Hidden is my first book by Rebecca Zanetti but it definitely won’t be my last. It’s not that I’ve been going out of my way to avoid romantic suspense, but lately I just haven’t been in the mood for the drama. Well... this one sold me,. It had a vintage Suzanne Brockmann vibe to it and that is high praise from me!

4.5 stars from me! Well developed characters, a strong, suspenseful storyline... looking forward to the next in the series.

I loved this book. The characters were so real and I loved their chemistry. There was a good balance of romance/heat and action/mystery and it kept me glued to the pages.
So if you are like me and you love good chemistry and fast paced stories you'll enjoy this one.
Well done Rebecca! Can't wait for what's next!

Hidden by Rebecca Zanetti is the first book in the new romantic suspense Deep Ops series. Or perhaps this would be another for the more erotic suspense pile as the relationship was jumped right into the steamy before the “romance” is involved.

Malcolm West is an ex undercover police officer who out of chance has chosen the wrong neighbor to live peacefully next to. As soon as Malcolm moves in he notices that Pippa is a bit of a shut in barely leaving her home next door but he never expects to be pulled into a case involving her.

When Malcolm is approached that his new neighbor may be involved in a cult that the authorities have been trying to infiltrate he’s a bit skeptical. Torn between his attraction to Pippa and his suspicion Malcolm finds himself undercover yet again hoping to stop the cult from harming innocent people.

Hidden was quite a fast paced story on every level, not just the relationship side of things. Although I often wish the characters start on more than just their attraction it actually worked in this story leaving the focus on the suspense side and putting a reader on the edge of their seat waiting to find out what would happen. The situation and characters pulled me right in from the beginning so I’d definitely recommend checking this one out.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

I was given an ARC in exchange of my honest review.
Rebecca Zanetti has a new series called Requisition Force a romantic thriller.
Malcolm West is just looking for some peace after working undercover for years.
Pippa Smith, who has been in hiding for years from a cult, is watching to new neighor move in. And all she is thinking is how HOT he looks. and the first thing out of her mouth is " I'm not a virgin".
Awesome read that will keep the reader on edge to find out what happens.
Action packed, fast paced and humor that makes an outstanding read!!!!

This was my first Rebecca Zanetti book and I loved it. I didn't expect to enjoy this book as much as I did, I expected to enjoy it, I just didn't expect to love it this much.
First in the Deep Ops -romantic suspense series revolving around a group of individuals in need of a fresh start, who have formed a Requisition Force, infiltrating cults, going undercover, rescuing people from impossible situations... The couple focus is on Malcom and Pippa.
Wow! This was good. Zanetti is an amazing writer. this first installment of the Deep Ops is a pip with Mal's struggle with his guilt and his hope that he can make things right for Pippa. Zanetti sets up the series' characters with a decent background on their various strengths and weaknesses. We understand the solid support provided by the team's memebers and gain an introduction to them. I loved hearing Force's musings about the team's psychitrist and Wolfe's thoughts about the cat Kat and I loved reading about the quirky dog Roscoe. And of course the chemistry between our couple was sizzling. It's a group of people you want to cheer on and look forward to further adventures setting things to rights in peoples' lives.
This fantastic book kept my heart racing at times, and had me weeping at others. Hidden is an emotional tale about second chances, family, and a person’s capability for change. It's a great story and quick read. It completely sucked me in and I couldn't put it down. Even though there were bits and pieces I knew were going to happen I was surprised by the twists and turns of the plot and didn't expect a lot of them! This book was really great. I highly recommend it.

A new series by Rebecca Zanetti, and its started with a banger!
I enjoyed this book, with its quirky characters and very suspenseful plot. I was pretty hesitant going into this one, but I was pleasantly surprised. Pippa is a shut in, who is on the run from her crazy cult leader, and Malcolm is this sexy ex cop who moves into next door but is forced into going under cover again. The relationship works for me, the suspense did too. I'm looking forward for the next one.

Hidden by Rebecca Zanetti captured my attention from the first chapter; and I couldn't put it down. This is the first book in her Deep Ops series and I am looking forward to reading every one of them.

Ms. Zanetti did a great job in introducing the characters of the Requisition Force. Angus, Malcom, Wolfe, Nari, Brigid, Raider and Roscoe (a German Shepard who wears high heels, eats liptsick and drinks whiskey). Ms. Zanetti took her time introducing the characters so that I was able to develop a real interest in each of them. Malcom West, an ex-undercover cop, is one of Angus Force's new recruits; and he's been set up to infiltrate a cult and cultivate a relationship with his new neighbor, Pippa, who was a member of the cult when she was younger. Both Malcom and Pippa are broken from their past lives, so they are flawed and don't trust easily. I liked both of them and I admired Pippa as she has done well in staying off the grid while trying to evade the cult. A tense plot with plenty of suspense, action and even some hilarious moments because of Roscoe. The romance and sexual heat between Mal and Pippa should have melted my Kindle but luckily it survived. This was just too good to put down until I reached the end.

When burnt-out, former undercover cop Mal West gets sucked into a strange unit, his first task with them is to investigate his seemingly sweet, innocent but squirrelly neighbour who’s hiding a deadly secret. But Pippa Smith is covering up something as well, and their paths collide in a way that’s unexpected and dangerous.

Told in a few flashbacks, we learn of Mal’s and Pippa’s personal histories that led them to where they are now; both are tortured in their own ways by memories too scarring for them to forget. First as neighbours, then later as lovers, both clearly battle the same crazies, though from different and opposing angles,.

As a grounding book that introduces the rest of the Requisition Force, ‘Hidden’ is a good hook in itself in pulling out the cracked-up, damaged unit that I can’t wait to see more of. Severely defective in their own ways (even the dog’s included in this) though it’s ripe for Zanetti to insert some humour here, there’re sufficient seeds planted here that makes me want each of their stories.

The frustration I have nonetheless, with such undercover stories simply lies with the deception that forms (in this case, on both sides) the foundation of a romantic relationship and becomes the major part of the conflict that you know is just coming because of this very thing that gets stretched longer than it should have.

The pitfall that typically follows is the use of sex that delays communication and disclosure, or some other event/circumstance that deliberately blocks this—which then forms a large part of the romantic pairing’s misunderstanding, with lots of running involved—along with some TSTL behaviour—because there just isn’t enough trust between the both of them to go around. It’s precisely because of this that I find the love/romantic connection between Mal and Pippa difficult to swallow, especially if trust and respect (apart from the scorching sex) are supposed to be foundational for their relationship.

The pace and action do pick up after this though, which eventually made the story a lot more engaging. And even if Mal/Pippa do sort of work out their issues in a rush before the climax happens, I probably would have liked this a lot more if less time had been spent on deceit and the copious amount of sexual tension (and later on, raunchy sex instead of talking) simply taking up the first three-quarters of the plot.

This is the first book in the new Deep Ops series. If you love Rebecca Zanetti's books then I will tell you this one will definitely NOT disappoint you! Pippa is a woman who has been hiding for years. She avoids leaving her house unless she absolutely has to. Malcolm is an ex undercover cop who has just bought the house next to hers. What he doesn't know is that he has been set up to buy what he thought was his dream house. And he certainly never thought he would be attracted to the woman who watches him through her windows. But once he realizes that she is hiding something, he signs up to go undercover again. But this time, she is the target because they believe she is a part of something much bigger just waiting to happen. And although Pippa is drawn to Malcolm more than anyone she has ever met, she has to decide whether she can trust him. Or if he is a part of the things that she is running from.

I loved this book!! From the beginning I was sucked in and wanted to know more. Pippa is a woman who makes you wonder what exactly happened in her past to make her the way she is now. And when you find out? It's horrifying and makes you want to beat on some people! Malcolm makes you feel all the feels for him and everything he has done as a police officer to take down the bad guys. Including what happened on the previous assignment. Putting them together while they get to know each other and just spend time together, you understand why they are pulled towards each other. They have both been through hell and come out the other side. They may not be whole but they are working through everything to at least survive and try to be happy. And then you throw in the side characters? They are just as awesome as the main characters! There are parts that will make you laugh (a lot), make you sad, and just make you wonder how people can be the way they are. I loved it all! I can't wait for the next one!

I'm so looking forward to this series based on Hidden. While teams have been a part of Rebecca Zanetti's past series, I enjoyed the team Mal finds himself a part of even more. The quirks in some of the teammates keep the feeling light even though the danger is real and the stakes are high. There is romance and heat and action and humor. I loved this book and I can't wait for the next one!

Ive heard of Rebecca Zanetti, but have never read her books! I now have to remedy that.
This book was great. Pippa is a recluse whos hiding from something. Malcom is her new neighbor. Both have secrets and are suffering from past traumas, but the attraction is there from the beginning and its HOT!
The twist and turns of the plot were good, we dive a little into the life inside of cults. The other characters in the book are interesting, especially Wolfe and his kitten, which he keeps in his pocket (wouldnt mind learning more about this quirky man) Theres a certain dog with shoe fetish lol.

I say, pick up this book, you wont regret it!
Looking forward to reading more.

Loved this book, it takes a serious matter of cults/terrorism, showing true evil of some people. Then you have men and women who are wounded inside from having to deal with such evil. Sounds like a really serious book, right? Rebecca Zanetti brings these men and women to life, showing there coping skills with great humor. They are the protectors, they cannot just walk away. Cannot wait for the next book!

Malcolm West is an ex-undercover cop who is just looking for some much needed peace and quiet when he moves into a quaint secluded little cottage at the edge of a small town. Before his moving boxes are even unpacked, he discovers a beautiful but suspiciously terrified neighbour (Pippa) and is approached by a sneaky and confident government agent (Angus) with an unwelcome job offer.

What an enticing intro to Rebecca Zanetti’s new series about the dealings of a secret misfit branch of the Homeland Defense Department, who jokingly refer to themselves as the “Requisitions Force”! Obviously, Zanetti has big plans for her latest family of characters and the exposition part of the story requires patience and perseverance. The Requisitions Force is made up of some quirky personalities (human and four-legged) and they have a creepy, seditious cult to infiltrate.

Malcolm and Pippa’s romance is alternately fun and sultry mixed with a healthy need for some suspended disbelief. Their secrets from each other weigh heavily over much of the book. The action and pace picks up towards the last quarter. Interest in the characters promises to pay off as the series continues - especially with the amusing Roscoe and adorable Kat!

I enjoy Rebecca Zanetti's romantic suspense series and dove right into Hidden, the first novel in her new Deep Ops series. I absolutely loved the special Ops unit, characters and romance. Zametti sunk her hooks into me and never let go! Heat, suspense, humor, and a motley crew of characters made Hidden an addictive start to the Deep Ops series. Full review to post at Caffeinated Reviewer on September 25th. I

What a great start to a new series with a motley crew of misfits who make up a newly formed Homeland Defense Unit. They even have a mascot dog named Roscoe who provides plenty of comedic moments.

Each of the members that make up the Unit was disgraced in some way. FBI Profiler Angus Force first recruit to the unit is former undercover cop Malcolm West. Malcolm last undercover op left him disheartened enough he quit. Still recovering from PTSD and injuries he just wants peace and quite in the new house he just bought but Angus needs him to go undercover in a cult and get close to his neighbor who appears to be a shut in and scared of strangers.

This was the perfect infusion of flawed characters, compelling suspense with a twisted cult leader, smokin bedroom scenes and some seriously funny moments. By the end of the book we've met all of the team and I cant wait for their stories.

I love Rebecca Zanetti books and this one does not disappoint. This is a new series and is a both thrilling, intense and intriguing. Hidden has loads of drama with a sprinkling of romance and keeps you guessing from the very start.

Pippa is a sweet,, brave, loyal heroine and Mal is a sexy alpha dealing with PTSD rolling a long undercover op. I loved Roscoe, he brought so much humour to the plot and I really did laugh out loud.

Possibly the best book I have read this year and I can’t wait for the next book.

A arc provided courtesy of NetGalley for an honest review.

It was not bad story, it just took a bit long to get to it. I wanted more focus on the cult - what happened, why... at the halfway mark it still was unclear. That’s not to say the characters buildup wasn’t good. Each character has an interesting backstory, Roscoe was hilarious.

This story was built on a woman that was deep in hiding (no footprint anywhere for years!). The fact that she would trust our hero so quickly was a bit silly, unbelievable, even for this genre (more so the way it started).

When it does get going it was a good story. There are a lot of different characters coming from many damaged backgrounds - many stories to come! (So I think now that the stage has been set I think the stories may streamline and flow a bit better.).

Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and Kensington Books for a copy in exchange for a review.

If you have never read a Rebecca Zanetti book, pick one up now!

I was so excited when I got approved for an ARC of this book. I loved the start of this series. The characters are unique and intriguing as well as flawed. I immediately wanted to know who the next books were about, before reading more than a quarter of the book.

Rebecca Zanetti bring us a story about Malcolm retired undercover cop who moves into a shut-in. Only he didn't find the house by pure luck and hes not happy when he finds out he has been manipulated. As he gets a new "Job offer" and learns more about his intriguing neighbor hes drawn into a world he wanted to stay out of.

Pippa is on the run, but the question is from what? Her secrets are hard for her to talk about and they seem damning. However she begins to feel for Malcolm and yearns to build a future with him. However will her secrets tear the apart, or will his?

Ms. Zanetti writes a powerful book that has humor, pain, suspense, and forgiveness. I loved reading about these characters. I especially am in love with the dog, Roscoe! I loved meeting Malcolm's new team and I liked how they meshed. While they had issues they were adept and good at their jobs. I liked that they were versatile and they built something together.

I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

Pippa lives essentially in the middle of nowhere, secluded except for the sexy new guy who moved into the only nearby house. Malcolm is also running from his life as an undercover cop and the demons of his past. It turns out someone wants Malcolm for a new operation, though, and Pippa is his target. She might be involved with a terrorist plot, and while Malcolm just can’t believe she’s a terrorist, he knows she’s lying and hiding something. Malcolm has to learn to work with his new team and get the info they need about Pippa, although that gets increasingly difficult as he gets to know her. Neither Malcolm nor Pippa can trust the other, but if they don’t they may not be able to stop an attack.

I loved this book. Pippa and Malcolm were richly drawn and interesting characters, both with their own baggage and their own hopes. Both of them were so damaged by their past, though both have channeled that in different directions. Pippa was traumatized by her childhood, experiencing panic attacks and terrible nightmares and largely cloistering herself in her house out of fear. In many ways, though, she’s better off than Malcolm--she is in (online) therapy, has a fulfilling job that doesn’t require her to leave her house, and isn’t self-medicating with alcohol like Malcolm. Malcolm has been working undercover for years, and the stress of being so deep undercover for so long has taken its toll on him. He’s got some serious PTSD and some unhealthy coping mechanisms, and it was tough to read about at first. The way Pippa sees Malcolm’s pain and wants to offer comfort was just lovely, and Malcolm realizes he wants to do the same for her.

There was a bit of a different tone from many of Zanetti’s other books. Malcolm is still WAY alpha, but he demonstrates a deep awareness of how he might appear threatening to Pippa, and he goes out of his way to avoid that not for self-serving reasons but because he doesn’t want to contribute to her fear. There’s also a lot more consent talk than Zanetti’s books usually feature. Of course, he still is bossy and gets off on dominating her in bed, but I honestly appreciated that Malcolm isn’t as much of a cave man as Zanetti’s usual heroes. (The book was still way sexy too.) I hope she continues that trend.

By far my favorite part of the book is Malcolm’s new team of “Homeland Defense Department” agents. They are all misfits and outcasts, people with secrets in their past that got them sent to the middle of nowhere to handle the cases no one else thinks are important. They start to develop friendships in this book, and it’s clear they will become a tight knit and top notch team. Each and every one of them is fantastic, especially the dog Roscoe who provides a ton of comic relief. I CANNOT wait to read about all of them in future books.

This book did have a few inconsistencies, like how Pippa warmed to Malcolm and started falling for him so quickly. I also would have liked Pippa to find out the truth about Malcolm a little earlier. She does find out early enough to resolve some conflict and have a role in stopping the attack, but I would have preferred just a little more time for her to come to terms with Malcolm’s lies.

These are pretty minor quibbles, though. Mainly I just had a great time reading this book, and I am beyond excited to see it continue.

Grade: 4.5 out of 5

Going into a book, I normally know, what genre and a little bit about the plot. However, with Rebecca Zanetti newest series, Deep Ops, I tried to know as little as possible. I wanted to see if knowing nothing at all about a book makes a massive decision on the rating that I give a title. I’d concluded that knowing little to nothing about the characters and plot, doesn’t make a huge difference. If anything, it made me enjoy the book even more.
I started Hidden well into the evening with only the lights from my Kindle illuminating my room. How ironic it is that Hidden was a mystery suspense thriller and the movie that was on was also a thriller…. not so providential when your sister reminded you that it was movie night and we had planned to watch a thriller that night.
In Hidden, the heroine, Pipa, was leaving the life of a hermit with a mild case of agoraphobia...or so I thought. It changed when Malcolm West was introduced, and I learned that he used to be an undercover cop. No sooner than those words crossed my page I came to realize that maybe there was a huge reason Pipa chose to live the way she did; hiding from a past that was horrific to even this reader.
Rebecca Zanetti used an event from our history that our heroine with the help of our hero had to navigate. Rebecca Zanetti has done an overwhelming job of incorporating this bit of history without over-dramatizing or romanticizing the events.
By the time I completed Hidden, I knew that I wanted to read more of this series and a get to know the back story of the secondary characters. With one-character… Wolfe being the prominent character that I want to see get his own story.
Hidden, an exceptional start to Deep Ops. I totally recommend Hidden to any advent fan of mystery suspense.