Under The Skin
Skin Quartet
by Zara West
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Pub Date Jun 19 2019 | Archive Date Aug 31 2019
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Description
Born poor and raised on the streets, celebrated bridge builder and billionaire, Mic Vargas is knee-deep in the construction of a trouble-plagued bridge from Manhattan to New Jersey. He really can't afford to take in a stray thief and fall in love with her. But when a beautiful, snappy-tongued, illegal immigrant literally drops at his feet, he becomes consumed with saving her and her family from poverty. Cat burglar, Lena Correr stopped trusting anyone long ago. Not even a rich, handsome billionaire with good intentions can break through her defenses. At least, not until an East Coast crime boss threatens her family and forces her to steal for him. Mic vows to help her and her family escape the hell they are in. But will the man Lena is coming to love succeed, or will he end up dead at the hands of an old enemy?
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781509225866 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Bobbie K, Reviewer
I received a free copy of UNDER THE SKIN by Zara West through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Lena Correr and her family are illegal immigrants. When Lena’s father was arrested and detained, Lena’s life changed; she dropped out of college for fear of being discovered and ended up becoming a thief to pay back the sleazy attorney who failed to keep Lena’s father from being deported. Mic Vargas is an architect who spent part of his childhood homeless; he’s familiar with the neighborhood, and he visits sometimes to remind himself of who he is. Lena and Mic run into one another one night under circumstances that lead Mic to rescue Lena. Lena uses the opportunity to steal from Mic; despite this, Mic is fascinated and seeks out Lena and her family. Lena is used to not trusting anyone, so she falls under the control of a despicable crime lord and stays there even though Mic tries to help her out. Can Lena learn to trust Mic before Mic gives up on her?
This was pretty dark. A lot of focus was spent on the characters, individually, they’re both trapped by either the love of or for their families. Each has their own pain. However, other than brief encounters involving mostly sex and emotional pain, there was not much relationship building between Lena and Mic. If you like dark fairy tales where the attempts to rescue each other mostly fail and where the love seems to be based mostly on sex and the goodwill generated by the failed rescue attempts, this is the book for you.
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Helena R, Reviewer
Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This novel reminded me a bit of Batman. Rich guy vigilante trying to protect the citizens of his city. Interesting that he's disabled and still saving lives. I wasn't crazy about the heroine, a thief by circumstances. Although the plot was interesting it was missing the explosive chemistry I've come to expected in romance novel. It didn't appear here but entertaining nonetheless.
