Update April 4th, 2016:

Audio edition, narrator J.F. Harding
8 hours 52 minutes

Overall: 5
Performance: 4
Story: 5

Another great book in the Cut & Run series. Another great audio narration from the new and third narrator for this series. I enjoyed it.



Original review:


***** 5 Nawlins stars *****

Phew! Vastly different plot, setting and feel to this book that # 6 Stars & Stripes. It didn't make it any less good, though. I love this series, I love Ty and Zane and it was difficult to read about them arguing it came together in the end, and I think it was very good for Zane. And Ty, for that matter. But geez, what a cliffy ending, though!


BR with Julie, Elsbeth and Momo. 

- Narrator: J.F. Harding

I just loved the audio and no listening to it didn't make it any easier!! This book just hurts...
But as difficult is was to read about the distance between Ty and Zane, their new-found relationship is so much stronger now.

I'm happy for them.

In front of their coworkers. In front of King and Country and anyone who would watch. It was the first purely honest kiss they’d ever shared.
And it was a kiss good-bye.

Moving on to the next.

This book continues with Cut & Run series book # 7. Zane Garrett & Tyler Grady are still partners in the FBI.  They visit New Orleans and their friends for a birthday celebration that turns deadly.  It takes us into backstory for Ty and Zane and gives us more insight to their characters.

 

Zane is thinking about retiring and wondering where to go with his future with Ty.  They are both puzzled as to what to do about their future as a couple.  Then Ty gets a distress call from his best friend, Nick.

 

Once in New Orleans, the boys end up protecting a crime scene for a murder and it all goes down hill from there.  Ty has old enemies in this town, and is worried he will cause more trouble than help.  The boys do their best to solve what seems like a clever crime.

 

Threats seem to be everywhere and come from all over.  The guys try to stay together to protect one another and it soon becomes clear the case is nothing like it seems.  It takes a whole lot of smarts and men with the talents to figure this one out.

 

Ty and Zane end up learning more about one another and it is a testimony to their feelings to one another that they can work through all they do.  Zane discovers he really does not know much about Ty, and vice versa.  Can they survive the secrets?

 

Once again I am amazed and pulled into a book full of love, mystery, amazing characters, witty banter and more history about an amazing city.  I recommend this book and give it a 5/5 Kitty's Paws UP!

Re-Read
Before starting the final book in this series, I decided to do a complete series re-read and I must say I liked this one a lot more on the re-read.
Ty’s character has always been a chameleon and during this series we have seen different aspects of his personality in each book. In this one we see him practically hit rock bottom. Most of his secrets (there is no way he hasn’t got more) are out in the open and no one is happy about it. But through the barrage he remains standing strong with his shields in place. Even though you could understand his reasons you could feel his pain at the crack in his relationship with Zane. The loyalty he has and inspires in others was also great to see.
The saying – “don’t ask a question you don’t want to know the answer to” works here. I felt Zane’s pain at the questions that arose from Ty’s revelations. His intense anger I understood (although I thought it took over too much of the book) and even the lingering anger bursts later had me nodding my head, as that resonates with my personality – I can hold a mean grudge.
I have never been an alcoholic or addict but the bit that sticks with me and rings true, even after the first read, is that recovery must be done for you and not based on anyone else because while Zane was sticking to AA for Ty he was always bound to fail. It was too much pressure on Ty not to set off Zane and back to drinking. I liked that Zane realised this and other factors in his life and has made moves to become his own person.