Book Review: Justice, Bad Boys of X-Ops Book 2

If “Walker” was the Indy 500, “Justice ” is the Monaco Grand Prix. Both are thrilling rides, both heroes are alpha males; both heroines are no damsels in distress. But while Jade is a trained operative, Tilly is a Steel Magnolia with emphasis on steel.

It is always fun to follow a series by Rie Warren. You catch up with all the characters in every book. Take book 2 for instance. It is the story of Justice. Yes, that Justice , X-Ops team member who had a studio/loft in New York City that Walker and Jade blew up.

If you’re wondering how a lowly soldier can own an expensive loft in Manhattan, here is the secret. Justice was born and raised in New York City to a Fashion Avenue maven and Madison Avenue adman. Plus a few spreads on GQ helped shore up his bank account. How Justice ended up in X-Ops is actually part of the story, which you have to RAFO (read and find out).

Tilly Lawless is a southern belle through and through. How a Yankee and a Southerner find enough common ground in a war zone to fall in love with each other is part of Rie Warren’s storytelling prowess. That she can make the sex scenes hotter than the incoming mortars and bombs shows Rie’s adeptness as a writer.

And though I can wax poetic about Justice – he is good looking with a six-pack to boot, he is intelligent, he knows all the right moves, Tilly essentially upstaged Justice.

Presented as a bookish college professor who just happened to be very beautiful, Tilly actually kicked ass. She surprised Justice and the whole X-Ops team with her competence with guns. Short of calling her a Republican, Tilly was in point of fact trained by her father how to shoot and hit moving targets, albeit they were clay. Needless to say, this bookish college professor turned out to be a steel magnolia, with emphasis on steel!

Like “Walker” (the first book), “Justice ” pumps up your adrenaline. But, unlike Walker, “Justice” makes you stop and smell the roses. Hence, my first sentence comparing the first book as Indy 500 and the second book as the Monaco Grand Prix. Because, Justice, like the Monaco Grand Prix makes you look around once in a while so that you can admire the beauty in front of you and around you.

Justice (Bad Boys of X-Ops Book 2) is Rated M for Mature due to violence and sexual content.