A review by lexee9
Stolen from the Hitman by Alexis Abbott, Alex Abbott

4.0

This was a great story! Very well written! Max is a gymnastics coach at the Paris university and he recruits Liv and Maggie. Both girls are a little sheltered and looking to enjoy Paris and their freedom. Liv was immediately drawn to Max but is thrown off by his cold demeanor when he offers her this opportunity. Max is trying to keep his distance professionally. Liv meets a guy on the plane that seems to be good until he tries to steal a kiss way to quickly, she then takes off to meet up with her roommate, Maggie. Later on, she receives an email from this guy, apologizing for moving to fast and inviting her to a party at a bar later. She ignores her instincts and quickly the two get into trouble. When they don't show up for training the next day, Max knows something is wrong and goes to investigate. I loved how the story flowed. I was pulled in from the very beginning and just got more and more involved. The characters played a large part in this, but the way the story was written did as well. There is plenty of action and intrigue to keep you involved and wondering what is going to happen next and how everything is going to work out. The sex is explicit but not very frequent, which completely makes sense with the story. I loved how the relationship was built between Max and Liv. It made the story and the sex work for me. After Liv's experience with trafficking, and her inexperience with boys before that, it makes sense for things to be slower. I loved the connection and safety that was built upon. Max makes her feel safe and never pushes her. This story does deal with the hard topic of sex trafficking. This does not delve super deeply into details of what happens to Liv's friend Maggie. We get more of an overview of what happens. Max talks about it and gives most of the details, as he sets out to rescue the girls and stop the trafficking ring. I thought the topic was handled well. It absolutely gives you enough for the story but it doesn't get graphic. I really enjoyed this story and I would love to see more of this group, especially Maggie get her happy ending.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.