?LESSONS LEARNED (Missions Mercenaries 1) by Marie James -review tour?

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 13, 2022.

They call me a soldier of fortune, a hired gun, a man with no morals only looking to get paid—a mercenary.
That’s true… mostly.
From where I stand, I don’t see it as a bad thing.
Getting paid to do the dirty work, to take the jobs saner people refuse is my bread and butter.
I love the danger, the thrill, the warmth that attempts to spark something in my cold, black heart.
Why shouldn’t I get paid for that?
Does it really matter if I’m indifferent about who I step on to succeed? The job always gets done, and I never look back.
The same went for Lauren Vos, an undercover FBI agent working in some of the most dangerous trafficking circles known to man.
Our paths crossed on a job years ago, and somehow fate has thrown us together once again.
Only this time around she isn’t interested in letting me forget.
The problem for her is that I’m not the same man she thought she left for dead.

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REVIEW: LESSONS LEARNED is the first instalment in Marie James’ contemporary , adult MISSION MERCENARIES dark, erotic, romance series. This is mercenary for hire Angel Guerra, and rogue, undercover FBI Agent Lauren ‘Lola’ Vos’s story line. The MISSION MERCENARIES series is a spin off from the author’s CERBERUS MC series. Lauren and Angel were first introduced in THUMPER (Cerberus MC 17).

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise there WILL be triggers for more sensitive readers.

NOTE: If you have not read THUMPER (Cerberus MC 17) there may be spoilers in my review.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lauren and Angel) using present day and memories from the past, LESSONS LEARNED follows the unconventional relationship between mercenary for hire Angel Guerra, and rogue, undercover FBI Agent Lauren ‘Lola’ Vos. Months earlier Lauren Vos’s undercover operation within an El Salvador $ex trafficking ring went all to h*ll, including the take down of our story line hero but Lauren had no idea Angel was working as a mercenary for hire, leaving the man struggling for his life. Fast forward to present day wherein, Lauren is now living with the Cerberus MC but the MC has informed Lauren it is time to move on. With no place to go, Lauren ‘reconnects’ with Angel Guerra, the man that is about to slay the demons that continue to destroy her life.

The relationship between Lauren and Angel is unorthodox, dark and atypical. With the Cerberus MC no longer willing to house our story line heroine, Lauren finds herself at a crossroads between standing still or moving forward. Angel’s latest mission brings a face to face confrontation with the Cerberus MC, a confrontation that sets into motion Lauren and Angel’s descent into H*ll. Both Lauren and Angel’s pasts are shrouded in abuse, torture, murder and loss but our heroine struggles to overcome what happened and why. Lauren’s needs are individualistic- only Angel is able to give Lauren what she needs and wants. Borderline Personality Disorder / Impulsive Personality Disorder are but two possibilities for our heroine’s behavior. The $ex scenes are aggressive, dark and abusive.

The secondary and supporting characters include some of the members of the Cerberus MC, and mercenary Liam Jones.

LESSONS LEARNED is a story of desperation and obsession, abuse and madness, acceptance and understanding. The premise is dark, gritty, raw and often difficult to read; the characters are broken and damaged.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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