Fallen

by Rebecca Zanetti

Overview

USA TODAY BESTSELLER
 
An Amazon Best Book of the Year Selection
 
“Impressive . . . Zanetti’s action sequences are sharp and dynamic.”
—The New York Times Book Review
 
Too quiet. A talented hacker who got caught, Brigid Banaghan is now forced to work with a secret Deep Ops unit. But she won’t reveal any more to these renegade Feds than she has to. Especially not to Raider Tanaka, her control freak of a bodyguard and handler. It’s enough that his body is tensed for action and his heated gaze is always on her . . .
 
Too sharp. Raider knows there’s more to his new assignment than he’s been told. Why send a deadly agent of his experience to guard a computer genius—even a gorgeous, unpredictable, undisciplined one? But when Brigid’s estranged father is named in an investigation into Boston’s organized crime, Raider’s mind switches onto high alert, just like his senses . . .
 
Too close. To clear her father’s name, Brigid needs Raider’s help. The Unit’s idea that she bring a straight-laced Fed in as her “fiancé” won’t fly, though—not unless Raider can release his inner bad boy and become the rebel Brigid can’t resist . . .

 
Praise for the debut novel in the Deep Ops series
 
“Explodes with action, spice and humor.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“Fans of J. D. Robb and Karen Robards will love Zanetti's series
start.”
—Booklist
 
“The suspense is chilling and the romance is hot.”
—Book Page

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420145847
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	09/24/2019
Series:	Deep Ops Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	379
Sales rank:	34,728
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Rebecca Zanetti is the award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over eighty romantic suspense, dark paranormal, and contemporary romances, many of which have also appeared on the Publishers Weekly, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple bestseller lists and sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books have been featured in The Washington Post and New York Times Book Review and received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Library Journal, and Kirkus. Previously an art curator, Senate aide, lawyer, college professor, and a hearing examiner, Rebecca has ridden in a locked Chevy trunk, asked the unfortunate delivery guy to release her from a set of handcuffs, and discovered the best silver mine shafts in which to bury a body—all in the name of research. She lives in the Pacific Northwest and can be found online at RebeccaZanetti.com

Editorial Reviews

Maybe most impressive…is the comedy Zanetti weaves through the suspense. Brigid and Raider's kooky co-workers are somehow still rich, fleshed-out characters. In particular, their fellow agent Clarence Wolfe is so weird he just shouldn't feel like a real person, yet he does…And for Brigid and Raider as a couple, humor surfaces in even their tensest moments, giving the high-stakes drama humanity and warmth. Zanetti's action sequences are sharp and dynamic.

The New York Times Book Review - Jaime Green

08/26/2019

Zanetti follows Hidden with another high-octane mix of action, romance, suspense, and the perfect amount of levity. Brigid is a government-sanctioned computer hacker with a penchant for bad boys. She’s part of an offshoot division of Homeland Defense in Washington, D.C., that’s staffed with misfits who have something to prove. When she and her handler, Raider Tanaka, are forced to go undercover and pose as a couple to stop a computer crime ring with ties to the mob (and clear her father’s name in the bargain), they quickly discover their attraction is real. Raider is a federal agent with no time for entanglements; he’s all about his job and getting revenge on the men who killed his partner. He tries to force himself to see Brigid as just a means to an end, no matter how much she intrigues and challenges him. The blend of memorable personalities found on the Deep Ops team, combined with a slowly teased-out bigger story arc, makes for a deliciously inviting and immersive story. Agent: Caitlin Blasdell, Liza Dawson Associates. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for Rebecca Zanetti's Deep Ops Series:

“Complex but never convoluted…there’s thankfully little hemming and hawing about real feelings or propriety, and much more thoughtful grappling with thornier issues…The couple must also negotiate the power dynamics in their relationship — sexually, professionally and physically. Maybe most impressive, though, is the comedy Zanetti weaves through the suspense…for Brigid and Raider as a couple, humor surfaces in even their tensest moments, giving the high-stakes drama humanity and warmth. Zanetti’s action sequences are sharp and dynamic.”
—The New York Times Book Review on FALLEN

“Simon Cowell used to tell singers he loved on “American Idol” that they could “sing the phone book” to him and he’d be happy. I feel the same way about Rebecca Zanetti—she could regale me with a trip to the grocery store and I’m sure it would be spectacular… All the hallmarks of a Zanetti book (which cause a Pavlovian response in me any time I see her books on the shelves) are present: richly developed characters, robust plots, exciting suspense and hot, sexy times. She is, quite simply, one of my favorite authors and the world is all the better for having her in it.”
—Bookpage on FALLEN

“The blend of memorable personalities found on the Deep Ops team, combined with a slowly teased-out bigger story arc, makes for a deliciously inviting and immersive story.”
—Publishers Weekly on FALLEN

“Zanetti successfully balances the romance with the escalating mystery of why a U.S. senator is mixed up with a young Irish mobster…Brigid and Raider's love affair is the star of this carefully constructed and well-paced work of romantic suspense. The central romance is enhanced by a pleasingly tangled suspense plot.”
—Kirkus Reviews on FALLEN

“The first installment in Zanetti’s new, steamy romantic-suspense series, Deep Ops, starts with a bang, and quirky secondary characters will make readers long for the next tale. Fans of J. D. Robb and Karen Robards will love Zanetti's series start.”
—Booklist on HIDDEN
 
“The suspense is chilling and the romance is hot in Rebecca Zanetti’s Hidden…The ticking clock plot stretches the nerves, but Zanetti balances this with touches of humor – a dog in high heels! – and the burgeoning bond between lovers in her engrossing, entertaining read.”
—Bookpage on HIDDEN

“Zanetti’s…romantic thriller explodes with action, spice and humor….Beautifully developed characters pair well with an enticingly suspenseful story to create just enough tension to capture readers without becoming overwhelming.”
—Publishers Weekly on HIDDEN

“Zanetti’s chilling romantic suspense novels keep me on edge until I’ve turned the last page, and Hidden, the first book in her new Deep Ops series, continues that winning streak… Sizzling, dark, and sometimes creepy, this is a perfect read as the nights get longer and colder.” 
—The Amazon Book Review  on HIDDEN
 
“Superb, with wonderful main characters and quirky secondary characters, compelling and intense dialogue.”
—Harlequin Junkie, Recommended Read for HIDDEN

From the Publisher

2019-08-19
A hacker and a federal agent fall in love while investigating an Irish mobster and a crooked senator.

After she accidentally hacks into a federal database while trying to bring down a child pornographer, Brigid Banaghan is forced by FBI agents to work for the Homeland Defense Department in order to escape imprisonment. She works on a computer in the office rather than gallivanting around in the field, but that changes with the newest Deep Ops case. Brigid's boss informs her not only that her father was formerly a mob enforcer, but also that he is suspected of being back in the game and helping a young, up-and-coming Boston mobster traffic women and children. Despite being estranged from her father, Brigid is determined to prove his innocence. Unfortunately, that means she has to pretend to be engaged to her magnetically handsome bodyguard and handler, Raider Tanaka. Brigid and Raider are capable, confident, and well matched as partners in every way. Being thrown into close proximity makes it impossible for them to ignore their mutual attraction. As they go deeper into the case, they slowly learn to trust each other and their own emotions. Zanetti (Alpha's Promise, 2019, etc.) successfully balances the romance with the escalating mystery of why a U.S. senator is mixed up with a young Irish mobster. The Deep Ops team is made up of people who have been cast off from the mainstream FBI, and each team member is showcased as they work to crack the case. Brigid and Raider's love affair is the star of this carefully constructed and well-paced work of romantic suspense.

The central romance is enhanced by a pleasingly tangled suspense plot.

Kirkus Reviews