Superior Collision by C.A. Szarek
Series: Crossing Forces (# 5)
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
Pages: 325
Source: book provided by the publisher for review
Sparks fly when a rigid FBI agent and a patrol sergeant collide on the path to catch a killer.
Special Agent Taylor Carrigan takes ‘control freak’ to the extreme. Her need for structured rigidity rules her life—and her job at the FBI. She doesn’t do emotion, so when her fiancé is murdered, she doesn’t know how to deal with the internal fallout.
Antioch Police Sergeant Shannon Crowley has been intrigued with the uptight FBI agent for months. When he looks at Taylor, he sees more than the mask she hides behind.
She doesn’t have time for the cop who won’t quit chasing her—she’s got chasing of her own to do. Taylor admits he calms her, but he’s a distraction she can’t afford. She’s playing a dangerous game, riding the line between revenge and justice.
Keeping Shannon close could give Taylor the balance she desperately needs, but it would put something more than her case in jeopardy—her heart. With so much on the line, is she capable of handling it?
Review: It was a little slow for me to get into the book since it’s the fifth book in the Crossing Forces series and it’s the first book I’ve read. There were a lot of characters to weed through – both good guys and bad and a lot of history that I wasn’t privy to. Enough information was given that I could slowly catch up to what had previously happened in some of the earlier books. There was a fair amount of action and suspense since there were a lot of criminals and crime figures involved in murder and mayhem and not only against good citizens but the bad element just like them. There were quite a few twists and turns to the story and once I got into it the book was a quick paced read and flowed smoothly.
There were both FBI agents and local police forces involved in several different cases but the core story involved the hunt for Carter Bennett who killed FBI Agent Taylor Carrigan’s fiance, John, that she still had trouble putting behind her and Carter led them all on a merry chase. Enter Police Sergeant Shannon Crowley and the sparks flew between them fast and furiously no matter how many times Taylor backed away. Shannon pursued her but he also did it on her terms and tried to take things slow. Their two or three steps back and a half to one forward was heart wrenching at times. There was love in the air but neither seemed to recognize it until an aha moment. She was all alpha and bad ass and Shannon seemed to be more sensitive to her feelings and also felt his emotions more deeply. There were family, friends, coworkers, crimes and criminals, travel to various cities, anger, hurt, injuries, shootings, secrets, a few surprises, tears, reprimands, laughter, happiness and several happily ever afters. There was some closure but also loose ends that I didn’t feel were tied up as well as they could have been. I’m hoping there will be another book in the series but I’ll have to wait and see.
Szarek is a new to me author but I will be back to read more of her books not only the ones in this series.
Favorite Quote: She cursed herself all the way to her small kitchen, where she yanked her cupboard door open and whipped two small dishes out. She grabbed two forks and some paper towels, pulling on the roll so hard it kept spinning after she’d gotten what she needed.
