Author: Lourdes Skye
Publisher: Wilde City Press
Pages/Word Count: 169 Pages
At a Glance: Hunted is a first-time read from Lourdes Skye, and I was thoroughly entertained.
Reviewed By: Maryann
Blurb: Upon a dastardly escape from his sadistically abusive husband, Jace Vanderhuff embarks on a journey that’ll lead him into a dangerous realm of trafficking, murder, and unsuspecting love.
However, Jace has no choice but take the chance, for going back would be a fate worse than death. Hiding in plain sight brings Jace face to face with a cop who is sexy as sin.
Detective Cobra Stallone, while investigating a teen trafficking ring, stumbles upon a sweet, shy, blonde-haired guy who invades his thoughts and dreams. But there’s something there. Something that Jace is guarding. When the truth is revealed, can he melt past Jace’s defenses and fears and show him that love can be better the second time around?
With his husband and a crazed killer-for-hire hot on his trail, will the jungle known as New York City become ground zero, where the hidden has now become the hunted.
Review: Movie Trivia: In 1986, Sylvester Stallone made a movie called Cobra, in which he played Police Lieutenant Marion “Cobra” Cobretti. The movie wasn’t a big hit, but it was action packed and featured Stallone’s personal 1950 Mercury. In Hunted, Lourdes Skye has created a character by the name of Cobretti “Cobra” Stallone, and that’s what piqued my curiosity about this story. If you have ever seen the movie, Hunted is really nothing like it, but I have to say it is fast paced, action packed, violent, with instances of child trafficking and some really descriptive fight scenes. While Hunted is somewhat predictable, it’s also suspenseful, even if you can sort of figure out what may happen. I enjoyed the non-stop action and the movie nostalgia that Skye brought to this story.
Jace Vanderhuff goes on the run from Octorian, his insanely evil husband, and gets a job at the Silver Bullet pub. Here he meets some really fun characters in Lydia, Mickey, Jetson and Leroy. Cobra spies Jace at the pub, and it leads to some shameless flirting on Cobra’s part, but there’s no quick hook-up because Jace is a little shy and trying not to be noticeable. When things get a little heated, Jace stays honest and tells Cobra why he can’t get involved, which I felt made Jace’s situation more logical, since he still fears his husband’s wrath.
Cobra’s cool and he gives Jace support as they get help to try and win Jace his freedom. I liked Cobra’s character; he’s caring, laid back yet tough when he needs to be. He’s honest about his feelings for Jace too, as he’s not without his own family tragedy, which is what steered him toward being a cop, and he’s still seeking some type of closure.
With Cobra going undercover for the child trafficking case, and Octorian and Rock Mercer coming on the scene, things get tense, but Barney, Cobra’s partner (there are some really corny jokes about snakes and dinosaurs), has Cobra’s back, especially when things go haywire while Cobra’s undercover.
There were two other characters who piqued my interest—Ruslin and Aiden, whom I’d hoped would get their own story, but all good things must come to an end. Hunted is a first-time read from Lourdes Skye, and I was thoroughly entertained.
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