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Brilliance Audio (2004), Edition: Unabridged Audiobook, Downloadable WMA/MP3 Audiofile, 10 hrs 32 mins
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Fiction. Romance. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:If you sense someone�??s watching you from afar, or if you feel a shadow other than your own at your back, I might as well pack it up and call it a day. It�??s a job that makes a killing. Efficient, professional, and without apology, Lily Mansfield is a hired assassin, working as a contract agent for the CIA. Her targets are the powerful and corrupt, those who can�??t be touched by the law. Now, after nineteen years of service, Lily has been drawn into a dangerous game that hasn�??t been sanctioned, seeking vengeance for her own reasons. Each move bolder than the next, she is compromising her superiors, drawing unwanted attention, and endangering her very life. Though stress and shock have made her feel somewhat invincible and a little cocky, Lily knows that she too can be taken out in an instant. And if it�??s her time, so be it. She intends to go down fighting. A CIA agent himself, Lucas Swain recognizes the signs of trauma in the line of fire. His orders: either bring her in or bring her down. Yet he too is drawn into the game with Lily Mansfield, dancing on a tightrope as he tries to avoid a major international incident while still battling a tenacious foe who is dogging their every step. Keeping laser focus on the task at hand while vigilantly watching her back, Mansfield never sees the lethal peril that lies directly in her path . . . and how loyalty has a price. Chock-full of the intrigue, breathless action, and sensuality that have made Linda Howard the master of romantic suspense, Kiss Me While I Sleep is a daring thriller of passion, sudden twists, and richly imagined characters who live and breathe in readers�?? hearts. It is the most gripping and complex novel of Linda… (more)
User reviews
LibraryThing member bookwormteri
Excellent, I didn't want it to end. Liliane, an assasin for the CIA, takes out a man as vengeance without authorization.
LibraryThing member miyurose
I picked this book up on a whim while I was waiting for my car to get its oil changed at Walmart. It was alright "� better than the last Linda Howard book I read. The sex was more realistic, at any rate
LibraryThing member EmScape
Lily is a CIA assassin who's decided to go rogue. Salvatore Nervi killed her friends and their young daughter and she's going to take revenge. Lucas Swain, a contract agent, is called in to bring Lily back to the states for 'debriefing.' When he finds out what Lily's up to, he decides to help her
This is an all right book. It's easily the least well written and well-plotted book in the series, but if I was judging it on it's own merits, as opposed t comparing it to the rest of the series, I might rate it higher. It had a couple of huge plot holes that I just couldn't get over. It kept bugging me that I could think of several other ways to handle the situation that would have been not only more believable but more suspenseful and make a better story. At least the chemistry between Lily and Swain is good. It's nice how he makes her laugh.
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out before taking her in. This is an all right book. It's easily the least well written and well-plotted book in the series, but if I was judging it on it's own merits, as opposed t comparing it to the rest of the series, I might rate it higher. It had a couple of huge plot holes that I just couldn't get over. It kept bugging me that I could think of several other ways to handle the situation that would have been not only more believable but more suspenseful and make a better story. At least the chemistry between Lily and Swain is good. It's nice how he makes her laugh.
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LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
Pretty typical novel with a heroine kills a bad guy. Lily Mansfield is a hired assassin, who has worked for the CIA most of her working life. She had friends and almost a daughter, but they were killed, she's looking for revenge but after the revenge she has to live. Lucas Swain is a CIA agent sent
Yes there were parts that really made this work but there were also parts that didn't quite work for me. The characters were a fair bit of fun and I could get the attraction but somehow the spy game stuff came off as a bit stretched.
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to deal with her, they're attracted and he's determined to keep her alive.Yes there were parts that really made this work but there were also parts that didn't quite work for me. The characters were a fair bit of fun and I could get the attraction but somehow the spy game stuff came off as a bit stretched.
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LibraryThing member wakawaka
Pretty typical novel with a heroine kills a bad guy. Lily Mansfield is a hired assassin, who has worked for the CIA most of her working life. She had friends and almost a daughter, but they were killed, she's looking for revenge but after the revenge she has to live. Lucas Swain is a CIA agent sent
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to deal with her, they're attracted and he's determined to keep her alive. Show Less
LibraryThing member kcoleman428
this was a great book! I love the spy games and the strong Heroine and the great guy!
LibraryThing member LDVoorberg
I liked this book for its varying POV narrations, its intricate plot, the extensiveness of plot (how the plot had several sections to it) and its epilogue. (Epilogues can be cheesy, but this one was very necessary!) Okay, sometimes the details given were too much (like what how they discarded
Similar to Sidney Sheldon books, but with more substance to the story (and no sci-fi).
In summary: great mystery, plot, and characters, but parental guidance/discretion recommended.
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papers they didn't need), and especially overly detailed sex-scenes that took the book from mystery/suspense to literary voyeurism (another word might work better here).(Aside: why don't books have ratings the way movies do? I give this one XXX.)Similar to Sidney Sheldon books, but with more substance to the story (and no sci-fi).
In summary: great mystery, plot, and characters, but parental guidance/discretion recommended.
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LibraryThing member shayanasha
Actual rating 4.5 stars
I just have one complaint with the book - WHERE IS JOHN MEDINA?
Honestly i was hoping to get a bit of action from the super-spy, even if just a teensy bit. Not that the book wasn't good. It was awesome, maybe the best Linda Howard book I have read so far. The suspense kept me
I just have one complaint with the book - WHERE IS JOHN MEDINA?
Honestly i was hoping to get a bit of action from the super-spy, even if just a teensy bit. Not that the book wasn't good. It was awesome, maybe the best Linda Howard book I have read so far. The suspense kept me
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on the edge and the climax just blew my mind. Predictable, but Howard has a way with showing even the most predictable of endings with a thrill. Though I had guessed the ending correctly, i was still gripped by how it came about. The characters too were well developed and relatable, as relatable as a contract agent for CIA can be. Swain was fun- one of those characters that made you laugh a lot and yet when he was on the job you took him seriously. Lily was simply kick-ass. From her cold vengeful killer trying to avenge her friends and daughter to a broken woman battling her inner loneliness- Lily was portrayed wonderfully. But for a book in the John Medina series it was lacking a bit in John Medina. I was waiting the entire book for John to make a spectacular entry- maybe a mystery savior in a sticky situation, maybe a messenger with hair-raising intel. But i was just waiting. I enjoyed the book immensely, i couldn't have put it down if i wanted to and i didnt. But a John Medina without John Medina (i know this sounds awfully like a rant but i'm trying to be objective here) simply doesnt work for me. Other than that I have no complaints. Show Less
LibraryThing member Narshkite
Oh my, this book is execrable. The world did not need a female Jason Bourne. Also, the writing is painfully bad. I read a lot of popular romance, and I did not pick this up expecting spare and beautiful prose, but I also did not expect florid and hideous prose. Also, there are plot holes big enough
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LibraryThing member Dawn772
The espionage in this romantic suspense was great but the romance started so late, they hadn't even met in the first third of the story, and there was lots of mental speculation about their relationship. Lily does jobs for CIA but makes an unauthorized killing for personal reasons so CIA agent
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Swain is sent in to bring her down. Show Less
LibraryThing member Carol420
Lily Mansfield is a contract killer for the CIA, 37 years old, with 19 years of experience. She is also a grieving parent whose 13-year-old, adopted daughter has recently been killed, along with her foster parents who were Lily's best friends. Lily has set out to kill the man who ordered the hit on
Just when I thought I figured out the plot and the ending, I was thrown a curve ball. L inda Howard's heroine is quite a departure from the norm and the ending was a surprise.
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Zia and her foster parents, and to wreck as much havoc as she can on his organization. She is doing this without the CIA's sanction; in fact, they have sent one of their top agents, Lucas Swain, to stop her.Just when I thought I figured out the plot and the ending, I was thrown a curve ball. L inda Howard's heroine is quite a departure from the norm and the ending was a surprise.
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LibraryThing member lhaines56
A real suspense novel. Kept you guessing until the end.
LibraryThing member WhiskeyintheJar
3.5 stars
“I love you, too,” she said in a somber tone. “I think. I’m pretty sure, though. It’s scary, isn’t it?”
“Damn terrifying.” He dropped the pen he’d been using to figure the square footage of the rooms and turned in his chair so he could haul her down onto his lap. “I
“Don’t look at me,” she protested. “None of this was my fault. I was minding my own business, having a little shoot-out in which I was outnumbered, when you charged into the middle of it. By the way, that was good driving, the way you slid the Jaguar around.”
If you've been wanting a more heavy centric heroine book, then this is for you. The story centers around Lily, a CIA assassin bent on revenge. Swain is the CIA agent sent to neutralize Lily but his off the cuff attitude has him working with her. With the revenge storyline we have a syndicate dipping their hand into biological warfare, a mole in the CIA, and a plethora of characters with a myriad of motivations.
The suspense side is the main focus for most of the story, our hero and heroine don't even meet until 40% in but their relationship was sassy, sweet, and fun (if not completely mega deep).
The last half loads up on the sex scenes you perverts miss in the beginning and even though the ending was abrupt and not given American closure (everything tied up with a huge big bow) it was perfect. Really though, read this for the great heroine.
“I love you, too,” she said in a somber tone. “I think. I’m pretty sure, though. It’s scary, isn’t it?”
“Damn terrifying.” He dropped the pen he’d been using to figure the square footage of the rooms and turned in his chair so he could haul her down onto his lap. “I
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thought we’d just have some fun together; then the next thing I knew I was worrying if you ate enough for breakfast. You’re like a Stealth bomber. My radar never showed a blip.” He frowned down at her. “Don’t look at me,” she protested. “None of this was my fault. I was minding my own business, having a little shoot-out in which I was outnumbered, when you charged into the middle of it. By the way, that was good driving, the way you slid the Jaguar around.”
If you've been wanting a more heavy centric heroine book, then this is for you. The story centers around Lily, a CIA assassin bent on revenge. Swain is the CIA agent sent to neutralize Lily but his off the cuff attitude has him working with her. With the revenge storyline we have a syndicate dipping their hand into biological warfare, a mole in the CIA, and a plethora of characters with a myriad of motivations.
The suspense side is the main focus for most of the story, our hero and heroine don't even meet until 40% in but their relationship was sassy, sweet, and fun (if not completely mega deep).
The last half loads up on the sex scenes you perverts miss in the beginning and even though the ending was abrupt and not given American closure (everything tied up with a huge big bow) it was perfect. Really though, read this for the great heroine.
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LibraryThing member FerneMysteryReader
I have read several novels by Linda Howard and enjoy them as the simple night or two diversion they present. I did not realize it was the last book of a CIA Spies trilogy but it was easily read as a stand-alone. One should not be deceived that the novel is one of spycraft as there is more romance
Note: Rating was lowered by 1 star due to copy editing errors.
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than any suspense.Note: Rating was lowered by 1 star due to copy editing errors.
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Awards
Audie Award (Finalist — 2005)
AAR Annual Reader Poll (2005)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2004-07-13
Physical description
6.9 inches
ISBN
1590861760 / 9781590861769
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Summary:
Lilly Mansfield is a hired assassin who is on contract with the CIA, but when a crime hits home she seeks revenge for herself. A girl who Lilly saved off the streets as a young child is killed along with the friends who were raising her. Now Lilly will take personal matters into her own hands and seek vengeance on the horrible people who did this.
Lilly Mansfield is a hired assassin who is on contract with the CIA, but when a crime hits home she seeks revenge for herself. A girl who Lilly saved off the streets as a young child is killed along with the friends who were raising her. Now Lilly will take personal matters into her own hands and seek vengeance on the horrible people who did this.