s a changed man—and a crucial member of ARES Security. When he discovers a dead man clutching a picture of Mia that bears a threatening message, his fiercest protective instincts kick in, and he knows he must go to her.

Mia has never forgiven Lucas for breaking her heart, and she’s convinced her feelings for him are in the past. But it’s soon clear that isn’t true for either of them. Now, determined to solve the crime and keep Mia safe, with his ARES buddies backing him up, Lucas will have to reconstruct the murder victim’s last days—and follow a lethal trail that leads right back to the fate of the woman he still loves . . .

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