The Risqué Target by Kelly Gendron

A well written book. Keeps your mind fixed from beginning to end . A spy novel with every thing including intrigue chemistry steamy romance and suspense . The characters ,description and plot just flow . An easy fast moving read very enjoyable

I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This book is well written and the characters are described well. This book has good mental health representation. The main characters is great. The pacing is quick. The romance is super steamy. This ebook is in stores for $3.99 (USD). I really enjoyed this book. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

Complementary copy given for honest review and opinion from NetGalley. I loved this mystery romance. It was just perfect for a snow day. It is definitely a read for mystery romance lovers.

Love the cover but the blurb cinched it! I have enjoyed many books by this author so taking a chance here was an easy thing.

What did I like? I’m not a huge cloak and dagger fan but the way Nala and Tantum meet is just delicious. The slow burn between the two is truly killer and I enjoyed that more than the actual story line.

Would I recommend or buy? If you’ve read this author before then this is a first in a new series. Two agents after each other but need each other to make it through. I thought it did okay but they’re relationship stands out more than the mystery they need to solve.

I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review!

This book was a steamy, spy novel that really ticks all of the boxes.
The characters were enticing and well developed, the storyline was thrilling and kept you engrossed throughout, and the romance was all there, along with a lot of heat - which I have to say is very welcome!.
A quick, enjoyable read.

Definitely hits the mark on a title with risqué in it! This was full of steam and sexiness and kept you on the edge of your seat the whole ride through.

Nala Dekker is an agent on the hunt for her partner's killer. Tantum is an agent who uses his immensely sexy good looks and charms to get the upper hand on his targets. His most recent target seems to be immune to his charms. Nala loves to be in control but around Tantum she second guesses everything. He wants her walls to come down and take her but knows he is not the relationship type. The book, The Risque' Target, is an enemies to lovers romance with two agents working for the same agency who must work together to uncover the wrongs against them. This book is a slow burn, where the Will They/Wont They factor takes over much of the book. Nala and Tantum's inner dialogue is not what I would expect from badass agents but more like the dialogue of hot and bothered teenagers. There is a scene that could be considered a trigger warning for questionable consent. I would take it as just how you read it because Nala does have her walls up and the author does a good job at showing just how Tantum is breaking them down and if she is honest with herself she does desire him but again, it really is how you read the scene. The storyline is what intrigues me most about the book and that cover is everything. If you have never read a romance book involving secret agents, I would recommend it. Its a very easy read and the steam there. But do remember that it is a slow burn so the payoff is not where you would expect it to be.

I received this arc from Victory Editing for an honest review.
In a book that has two agents working at taking out each other, you come to find out that from the very beginning neither know who the other one is until a meeting at a computer convention. Then after the chance encounter, everything begins to change when Tatum- Maddox is standing in Nala Dekker’s hotel room. What goes from their hot kiss at the airport turns into running for their lives. That is the way the book has you like each of them is fighting each other until they realize they work for the same team and somewhere some is setting him or her or both of them up.
The fast-paced story will keep you turning the pages and each one is something different. As each of them begins to fall for the other one Nala knows that Tatum does not fall in love with anyone even though she feels like she wants to believe him she still feels like he will betray her like he did her dead partner. Now working past her feelings for the man she is more determined to find him and kill him even if it means she dies also just as long as he goes first. A very good story with different twists and turns I did not see happening. Will keep you wanting to stay up until you finish the book. It worth the read.

I really enjoyed this story!

It was a fast paced book that kept my interest from the start through to the brilliant ending. The book had everything that I look for in a good read, it was well written, had an additive plot and strong, well developed characters who had some brilliant interaction.

I thought that it was an interesting storyline, well developed and I loved the little twists as the book progressed. It was a wonderful read and one that I thoroughly enjoyed!

It was fast, furious., sexy and romantic - it is 5 stars from me for this one - very highly recommended!

Upon reading the description of this book, you can instantly tell that it is going to be an enemy to lovers' story. Meeting Nala in the first chapter and have her running away from a stalker in an airport, you could kind of see where things were going but then a few chapters later and you find out who the coffee shop guy is. OMG! The passion was instant, the longing was one for the books, and the denial has me yelling at my phone. Omg, when she went back to save Tantum and he said that she ‘belonged to him’ my heart was like oh yeah, this is happening until she starts denying her heart again. There are times the author connects points and you go ‘wait, hold on’ but then they describe something else, and you're like ‘No’. Then you start connecting things yourself and your jaw just drops. Omg, chapter nine had me going ‘No way, no f***ing way’. This book had me wanting more from the very first page, from me, a girl with a book-loving soul, I give an A+.

I LOVED this book!

A fast paced, thrilling, SEXY as all hell spy novel that was perfect from start to finish. I absolutely loved this The Risqué Target by Kelly Gendron. This book had everything I expect in a romantic suspense. In addition to a rich plot with twists and turns, we have major chemistry between the hero and heroine. You could feel their chemistry through the pages. It was scorching at times. The descriptions of the hero, Tantum Maddox, along with the picture on the cover were all I needed to be sucked right into this epic story!

This book never failed to keep me on my toes. From the beginning all the way until the end I was enthralled. I needed to know what would happen next and who was really behind all of the drama. The writing is excellent. Right way the scenes are suspenseful leaving us needing to know was going to happen. Agent Nala Dekker is a young agent on a mission by her agency NESA. Also working at NESA, who happens to be in the same place as Agent Dekker, is Tantum Maddox. He is also an agent, but he has tons of baggage and mysterious circumstances connect them both.

With a spy novel you never know what you will get. I found that this book was neither cliché nor predictable. I did not see the end coming at all. There were no plot holes. Every issue was closed and accounted for. What I did not expect and was incredibly happy about were the epic erotic scenes.

The author did not fail to deliver some of the hottest sex scenes I have ever read! I love built up anticipation. The level of angst between Tantum and Nala was so intense at times. I loved them both. They each had their own issues but, in the end, stayed true to what they felt was right. I felt the connection was believable.

I loved that the story was told from both POVs, so I was able to see exactly how attracted and affected they were by the other. I wanted them to work it out so badly. I was so vested in their relationship. I must say, I am such a sucker for this romantic spy suspense book but what really put it over the top for me was the writing, the perspectives of each character and how true you could feel everything they were saying was. Last but certainly not least, the sex scenes. They were outstanding. It is not east to write this level of sexual tension. This is the best kind of erotic romance.

I highly recommend this read! This is a 5 star for me, and I will be reading this author’s work in the future. I hope all of her books are this amazing.

ARC generously provided in exchange for my honest review.

One hot, romantic, spy suspense, escapade of a story. With double crossing and subterfuge, that makes this a fast paced exciting read.

Two secret agents pitted against each other by another unstable agent with an unsubstantiated grudge.

As they are trying to investigate the double crossing evidence, they act on their deep mutual attraction.

Caught in the spy web of lies, the truth of the heart wins over the double identities, deceit and murder. True love is the winner.

With a happy ever after ending, in this romantic story of love, commitment, marriage, family and everlasting happiness.

Who doesn't love an enemies to lovers story? Nala and Tantum are both agents, I have to admit that I'm not totally sure who it is that they work for, some kind of private agency rather than the government. Three years ago, Nala's partner died and just before he told Nala that Tantum had killed him. Since then she's been hunting for this mysterious man, having no idea who he is or what he looks like. When they finally run into each other the heat is sizzling, but that's before they realise who each other really is.
This is a fun and really quite hot story. Neither Nala nor Tantum is entirely what they seem and they both have to try and work out what's real when it comes to the other. Neither of them is interested in a relationship but as they grow closer and start to trust one another, it becomes clear that they haven't really got a lot of say in that.
I really enjoyed this book and I'm not sure if it was short, or I just read it really quickly because I was enjoying it so much, but I finished it in one day. Either way, this was a great read and I loved following Nala and Tantum's story and seeing how they might work it all out in the end.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I started to read this and just could not continue. While I enjoy that we meet the main characters within the first page, it is just filled with so many cliche's that is hard to ignore. The main character is actively observing and narrating her thoughts on the male lead and its just too many descriptions and not enough action. We got a head to toe detailed description of the male lead and then descriptions on his personality. I really wanted to like this, but its all telling and no showing. The writing is really not my taste.

Mr and Mrs Smith meet Clue in a sexy steamy secret agent filled novel.

The chemistry between Tantrum and Nala is off the charts. The mystery itself is a fun add in but their "will they won't they" is the real winner of the book. The steam is very open door and quite good.

I enjoyed their banter and mystery. The author did a great job of letting both of their personalities show.

Thank you for the advanced readers copy in exchange for mynhonest opinion.

What an exciting, suspenseful read! I have books written by Ms. Gendron in my Kindle and I'm ashamed to say this was my first experience reading her work -- I will definitely be reading those books now! This was romantic suspense at its best -- mystery, intrigue, edge-of-your-seat twists and turns and explosive chemistry between Nala and Tatum. I love reading dual POV's because it helps me get into the character's minds and in this case, their minds were full of feelings and emotions. I loved reading Tatum's POV. Well written, fast moving with a surprise ending! I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC for NetGalley.

Good book! This book was definitely a who done it on many subjects! It had intrigue, suspense, action, drama, heartache and heartbreak! And it was really hot!! There were a few times that my mind wandered and I lost focus on the book! So that's why I didn't give it more stars! It was a good book and definitely worth reading! But lagged in spots . thank you Netgalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!