"Duty crumbles to ashes in the fires of love."
Summary from Goodreads.com:
Ari—Once an Eternal Guardian, now he's nothing but a rogue mercenary with one singular focus: revenge. His guardian brothers all think he’s dead, but he is very much alive in the human realm, chipping away at Zeus’s Sirens every chance he can, reveling in his brutality and anonymity. Until, that is, he abducts the wrong female and his identity is finally exposed. It will take more than the Eternal Guardians, more even than the gods to rein Ari in after everything he’s done. It may just take the courage of one woman willing to stand up to a warrior who’s become a savage.
Let me first say that I have been on a historical romance binge lately, so I was a bit concerned about re-entering the world of the Eternal Guardians after a long absence. Let me next say that I should've kept the faith, because once I started reading, I felt as though I had never left!!
Once again, the gods are calling on someone to do a less-than-pleasant job for them, and this time it is Daphne. The former Argonaut Ari is viewed as a threat and Daphne is sent to deal with it. But as she spends more time with Ari, she discovers her information is inaccurate. But now can he trust her?
I found myself having to stop reading several times, and not because there was anything wrong with the story. Rather, my heart was pounding and I needed to settle down before I could continue. So many series lose a bit of their "punch" after a few entries- not so with Ms. Naughton's Eternal Guardians. This latest installment in the series is just as powerful and exciting as any of others and is a perfect example of why the Eternal Guardians are on my auto-buy list!!
(**I did receive an ARC in exchange for a fair review**)
