Hostage: An Everyday Heroes World Novel (The Everyday Heroes World) by Jas T. Ward
Description
Jas T. Ward’s Hostage is a thrill ride of adventure with a sexy, paranormal romance twist written in K. Bromberg’s The Everyday Heroes World project.
Evan O’Brien lived his immortal existence committed to a life of hardcore service to the secret war and army of The Grid. He had zero time for love, an emotion that complicated his control on all aspects of his life. He was determined his heart had no say. And nothing or no one could change that.
Lily Devenmore spent her days working with kids in a job surrounded by books at the library. She lived as loud and as bold as being born to the Grid allowed. As love found her sisters, Lily longed for it too. But she had yet to find a man who wanted her as she was.
That all changed in one day. Not only was she held hostage but Evan also learned his heart had been held for ransom for far too long. Could they rescue each other? With the help of some of your favorite characters from The Everyday Heroes World, they just might.
Publication Date 10/9/2020
My Review
Evan works as second in command for the secret army The Grid. He’s good at his job, he works long and demanding hours so he doesn’t have time to be social, love and friendships take a back seat.
But all that changes when a hold up goes wrong and Lily is held hostage.
He has to face the fact that he likes her! Where that came from is anyone’s guess.
Well no, actually that’s a lie, Evan knows exactly where that thought came from. Seems like someone has a secret thing for Lily. And he’s had it for a while…..
Lily works in a private school teaching first graders. She also works in the local library
Lily has two sisters Emma and Rose, they both work for The Grid also. Lily and her sisters lost both their parents and their brother to the “cause” protecting civilians from the demons that hunt them.
Love isn’t high on her list of things to do, being in love hurt, so not for Lily thank you.
This book was so much fun to read. Set in a world where The grid is a secret army organised to fight demons and the things that creep out of hell!!!
Organised centuries ago, and here is the thing I found the most original, the good guys were all once bad guys! Earning a shot at redemption, if they pass, they get too live an immortal life on earth (still working for the grid I wasn’t sure on that part)
This book is part of a series. (The Everyday Hero’s World) its a little confusing finding the series.
I haven’t read any of the others, I don’t think your missing out on anything. They are connected in some way, but as they are written by different authors, it’s safe to say they don’t need to be read in order.
But the author also has a world for these characters (and I may go and have a look) think there might be a spin off as well!
Evan and Lily constantly bang heads, she’s too loud and in your face. Evan is a stickler for rules and paperwork, so you do have to wonder how they come together?!
Really well thought out and written. Very descriptive, hilarious in parts (I did like Lily’s attitude) she always had a comeback or put down.
I really liked Lily, except for her lack of self esteem, she was a pretty funny woman. Fiery and passionate, loyal to her family and close friends, but with a side that makes you want to cuddle her up close and fight in her corner. Watching her parents die couldn’t have been easy, watching her sisters gets all the attention from boys had to be hard, but Lily is a fighter, she’s come to terms with who she is, except when Evan tells her how sexy she is, it’s hard to believe him.
Evan is a character I’d like to know more about. Centuries old, a mob bosses enforcer, he had the chance to redeem himself and took it. With fangs and a tendency to go crispy in the sun, you’d think they were vampires! Nope! According to Evan not vampires, they just share a few of the sane characteristics (think it’s the fact they’ve come from hell)
I get the impression he can’t take time off, is it to atone for his past? He feels he has to be in control of everything.
The chemistry once lit between these two was explosive.
Evan started the ball rolling when they were trapped in the bunker, he told Lily exactly how he felt about her.
So how does a workaholic commander keep the loud and brash librarian/schoolteacher? Because trying to convince Lily he wants something more than a one night stand is going to be an uphill battle
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