In what's become a traditional signature from Melinda Leigh, the first chapter in her latest She Can Kill wham boom bams you and your hooked for the rest of the book.

Little departure from the typical hero in this one. Cristan Rojas and his daughter have been in the previous books but he was always a bit of a mystery and elusive about his past. Argentinian hit man would not have been what I thought the Latin hottie was hiding about his past. He is now a man who just wants to live in peace and raise his daughter away from his Mafia roots but sometimes the past doesnt let you get away.

Sarah Mitchell is also someone we met in a previous book. She was the abused sister that Rachel got away from her husband. After finally getting the courage to leave for herself and her two small kids she is now divorced from him but like Cristan the past or more specifically her ex does not want to let her go.

At the start of the book Cristan and Sarah are only connected by his daughter Lucia who babysits Sarah's kids but before long the two are thrown into a nightmare when both their pasts end up intersecting.

One of the things I've come to really love about this series is all the previous characters/couples play a big part in each book. Westbury, Pennsylvania may be a small town but it sure has its fair share of trouble and characters always have each others backs during those times. ( )

Cristan Rojas has been hiding out in the small town of Westbury, PA with his young daughter. They have been on the run for 12 years after his wife and family (arms dealers in Argentina) were slaughter and he narrowly escaped. Once an assassin, but now a doting father, he is always on the lookout for possible threats. This story starts fast and never lets up. The author has developed not only interested characters but complex characters. Subplots add to the dimension of this superb suspense. Developing romance and family dynamics add to the drama. There are twists and turns that I didn't see coming and the conclusion was certainly a surprise. ( )

She Can Kill is the sixth and latest release in Melinda Leigh's fantastic She Can series. I loved all the previous books and couldn't put this one down either. I actually had to add the audio book version so I could continue with the story when I didn't have time to sit down to read.
She Can Kill is Cristan's and Sarah's story, who first appeared in book 2 She Can Tell, but each book works fine as a stand alone, as the plot focuses on one particular couple.
Cristan has been trying to escape his violent past ever since his wife and her arms dealing family were killed twelve years ago and he escaped with their young daughter. His daughter is babysitting for Sarah who has also fled from violence in the form of her abusive ex-husband Troy who is still creating all sorts of problems for her.
The suspense really builds up when Cristan's past catches up with him and Sarah's ex-husband turns more than a little unstable.
I love how the characters from the previous books, especially Mike and Sean, are included in the plot and this great family-and-friends-in-a-small-town atmosphere is created. As the tension was building up towards the final confrontation, I never would have predicted the twists Melinda Leigh threw in. Very well written and highly recommended for any romantic suspense readers. I sincerely hope there will be more of this series in the future.
I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchanged for an honest review. ( )