REVIEW: The Defender by Adrienne Giordano

The Defender by Adrienne Giordano: Five months ago, Special Agent Russell “Russ” Voight sat on the witness stand while Penny Hennings decimated him with her aggressive cross-examination skills. Today, he put himself between her and sniper fire. Their relationship is extremely complex – it is built on professional admiration and lust.

“He’s good. I destroyed him on the stand a few months back and he still talks to me. Heck, he saved my life today.”

Bring Colin Heath to justice was what Russ wants and he needs Elizabeth Brooks, Penny’s client, to help him. However, Heath has other plan for Elizabeth; like silencing her permanently – hence the shooting at the courthouse.

Adrienne Giordano has ramped up the adrenaline in this installment. I love the banter between Russ and Penny. It was very amusing to watch the interplay between these two. The dialogue is all foreplay leading up to HUGE climax (pun intended).

I recommend this to all romantic suspense readers. You will understand while these two professionals find it impossible to maintain objectivity.

I am still waiting on Brian’s story but now I want to append my request to include a story for Deputy U.S. Marshal Brent Thompson. FYI, I do not care about a story being written for David Hennings – Penny asshat of an older brother.

Book Info:

June 1st 2014 by Harlequin Intrigue Series #1502

A TOUGH-AS-NAILS FBI SPECIAL AGENT AND A STUNNING BLONDE ATTORNEY WITH SOMETHING TO PROVE JOIN FORCES IN THE DEFENDER.

By all accounts Penny Hennings was the sort of woman FBI special agent Russell Voight went for. Smart, sexy and with just enough sass to keep him honest. Then she went sticking her nose in undercover FBI business. He knew her legal reputation would skyrocket if she won this case. But every move she makes undoes all the work Russell’s put into taking down the city’s biggest crooks. And the criminals they’re after will do anything to avoid the witness stand–including kill. So it’s time to pool their resources and collaborate. Even if working together every day takes them late into the night…and into the line of fire.