Review: Last Hit by Jessica Clare and Jen Frederick – The Hitman Series – Book 1

Last Hit

Hitman Series – Book 1

By Jessica Clare and Jen Frederick

Synopsis

rom two bestselling authors—the first in a deliciously bold new series that takes readers to the most dangerous edge of desire . . .

Nikolai: I have been a contract killer since I was a boy. For years I savored the fear caused by my name, the trembling at the sight of my tattoos. The stars on my knees, the marks on my fingers, the dagger in my neck, all spoke of danger. If you saw my eyes, it was the last vision you’d have. I have ever been the hunter, never the prey. With her, I am the mark and I am ready to lie down and let her capture me. Opening my small, scarred heart to her brings out my enemies. I will carry out one last hit, but if they hurt her, I will bring the world down around their ears.

Daisy: I’ve been sheltered from the outside world all my life. Home-schooled and farm-raised, I’m so naive that my best friend calls me Pollyanna. I like to believe the best about people. Nikolai is part of this new life, and he’s terrifying to me. Not because his eyes are cold or my friend warns me away from him, but because he’s the only man who has ever seen the real me beneath the awkwardness. With him, my heart is at risk . . . and also, my life.

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Michel’s Review

Last Hit is the first book in the phenomenal Hitman Series by Jessica Clare and Jen Frederick. This book was originally self published and has now become part of the Penguin Publishing . It has an updated cover and is available in paperback. Readers will be able to go into their favorite book store and see this book sitting upon it’s shelves.

I originally read this book when it first released over a year ago. I was mesmerized by the characters and their story. I could not forget them. When I was given the opportunity to reread and review this book I jumped on it.

Daisy has lived a very sheltered life. Her father has let his fears take over their lives. After her mother was killed by a violent crime her father went off the deep end. He became fearful of society and paranoid about everything outside of his home. He now suffers from agoraphobia. He has kept Daisy locked inside the four walls of their home. The only time she is allowed to leave is to shop for food and take care of matters outside the home. Her time away from home is regulated and censored. Daisy has patiently scrimped, saved, and plotted her escape. The day has come and she is running away to attend college and make a life for herself. She is naive, innocent, frightened, and brave.

Nikolai has been a contract killer since he was a boy. He started with the Russian mafia and is now an independent contractor. He is cold, emotionless, calculated, and untouchable. He’s ready to leave the world he knows behind but he has to complete his last job. It is will be his Last Hit. In preparation for this last hit, he holes up in an unassuming apartment where he can remain anonymous. He can get the job done and disappear. That is his goal until he discovers the beauty in the apartment building across from him. As he watches this beauty from his window, day in and day out, he becomes mesmerized by her beauty, simplicity, innocence, and resilience. He can clearly see that she has many things in common with his lonely existence.

When Nick and Daisy finally meet face to face they are drawn together. They are learning to live and love. Can they find a true happiness together ? Both want it desperately but first Nick will have to complete the Last Hit.

Once the job is completed he plans to live his life with Daisy. But the job does not want to let him go. His past comes knocking on their door. The only thing that seems clear in both Nick and Daisy’s future is death.

I will not say much more. This book is loaded with action that will keep the reader on the edge of their seats. It is also loaded with a heart warming romance that leads to an all consuming red hot love.

Jessica Clare and Jen Frederick are both fantastic writers. Their individual works have captured the readers attention. Together they have created a phenomenal unforgettable series. The Hitman Series will not disappoint.

Last Hit started it all. Will these characters survive or die? Read the book!

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Last Hit

Book 1

From two bestselling authors—the first in a deliciously bold new series that takes readers to the most dangerous edge of desire . . .

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Last Breath

Book 2

From the bestselling authors of Last Hit comes the next in the steamy series that explores the exquisite power of our darkest passions . . .

Regan: I never really knew what misery was until the day I was kidnapped and sold for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Two months later, I’m at a brothel in Rio when I meet Daniel Hays. He says he’s here to save me, but can I trust him? All I know of him are his sarcastic retorts and his tendency to solve every dispute with his gun. He’s also the only safe thing in my world, and I know it’s wrong to fall in love with him, but I can’t seem to help myself. He says he’ll protect me until his last breath, but I don’t know if I should believe him or even if I can.

Daniel: For the last eighteen months, one goal has dictated every action I’ve taken. I’ve left the Army, turned paid hit man, and befriended criminals all across the globe to find my kidnapped sister. In every brothel I raid and every human trafficking truck I stop, I hope the next face I find is my sister’s. In a hidden brothel in Rio, I find Regan Porter, bruised but not broken, and still sane despite her weeks in captivity. I should leave her behind or send her home, because the last thing either of us needs right now is to get involved. But with every passing minute, I find I’m less able to let her go.

MATURE AUDIENCE

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Last Hit Reloaded

A Hitman Novella

Release Date: January 20, 2015

With their explosively sexy novels, the bestselling authors of Last Breath, Last Kiss, and Last Hit have proven themselves “a force to be reckoned with.”* Now comes an all-new to-die-for novella in their acclaimed Hitman series…
There was a time when Nick loved the fear he instilled in his enemies. His tattoos alone promised danger, but it was the look in his eyes that delivered on it. A contract killer since he was just a boy, Nick has now forged a new life—and a new identity—with the woman who followed him, captured him, and changed him.
He terrified Daisy. Once. But she couldn’t resist, and she ignored every warning. It paid off. Now she’s part of a new beginning, a fresh start in America helping him to leave behind a reckless and violent past as a professional killer. But the past is never easy to outrun, especially when so much of it thrives on revenge.
A new threat has emerged from the shadows, and now Nick and Daisy have no choice but to rely on Nick’s killer skills to protect them from everything they’ve tried so hard to escape.

Includes a bonus excerpt from Last Kiss.

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Last Kiss

Book 3

Release Date: May 5, 2015

From the bestselling authors of Last Hit and Last Breath comes the next dark and sensual tale in the Hitman series that crosses the line between danger and desire…

Naomi: When I was kidnapped I thought only of survival. I don’t thrive well in chaos. That’s why I gave my captors exactly what they wanted: my skill with computers. Making millions for a crime lord who kept me imprisoned in his basement compound kept my family safe. When he was taken out, I thought my ticket to freedom had arrived. Wrong. I traded one keeper for another. This time I’m in the hands of a scarred, dark, demanding Russian who happens to be the head of the Bratva, a Russian crime organization. He wants my brain and my body. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t intrigued, but I can’t be a prisoner forever…no matter how good he makes me feel.

Vasily: At a young age, I was taught that a man without power is a puppet for all. I’ve clawed—and killed—my way to the top so that it is my heel on their necks. But to unify the fractured organization into an undefeatable machine, I need a technological genius to help me steal one particular artifact. That she is breathtaking, determined, and vulnerable is making her more dangerous than all of my enemies combined. But only I can keep her safe from the world that she now inhabits. Soon, I must choose between Naomi and Bratva law. But with every day that passes, this becomes a more impossible choice.

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About The Authors

Jessica Clare is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author who writes under three different names. As Jill Myles, she writes a little bit of everything, from sexy, comedic urban fantasy to zombie fairy tales. As Jessica Clare, she writes erotic contemporary romance.

She also has a third pen name (because why stop at two?). As Jessica Sims, she writes fun, sexy shifter paranormals. She lives in Texas with her husband, cats, and too many dust-bunnies. Jill spends her time writing, reading, writing, playing video games, and doing even more writing.

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Jen Frederick lives with her husband, child, and one rambunctious dog. She’s been reading stories all her life but never imagined writing one of her own. Jen loves to hear from readers so drop her a line at jensfrederick@gmail.com