Armed & Dangerous (Cut & Run) Paperback – 18 May 2012

This is a review for the entire series, not just this one book.The series was recommended to me on social media by a friend of a friend who said it was different from most male/male books as the focus was on the plot, characters and story-line rather than the sex. Thus, I decided to give the first book a go; I really enjoyed it and ended up buying, reading and enjoying the entire series.As the person recommending it to me said it is not all about the sex. In fact the sex does not make up a great part of the series; yes, there is a fair amount of sex and there are some detailed and long scenes. However, it doesn't seem forced and step-by-step, it feels very real and about two men in love, not just two men having sex. Also, for the most part the sex was a necessary part of the books and moved the story forward rather than just being there in order to titivate.I got caught up in the world of Zane & Ty and enjoyed the case aspect of the books as well as the personal aspects. It showed a different side to the FBI from what I had hitherto seen or read. All of the characters were real and far more than just cardboard cut-outs - even those who had very small, at times 'walk on', parts. The writers are clearly fanfic writers (which is not a criticism or a negative thing, quite the opposite) who have branched out into mainstream writing and have, for the most part, made an extremely good job of doing so. The fact that I did read the whole series is proof of that. It is a series I thoroughly enjoyed and read all the way through without breaking off to read any other books.So why have I only given it three stars? Well, because there were a few things which irked and even irritated me and spoilt to an extent my reading of the series.Firstly: Why, oh, why, oh why, with twenty-six letters from which to choose, did the writers decide to give both leading men surnames that began with the same letter? That's one of the huge no-nos in writing. It completely spoilt the first book for me, as every time the surname was used by anyone other than Zane or Ty, I had to pause and remember (even go back on occasions) who was being spoken to or about. That even happened a few times in later books. Given in one of the books the authors use a similar thing when they give another pair of lovers the same initials but reversed, I'm guessing they thought it was cute or something - it really wasn't; it was very annoying.Secondly: The chapter lengths in a lot of the books were far, far, far too long. Twenty, thirty, in some cases forty minutes for a chapter (and I'm a pretty fast reader) is a ridiculous length.Thirdly: The formatting in some books could have been better. There was a lack of proper hyper-links in some of the contents pages (i.e. you couldn't go to a particular chapter) & also the fact that a couple of the books only allowed you to see the reading time of the whole book rather than the length of individual chapters. These mistakes are unnecessary as it is so easy to create a contents page with links to chapters.Fourthly: The price. I bought the ebooks and thought, especially given the formatting in some books, them to be somewhat expensive for what they were. I would have expected them to have been priced at a least a pound less than they were.Would I recommend the series? Yes, insofar as it's a good, well-written, gripping series with very good characterisation and plots and a male/male romance where the sex is not the main theme of the books. On that score it's very recommendable. However, due to the above mentioned 'issues', at the price the books are I'm not certain I could wholeheartedly recommend the series - not without mentioning the cons as well as the pros.All that said, it is a series which I shall reread.

This book features Julian and Cameron from Warrior’s Cross and while it’s not necessary to read that first I would.I love this book.For a long time Divide & Conquer was my favourite. And like I said in my review whenever I think of Ty & Zane the first image I always have is the dash to the aquarium.But this book is all that and more. I love the dry sarcastic humour. I had to stop reading last night because I couldn’t stop giggling and my hubby was trying to sleep. You know what it’s like once you start?Anyway this book is brilliant, I’m not going to give spoilers but I was glued to every page and I’ve read this at least three times now.“Oh look, Mr. Rubber Glove Man, he has a bomb. Och, we missed our plane.”....“You need a Valium or something,” Cameron said under his breath as he tried to hurry enough that Ty wouldn’t drag him.“Yes, I do. I should also be given a cigarette after what that TSA agent did to me,” Ty snapped.“We apologize for the necessity of the strip search. But it seems you have a reputation for… producing keys.”Ty shrugged. “Don’t worry about it, that’s not even the first one I’ve had this week,” he said, voice wry.Original review.Wow..if Ty and Zane aren't enough they're joined by Julian and Cameron from Warrior's Cross so this was always going to be a good book but it's even better than that it's just...words fail me, you just have to read it and see for yourself

Review of books 1 - 8Where have I been? How could I have not read this series until now? The Cut & Run series is a must for MM romance readers.FBI Special Agents Ty & Zane appear outwardly different but we soon see they are similar in many ways. Ty, with his rep for being difficult to work with, likes to ruffle suited Zane's feathers but Zane has many surprises up his sleeve.Each book features its own suspense plot which, although focusing on Ty and Zane, draw in great secondary characters (members of their families, colleagues, marine buddies).This series isn't insta-romance, it's a slow sizzle as 2 pig headed men get to know each other through the job. They have to rely on each other, trust each other & look after each other, building a bond which although tested to the max, withstands every challenge coming their way.Be prepared for laughter, tears, uncertainty, despair, tenderness and smoking sexual chemistry combined with truly excellent suspense plots.Love love love this series. Ty & Zane are THE couple of MM romance.

This is the best book that I have read Its the last in a series that I have been reading and which I did not want to end.The stories in the series are excellent full of interest and as its the last in the collection you finally get to know what happens to all the charaters especially to the two guys who have had such a difficult time with their relationship This is a series worth reading in more ways than one apart from the attraction between the two main guys there is also a lot of action and mystery in the stories as well as lots of interesting people Its a pity that its the end of the series.Great writing and stories

Another brilliant book in the Cut and Run Series. I read warrior's Cross before this book which was also a wonderful read as it gave a really good insight into Julian and Cameron two of the characters in this book. Again this book is filled with loads of tension, killings and two crazy in love FBI Agents who are trying to win the war in their private and working relationship. I am totally hooked on this series and only have two more books to read, then I will be counting down the weeks till the 8th book comes out in March 2014.Highly recommended!!