Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Power Play by Rachel Dylan

Series: Capital Intrigue #3
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Bethany House
Released: June 1, 2021
294 pages
About the Book:

When State Department attorney Vivian Steele witnesses two ambassadors collapse as if poisoned at a diplomatic dinner in Washington, DC, she is recruited to be a member of a joint FBI task force assigned to investigate. But she soon finds her by-the-book ways clashing with a special agent in the Diplomatic Security Service, Jacob Cruz. A former Navy SEAL and in charge of the event's security, Jacob takes the attack personally and is driven to act quickly, even ahead of the rules and regulations.

As Viv starts to work her diplomatic sources, her past as a State Department lawyer comes back to haunt her, and secrets held tightly by the government thrust her into a web of danger. Afraid, Viv turns to the one man bent on protecting others. But can she accept Jacob's reckless ways as exactly what she needs to stay alive and to discover the truth behind the attacks?




My Rating & Thoughts:    


There were so many characters and agencies involved it was hard to keep track of everyone. It felt like we were following two separate cases that just happened to start at the same event. We had met Vivian in book one and are now she is one of the main characters, but I missed seeing the other women I'd gotten to know in books 1&2. Vivian is a lawyer but is pulled into a dangerous situation and forced to work closely with Jacob for security. Then we are following Delaney and Weston who are working on the other case. The romantic relationship starts out at instant hate just because of their profession and then quickly becomes instant love. The romance felt off and inappropriate under the circumstances, a huge distraction. I was able to predict a few things that were to happen. I definitely enjoyed one set of characters over the other. The friendship, partnership and teasing was enjoyable to follow even if I didn't fully follow the investigation itself. The ending did tie to the two cases together.

(I purchased my copy of this book; opinions expressed 
in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)

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