Chanel Cleeton

From the author of Next Year In Havana, a Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick! Calling fans of Scandal, House of Cards, Kristen Proby and Lauren Layne - prepare to be addicted to the Capital Confessions world of love stories, seduction, secrets and lies... Welcome to Washington, D.C., city of scandal, where no secret stays hidden for long... Four years ago Kate Reynolds' fiancé died on a Special Forces mission in Afghanistan. Ever since she's been consumed with uncovering the truth, vowing to prove his death was no accident. The daughter of a notoriously high-profile senator, her new job as a CIA political analyst is a dream come true, and the chance to avenge the man she loved and lost. Soon Kate's on the brink of discovering what happened that fateful night. Her own life is now in danger and she's stunned by the man who comes to her rescue. Together they must fight to stay alive as they're dragged into a corrupt world of secrets and lies. When the threat hits terrifyingly close to home, will Kate choose vengeance, or the man who has ignited a fire inside her she thought would never burn again? Want more sizzling chemistry and scandalous action? Don't miss Books One and Two in the Capital Confessions series, Flirting With Scandal and Playing With Trouble.

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I don't even know what to say about this book to do it justice without ruining it and the series. So, to keep my review spoiler-free (as it should be!) this is going to be a short (and pretty vague) review.

As you know if you read my review for Playing with Trouble, there was a teaser for Falling for Danger that left me gasping for air. It was a total game changer. Until I read that teaser, I really didn't have any idea what to expect from Kate's story. I was floored. Jaw on the ground floored. I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. And believe me when I say I dumped EVERYTHING to read it the day I got access to an ARC. Falling for Danger was everything I wanted and more. There was more action in this book than in the previous ones. I was quite literally on the edge of my seat at times, hoping everything would be ok for Kate and her leading man. I hoped she would find the answers she needed and the happily ever after she deserved. She got all of that and more in this action packed and emotional conclusion to the Capital Confessions series. Believe me when I say I was feeling all the feels.

I've been obsessed with this series since before I even picked up the first book. Once I read it, there was no going back. It was like Chanel wrote this series specifically with me in mind. Scandal, mystery, politics, DC, SUPER sexy romance... I seriously couldn't ask for more. Falling for Danger was the perfect end to this series. All the loose ends with cleared up and I achieved the answers and closure I needed to say goodbye to these characters. (As sad as that makes me.) What I loved most, however, is that Chanel didn't try to give it a picture perfect ending. It was somewhat bittersweet – and not just because I'm saying goodbye to characters I love. But, I truly believe anything else would've felt untrue. I loved it just how it is. Now, that's not to say I wouldn't love a follow-up novella at some point... but I'm a greedy reader who hates saying goodbye to characters that have touched me in some way.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.

Lacey

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life

I was really looking forward to reading Falling for Danger after reading the snippet at the end of Playing with Trouble. The heroine’s supposedly dead fiancé turns out to be alive! And he’s back in her life! How could I NOT read it after finding that out? But the romance didn’t quite pan out the way I expected it to. While I enjoyed Falling for Danger, it wasn’t quite the epic conclusion to the series I was hoping for.

He’d promised me that he’d love me forever. Where did forever go?

Kate Reynolds is on a mission to take her father down. She’s determined to expose her father for the fraud that he is, and to uncover the link between him and the reason why her fiancé, Matt, was suspiciously killed while in Afghanistan. In the four years since Matt’s death, her life has become about avenging her lost love, and there’s nothing that will stand in her way. But one night, someone breaks into her home, and she comes face-to-face with last person on earth she expected: her dead fiancé.

I really liked how determined Kate was. I could feel for her and the pain she went through with losing Matt. She’s a girl hell-bent on revenge, and I couldn’t help but admire that. She’s also never stopped loving Matt, so when he appears, she’s struck by all the feelings that come rushing back in. But four years took their toll on Matt, and he’s not the same boy she knew and loved.

She was the one constant in this never-ending purgatory where I was stuck somewhere between life and death, a walking ghost.

Matt has changed a lot over the years, no longer the carefree boy in love with his best friend. His time in Afghanistan was rough and heartbreaking, but he survived, only to hide away from the people he loved the most. Matt is pretty gruff, dark, and intense… but I struggled to like him. He’s the main reason why I didn’t love this book like I wanted to. I guess I just never really understood why he had to stay away from Kate, if he loved her so much. We never really get an explanation – or rather, Matt never gives Kate an explanation for why he faked his death and what he did over the last four years. Kate was hurt and devastated over his ‘death’, and it would’ve been nice if Matt tried to make up for the hurt. And while it was obvious that Kate still loved Matt, I didn’t feel the love Matt still had for Kate. I needed more from Matt, I really did.

The suspense in Falling for Danger was pretty mellow. It was slow in the middle and then rushed at the end, so I didn’t really become invested in the mystery/suspense. The ending wasn’t as dramatic as I’d hoped, but it was still a good end for all the characters.

I wish I could’ve loved this book more. I had such high hopes based on the premise, but since I didn’t like the hero, I couldn’t fully enjoy the story. If you’re a fan of the series, I’d recommend you read this if you want to know how the series plot-line involving the Kate’s father turns out. Hopefully you’ll love more than I did! Not to say Falling for Danger is a bad book – it just wasn’t as good as I hoped.

Quotes are taken from the ARC and are subject to change in the final version.

Thanks to the publisher for generously providing me an ARC to review.

Amazon Ebook: http://amzn.to/1Azw0AD

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