Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: The Accidental Assassin – Nichole Chase

Ava McKenzie is a creature of habit. Life is passing her by and she has nothing to show for it. She’s had the same job since she started college, she orders the same dish every time she goes to her favorite restaurant, and only reads books from authors she knows. There is nothing new or surprising in her life… until her best friend marries a man from London. When her newlywed friend asks her to house-sit while she honeymoons, Ava jumps at the chance. She thinks this could be the very thing she needs to shake up her life. Ava throws herself head first into her new lifestyle; she wants to try everything, go everywhere, and never get stuck in a rut again. Of course, offing a man in a car garage hadn’t been one of the things on her list to try.

Owen Walker spends every day in a new place with a new case. As one of the most renowned assassins in the world, he has his choice of marks—and he’s never failed in a mission. When a new hit takes him back to his hometown, he looks forward to spending time somewhere familiar. What he isn’t expecting is to help an attractive, confused American woman find out how she’s ended up on a hit man’s list.

As Ava and Owen dodge bullets, will they be able to escape their undeniable attraction to each other? Or will all of that chemistry blow up in a shower of hot and dangerous sparks?

Series: The Assassins #1
Release Date: December 4th 2014
Publisher: Self Published
Source: InkSlinger PR
Reviewer: Shannon
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

Is it wrong to say an assassin is cute?   Because as I read Ava and Owen’s story, the only thing that kept creeping into my mind was how cute this story was.  The dialogue between the characters was witty and often left me with a smile on my face and the emotional connection between the characters and the reader was absolutely perfect.

Ava was in London to house sit her best friend’s flat, but she was really looking for a change in her life.  She was looking for a way to make things exciting, but she never imagined having a bounty on her head, being chased around London and putting her life in the hands of a very sexy assassin.

I think there’s a little bit of Ava in all of us.  She was in a rut and was looking for a way to shake her life up.  I don’t think any of us would want quite the shake up Ava had, but we could relate to her, understand her feelings and see why Owen was so appealing to her.  I found myself cheering her on when she decided she needed to be a more active participant in the plans to out her would-be kidnappers.  I wanted her to prove to herself that she was so much more than she thinks.

If there ever was an assassin with a conscious, it was Owen.  I really liked him, despite his occupation.  But when we got Owen’s backstory and the reasons behind his chosen profession, you could understand why he was doing what he was.  If someone has to take down the bad guys, I’d want Owen to do it.

Owen and Ava were perfect together.  Almost immediately they understood each other and knew when to push or when to back off.  I loved them together, especially their witty conversation (the Assassins FB page had me rolling).

This was a really fun story and it’s one I think everyone should read.  Plus…Owen is British and he’s hot.  What else could you ask for?  This is a must read for any Nichole Chase fan.  For those that may not have picked up one of her books, this is definitely a good one to start with.

Nichole Chase is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Suddenly Royal, Flukes, The Dark Betrayal Trilogy, and several short stories. She is also the instructor of Say What? a dialogue class at the Romance Academy.

Nichole lives in Georgia with her husband, energetic daughter, superhero dog, Sulcata tortoise, and two cats. When not writing, you may find her reading, painting, crafting, or chasing her daughter around the house while making monster noises.

Links:

Website: http://www.nicholechase.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NicholeChase

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/author.nicholechase

Author Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5074162.Nichole_Chase

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