I have loved this series by Rebecca Zanetti, and have to say, I think this one has been my favorite. I love all the quirky characters (misfits?) who come together to become a family. There are operatives from every military and spy agencies as well as a psychiatrist, a hacker, a journalist, and others. The agency they are working with is not exactly legitimate, but they always seem to get their guy. This particular book revolves around Wolfe and Dana. She is a journalist looking to find answers why her best friend was killed. Wolfe is suffering PTSD because his guys were killed in Afghanistan and the guy who got them killed is a sociopathic who is taunting Wolfe. The storyline moved along and kept me interested and involved the entire book. I think this is one of her best series.

Another great romantic suspense book, third book in the series. The characters were well developed, and I loved Wolfe! He was grumpy and I loved the banter between these two! Can't wait for the next book in the series!

Another fast paced thrill ride! Such a great blend of romance and suspense. This is the first book I’ve read in this series, but I remember Wolfe from Zanetti’s short story in the book Pivot. This book is standalone, but I do feel I would have benefitted from reading the other books in the series first.

I love the way Wolfe thinks and his conflicting feelings between revenge and having a family and friends and life. Dana has no problem standing up to him too. They made a great couple, but really the dog, Roscoe, steals the show!

Great read and I will be reading others in the series.

Thanks to the publisher for a review copy via NetGalley.

BROKEN is the third full-length instalment in Rebecca Zanetti’s contemporary, adult DEEP OPS erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for the US HDD (Homeland Defense Department) and Angus Force’s Requisition Force Team. This is former US Navy SEAL Clarence Wolfe, and reporter Dana Mulberry’s story line. BROKEN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

Told from several third person perspectives including Wolfe and Dana BROKEN follows Clarence Wolfe as he continues to hunt for the person responsible for, killing every man in his Navy SEAL unit, leaving Wolfe battling the memories where is all went wrong but Wolfe never expected to find reporter and part-time Requisition Force Team member Dana Mulberry haunting the same club as our story line hero, a club that specializes, and caters to the people who live on the kinky side of life. But all does not go according to plan when Dana’s target is killed, and Wolfe soon recognizes they have been looking for the same man. With the help of Angus Force’s Requisition force Team, Dana begins to unravel the clues as it pertains to a missing journalist, a journalist who may have uncovered too many secrets of some very powerful men. Meanwhile, Clarence Wolfe is determined to go it alone-like his name, Wolfe is a lone wolf, and will not stop until Gary Rockcliff, the man that killed his friends, is behind bars or dead but said man has a new target, and Dana is now in his sights. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Dana and Wolfe, and the potential fall-out as Gary is always one –step ahead of our story line hero, one step that places Dana in the direct line of fire.

Clarence Wolfe doesn’t do relationships believing himself too screwed up from the injuries he suffered in Afghanistan. With only one goal and one path, Wolfe is determined to take down Gary Rockcliff, no matter if is gets him killed in the process but meeting and falling for journalist Dana Mulberry, divides Wolfe’s attention, forcing our hero to protect Dana before finishing his mission, on his own.

The relationship between Wolfe and Dana is one of immediate attraction but Wolfe keeps to himself, and refuses to place Dana, or his teammates in the direct line of fire. Worried that Wolfe’s suicide mission will be a success, in more ways than one, Dana pulls the Requisition Force Team together to protect the man with whom she is falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense without the use of over the top,sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including former police detective and undercover operative Malcolm West, and Pippa Smith, (Hidden #1), Special agent Raider Tanaka, and computer hacker Brigid Banaghan (Fallen 2) , Requisition Force team leader Angus Force; Angus Force’s quirky whiskey guzzling, lipstick eating German shepherd Roscoe, and Wolfe’s pocket sized kitten Kat: FBI psychiatrist Dr. Nari Zhang; former MI6 Agent Dr. Jethro Hanson; Special Agents Tom Rutherford, and Kurt Fields.


BROKEN is a story of betrayal and vengeance; family, friendships, relationships and love. The premise is fast paced, energetic and dramatic; the characters are strong-willed, energetic and captivating; the romance is seductive and hot. BROKEN continues to reveal a little bit about Angus Force’s determination to take down a man he once believed was dead; and like so many heroine’s in romantic suspense story lines, Dana Mulberry was a little disappointing- often TSTL (too stupid to live)-determined to place herself in the direct line of fire, claiming, as a journalist, her priority was to finish the job, regardless of the number of people murdered or dead (sigh)

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An action pact, steamy romance with a deadly psychopath out to end them at all costs. Dana is working hard to figure out what happened to her bestfriend, following any and all leads where ever they take her. Life and death situations won't deter her or convince her not to continue on, no matter how much Wolfe might wish otherwise.
Wolfe had been on the tale of his old team mate since he killed their entire team and stole the drugs they were supposed to dispose of. The ruthless psychopath will not stop until everyone Wolfe knows is used against him, which is why he refuses to get close to anyone. Those pesky feelings however can creep up on you no matter how much you wish they wouldn't. Steamy, action pact thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

4.5 stars

Broken is book 3 in the Deep Ops series and it's Wolfe and Dana's story. I have been looking forward to Wolfe's story since the moment he was introduced. There was just something loveable about the damaged soldier with a kitten in his pocket and an addiction to sweet coffees. Wolfe and Dana had amazing chemistry as friends and then as lovers. The action is nonstop and I loved how Dana protected Wolfe even by betraying his trust to his friends. I loved the new additions to the team and I'm looking forward to more in this series.

Dana and Wolfe have an interesting relationship and they both have a mission to complete. Little did they know that their missions were connected and everyone that was close to them could be in danger. There's lots of action and suspense. I also love Roscoe and Kat.

I think this is my favorite book of the series. Broken is such a fitting title for Wolfe and Dana’s story. I absolutely adore Wolfe and his quirks. He is so endearing and funny how can you not like him. I feel like this has a very action movie like quality about it. The suspense it continuously building with an epic final fight scene. I love the subtle plot twists and turns and cannot wait for the next one!

3.5 Stars rounded UP

Wolfe is among my favorite characters in Zanetti’s “Deep Ops” series along with the leader of the ragtag team and their four-legged members. That being the case, when I first saw it’s his turn to be lead character in BROKEN, I shrieked in excitement. Finally!! He partnered with Dana the journalist - as expected - and the book started at the run (literally for both of them).

I enjoyed the camaraderies between the Deep Ops team, but Wolfe with his penchant for overly sprinkled sugared lattes always got me hooted! BROKEN peeled the layers that there was more to him than his sweet tooth. The painful past as revealed through flashback was what drove him to hunt the psycho who massacred his men. The case that somehow linked to the one investigated by Dana. The chemistry between the two was off the chart since the start; expressed through banter, bickering, and - of course - smutty moments.

Case-wise, it was a straightforward flow where reader could predict what await our protagonist in every corner. But done in Wolfe fashion, with a lot of help from the quirky doggo Roscoe and Kat the kiteh, BROKEN amused me no end. Yes, it felt rather comedic at times. But personally I thought this was the most balance humor and suspense the series had so far. Dana grated on me a bit whenever she thought everything was about her and refused to see reason. Her redemption came when she deflecting Wolfe’s ultimate wish - ironic stance, I know - that in the long run save his life.

The other upside of this entry was the fresh face with potential for story in the future and the escalating tension between the team leader and their shrink. Overall the combo made for very entertaining read; even if I felt - for how they were being portrayed - the notorious villain didn’t live up to my expectation as the deadly invincible bad guy (I was hoping for more messy action and exertion between opposing sides than shown here). This book is easily my favorite over the series so far and I can’t wait for what await the team on the following installment!


Copy of this book is kindly given by the author/publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

After reading Taken (Deep Ops #1.5), before I even got a chance to reads books #1 and #2, when I had the chance to request an advance reader copy of Broken (Deep Ops #3), I couldn't wait to read it, and while I wish I'd started reading this series in the order it was written, it didn't hamper my enjoyment of either novel. While I didn't absolutely love Broken, quite as much as I did Taken, which I gave 5 stars, Broken was still a very good, very absorbing, very exciting, and very sexy read, and I'm giving it 4.5 stars.

Wolfe, the hero in this novel is a hard man not to fall in love with. He's a big, he's tough, he's a scarred (if you've read any of my previous reviews you already know I have a thing for wounded warriors), ex-Navy SEAL, and he's still not over losing all but two of his teammates in Afghanistan, and he has the PTSD to prove it. Now, separated from the service, and a member of the Deep Ops team, he wants to find the man responsible for those deaths, a man who was once part of his team but betrayed them all--someone I can only describe as a twisted, greedy, and evil sociopath. As bad guys go, this one is truly creepy and demented, and not someone I'd ever want to meet up with in a dark alley.

Dana, the heroine, is a feisty, independent, freelance journalist, and from the outset is obsessed with finding out who was responsible for the recent brutal death of her friend and fellow investigative journalist, Candy, who was working on an story about a very bad, very corrupt man, and one who was into the BDSM club scene. Dana and Wolfe surprisingly meet up at a very private, very exclusive BDSM club, Captive, posing as possible new members, and their attraction to one another, Wolfe in leather and Dana in not much more than a corset and mini-skirt, is off the charts. When their cover is blown and they have to leave in a hurry, the action, danger, adventure, mystery, steamy sex, and suspense kick into high gear. Kudos to Ms. Zanetti for rounding out these two characters with some backstory. They seem an odd couple from the start, and are often at odds with one another. Wolfe is usually in protective mode with Dana fighting against following his orders, but every time these two are in the same place at the same time the sparks start flying.

Add to the steamy relationship a truly interesting cast of characters in the Deep Ops team, including Roscoe, the alcoholic and sugar-addicted but protective German Shepherd, and I found it utterly impossible to find a single member of the Deep Ops team and their ladies who weren't strong, supportive of each other, intelligent and fascinating. In addition we get to meet Dana's family at her sister's wedding in what can only be described as utterly hilarious--from the hideous bridesmaid dresses, to Roscoe's shenanigans, disruptive and destructive behavior, and it was a really nice break in the action and suspense, as well as a chance to see Wolfe come out of his self-protective shell and see what a real family is all about.

There's plenty of action, mystery, danger and suspense that follows and the book was almost impossible to put down, which is why I've been up all night reading the last quarter of this novel to get to the HEA ending, and why I am finishing writing this review at 6:00 a.m. If you've not read any of the novels in this series, I recommend starting at the beginning and reading these books in the order they were written, although I didn't have a problem starting in the middle of the series. Frankly, I can't wait to read book #4.

As previously stated, I read an advance reader copy of the novel. The opinions expressed are my own.

We’ve known Wolfe for quite a while now and Dana for just as long. It seems like they’re tired of being just friends. They each have a case they’re working on and somehow they connect. I think this is one of the more spicier books in the series. Not only is the romance hot and heavy, the bullets, drugs and bombs are intense too. Roscoe, the dog, is quite hilarious, the wedding scene will stay in my mind forever. This book can be read as a standalone but the whole series itself is full of familiar characters and a solid military type team. I received an early copy from Netgalley and offered my review voluntarily.

The author once again does an amazing job at drawing us into the Deep Ops world!! This is Wolfe and Dana’s story. This is the third book book of the series, I’ve loved Wolfe from the start he’s like the loveable teddy bear but yet you don’t want on his bad side. The story begins with them both being on a mission but they didn’t realize each other was working on. However they have worked together plenty of times as Wolfe helps Dana on her investigative stories and she supplies him with information on cases of his. They are just friends nothing more because Wolfe doesn’t want or need any distractions and he has his kitten KAT for companionship. However things don’t always work as planned. Overall amazing story can’t wait for the next one! Love this author!

Good read. Plenty of action going on as they dodge assassins and a psychopath.

Wolfe is on the hunt for the man who betrayed his team and caused their deaths. He Dow’s what he can to keep from getting close to the other Deep Ops members because he wants to keep them protected. Too bad he doesn’t realize that he is already in too deep with them.

He and Dana have been dancing around each other since they first met. He is forced to work with her when their two investigations cross paths. He is unable to keep her at a distance any longer.

He is pretty straight forward. Some of it seems to be caused from his head injury but not sure how much is his natural personality. Dana is pretty independent and she isn’t going to be kept back and safe when she is pursuing a story.

The wedding and Roscoe have to be some of the best scenes in the book.

Going yet again into one of these author's books whom also has the ability to captivate me with the words. Drooling also happens alot with when reading Clarence at times yes indeed. He has his plans but then runs into Dana which then has this ramped up to another level. danger and drama along with the chemistry have you panting and paying attention to what is going on especially since they are going in deep. Hang on tight until the outcome comes through then maybe you can relax but most likely will be a book coma.

I have said in the past that Rebecca Zanetti is a master at writing wounded, back-to-the-wall heroes that you fall for totally. She has done so again with Broken a book part of the Dark Ops Series. Former Navy SEAL Clarence Wolf has an extreme case of survivor’s guilt that drives him to go it alone after the villain. Reporter Dana Mulberry also has mission to find a villain who was the cause of a friend’s death. These two friends’ goals collide at the beginning of the story but it is unclear how they are connected. Hence this hard hitting, thrilling plot progresses never slowing down as they try to discover why.

Well structured plot allows us into the mind of Wolfe and Dana, revealing to the reader what they are unable to tell the other. The chemistry is undeniable even as Wolfe tries to keep his distance. Twists in the story bares the connections as well as the risks to Dana and Wolfe. The eccentric Deep Ops team members are there for the ride too. Riveting and intriguing.

An ARC of the book was given to me by the publisher through Net Galley which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Loved reading the exciting and intriguing romance story. Dana wants to find out who murdered her journalist friend. Wolfe wants to find the person responsible for his who team in Afghanistan being murdered. As Dana and Wolfe work together to solve a crime, Wolfe lets Dana know up front that they cannot be anything more than friends. Dana can't help falling for her irresistible, handsome Wolfe. Read the highly recommended, wonderfully written, full of action and suspense, and a must read love story.
I reviewed a copy of the story through NetGalley.

I have been curious about Wolfe from the moment he showed up in the other books in the series. He is definitely broken and doesn't feel as if he can be whole again. He is on a personal mission and won't let anyone help because he believes it is a suicide mission. Dana has feelings for Wolfe but is trying to solve her own mystery. When these two get together it is hot and and sweet. One of my favorite things about this book series is the humor interjected in the story by the crazy drinking dog Roscoe. I really loved this addition to the series.

**4.5 Stars**

I’ve been DYING for Wolfe’s book since the very start of this series, and of course, Rebecca Zanetti delivered for me! I mean, opening the book with Wolfe in leather pants?? Yes, please. Wolfe is the quirky, violent, tortured hero who has kept us laughing through each book in the Deep Ops series. He has a soft spot for extra sugary coffee drinks and keeps a kitten in his pocket. What’s not to love?? Dana, the heroine and investigative reporter, is a little more normal in comparison. But I thought her more even keel attitude and stubborn determination to solve her friend’s murder was a great foil for Wolfe.

Wolfe and Dana have been circling each other for a long time, and when they’re finally forced together through violent outside forces and Dana’s changing role with the team, the sparks between them explode into fire. The relationship between Dana and Wolfe was unexpectedly sweet and emotional at times, and sexy and intense at others. While they already had a connection before this book, it was fun to watch it deepen and develop despite their best efforts to keep each other in the friend zone.

RZ always does a great job of throwing in unexpected plot twists, and this book was no different. There were many times I actually gasped out loud. The action was crazy, and the climax of the story was INTENSE—all caps. We were introduced to two new characters who now, obviously, need their own book, and the overarching mystery continued at a nice pace.

The only part that hung me up a little bit was that everything was a little too coincidental between Dana and Wolfe’s cases. They had separate cases that tied together “unexpectedly,” and I just think that part could have happened with a little more finesse.

Overall, Rebecca Zanetti is one of my favorite authors for a reason! She brings the heat, the action, and the character depth every time. I can’t wait to see where the next installment takes us. As a side note, that GUARDIAN’S GRACE teaser at the end almost killed me! I need that book!

**I received a free copy of this book in order to provide an honest review**

Oh man! I have loved Wolfe from the get go and have been dying for his story! Rebecca did NOT disappoint either! From the beginning to the end, the story held me captive with all of it's craziness, action, sexiness, and friendships! I loved the build up to Dana and Wolfe's relationship. Their backstories were good, detailed and made me feel like I really got to know them.

Dana is smart, determined, and a good match for Wolfe. I like that she refused to be set aside while the man went to save the day. Granted, she also knew when she needed to be safe and heed his advice.

Wolfe has been a fave of mine from the moment we first met him. I liked his quirks, crazy love of sweet coffee, his compassion for animals, and his protectiveness. And how we see him in the beginning of this story? HAWT!

All in all, this was a great read. Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Books for this copy. This is my honest review.

Sexy, sweet romance and some fun suspense going on. Love Wolfe’s quirkiness; he’s a strong guy with a soft side and a bit of a sweet tooth. He’s adorable, and I love his protectiveness. Also, he’s such a sweetie with the kitten, Kat; too cute! Really most of the characters in this book are quirky characters; even the pets. I liked Dana’s sassiness and that she’s a strong woman, but she does annoy me at times. She kept arguing about Wolfe trying to keep her safe because she doesn’t want to get bossed around and she’s an independent woman that can take care of herself; which is great, but how about being an intelligent one too. There’s some very dangerous situations going on in this story, so it would’ve been better for her not to argue all the time. There’s murderous people on the loose! It’s not a time to exert your independence. Some murderous ex-friend of Wolfe’s from his past with the military is doing some very bad things; plus, this ex-friend murdered all of Wolfe’s military team, so Wolfe is out to take him out. So yeah, lots of fun going on! Entertaining read! Excited to read more in this series!