Hell & High Water (THIRDS, #1)

Posted on 19 June 2018 by Charlie Cochet

When homicide detective Dexter J Daley s testimony helps send his partner away for murder, the consequences and the media frenzy aren t far behind He soon finds himself sans boyfriend, sans friends, and, after an unpleasant encounter in a parking garage after the trial, he s lucky he doesn t find himself sans teeth Dex fears he ll get transferred from the Human Police Force s Sixth Precinct, or worse, get dismissed Instead, his adoptive father a sergeant at the Therian Human Intelligence Recon Defense Squadron otherwise known as the THIRDS pulls a few strings, and Dex gets recruited as a Defense Agent Dex is determined to get his life back on track and eager to get started in his new job But his first meeting with Team Leader Sloane Brodie, who also happens to be his new jaguar Therian partner, turns disastrous When the team is called to investigate the murders of three HumaniTherian activists, it soon becomes clear to Dex that getting his partner and the rest of the tightknit team to accept him will be a lot harder than catching the killer and every bit as dangerous. Free Read Books Hell & High Water (THIRDS, #1) Author Charlie Cochet – kino-fada.fr DNF d at 30%I m stunned And shocked And befuddled How did this happen This was supposed to be one hell of an M M romance read filled with amazing paranormal aspects and a world building romance that will blow a reader s mind right Well, no At least, not for me, and that s unfortunate because I contemplated buying the whole series in paperback and having these fantastic looking covers in my library But I tried, and I really didn t see anything special about this.First, I have to say that DNF d at 30%I m stunned And shocked And befuddled How did this happen This was supposed to be one hell of an M M romance read filled with amazing paranormal aspects and a world building romance that will blow a reader s mind right Well...Kindle freebie 4 11 17 Attention all fans of military men and shifters A new series has come to town Excellent paranormal book with simple yet effective world building just what the doctor ordered Charlie Cochet, your hard work has paid off This was very enjoyable, though I almost knocked it down to 3.5 stars because the mystery element was weak In a lot of paranormal books the reader has to do a lot of hard work getting up to speed with the author s created world There is often eith Kindle freebie 4 11 17 Attention all fans of military men and shifters A new series has come to town Excellent paranormal book with simple yet effective world building just what the doctor ordered Charlie Cochet, your hard work has paid off This was very enjoyable, though I almost knocked it down to 3.5 stars because the mystery element was weak In a lot of paranormal books the reader has to do a lot of hard work getting up to speed with the author s created world There is often either an info dump or things aren t very well explained, both of which are pet peeves of mine This was surprisingly simple and easily digestible world building If you read the blurb and were a bit confused, here is what you need to know Therian Shifter That s about it The rest is easy peasy, just some details about how the ...Hell High Water would make a kick ass movie This book read like a fast paced flick but contained certain elements I dislike in the M M romance genre Focus on action vs romanceMany secondary characters that drew the attention away from the MCsVery little steam on page there was one, count it ONE, sex scene, and it was over before I blinked Lots and lots of bantering to the detriment...3 3.5 StarsSo this was a fun little nugget to start what I hope will be an awesome series I love M M.I love PNR.And I love shifter romance So you give me gay shifter romance in some alternate post Vietnam reality And I ll make like a chubby Storage Wars asshole who bids on everyone else s superfluous crap.Dex and Sloane were some really good and interesting charactersalthough they were saddled with one of my least favorite story glitches view spoiler The dead former lover hide spoil 3 3.5 StarsSo this was a fun little nugget to start what I hope will be an awesome series I love M M.I love PNR.And I love shifter romance So you give me gay shifter romance in some alternate post Vietnam reality And I ll make like a chubby Storage Wars asshole who bids on everyone else s superfluous crap.Dex and Sloane were some really good and interesting charactersalthough they were saddled with one of my least favorite story glitches view spoiler The dead former lover hide spoiler Don t argue with Miley She makes totally reasonable choices And she s wicked smart But I digress.Anybears, I really enjoyed this story as a whole There was a lot of fact loading that sometimes seemed a...4.5 starsI want a THIRDS TV show or a movie I mean look at this casting that Charlie Cochet has on her website Chris Pine Joe Manganiello dies Sorry, I got distracted there it s just that I get too excited with this new series from Charlie Cochet She is not a new author to me I first read her stories back in 2012 But so far, I amfamiliar with her historical stories and for someone who doesn t read a lot of historical, I sure do enjoy hers Charlie does have a shifter story 4.5 starsI want a THIRDS TV show or a movie I mean look at this casting that Charlie Cochet has on her website Chris Pine Joe Manganiello dies Sorry, I got distracted there it s just that I get too excited with this new series from Charlie Cochet She is not a new author to me I first read her stories back in 2012 But so far, I amfamiliar with her historical stories and for someone who doesn t read a lot of historical, I sure do enjoy hers Charlie does have a shifter story awhile ago but this, well, I must say that this one knocks it out of the park It s probably her best yet definitely most ambitious, I mean look at the special site she has for the book THIRDS HQ Talk about dedication.But what about the story itself, you say Like I said, this is probably her best yet Well, it s definitely my all time favorite from her so far maybe until book 2 is released LOL Hell High Water is the first book in an urban fantasy... Written August 7, 20153 1 2 Stars Sweet FunBook 1 I m so relieved I finished this story at lastafter a whole year.I never finished reading the ebook last summer Stopped at 83% not because I didn t enjoy it but it was summer vacation time and not enough time Then time went and there were other books Nearly a year later, I added the audiobook just 2.10 hrs nar...3.5 starsJust a few of my random notes made whilst reading Dex has a complete personality change about a quarter into the book He started out serious and turned into a ham when he got to THIRDS HQ.A lot of attention to detail Too much maybe 33% saw me with tears in my eyes Ash making fun of Dex and Dex getting upset.I did really enjoy this book and I will definitely read the next in the series There were a few things that threw me off see notes above and I guessed whodunit pretty much fr 3.5 starsJust a few of my random notes made whilst reading Dex has a complete personality change about a quarter into the book He started out serious and turned into a ham when he got to THIRDS HQ.A lot of attention to detail Too much maybe 33% saw me with tears in my eyes Ash making fun of Dex and Dex getting upset.I did really enjoy this book and I will definitely read the next in the series There were a f... Warning series contains action, comedy, romance, bromance, cheesy eighties references, big boys with big guns, a puppet, sassy blonds, shenanigans A lion, a tiger, a jaguar oh my Don t forget the cheetah Oh, and plenty of sexy time.Hello all As the time grows nearer, I couldn t beexcited to be sharing with you the first book in my new contemporary law enforcement shifter series called the THIRDS When I first set out to write this series, I knew I wanted to do something a little diff Warning series contains action, comedy, romance, bromance, cheesy eighties references, big boys with big guns, a puppet, sassy blonds, shenanigans A lion, a tiger, a jaguar oh my Don t forget the cheetah Oh, and plenty of sexy time.Hello all As the time grows nearer, I couldn t beexcited to be sharing with you the first book in my new contemporary law enforcement shifter series called the THIRDS When I ...Hell High Water was totally amazeballs I had the BEST time reading this and fell in love with every character in it..apart from the baddies obviously, Duh As well as making my tummy tingle, Dex had me peeing myself laughing..the fight for the cheesy doodles wasclassicand the lion puppet Ash incident had me In tucks Sloane had me drooling and the rest of the gang including Tony, Ash, Cael, Calvin Hobbs and the kick ass Rosa a...Rating 4.25 starsWell fuck me Did I just dream up the awesomeness that is Hell High Water in order to get out of my book funk Because let me tell you it was amazing.I m not usually a fan of shifter stories, because they tend to come off as porny not always a bad thing or just don t feel very well developed Fortunately, Hell High Water took a different route with a shifter story The author constructed a modern day world where shifters aka Therians live on a precarious exist Rating 4.25 starsWell fuck me Did I just dream up the awesomeness that is Hell High Water in order to get out of my book funk Because let me tell you it was amazing.I m not usually a fan of shifter stories, because they tend to come off as porny not always a bad thing or just don t feel very well developed Fortunately, Hell High Water took a different route with a shifter story The author constructed a modern day world where shifters aka Therians live on a precarious existence with...

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19 June 2018

Charlie Cochet