': Onyx (GEM #3) by Freya Barker Blog tour with Cat's Review @EJBookPromos @freya

Title: Onyx

Series: GEM, Book #3

Author: Freya Barker

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: November 6, 2023

GEM: A PRIVATELY-FUNDED ORGANIZATION OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE SEARCH FOR—AND THE RESCUE AND RECOVERY OF—MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. ALTHOUGH, AT TIMES WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, GEM AIMS TO ENSURE THE VICTIMS RECEIVE JUSTICE…BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY.

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Onyx; balanced, strong, a guardian

She’s the voice of reason, advocates, and strategizes.

Supporting the team from the background, Onyx rarely goes out in the field. However, when a widespread child exploitation ring is discovered, her particular skill set is needed to get close.

Unfortunately, her boss—a man she’s never laid eyes on before—is dead set against her taking the lead. Outvoted, he finds a way to keep her in his sights, risking his own exposure.

Cat gives this Book 5 Meows with a 3 Purr heat index...

Hi Y’all! Come in and grab a seat while I tell you about this book I just read.

The title is Onyx by Freya Barker it is book 3 in The Gems series. You don’t have to read in order. I didn't and enjoyed just fine..though I bet first two were good and added to my TBR pile. The cover is a bit generic and really didn't tell me much, but I read the blurb and it really got my interest.

Who’s my favorite main character? Hamish, because I love a good mystery man. But I loved Onyx too.

Was there another character I loved and why? I loved Bernie. She was a sweet old lady that easily stole my heart.

The story is a romantic suspense and series finale.

Were there significant plot twists and turns? This entire book is one huge twist. It kept me turning the page.

I loved the ending, it was an HEA and really tied up this series well.

If you like suspense, romance, first love, second-chance, boss/coworker, ex-military, and a slow burn with a little heat, you will love this.

There are some trigger warnings mentioned so if child slavery, rape, bothers you, skip this one or read with caution.

USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories.

With forty-plus books already published, she continues to create characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy.

Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We've Read All Year Award for "Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, and Finalist for the 2020 Kindle Book Award with “When Hope Ends”, Freya spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!