Eve Wolfe is a CIA counterintelligence operative who worked with Zane Archer two years ago in Beirut. They were lovers briefly in Beirut before Zane accused her of playing double agent and Eve disappeared from Lebanon. Several months afterwards, Zane suspects Eve of betraying him on a mission in Guatemala that led to the death of a hostage and several members of his rescue team. Zane is left badly injured in that botched hostage rescue as well. Zane tracks down Eve and kidnaps her, intending to torture her to make her pay for her repeated treachery. But slowly, the true story behind their past interactions begins to appear, as previous deceptions slowly unravel.

With the reader's willing suspension of disbelief, the intensity of the physical action, the conflicted feelings, and the sexual intimacy are ramped up to incredible levels. There is an underlying tension vibrating through the story that makes it immensely compelling. Eve and Zane have years of distrust and lies between them, but are still drawn together despite their painful history. Their attraction to each other is so overwhelming that they can't keep their clothes on even when they would be better served running for their lives or trying to discover who is trying to frame them for terroristic acts. While I found this annoying, it did serve to provide a large number of sexy interludes as the mystery unraveled.

There is double crossing between terrorists, double crossing between government agencies, double crossing between members of a given agency. You get the drift- there's a lot of twists and turns to the plot! The plot is fairly elaborate, wrapped up in a simplified manner at the end by a grand soliloquy by the villain bragging to their captive about their plot. I'd figured out the duplicitous villain midway through the book, but it was still a lot of fun to watch the plot progress to The Big Reveal. Readers who like their action nonstop and death- defying without worrying about niggling details of reality will enjoy this ripping story. I found EXTREME MEASURES to be a quick and fun read, and I will definitely pick up the next in the series.

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