Built to Last

May 28, 2018
Walker wraps up the 12th and final installment of her Black Knights Inc. romantic suspense series (after Hot Pursuit) with a thrill ride of a plot and an impressive array of irresistible alpha males. Stoic Angel Agassi was forced to leave his old name, his old face, and his one true love to save the world (or at least keep Iranians from building
a nuclear program). Smart, softhearted Interpol agent Sonya Butler has spent 10 years mourning Mark Risa, the tough-as-nails Mossad agent she believes died on the banks of the Seine. When she’s planted in the home of an almost cartoonishly ruthless crime boss who’s determined to build a nuclear bomb and take out part of Chicago, she comes face-to-face with Angel, a seemingly bad guy who inexplicably reminds her of Mark. But as everything goes topsy-turvy, questions arise: who is Angel, really, and is Sonya a turncoat or undercover? Walker delivers a hair-raising crisis at every turn, punctuated by steamy interludes and glimpses of the happily-ever-afters of all the previous protagonists. She ends her series on a high note, leaving her fans eager for whatever she embarks on next. Agent: Nicole Resciniti, Seymour Agency.

June 15, 2018
To keep the world safe, the undercover agent known as Angel has given up everything, including the only woman he ever loved. Now he's back in her orbit, completely unrecognizable, and still magnetically attracted to her.Ten years ago, Mark Risa of Mossad met Sonya Butler of Interpol, and they fell in love. After he was asked "to choose between the woman he loved and the stability of the world at large," Mark didn't expect to survive and let Sonya believe he was dead. After years of shadowy ops, surgeries to change his face, procedures to change his eye color and ravage his vocal chords, Mark has emerged as "Angel" and is now undercover to draw the notorious crime lord Spider into a criminal act that will put him away for good. Spider is known for manipulating people into working for him, and Angel, with help from the covert defense group Black Knights Inc., has ostensibly placed himself at Spider's mercy: good for putting Spider out of action, bad for Angel's equilibrium, since Sonya is currently Spider's right-hand woman, completely under his thumb and a shadow of her former self. Despite Angel's new identity, Sonya is clearly drawn to him, and each day he's with her, the more tempted he is to tell her the truth, despite the danger. Sonya, however, has her own bag of tricks and secrets. A slightly over-the-top but highly fun and satisfying plot ties up all the loose ends of Walker's Black Knights Inc. couples and cases, including Rusty and Ace's secondary romance that's simmered through the last few titles.Walker's popular Black Knights Inc. series ends its first chapter with another explosive, action-packed, not-to-be missed romantic adventure that includes a satisfying wrap-up and a hint at what comes next.

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Starred review from June 1, 2018
The final book in Walker's Black Knights Inc. series about a Chicago motorcycle shop that serves as secret headquarters for elite cover operatives features Angel Agassi and Sonya Butler, both of whom are working undercover to bring down Lord Spider Grafton, the head of the world's most ruthless crime syndicate. Due to false intel, Grafton thinks he controls them, and wants to use them to get hold of some black-market uranium to blow up BKI headquarters in retaliation for their killing his son. Angel, whose appearance and voice have been disguised, never expected to see Sonya again. His mannerisms sure remind Sonya of her former lover, and, sure enough, desire kindles between them. A secondary plot involves Ace and Rusty, the two gay BKI guys who finally get together, after Rusty's long agonizing about coming out. In the conclusion to her wildly popular saga, Walker has the BKI team share their plans, now that they are ending their mission. But are they? An exciting and worthy close to a great series.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)