The Darkest Corner
Gravediggers, Book 1
Gravediggers, Book 1
Liliana Hart
May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017
New York Times and USA
TODAY bestselling
author Liliana Hart's first book in her suspenseful Gravediggers series,
featuring an elite group of mysterious men who might be dead to the world, but
are also tasked with saving it—and no one can ever know.
The Gravediggers aren't exactly what they seem. They're the most elite of the world's fighting forces—and all they have in common is that they've been betrayed by the countries they've died for. Because they are dead. To their country, their military, and their families.
Sometimes the dead do rise...
Deacon Tucker is a dead man walking. A former black ops agent, he was disavowed and stripped of all honor before being recruited as a Gravedigger. But his honor and good name no longer matter, because no one knows he's alive, and he'll never get the recognition he deserves. His mission is simple: save the world or die trying. And for God's sake, don't ever fall in love. That's a rule punishable by death. The kind of death a man can't be brought back from.
Tess Sherman is the only mortician in Last Stop, Texas. She has no idea how Deacon Tucker ended up in her funeral home, but she'll eat her hat if he's only a funeral home assistant. Deacon is dangerous, deadly, and gorgeous. And she knows her attraction to him can only end in heartache.
Deacon is on a mission to stop the most fatal terror attack the world has ever known—what's known as The Day of Destiny—a terrorist's dream. But when he discovers Tess has skills he can use to stop them, he has to decide if he can trust her with secrets worth dying for. And, most important, he has to decide if he can trust her with his heart.
The Gravediggers aren't exactly what they seem. They're the most elite of the world's fighting forces—and all they have in common is that they've been betrayed by the countries they've died for. Because they are dead. To their country, their military, and their families.
Sometimes the dead do rise...
Deacon Tucker is a dead man walking. A former black ops agent, he was disavowed and stripped of all honor before being recruited as a Gravedigger. But his honor and good name no longer matter, because no one knows he's alive, and he'll never get the recognition he deserves. His mission is simple: save the world or die trying. And for God's sake, don't ever fall in love. That's a rule punishable by death. The kind of death a man can't be brought back from.
Tess Sherman is the only mortician in Last Stop, Texas. She has no idea how Deacon Tucker ended up in her funeral home, but she'll eat her hat if he's only a funeral home assistant. Deacon is dangerous, deadly, and gorgeous. And she knows her attraction to him can only end in heartache.
Deacon is on a mission to stop the most fatal terror attack the world has ever known—what's known as The Day of Destiny—a terrorist's dream. But when he discovers Tess has skills he can use to stop them, he has to decide if he can trust her with secrets worth dying for. And, most important, he has to decide if he can trust her with his heart.
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The romance was good, if a bit rushed, but the suspense part was a bit on the slow side. It started out strong, but the middle felt like it was filler for the ending. I think part of that was because of the world building that is part of the first book in a series, and I did like the glimpse into the men and some of the women that will make up the series. Overall a enjoyable read and the sneak peak into the next one has me hooked.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. I was not compensated for this review, all conclusions are my own.
Liliana Hart is a New York Times, USA Today, and
Publisher's Weekly Bestselling Author of more than 40 titles. After starting
her first novel her freshman year of college, she immediately became addicted
to writing and knew she'd found what she was meant to do with her life. She has
no idea why she majored in music.
Since self-publishing in June of 2011, Liliana
has sold more than 3 million ebooks and been translated into eight languages.
She's appeared at #1 on lists all over the world and all three of her series
have appeared on the New York Times list. Liliana is a sought after speaker and
she's given keynote speeches and self-publishing workshops to
standing-room-only crowds from California to New York to London.
Liliana can almost always
be found at her computer writing or on the road giving workshops for SilverHart
International, a company she founded with her partner, Scott Silverii, where they
provide law enforcement, military, and fire resources for writers so they can
write it right. Liliana is a recent transplant to Southern Louisiana, where
she's getting used to the humidity and hurricane season, and plotting murders
(for her books, of course).
Yes, I agree the world-building did effect book one, but I enjoyed this.
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