Dance with the Devil (Mercenary Librarians Series #3)

by Kit Rocha

Overview

USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Kit Rocha return to their explosive post-apocalyptic action/romance series, The Mercenary Librarians, with the next thrilling installment, Dance with the Devil.

POWER IS NEVER GIVEN, ONLY TAKEN

Tobias Richter, the fearsome VP of Security of the TechCorps is dead. The puppetmaster is gone and the organization is scrambling to maintain control by ruthlessly limiting Atlanta's access to resources, hoping to quell rebellion. Our band of mercenary librarians have decided that the time for revolution has come.

Maya uses her wealth of secrets to weaken the TechCorps from within. Dani strikes from the shadows, picking off the chain of command one ambush at a time. And Nina is organizing their community—not just to survive, but to fight back. When Maya needs to make contact with a sympathetic insider, Dani and Rafe are the only ones with the skill-set and experience to infiltrate the highest levels of the TechCorps. They'll go deep undercover in the decadent, luxury-soaked penthouses on the Hill.

Bringing Dani face-to-face with the man who turned her into a killer. And forcing Rafe to decide how far he'll go to protect both of his families—the one he was born to, and the one he made for himself.

Victory will break the back of Power. Failure will destroy Atlanta.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250209405
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/16/2022
Series:	Mercenary Librarians Series , #3
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	319,428
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

KIT ROCHA is the pseudonym for the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author duo Donna Herren and Bree Bridges. They are best known for their gritty and sexy dystopian Beyond series, and were the first indie authors to receive a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award. They currently live three miles apart in Alabama and spend their non-writing time caring for a menagerie of animals and crafting handmade jewelry, all of which is chronicled on their various social media accounts.

Editorial Reviews

Fans of J.D. Robb’s “Eve Dallas” and Nalini Singh’s “Psy/Changeling” series will likely enjoy Rocha’s postapocalyptic setting, fast-paced action, and strong female characters.” —Library Journal

Praise for Deal with the Devil:

“A rollicking good time complete with warrior women, cybernetically enhanced super soldiers and a treasure hunt in a post-democracy United States…like something out of an Avengers flick [Deal With the Devil] is a solid sci-fi debut with unforgettable characters.” —BookPage, starred review

“Compelling characters, white-knuckle action, and deceptively smooth worldbuilding make this first Mercenary Librarians book a satisfying and cinematic escape.” —Booklist, starred review

“A kickass heroine team for the ages.” —Alyssa Cole, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

“High-stakes action and plenty of chemistry, Deal with the Devil absolutely crackles!”—Chloe Neill, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

“Hard-hitting, unflinching, brutally, beautifully written,” —Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author

“A roller coaster of nail-biting thrills.” —Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds

“Complicated characters, complex stakes, and worldbuilding on a grand scale!”—Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series

“Tough, gritty, and smart, with sharp sparks of humor, and overflowing with heart and hope.” —Suzanne Brockmann, New York Times bestselling author

“A full-throttle read! Action-packed, edgy and engrossing, I can't wait to see what happens next!”—Jeaniene Frost, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

“My advice? Cancel all your plans so you can read it in one delicious gulp.”—Thea Harrison, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author

“Nina is everything I love in a heroine—smart and badass, but with a core of hope and kindness. And Knox is jaded, honorable, and so very conflicted. I loved it!”—Jessie Mihalik, author of Polaris Rising

“An addictive, apocalyptic thriller with lots of action, intrigue, and sexual tension...I loved this series opener and can't wait to find out what comes next for our merry band of murderous heroes!” —McKenzie Workman at Powell's Books

“A risky and frisky adventure.”—Kirkus Reviews

“This postapocalyptic tale of espionage and romance will have readers eager to know what happens next.”—Publishers Weekly

Praise for The Devil You Know:

“The stakes are high, the danger is imminent and the sexiness is through the roof.”—BookPage

“This sequel has all of the action, smolder, snark, and surprising warmth of the first, with more development of a postapocalyptic Atlanta that is slowly finding its feet again—with the help of the Mercenary Librarians.”—Booklist

“This series entry begins to peel back the layers of the characters that make up the Mercenary Librarians and the Silver Devils, while giving hints to deeper secrets and conspiracies of the corrupt TechCorps and its plans for control.”—Library Journal

From the Publisher

07/01/2022

Rocha's third "Mercenary Librarians" book (following The Devil You Know) sees that trio (Nina, Maya, and Dani), along with the Silver Devils (the former Protectorate squad), ready to lead the rebellion against the TechCorps as it struggles to retain control of Atlanta. When a contact within TechCorps shows interest in helping them, Dani knows that as a superhuman assassin who cannot feel pain she is one of the few to be able to infiltrate the Hill, where the most protected and prestigious of the TechCorps leaders live. Undercover and surrounded by the enemy, Dani will have to rely on Rafe Morales, the Silver Devil who might break through her thick shield of self-reliance. When they both have to face their past, it will take all of their strength and skill to ensure that they, and all of Atlanta, survive. Fans of J. D. Robb's "Eve Dallas" and Nalini Singh's "Psy/Changeling" series will likely enjoy Rocha's postapocalyptic setting, fast-paced action, and strong female characters. VERDICT Rocha has crafted a solid ending for the arcs of Nina, Maya, and Dani, but still leaves room to continue with some of the secondary characters.—Kristi Chadwick

Library Journal