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I love reading and as of now that is fiction only. Love all genres except horror and for the past few years, been gorging on romance. Thrillers are my first love and add some romance to it then all the more better.

The Fifth Kingdom

The Fifth Kingdom - Caridad PiƱeiro The Fifth Kingdom was a short, quick read, a little about old tombs and more about second-chances and healing I think.

Special Agent Bill Santana, CIA goes to see Dr. Deanna Vasquez about her estranged mother, Miranda. Deanne is a teacher and has not seen her mother since she left them when she was thirteen for her quest of Montezuma tomb and she has no interest in seeing her either, it took a long time for her to stop waiting for her.

But Bill informs her that her father has reported his mother missing, Deanna is shocked and even feels betrayed at this news since she had no clue her father was in touch with his mother. He also tells her that her mother may have been captured by terrorist and he needs her help, she refuses of course and goes to confront her father.

Bill recognizes the wounded look in her eyes when her mother comes up, he has scars of his own after he bounced from foster home to foster home, but he's learned to do without love and put on an act. That they are attracted to each other is something they both don't hide but they have a job to do, to which Deanna agrees. So, they first research what her mother was working on and when there is an attack, go to a safe-house and access the materials garnered from the key mailed to her.

Deanna is kind of affected emotionally when she sees the mementos her mother kept of her and Bill comforts her in a completely friendly and non-sexual way. They make their way to Mexico where they put their trap in motion.

What I enjoyed about the book was the honesty between the characters. Bill and Deanna are very open with each other and when Deanna offers him sex without strings Bill refuses since he knows they can have more than that. I also liked how they both kind of found that they were missing in life with each other and how Bill faced his past.

The last part introduced some mythology elements that kind of jarred me, but it was pleasant read.

Rating 3.5
ARC provided by Netgalley