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It wasn’t until people started shooting at her that Eve Salutem had an inkling that she was anything other than an elementary school teacher suffering from a rare form of cancer. Discovering she was a walking source of the vaccine for lethal bioweapons and that her previous twenty-seven years were based on lies, lies, and more lies, shattered her fragile world and threatened her sanity. She wanted to lock the doors, close the shades, and hide in the closet, but he wouldn’t let her. According to him––a guy she’d first encountered next to the fresh fish case in the grocery store, for Pete's sake––he was there to save her from some unknown bad guys and her own government.

He didn’t do personal protection––he assassinated people. He didn’t work domestic ops––he was strictly foreign. This babysitting gig in Rochester, Minnesota, surveilling a woman who may or may not be an innocent victim, was absolutely not in his job description. Dragging her ass across half of America on a forced road trip infuriated him even further. He didn’t need or want to spend days locked in a car with a sexy young woman whose bucket list included drinking champagne, getting a puppy, and being kissed. How had this become his life? Her purity and goodness bordered on irresistible, but if he touched her, he’d leave a black smudge on her soul. In Eve, he saw the goodness of humanity, and Thanatos would storm the gates of Hell to protect her, but a creature of purity and light could never belong to the assassin who was named after a God of Death.
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    Guardian Security Shadow World
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ KMRW LLC (January 27, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1947178709
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1947178700
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.72 x 8 inches
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Kris Michaels' writing career is marked by 23 appearances on the USA Today Bestseller list and three on the Wall Street Journal Bestselling list for her full-length novels. As a writer, she is known for her compelling romantic stories set against military and law enforcement backdrops, as demonstrated in her series, The Kings of Guardian, Guardian Defenders, and Guardian Security Shadow World.

Originally from South Dakota, Kris's journey from a small-town high school to a twenty-two-year career in the military set the stage for her writing career, providing a wealth of experiences and backgrounds for her characters. Now living on the Gulf Coast, she writes full-time, focusing on creating stories that merge romantic elements with suspense and action. Kris explores the themes of love, duty, and bravery, which appeal to a wide audience.

When she isn't writing, Kris enjoys a full life revolving around family, friends, laughing, whiskey, and cold red wine. (Yes, cold...don't judge.)

The best reading order for Kris' books is as follows:

Jacob

Joseph

A Backwater Blessing

Adam

Jason

Jared

Jasmine

Chief

Jewell

Jade

Anubis

Justin

Montana Guardian

Asp

Drake

Christmas with the Kings

Dixon

Lycos

Gabriel

Passages

Thanatos

Maliki

Tempest

Promises

John

Smoke

Jeremiah

Reaper

Hot SEAL, Silent Knight

The Siege Part 1

The Siege Part 2

Andrew

Phoenix

Frank

Zeke

Valkyrie

Flack

Sage

Declan

Ice

Ken

Malice

Billy

Harbinger

Finally Home

Centurion

Barry

Elliot

Maximus

All other books are stand-alone novels and can be read in any order.

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Linda
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Changes All
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2024
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What a great book. It keeps you reading with action, caring and adventure. Dolan saved her and Eve trusted him to protect her. Couldn't put the book down.
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Mel M
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Captivating Read
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2020
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Eve Salutem is truly one of a kind. In fact, quite possibly the only one her kind in the world. She's now been given a commutation of her death sentence thanks to Dolan McDade, AKA Thanatos. He's a killer, a loner, a man who operates without emotion. Providing security is not what he does and yet here he is doing just that for Eve. Getting tangled up with this innocent, guileless woman who is his mission was definitely not in the plan. Hiding away for an idyllic three weeks, Dolan reveals his "good side" to Eve as he fulfills some things from her life list. Unfortunately, when the real world comes crashing in, Eve sees Dolan's true nature and she is terrified and appalled. Recovering from this revelation maybe too much to ask

When the action started it was hot, heavy and furiously paced. Kris Michaels puts you right in the middle of the action with the way that she creates those scenes. Her characters are always enthralling, dynamic, strong, and flawed. It's those flaws that make them genuinely likeable and completely unforgettable. As usual there are a number of Guardian characters woven into this wonderful love story.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Death meets innocence
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2020
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I eagerly await each of Ms Michaels stories and consume them like a starving person at a buffet. Thanatos delivers another Shadow from darkness to light. The storyline was interesting and while rooted on damsel on distress syndrome does deliver a unique version.

Things that were not my favorite with this particular book...

The repetitive scenes - its nice to see both POVs in some scenes but when the actual dialog is repeated verbatim, it is confusing ro me and I wonder if the author made an error or if I missed something. Luckily it didn't happen but a couple of times but between Chps 18 & 19 I questioned if there was a error in editing. It is just not something I like an noted.

I had a hard time liking Eve. I get that she led a sheltered atypical life, but her my way about life/death is the only acceptable outcome just turned me off.

The quick way things wrapped up and they got their HEA just seemed out of place with all the detail before - especially since it didn't really seem that Eve truly accepted Thanatos as he was. Again, the way I processed the story.

Stratus seems to have taken a back burner since Dixon - which is fine, but with so much time passing that storyline is getting less plausible and makes me wonder what was the point.

So 4 stars because on its own is a well told story. It just seems to be a bit superficial in areas compared to other books in the Guardian World Ms. Michaels has created.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Story of Innocence, Danger, Death, & finding love.
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2024
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This book had everything from death, innocence, dangers of the unknown & though it all finding love. Thanatos aka Dolan has lived such a hard life after all he been through growing up and though he claimed he wasn't a romantic man, he sure showed what a true romantic he was. And also how caring, honest & faithful he was to those he did care for. From the beginning when he met innocent Eve he was a goner by her pure innocence with all she endured growing up herself. Though parts of the story her beliefs & reactions really irritated me & made me want to shake her myself lol. This book was so hard to put down especially when Tempest entered their storyline. I can't wait to hear his story next. Overall Kris Michael's has another great book worth reading.
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Elree
5.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed by Beth
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023
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Kris Michaels has written an awesome series. Even though I have only read 4 (planning to read all of them) which each book stayed true to the story line.

There is action, danger, bad/good guys, setbacks, rough road for the intended couple with no cliff hangers.

ALL of that makes me want to read back to back books.

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Janice Marie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2023
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Well written book with exciting storylines and interesting characters. This series has been very enjoyable so far. I’m looking forward to reading the next book!
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Joann Bailey
5.0 out of 5 stars Guardian Shadow
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
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Love the books and have read them twice and will read them again. The humor in these books are awesome. I have read the guardian series and like them also, the humor I find in the Shadows, makes the reading more enjoyable.
I would recommend the books to others.
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Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2024
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Sonja Meier
5.0 out of 5 stars Assassin Nr. 4
Reviewed in Germany on February 1, 2020
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Kris Michaels' stories always make me fall in love with her characters. Thanatos is no exception. As a shadow, an assassin that keeps to himself, he not only carries out his orders infallible, but also searches for the murderer of his parents. He witnessed their killing and wants revenge. That is his No. 1 priority until his new assignment. He needs to observe and protect Eve Salutem. Her blood is unique, because she is immune to the diseases of bioweapons and her blood is needed to make antidotes. Thanatos has his hands full protecting Eve from the research facility, CIA and FBI.
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Steph Bronte
5.0 out of 5 stars Thanatos
Reviewed in Australia on February 3, 2020
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With so many books written in this series and linked series one could be forgiven to expect something not riveting or wanting to never put down.
This book is all of that and mire, action, drama, live and tears all wrapped up in a Guardian bow. Thanatos and Eve is a joy and pleasure to read from their somewhat accidental meeting to their final somewhat accidental meeting in the desert. Well done Kris you’ve done it again
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Marie P
5.0 out of 5 stars 'I don't do well with those with a beating heart'
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2023
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Thanatos lives a secluded life, it's his penance for failing to find his parents killer, he has huge walls and keeps all but a select few at arm's length. But somehow Eve blasts through his defenses and his walls and becomes important to him, he becomes.....invested. He feels a need to keep her close, to defend and protect her, he also needs to claim her, he has no idea why...they are complete opposites, she is innocent and good and he... isn't.
I love that when these Shadows fall they fall hard and fast, they all have the moral dilemma about being good enough or deserving happiness. But for me they deserve it more than anyone, they keep the world safe, protect us from the darkness and risk their lives everyday to give us safety and freedom....
They are our heroes.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three and a half
Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2020
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I found this to be a step down from Lycos, the previous installment. The beginning of the book was solid and interesting, but the change in Thanatos' speech patterns were annoying. The way he started speaking in his internal monologue and to Anubis and to Eve at the putser is so different to how he communicates and thinks later. Maybe it makes sense in terms of his communication with others in different contexts, but with his own thoughts?
I found the complication to the main characters' love story annoying, not angsty. The resolution seemed rushed and nothing really happens, just a lot of conversations with other characters.
The teaser for the next installment, Tempest, didn't have enough clues to interest me.
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