Review: In His Shadow – Tiffany Snow

Ivy Mason is hiding—from her past, from herself, and from anyone who could love her. The only kind of love she’s ever known hurts, leaving scars on her body and soul. Now, her world may be boring and predictable, but that’s exactly what she wants. Until Devon Clay walks into her life.

A lonely man in a deadly profession, Devon works as an agent for an underground British agency known only as the Shadow. Nothing about him is safe or ordinary. The danger that consumes his life turns into an addiction Ivy can’t resist…even if it proves fatal.

As Ivy’s past begins to catch up with her, she wonders if love really is the twisted thing she’s always thought it was. Maybe it could be more with this man, who’s shown her that she doesn’t need to protect herself from everyone. Is what she feels for Devon worth the risk? He may save her heart or break it, if she manages to stay alive.

Series: The Tangled Ivy Trilogy #1
Release Date: December 16th 2014
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Source: Provided by Author
Reviewer: Shannon
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

There are times when an author I adore changes things up.  They create a world, characters and a story that is different from what I’d previously known.  Sometimes the change works, sometimes it doesn’t.  But for Tiffany Snow, her exit from the world in the Kathleen Turner series brings us into a new one.  One that’s much darker, much sexier,  with a hero who is absolutely to die for.

Ivy Mason, the mild mannered bank teller, and the mysterious, sexy, sometimes scary and oh so British spy Devon Clay are the central characters.  These two could not be more opposite, but you know the saying and it’s absolutely true here.  Ivy Mason is a character I liked from the very beginning.  On first impression, she seemed a bit fragile.  Timid even.  But as the story moved forward and Ivy starts to find herself in some rather interesting situations, we see there is a hidden strength to Ivy.  Where other woman might have broken down or backed off, Ivy pushes forward.  She’s not afraid to fight what she wants, even though there are times when her childhood fears do cause her to momentarily lapse.  Devon is the complete opposite.  He’s cold, calculated and at times you have to wonder if there is a beating heart in this chest.  But we discover there is and it’s bound to be his ultimate downfall because his heart beats for Ivy.

The storyline is magnificent and kept me at the edge of my seat.  It played out like a movie in my head as I frantically turned to the next page.  The vivid imagery the author provides had me at times cringing because I could feel the punch, or felt the harsh words spoken or even saw the unimaginable horror the characters saw.  But Tiffany Snow has drew me into the story with the emotional responses of the characters too.  There was some tough subject matter and she was able to capture the emotions of the characters so that I felt them as they relived something painful or came face to face with their worst fear.

IN HIS SHADOW knocks the Tangled Ivy Series out of the park.  I’m desperate to discover what happens next with Ivy and Devon.