Her True Match is the sixth installment of the X-Ops series by Paige Tyler

Dreya Clark is feline shifter that put the sexy in cat burglar. That was until she was caught stealing redhanded. The only way for her to stay out of jail is to use her shifter abilities by helping the Department of Covert Operations. However, this kitty-cat isn’t to0 keen to being tied up.

Braden has been playing at and mouse with Dreya for years, but when she’s taken away to help an organization that specializes in dangerous missions, he isn’t about her to let her go off alone. However, Braden finds out that this cat burglar is much more than she lets on.



Will these two be able to contain their passion or will it get too hot to handle?

Even though I’ve read a good amount of Paige Tyler’s books, I have to say that I really enjoyed Her True Match. Dreya may be feline, but she knows how to hold her own in a fight. She’s strong, sexy, confident and down right sassy. Which I love. Though, Braden isn’t someone to scoff at either. He’s compassionate, protector, fierce loyal and a sweet guy. These two make the ultimate duo as we watch sparks and clothes fly as these two embark on a deadly mission while keeping their passion for one another at bay. But even then, the dam breaks. And when it does, it’s glorious. In addition to great chemistry, the storyline was exciting, thrilling and fresh. I look forward to reading more of her work.

A very interesting story. Good characters. I enjoyed it from start to finish.

First of all, I just have to mention the fact that I hate the titles in this series. I've enjoyed the books, but there's only one of them that I can tell which characters it features from its title. They tell me nothing and it bugs me!

Okay, I feel better now. But since I brought up the rest of the series, I will also say that I don't think you need to start from the beginning to pick up Her True Match. (I would, but I'm more series-oriented than most.) The couples from books one and two both play big parts in the story, so you might want to read their books, but I don't think it's necessary to know how they got together to follow this story. You definitely need to read book five, Her Rogue Alpha, though since both story lines are continued from that book.

Detective Braden Hayes has been tracking cat burglar Dreya Clark since she robbed a powerful former senator in the last book. Now he's caught her red-handed only to have her taken from his interrogation room by federal agents. It turns out the DCO has been tracking her since that last job too. Unwilling to lose her, he just follows the feds and winds up in the DCO too. (Totally saw that one coming.)

I felt like Braden and Dreya's story was pretty straightforward, just building their partnership and training, until they got involved in the secondary story, which had Ivy and Landon (from book one) investigating a mental institution they suspected was cover for a hybrid lab. Then things started to get more interesting. I like that Trevor the coyote shifter and counterintelligence expert got involved in the investigation as well. I had been wanting to see more of him. (And he's the star of book seven so yay!)

So while I was enjoying the story, I wasn't really impressed with the first half of this book. But boy did it have a powerful ending! It changes everything! I can't wait to see where the series goes from here!

Detective Braden Hayes has finally caught the cat burgler he’s been after for years but before he can question her, two agents swoop in and escort his thief out. Feline shifter Dreya Clark thinks she’s safe from Braden’s prying questions but when the agents reveal that they not only know about Dreya’s shifter abilities but that she’s being recruited to work for the Department of Covert Operations because of them, Dreya starts wishing she had stayed with the detective. Then Braden is discovered following them and he’s brought into the DCO as well. As Dreya’s potential partner. That’s when things turn seriously hot, and seriously dangerous.

Paige Tyler is shaking up her X-Ops world in a big way with Her True Match!

Longtime X-Ops fans (Like me) already know who Braden and Dreya are. He’s been trying to catch her in the act of stealing and she’s been lucky enough to avoid being caught until now. I’m glad that Braden and Dreya’s book was the one to shake things up. They’ve been a favorite of mine since the very first time they appeared on the pages in a previous book. Their chemistry was always there and I’m glad that they both lived up to my expectations. Braden and Dreya made an excellent team in part to that chemistry and their attraction to one another but also because whatever one lacked, the other made up for. It was a great balance that was showcased the best when these two were on a mission and having to watch each other’s backs. The action and fast paced plot leaves no room for boredom and that’s one of the things I love best about this author.

Her True Match also brought in almost all of the previous characters in some way, even if it was just mentioning their names, and that was a little bittersweet because right when I thought everything was getting wrapped up at the end, Tyler dropped a bombshell of a twist that had my jaw dropping and my emotions rioting. I’m definitely not going to spoil it because you just have to read this book for yourself (I would recommend reading the previous books first so that you can grasp just how much of a shocker this was), I will say that it was really gutsy of Paige Tyler to shake up the bigger plotline this way and it left me with the question of: What’s next for this group and for the ones that come after? I’m such a fan of Tyler’s work, she always manages to get me so involved with all her characters and her storylines but with this one, wow, I was caught off guard by the way this book ended. Now I’m just trying to distract myself until the next book is out and I can find out just what’s going to happen next.

What a way to make sure this fan loses her mind while waiting for the next book! Her True Match is definitely going on my Best Reads of 2017 list.