X-Ops Exposed

Paige Tyler

Apr 2018 · X-Ops Book 8 · Sourcebooks, Inc.

About this ebook

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Paige Tyler delivers a red-hot paranormal romantic suspense filled with:

• a fierce shifter who thinks he's too dangerous to love
• a determined scientist who sees the hero beneath
• a remote mountain town with secrets of its own
• and nonstop action that'll keep you on the edge of your seat!

Tanner Howland is a feline hybrid—a blend of human and shifter—and a survivor of DNA experiments disguised as science. Knowing he can't fully control his ability to shift, Tanner escapes deep into the forests of Washington State, leaving behind the one woman who treated him as a person and captured his heart.

Heartbroken and determined to find out the truth behind the lies she's been told, Dr. Zarina Sokolov tracks Tanner into the wild. But locals have been disappearing and no one is safe. The only way to protect Zarina now is to embrace the dangerous instincts Tanner fears so much. Can he learn to control his animal impulses, or will he lose himself—and the woman he loves—to the beast within?

BONUS CONTENT: The ebook includes a second full-length novel, Hungry Like the Wolf, Book 1 in Paige Tyler's sizzling SWAT series!

Ratings and reviews

Lots going on in this latest in the X-Ops world. Two separate stories going on. On the west coast...Wolf shifter Tanner Howland get embroiled with some preppers in the woods when he runs away due to being overwhelmed with both PTSD and being a hybrid – two conditions he is unable to control. On his heels is Dr Zarina Sokolov who is in love with him and thinks she has a serum that could help him. On the east coast...DCO operative Tate Evers is sent to Maine to look into a death that looked like it was from a wild animal. While investigating he teams up with Deputy Chase York. Their investigation leads them to one of the Doctors that experimented on the hybrids and also the escaped hybrid daughter of the woman now in charge of the DCO. That's a huge can of worms that still not resolved in this book.. Then the crew from east coast goes west when Tanner and Zarina end up in trouble.. This sets up a complete game changing event that forever changes the DCO and the series. Next book should be interesting as after that ending nothing will ever be the same from the shifters and their human partners ever again..

X-Ops Exposed is outstanding! The thrills and emotional depth to the story really captivate and draw readers in and keeping them hostage until the very end. Once again, Paige Tyler impresses me with her very vivid world that is full of energy and vibrant characters that make it impossible not to become a part of all the excitement as it happens. The story is fast paced and full of action infused events that just keep coming keeping readers on the edge of their seats and full of anticipation of what will come next and let me tell you that this enemy is one that I wanted to tear apart with my bare hands and considering what his devious plot unleashes, I’m sure that I’m not the only one but he certainly keeps things exhilarating. The story is full of twists and turns and a betrayal that rocks our hero’s world, while also bringing Tanner and Zarina together into a fantasy fulfilling romance that is rocky and full of emotional turbulence that adds depth and heat to the story. These characters are typical for the X-Ops world in that they are sexy, energetic and captivating but they are unique in their personalities and their intriguing past which adds spice to the already spirited story. I can never get enough of Paige Tyler’s fascinating worlds and X-Ops Exposed is one that sets up the team for some drastic changes and I can’t wait to find out what they what will happen next in the X-Ops shifter division now that things have been turned upside down and inside out (definitely no dull moments to be found in this series).

Eighteen months ago, Tanner had been injected, against his will with lion DNA; he’s dangerous, volatile, and nearly out of control, and that’s when he had met Dr. Zarina Sokolov. A couple of months ago, Tanner Howland, frustrated at his inability to master his inner beast, had fled to the Wenatchee National Forest, and Zarina has gone to Washington State to look for Tanner. In spite of everything, Zarina loves Tanner, but will he ever give them a chance? At long last, Tanner and Zarina’s story! They have been tiptoeing around each other for ages, and while readers unfamiliar with the X-Ops series won’t have much of a problem with the stories - because there are in fact two - they will not be able to relate to Zarina and Tanner’s feelings for each other as well as long-time fans, as their relationship is complicated. I have always adored Tanner, the tormented, beautiful, unpredictable and fiercely loyal lion shifter, and in X-OPS EXPOSED, we learn more about what makes him click and it made me love him even more. The same goes for Zarina: I loved the brilliant doctor from her very introduction; she is cool-headed, determined to convince Tanner that his situation is not hopeless, and she is a very brave girly-girl as well! Tanner and Zarina’s combustible chemistry hasn’t dimmed a bit, but I was a little disappointed at seeing their romance take somewhat a backseat to the suspense. X-OPS EXPOSED is one of those rare books where I would happily have traded some of the suspense for more tender moments. But when the romance happens, it was worth the wait because Zarina and Tanner’s love is intense, deep, and real. X-OPS EXPOSED is supremely dynamic, and as action-packed as Paige Tyler can make it. Ms. Tyler’s writing flows so well, you barely notice the words, and her superb writing draws the reader into the story right away. The dialogues are possibly the best the author has ever written, injecting a bit of humour that made this book even more enjoyable. The action scenes are explosive and plentiful, and that grizzly bear attack was truly terrifying! New characters are also introduced, amongst them Maine Deputy Chase York, whose bromance with DCO agent Tate Evers is one of the highlights of the book. There is quite a lot going on in X-OPS EXPOSED, maybe just a tad too much; I think there was enough material for two books, to be honest. One thing is for sure, X-Ops is far from over with everything that happens in this book: Paige Tyler has enough fodder to keep un enthralled for years to come! And mind the title, because it’s very indicative as what the future will hold for the DCO. I give 4 ½ stars

About the author

Paige Tyler is the USA Today bestselling author of sexy, romantic fiction. She and her very own military hero (also known as her husband) live on the beautiful Florida coast with their adorable fur baby (also known as their dog). Paige graduated with a degree in education, but decided to pursue her passion and write books about hunky alpha males and the kickbutt heroines who fall in love with them. Visit www.paigetylertheauthor.com.