Say No More by Liliana Hart

Author: Liliana Hart
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date of publication: July 2017


Dante Malcolm is a man of refined tastes. He was once a part of Britain’s Elite Intelligence Force, but there was a reason he’d never been able to capture Simon Locke, the notorious thief who always seemed to be one step ahead. That’s because Dante and Simon were one and the same, until Dante’s double life eventually caught up with him and now he belongs to the Gravediggers.

Olivia Rothschild is a Detective Inspector with Interpol and is the one responsible for catching MI-6’s most notorious agent in his final heist—except the heist killed him. But something has never felt right about his death, and it’s haunted her for months. It was too easy, and Dante Malcolm was too smart to go down that way.

Dante might belong to the Gravediggers in body, but his heart and soul will always belong to the next job. The rest of the team doesn’t know about his alter ego because he made sure the information went missing from his file. So when the job he’s always waited for seems like a possibility, he sneaks out of the country like a thief in the night, only to run into the only woman who’s ever been able to match him in wit—and passion—for the job. Except they’re standing on opposite sides of the law—and only one of them can walk away with the prize.

Say No More is the third book in the Gravediggers series and so far it's my favotire.  The series involves the Gravediggers who are a group of men who have "died" and come back to be an elite spec ops team who save the world from evil.  This is Dante's story.

This is definitely my favorite because I loved the amount of back story about Dante and Olivia that we were given.  I totally bought into their love story.  Dante was a much more complicated character than he came across in the first two books.  He was kind of mysterious and not a lot was known about him.  It was nice to find out he was more than an arrogant British spy.  Olivia's back story was heart breaking and it definitely shaped the woman and spy she had become.  I loved these two together.

The rest of this story is intense and and action packed.  The ending has a very touching scene with one of the previous couples, so keep an eye out for that one.  Elaine the computer gave some really funny comic relief and added to the fun of the story.  I definitely recommend this one.  I can't wait to see whose story is next.

Gone to Dust by Liliana Hart

Author: Liliana Hart
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date of publication: June 2017

Sometimes the dead do rise....

Miller Darling is one of the most popular romance novelists of her time. Not bad for a woman who doesn’t believe in romance. She’s as logical as they come, and she doesn’t believe in happily-ever-afters. What she does believe in is family, so when her brother disappears, she doesn’t think twice about packing her bag and her laptop and heading out to find him.

Elias Cole lived and breathed the life of a Navy SEAL. Now he’s “dead” and his hero’s honor tarnished. The only thing keeping him sane are the men who are like him—The Gravediggers—and the woman who makes his head spin. He’s never met anyone like Miller Darling. Her smart mouth and quick wit keep him on his toes, and damned if he doesn’t find that appealing.

When Miller receives a package from the brother who abandoned her asking for help, it’s clear she’s in over her head with the mess he’s gotten himself into. She needs a professional, and Elias is just the man for the job. Only her brother is a former SEAL—the man who left his team to die—and Elias is more interested in vengeance than saving his life.

Gone to Dust is the second book in "The Gravediggers" series. I ended up liking this book a lot more than the first one.  It was a fast paced adventure that I flew through and was very reminiscent of Romancing the Stone. (One of my favorite 80s movies) I felt like I really got to know this couple a lot more in this book than I did Deacon and Tess in the first one.  I enjoyed the chemistry and banter between Elias and Miller.  Miller was hilarious and I loved her straight forward, dry sense of humor. Her affinity for comparing everything she saw to a scene in a movie was funny.  Normally, all of the pop culture references would drive me nuts, but it just went so well with her personality that I found myself not minding it. Elias was a great match for her and I really bought into their HEA. I loved Elias and hope he gets his revenge some day!

I definitely recommend this one.  It wouldn't hurt to read the first book, The Darkest Corner first, however.  I really think you need to read that book to understand The Gravediggers and their purpose.  There is a little explanation in this one so you won't be totally lost, but to fully get it all, read the first one as well.  The next book, Say No More is out now and I can't wait to read it!

Blog Tour: The Darkest Corner (Gravediggers Book 1) by Liliana Hart

Author: Liliana Hart
Publisher: Gallery, Pocket books
Date of publication: May 23, 2017

Deacon Tucker is a dead man walking. A former black ops agent, he was disavowed and stripped of all honor before being recruited as a Gravedigger. But his honor and good name no longer matter, because no one knows he's alive, and he'll never get the recognition he deserves. His mission is simple: save the world or die trying. And for God's sake, don't ever fall in love. That's a rule punishable by death. The kind of death a man can't be brought back from.

Tess Sherman is the only mortician in Last Stop, Texas. She has no idea how Deacon Tucker ended up in her funeral home, but she'll eat her hat if he's only a funeral home assistant. Deacon is dangerous, deadly, and gorgeous. And she knows her attraction to him can only end in heartache.

Deacon is on a mission to stop the most fatal terror attack the world has ever known—what's known as The Day of Destiny—a terrorist's dream. But when he discovers Tess has skills he can use to stop them, he has to decide if he can trust her with secrets worth dying for. And, most important, he has to decide if he can trust her with his heart. 

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The Darkest Corner is the first in a series about a super-secret elite group of soldiers who the world thinks are dead.  They have their headquarters set up in a small backward town in Texas.  For me, this was an OK read.  It had great potential, but didn't live up to all of my expectations.

My favorite part of the story was the Gravedigger team.  I liked their camaraderie and would have loved to get to know them better.  But, we are not really given much background on the team. How are they chosen? I wanted more on Deacon and what made him tick.  The setting kind of threw me off as well. If you were trying to hide a super secret elite team, why would you choose a small town where gossip is the hottest commodity? 

I also liked Tess.  She was feisty and smart.  But, I thought she took Deacon's revelation about what was going on way too easily.  There was no question, at all.  Just full acceptance.  As for the romance part, I never really bought into Tess and Deacon.  I wanted more of them together before I could feel the love between them.  We are told that they have been around each other for a while.  We are also told they each have a secret attraction, but never really see them interact with each other. There was just too much insta-love for me. 

This story had great potential.  I liked the idea of the team and almost would have liked it more without the romance.  It's very much a first book in a series, so I do want to see where the team goes from here. I'm hoping we get come more answers and background. The next book, Gone to Dust, comes out in June.

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About the Author:

Liliana Hart is a New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly Bestselling Author of more than 40 titles. After starting her first novel her freshman year of college, she immediately became addicted to writing and knew she'd found what she was meant to do with her life. She has no idea why she majored in music.

Since self-publishing in June of 2011, Liliana has sold more than 3 million ebooks and been translated into eight languages. She's appeared at #1 on lists all over the world and all three of her series have appeared on the New York Times list. Liliana is a sought after speaker and she's given keynote speeches and self-publishing workshops to standing-room-only crowds from California to New York to London.

Liliana can almost always be found at her computer writing or on the road giving workshops for SilverHart International, a company she founded with her partner, Scott Silverii, where they provide law enforcement, military, and fire resources for writers so they can write it right. Liliana is a recent transplant to Southern Louisiana, where she's getting used to the humidity and hurricane season, and plotting murders (for her books, of course).

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