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About THE ACCIDENTAL ASSASSIN:
Ava McKenzie is a creature of habit. Life is passing her by and she has nothing to show for it. She’s had the same job since she started college, she orders the same dish every time she goes to her favorite restaurant, and only reads books from authors she knows. There is nothing new or surprising in her life… until her best friend marries a man from London. When her newlywed friend asks her to house-sit while she honeymoons, Ava jumps at the chance. She thinks this could be the very thing she needs to shake up her life. Ava throws herself head first into her new lifestyle; she wants to try everything, go everywhere, and never get stuck in a rut again. Of course, offing a man in a car garage hadn’t been one of the things on her list to try.
Owen Walker spends every day in a new place with a new case. As one of the most renowned assassins in the world, he has his choice of marks—and he’s never failed in a mission. When a new hit takes him back to his hometown, he looks forward to spending time somewhere familiar. What he isn’t expecting is to help an attractive, confused American woman find out how she’s ended up on a hit man’s list.
As Ava and Owen dodge bullets, will they be able to escape their undeniable attraction to each other? Or will all of that chemistry blow up in a shower of hot and dangerous sparks?
Review
The title alone had my interest and then when I started reading the text, my intrigue was further spiked by the contrasting nature of Owen, the story’s hero, interesting how an assassin fits himself into this role, and Ava, the heroine who is definitely the light that Owen needs to help bring out his true self beyond the darkness of his profession. The humorous and quirky storyline despite the dodging bullets part, the chemistry between Ava and Owen from their very first encounter, and the interaction of the main and secondary characters make Nichole Chase’s Accidental Assassin a must read.
Owen is quite the dichotomy from the onset of the story. He’s more of an Avenging Angel than an assassin because he’s very selective in the jobs he takes. He’s an assassin with a conscience, in a way, because he only kills bottom dwellers – those individuals who lead deplorable lives and use others for their own gains. In a way, he’s doing a service to society. But Owen knows what he does makes him a liability to anyone he might care about – that’s why he leads a very sterile and solitary life, leaving connections by the wayside and staying focused on the task at hand. But when Ava enters his life by taking out his next hit in quite an interesting way, he has no choice but to go from assassin to protector, and while they’re on the run, Owen realizes that he might not have anything to offer a woman like Ava but that doesn’t stop him from wanting to claim her as his, no matter how wrong that may be.
I love that readers get Owen’s perspective in the story. It adds to the storyline and shows who Owen is at his core. He’s not your typical assassin due to his selectiveness and the code he uses in choosing his jobs. He’s also not a cocky S.O.B. who’s only in it for the money and notoriety. His interaction with Ava doesn’t necessarily change him because he still is a cold hearted killer, but his connection to her shows a different side of him – the side he hasn’t allowed himself to feel or show for many years.
Ava is definitely the girl who could bring Owen to his knees. She portrays herself to be this innocent beauty, but she has a potty mouth and knows how to throw attitude. She’s placed in this impossible and unsafe situation, and she’s definitely scared shitless, but it also empowers her, forcing her to step outside her safely crafted life and live this scary adventure that she finds herself thrust into. In moments of high tension, her rambling helps to ease the situation and her openness allows Owen to see himself as more than an assassin.
Mavis is a phenomenal supporting character. At first, I didn’t think I would like her…she has past history with Owen, and that didn’t sit well for me and what it meant for Ava. But just like there’s more to Owen than the façade he portrays, what you see is also not what you get with Mavis. She totally kicks ass, and she’s a driving force in helping Ava and Owen out of the mess that is chasing them. I really hope she gets her own story because I can’t imagine the type of man it would take to tame her!
The Accidental Assassin is a well written story with fantastic character development and an interesting storyline. The first person dual point of views that readers get definitely help readers to understand everything that’s going on inside Owen and Ava’s heads as they work to outrun the bad guys who are after them and contemplate giving into their feelings for one another. It’s truly an enjoyable read that has a great mix of drama, steam, and hijinks, and I hope there will be more to come from these characters.
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 poison apples
Excerpt
I twisted the steering wheel sharply as I exited the garage and almost knocked over the doorman. But he was holding a large gun in one hand and to my shock he fired directly at my window. The glass shattered, but I didn’t feel any pain, which I hoped meant I wasn’t hit. I ducked in a belated reaction and the car swerved wildly, but the gun-toting hottie next to me steadied the wheel.
“I knew that doorman didn’t like me.” I gritted my teeth. “What an asshole. He’s almost as bad as you are.”
“I’ll drive now, if you’d like.” He said it like we were taking turns on a road trip, not running for our lives. Maybe he wasn’t running for his life. But I was still running for mine. I didn’t know what this guy wanted with me. Was I supposed to just let him drive me to some creepy kill room? An image of walls draped in plastic, knives on a table, and a bed with chains filled my mind. I didn’t think so.
“Now? You want to drive now?” My voice rose with each word. “Sure, I’ll pull over at the corner for a snack and let you take over. Holy shit! Are you crazy?”
“Has anyone ever told you that for such a beautiful woman you have a very dirty mouth?” He smiled at me as my mouth worked silently. “I think I like the odd combination.”
“Fuck you.” I glared at the road.
“So does that mean you don’t want me to drive?” He nodded toward the traffic that was growing thicker. “Do you have a plan for where to go?”
“The cops.” I didn’t mention that I had no idea where they would be located. I’d just stop the first one I saw. “And you told me to get in the driver seat.”
“You’re sure you want to go to the police?” He leaned back into his seat, getting comfortable. He looked, for all the world, as if riding around in a car with a bomb attached to it was normal. “You killed a man and fled the scene in his stolen car—which has a bomb attached to it. Oh, and someone was trying to kill you. I’m sure being locked in a tiny room with nowhere to run will make their job much more difficult.”
“Maybe they were trying to kill you. I can imagine why they’d want to.” I growled and turned down a street that was one way only. And I was going the wrong way. I muttered under my breath as I dodged cars and people honked at me. “I should’ve stayed in bed today.”
“Possibly. They were very sloppy.” He pointed to a street. “You should turn here and take the roundabout.”
“Roundabout?” My heart dropped into my stomach and I broke into a cold sweat. “That seems like a bad idea.”
Roundabouts were the devil. If you’ve ever tried to drive through a roundabout after years of driving in America, you’d understand. Everything was completely backward to how you instinctually drove. It gave me an ulcer just thinking about it.
“We’re being followed. We need to lose them.” He looked at me with serious eyes. “If you want to live, we need to put distance between us and the people in the black sedan.”
“Oh, Jesus.” I jerked the wheel and our car shot down the road toward the evil traffic circle of death.
Nichole Chase Bio
Nichole Chase is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Suddenly Royal, Flukes, The Dark Betrayal Trilogy, and several short stories. She is also the instructor of Say What? a dialogue class at the Romance Academy.
Nichole lives in Georgia with her husband, energetic daughter, superhero dog, Sulcata tortoise, and two cats. When not writing, you may find her reading, painting, crafting, or chasing her daughter around the house while making monster noises.
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