The Darkest Corner - Liliana Hart

The Darkest Corner

By Liliana Hart

  • Release Date: 2017-05-23
  • Genre: Romantic Suspense
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 84 Ratings

Description

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Liliana Hart’s first book in her suspenseful Gravediggers series, featuring an elite group of mysterious men who might be dead to the world, but are also tasked with saving it—and no one can ever know.

The world thinks they're dead. The world is wrong.

Deacon Tucker is a dead man walking. A former black ops agent, he was disavowed and stripped of all honor before being recruited as a Gravedigger. But his honor and good name no longer matter, because no one knows he’s alive, and he’ll never get the recognition he deserves. His mission is simple: save the world or die trying. And for God’s sake, don’t ever fall in love. That’s a rule punishable by death. The kind of death a man can’t be brought back from.

Tess Sherman is the only mortician in Last Stop, Texas. She has no idea how Deacon Tucker ended up in her funeral home, but she’ll eat her hat if he’s only a funeral home assistant. Deacon is dangerous, deadly, and gorgeous. And she knows her attraction to him can only end in heartache.

Deacon is on a mission to stop the most fatal terror attack the world has ever known—what’s known as The Day of Destiny—a terrorist’s dream. But when he discovers Tess has skills he can use to stop them, he has to decide if he can trust her with secrets worth dying for. And, most important, he has to decide if he can trust her with his heart.

Reviews

  • Awesome read!

    5
    By ginasch68
    Almost didn’t read this book because the title was kinda “dark;” but I’m glad I did! Throughly enjoyed the characters, storyline moved along in good detail. I look forward to the next in the series.
  • Awesome series opener!!!

    5
    By Cheryl SDS
    This fantastic story is book one in the new Gravediggers series and it features Tess Sherman and Deacon Tucker. Tess and Deacon had some sizzling chemistry! FABULOUS story line! The characters were fan-freaking-tastic! It was exciting, sexy and full of emotion. What these men had to go through to get where they are was horrific for some of them and just plain tragic for others. I do NOT like Eve but I guess she serves her purpose as the one in charge. I'm excited to read more of this series as I feel I'm invested in their lives already. BRAVO Liliana Hart! Awesome series opener!
  • Woo Hoo. Liliana Hart has done it again!!!

    5
    By Books&coffee24
    Omg!! If you are looking for a book you can't put down with romance & suspense look no further. I Can not wait to read the rest. Thank You Liliana for your wonderful stories.
  • Love everything Liliana Hart!

    5
    By AlaskanIceMom
    Liliana Hart is such an amazing writer, I have fallen in love with everything she has written and she has done it again with this book!
  • Quirky characters; suspenseful action

    4
    By TheBookDisciple
    The Darkest Corner is such a novel story, I am not even sure how to categorize it! First, you meet these 5 ex military hunks. They now work for a secret agency called The Gravediggers. For awhile, I wasn't even sure what it was they did, if they were the dead brought back to life, or if there was something else going on. Frankly, I felt a lot like Tess-suspicious! What are these 5 hotties doing in a tiny town pretending to be mortician assistants? They have absolutely no mortician skills, so Tess knows there is something else going on. And even though the funeral home should be in the red, it isn't. Then one morning, an unaccounted for body is in the embalming room. And to Tess's horror, its not a dead body. She is determined to get some answers from Deacon, one of her 'assistants'. Deacon, who is also the star of some of her fantasies... I liked Tess. She is odd in a lot of ways: first, she is a mortician which is a strange profession. Second, she has a thief of a mother and a Russian grandmother who has mob connections. Third, she lives in the funeral home (this might not be that odd, but to me, its super creepy!). All of these things made her more endearing to me as the reader. Deacon was one of the first Gravediggers, so he often feels the need to 'parent' some of the newer recruits. He is drawn to Tess right away, but knows he can't actually be with her. I mean, he is technically dead...according to the US government anyway. Deacon has that alpha male bossiness that I enjoy in my heroes. Also, the Gravediggers are trying to stop a terrorist cell, so there is a lot of suspense and danger that really pulled me in. He struggles with his love for Tess because he can't be in a relationship. Its against the rules, and breaking one of the Gravediggers rules is a big deal. However, he knows he loves Tess and is ready to take the risk! Seriously, that is so swoony! The Darkest Corner gave me some sense of the Stephanie Plum books from years ago (before they got repetitive). Tess's family is so funny and her best friend is awesome. The book isn't all danger and suspense; there is some humor in the zany Russian family! I'm so glad I picked up The Darkest Corner! With secret government agencies, a quirky heroine, and all the danger of modern terrorism, it gave me my romantic suspense fix in an uncommon way that I really appreciated!
  • Bravo

    5
    By Cntrygirlz
    OMG!!! I could not put this book down. Totally awesome. Action. Sex. Dead men walking. A secret group. And a terror plot. Will keep you turning the page till the very end. Fantastic start to a new series. Funny too. Deacon is a GRAVEDIGGER, a team who's duties are to stop terror plots. He was disavowed by his country and a kill order went out for him. He was recruited but he had to die first, then return as a different man. He signed up for ten years and can have no relationship without getting them both killed. Tess is a mortician and runs the funeral home. Her mother owns the salon in town and has a gambling problem. Her grandmother is Russian and lives in a retirement village. She has enough problems without being attracted to her helpers. Deacon and his "brothers" work and live at the funeral home. His boss bought the place and renovated but left Tess is charge of the business side. When his boss decides to use Tess, Deacon had already decided to make his move on her. After two years he can't wait ant longer but he won't lie to her. Will he risk his life and hers to be with her or will he let her get away? Can't wait for the next book. *RECEIVED AND VOLUNTARILY REVIEWED BOOK FOR NETGALLEY *