Zero Warning (An Asher Radman story) by John Charles | Cat's Review & #giveaway @johncharlesauth @TTCBooksandmore ~ '

When FBI agent Mateo Hachman took the undercover assignment, he knew the risks. Infiltrate the Proveedores Consortium and bring down the inner circle.

It took almost five years and he gathered enough evidence to bring down Demarco Sanchez the head of the Proveedores as well as over a dozen high level members.

When henchman Abraham Garceau was sentenced for multiple counts of murder, he swore he'd find a way to torture Mateo until he begged to die.

Eight years later, Mateo had a new name, new career, and new life. In those eight years, he never stopped looking over his shoulder; never let his defenses slip, and never got close to anyone. Until he met Isaac Konners. Konners was everything Mateo wanted in a partner. Getting close to Isaac though, would mean breaking his personal vow and endangering an innocent person. Yet Isaac wormed his way into Mateo's heart, took hold, and wouldn't let go.

Several weeks after Garceau escaped from a prisoner transport van, a video played on every news channel. A close-up of Garceau looking into the camera filled the screen.

"This video is for one person and one person only - Mateo Hachman. I promised I'd get you no matter how long it took and now that I'm free of that f*cked up prison and those bullsh*t guards; I intend to keep my promise."

Suddenly Mateo was pulled into the worst nightmare he could have imagined. Did he know where to look? Did he know Mateo's new name? What about his new looks? And what about Isaac? How could he protect Isaac from that lunatic?

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Cat gives this one 4 Meows with a 2 Purr heat index...

When I saw the title I expected this to be about Asher Radman. He is in here as a secondary character late in the book but that is all. This story is about FBI agent Mateo Hachman. He went deep undercover and busted up a cartel and had threats on him. He is in protection, now a tenured professor in Golden Colorado and loves his home though he still looks over his shoulder a lot.

He now goes by Scott Wittier and is a well-liked processor. He swears off relationships after losing his lover Parick in a car crash. Until he meets Issac in the school library. They hit it off right away but they take their time to build a friendship that turns to more. Then Scott's past catches up with them.

I liked this story. I liked both Scott and Issacc though I wish there had been a story about Scott and the things that led to this. Perhaps it is in Cold Summer Sky which some reviews say to read first. Anyways I still liked this book. The romance is good, the storyline is interesting end the end is satisfying.

One issue I had was that the views hop around in each chapter instead of being separated into scenes or chapters and sometimes was a bit jarring trying to figure out who was talking or thinking and the texts were not italicized or set apart from the regular story so it was a bit confusing but still I liked it a lot and am looking forward to more in this series.

I recommend it if you like suspense, ex FBI agents, teachers and a very good romance.

As a youngster, I not only had trouble reading, I couldn’t string two sentences together. Reading was a chore, but I had to read for school and work. In my sophomore year of college, with the help of my aunt and several courses I learned to get past my, until then undiagnosed, dyslexia. After that, reading actually started to become fun. Now I read constantly.

My desire to become an author developed through the years as my own children grew. We read books every night. When they were little I read to them. As they grew, and learned how to read, they read to me.

We congregated on the couch, or on one of their beds, and read stories together. It was fun, crazy, and sometimes frustrating. There were times when schedules made group reading difficult, but individual sessions were managed most nights.

During those years of family growth, I developed the desire to write my own books. Initially I thought about writing children’s books – and developed outlines for a couple of them. As my children grew and began reading different genres, my desires changed, too.

Then I discovered the gay themed suspense thriller – I couldn’t get enough.

I started writing gay (male/male) themed novels, using my pen name John Charles and never looked back. I enjoy the romance aspect that only two men can have. I find developing a character that is passionate about his life and the life of his lover is a turn on to many readers as well as to me. So I try to develop that passion in my books and endeavor to make each character special.

The plots in my novels come from real life situations. I have always believed that real life is more interesting than anything a person could make up. I listen, keep my eyes open, and let the world give me the ideas that make my stories believable and interesting.

I find myself enjoying writing more than anything I’ve ever done in my life.

Website: http://www.johncharlesbooks.com