Title: Silenced
Series: Harper Security Ops #10
Author: A.K. Evans
Genre: Military Romantic Suspense
Tropes: Bodyguard/Fake Dating/Close Proximity
Release Date: August 22, 2023
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Maxwell ‘Maxie’ Oliver wasn’t looking for trouble. She would have rather remained oblivious. Now that she has information she doesn’t want, a missing coworker, and a scandal on the horizon, Maxie doesn’t think she can remain quiet.
But being a whistleblower comes at a high price, and Maxie isn’t willing to risk her life.
Kit Sexton knows the lengths some people will go to in order to line their pockets. So, when Maxie comes to him, looking for someone to keep her safe, he’s determined to see that she stays that way. Especially when he can’t get the gorgeous woman who took his breath away out of his mind.
But the stakes are high, and the criminals are ruthless.
Kit is going to have to stay focused if he wants to make sure that Maxie isn’t permanently silenced.
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REVIEW
Reviewer: Christi
Rating: 4 Groupie Stars
Silenced by AK Evans is book 10 in the Harper Security series. While each book could be considered a standalone, I do recommend reading them as a series as there are overlapping characters and references to other atorylines. (My recommendation is an enhancement, not a necessity!) And now for Maxie and Kit's story!
Enter Kit Sexton. Kit works for Harper Security as a security specialist. When he happens to be the first contact for Maxie after her brief but terrifying ordeal, he jumps at the chance to be her security.
I feel a bit of a kinship to Maxie, the main character, in the first couple of chapters. Maxwell "Maxie" Oliver is in Accounts Payable and Receivables for Young Pharmaceutical, which is currently trying to merge with Mystic Labs. She's a homebody who doesn’t love her job or socializing and she wants to avoid a coworker trying to catch her at the end of the day.
Ana, her coworker, seems to be in a bit of a pickle. After promising to contact her about an issue at work, Ana disappears. Asked to fill in for Ana, Maxie discovers what Ana was worried about and she finds herself in a precarious position as well.
Enter Kit Sexton. Kit works for Harper Security as a security specialist. When he happens to be the first contact for Maxie after her brief but terrifying ordeal, he jumps at the chance to be her security.
The dynamics between Maxie and Kit were a combination of instalove and slow burn. It probably doesnt make sense, but if you read it, you will know what I mean. This was also the first book in the series where I feel like the suspense was toned down. I like AK Evans books for the balance of not being over the top, but enough suspense to keep the book interesting, but this one felt like the scandal took a back seat to everything else. I'm not saying it wasn't a good read, it just felt like the suspense was an afterthought to the romance between Kit and Maxie.
I liked the plot and enjoyed the story. 4 star read for me.
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AUTHOR BIO
A.K. Evans is a contemporary romance author of over forty published novels. While she enjoys writing a good romantic suspense novel, Andrea’s favorite books to write have been her extreme sports romances. That might have something to do with the fact that she, along with her husband and two sons, can’t get enough of extreme sports.
Before becoming a writer, Andrea did a brief stint in the insurance and financial services industry and managed her husband’s performance automotive business. That love of extreme sports? She used to drive race cars!
When Andrea isn’t writing, she can be found homeschooling her two sons, doing yoga, snowboarding, reading, or traveling with her family. She and her husband are currently taking road trips throughout the country to visit all 50 states with their boys.
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