Author: Kierney Scott

Book: Crossing the Line (The Firing Line #3)

Other Books in Series:

Blurring The Line (The Firing Line #1)
Holding The Line (The Firing Line #2)

tl;dr recommendation: This series is full of fire, passion and a search for justice

Book Summary:

Beth is still reeling from the murder of her beautiful sister Paige – a hit ordered by ‘El Escorpion’, the notorious cartel leader she has relentlessly pursued for the last six years in her role as DEA agent.

Reunited with her lover and undercover agent Torres, who is now her husband, and raising their adopted daughter Alejandra, she should be happier. But her role in Paige’s death eats away at her, as does her final fling with her old partner Patterson, which she has hidden from Torres …

So when truths are exposed, Beth and Torres’ fierce passion turns into an embittered battle. Beth’s only desire now is to track down El Escorpion once and for all. But will her search for justice cost her everything?

Longer Review:

If you want angst, this gives you angst. Like, an entire book full of angst. I was right at the edge of telling Beth to go fuck herself, but I was thankfully pulled back in. Probably by Torres. because he’s the most sane person in this series.

This is the third in the trilogy and it most definitely packs a punch. You need to read the first two in order to understand this one. Promise. We pick back up with Beth and Torres married, Paige dead, and El Escorpian still on the loose. This book centers around Beth’s problems…the biggest one being that she is terrified of happiness. Instead, she keeps secrets and compartmentalizes her life – focusing only on one goal: get the leader of El Escorpion. She’s under the false impression that if she gets him it will bring her justice for her sister and ease all of the guilt that she hides and refuses to talk about. Sorry honey, not going to work. #justsayin. Of course, Torres is keeping a secret of his own…

Truth: Beth made me angry. Really angry. She says and does some things that I don’t know if I would forgive if I were Torres. But somehow, that beautiful, scary-looking, amazing man is there for her – even when she’s completely despicable. Her tactics are meant to push away anything that could be good in her life because she doesn’t feel that she deserves it, I get that. But man did I disagree with her actions. ANGST, MY FRIENDS, ANGST.

As the danger increases, so did the grip on my kindle. This conclusion kept me reading even when I was close to throwing it across the room. However, even as the truth dripped out and hatred spun from their mouths, I could still feel the love between them. Their love is deep and all-consuming – it’s a lifetime kind of love that forgives the unforgivable. This series is full of fire, passion and a search for justice. Don’t worry, the ending satisfies you in the same way that Torres satisfies Beth, leaving you sated, happy and exhausted. 4 stars!

[I received an ARC of this review in exchange for an honest review]