WICKED EDGE (Realm Enforcers #2) by Rebecca Zanetti-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 10, 2105

Daire Dunne is more than ready to take a quick break from his duties as a Coven Nine Enforcer. When he spots a sexy blonde across a Titan’s of Fire party, it’s not long before she’s on the back of his Harley on the fast track to his apartment. Unfortunately, one overheated kiss in, the woman drugs Daire and steals valuable files that can’t fall into enemy hands. The second he comes to, the hunt is on…

Now that Cee Cee has the information to take down an enemy that destroyed her family, she can implement her perfect plan for revenge. Nothing will stop her, not even a shockingly sexy enforcer barging into her life. Not even the spectacular, fire-branding sex engulfing them. But if Daire ever figures out who her family really is, all bets are off…

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REVIEW: WICKED EDGE is the second installment in Rebecca Zanetti’s contemporary, adult REALM ENFORCERS paranormal, romance series-a spin of from her Dark Protectors series. This is witch/Enforcer Daire Dunne, and Felicity’s (Cee Cee) storyline. WICKED EDGE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous storylines is imparted where necessary

Told from dual third person perspectives (Daire and Felicity) WICKED EDGE follows two paths: the yin and yang relationship between Felicity and Daire; the focus on the latest designer drug to hit the streets and nightclubs of Seattle, Washington.

Known as Apollo, the deadly injectable solution of ‘Planekite’ renders its’ users in a state of god-like euphoria with super human strength, eventually leaving the abusers a seething mess of pyrotechnic ash. Apollo is also one of the few drugs able to destroy and kill the witches. While Daire and his brothers, Kellach and Adam, search for the people responsible. remaining undercover with the Titans of Fire MC, Daire finds himself falling for a woman who not once, but three times, drugs our hero so that she can forward her own investigation in the hopes of discovering the whereabouts of the man who destroyed her family. What ensues is the back and forth relationship between Daire, and the woman who would one day be his mate but not before almost losing Felicity to her own overwhelming need for revenge.

The relationship between Daire and Felicity is one of immediate attraction but Felicity is determined to use Daire for her own ‘nefarious’ reasons. Felicity’s need to ruin and kill the man that destroyed her family, places Daire in a position to both protect and hunt for the woman who always seems to be one step ahead of the Enforcer. Their up and down, push and pull, fire and water relationship would have made a lesser man walk away without looking back-Felicity has many secrets that are slowly revealed throughout the story. But Felicity never took into account the possibility that her family would be targeted by the very person that Felicity hopes to destroy. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive.

The world building spotlights the deadly affects of Apollo; the search for the people or groups supplying the pushers; and the ongoing ‘war’ between rival biker gangs. There is plenty of action, suspense, mystery and blood-fire, explosions, plasma guns, and hand to hand combat.

Like the previous storyline- WICKED RIDE-there is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including witches, vampires, shifters, and enhanced humans with latent powers. We are reintroduced to Daire’s brothers Adam and Kellach, along with Kellach’s mate Lexi; Daire’s cousin Simone- a member of the Coven of Nine witches; and Bear-the powerful shifter and president of the Grizzly MC who still has a thing for Kellach’s mate Lexi. A number of characters from Rebecca’s Dark Protector series continue to cross paths with the Realm Enforcers including demons Logan and Zane; and vampire/demon Garrett. Logan and Zane’s presence will directly affect Daire and Felicity’s relationship.

WICKED EDGE is a fast paced storyline that focuses on the war against drugs, and the ongoing battle between right and wrong. The premise is entertaining and intriguing; the characters are numerous, animated and impassioned; the romance is heartwarming and energetic. Rebecca Zanetti pens another passionate series that will fascinate the paranormal lover in all of us.

Reading Order
Wicked Ride
Wicked Edge
Wicked Burn (June 2016)

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Reviewed by Sandy