This book with a good crime case, but it is the pace and the characters that turn it into a page-turner. However, over time, the two start to warm up to each other. The man has just lost a partner, and he is not so keen to replace him. It is understandable that Dexter’s team lead, Sloane is not so welcoming at first.

A meeting with his team leader Sloane Brodie doesn’t go as expected, and as Dexter settles into his new job, it becomes apparent that getting accepted by colleagues will not be as easy. The new defense agent is keen to get his life back and forget about his past woes. To say that Dexter is relieved is an understatement. THIRDS enforcement agency is made up of both human and Therian shifter members who stand out because of their crime-solving skills. Fortunately, Dexter’s adoptive father, a sergeant at the THIRDS or Therian-Human Intelligence Recon Defense Squadron in full, gets him a new job as a Defense Agent. It doesn’t help that his friends and boyfriend have left him, and there is the fear that he may face a job transfer or get dismissed. From the media that will not let him be to unknown people who are now roughing him up in parking garages, Dexter is not having an easy time. After Dexter’s testimony is used to convict his partner for murder, he is confronted by unpleasant encounters. Daley, a man who finds himself in one hell of a mess. Hell & High Water is the first book in the THIRDS series. She currently lives in Central Florida, and when not writing, Cochet enjoys watching movies, listening to classic rock music, or drawing. Cochet’s heroes range from sexy shifters to hot agents, and her writing features a lot of mischief and humor. The Cuban born author boasts of a wayward muse and a great love for writing, and this shows in all her works. Charlie Cochet is a Cuban international bestseller author of suspense, romance, gay, and paranormal novels.

To Have and Withhold by Charlie Cochet