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Retaliation (Her Sweet Revenge Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Mimi Barbour (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 450 ratings
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A virgin librarian with hot-chick potential, the conflicts in her story won’t let you put the book down. Be prepared for an all-nighter… She watches the mob kill her twin and is too frozen with fear to stop them. How can she live with that cowardice eating away at her self-respect? Revenge claws at her sheltered existence until she can’t breathe. Though she’s naïve, she isn’t stupid. When she finds a stash of loot in her brother’s gym locker, she has the means. Now all she needs is the guts to make every one of those low-life gang members pay.

People might think detectives are hard-assed cops with no home life, but Trace McGuire has a dying mom he loves fiercely. Already stressed over his personal problems, he takes a bullet for a virgin beauty hiding while mobsters shoot her brother. This chick draws out every protective instinct he thought had disintegrated over years on the job and he becomes invested – in her hot body, her plans for retaliation, and her fighting spirit. Helpless, he watches her enter the seedy underworld that’ll eat her alive. Then he sees her fight. And wonders if they’ll survive her.

Book #1 - Retaliation Cass won't rest until her brother's murderers are jailed or dead. She goes after them one at a time with no intention of stopping until she has her revenge. Detective McGuire takes a bullet for her. Now the annoying man believes she’s his responsibility and wants to stop her, protect her... control her.

Book #2 - Justice When she continues to dig for information on who killed her brother, Cassi's life becomes fraught with danger. Between bartending in a sleazy joint, getting into fights with hookers, and trying to scare off her stalker, she never seems to get any time to just be a girl in love.

Book #3 - Resolution Since her brother Raoul’s murder at the hands of his own gang members, revenge has driven Cass to find answers. Money, hidden by Raoul, is funding her quest. And tenacity born of hate fuels the relentless need to make those killers pay.

Book #4 - Endings Cassi’s a fighter who won’t stop until she gets justice for her murdered brother. Once she’s faced with the ultimate cost, will she be able to see it through? And can she live with herself if she doesn't?

Book #5 - Faith Faith’s always tried to be a good person. From the beginning, everything was against her. A sick mother forced her into a world of drugs and sexual dysfunction that she couldn’t overcome. Until she lost the man she loved and found a baby who filled her heart.

Book #6 - Leni Leni believes her mother didn't come back for her because she'd died. Wrong! Blackmail finally forces the woman out of the shadows. On top of these stresses, Leni learns the name of her cousin's killer. Payback is her only option.
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    Her Sweet Revenge Series
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    525 pages
  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    April 25 2017
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About the Author

Mimi Barbour lives on the beautiful east coast of Vancouver Island and writes her love stories with tongue-in-cheek and a mad glint in her eye. Asked why she prefers romances, she answers - chuckling. “Because it’s fun! Imagination can be a lot more interesting than what happens in real life to so-called normal people. I love my characters, and my goal is to make the readers love them also. To care about what happens to them while the tale unfolds. If I can steal my booklover’s attention away from their every-day grind, absorb them into a fictional world, and make them care about the ending, then I’ve done my job.”

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06Y4H1QZQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sarna Publishing; 2 edition (April 25 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2322 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 525 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1926512367
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 450 ratings

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NYT & USA Today, best-selling, award-winning author, Mimi Barbour, has nine romance series to her credit.

The Vicarage Bench Series

Angels with Attitudes Series

Elvis Series

The Vegas Series

Holiday Heartwarmers Series

Undercover FBI Series

Mob Tracker Series

Single Title Series

The Best in Romance Series

She also has many single titles and a huge number of box sets – her own and multi-author collections.

Mimi lives on the East coast of Vancouver Island with her new puppy, Charli, and writes her various romances with tongue in cheek and a mad glint in her eye. She’s been known to say: “If I can steal a booklover’s attention away from their everyday grind, absorb them into a fantasy love story, and make them care about the ending, then I’ve done my job.”

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Her reviews are numerous and incredibly positive:

"Love Mimi Barbour, love her books. When you can read a book that within just a few words, you are brought right into the book. You feel, taste, see everything going on. Great storylines. Fantastic characters, fantastic plots, storylines like real life both honest folk and of crooks. Humor that will have you giggling then full-on belly laugh. You may even shed a tear or two. All in all, Mimi never disappoints." ~ Reviewed by Shirleen Miller

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Top reviews from Canada

Helena Korin
5.0 out of 5 stars She's going to find her brother's murderers with of without him.
Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2018
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Sweet Retaliation

Cassidy Santino transforms herself from the timid virgin she used to be, living under the protective wing
of her twin brother, to a feisty, hot underworld chick set on a path of revenge. Trace McGuire, a
detective, who was there when her brother was killed, feels very protective of her and watches
her metamorphosis in growing horror. She doesn’t know what she’s getting herself into! But when he
tries to step in, she turns on him. She’s going to find her brother’s murderers with or without him.
Reluctantly he agrees to work with her because he can’t bear to lose her. Her martial arts skills are
amazing but he knows that all it takes is one bullet. Can he protect her from herself and keep her hot
young body alive? The strong attraction between Cassidy and Trace is almost as strong as their
conflicting motives. A great read and wonderful beginning to the Mob Tracker Series.
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AJ/Sloan
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet to the end, good book!
Reviewed in Canada on October 15, 2017
Sweet Retaliation is the first book in the Mob Tracker Series by this author and it starts out with action that grabs you right from the beginning. Cassi is worried about her twin brother and what trouble he might be getting into so she follows him one night. A night that will change her life forever.
Trace the Detective working that night trying to bring a stop to the gangs in the area ends up saving Cassi's life, in doing so now his life is forever changed too. He can't stop but try to protect this woman who is now trying to break out of the sheltered life she has been leading and get revenge for her brother.
The heat and sizzle between these two is apparent right from the start and never dwindles. Can they work things out? She will stop at nothing to get the people responsible on her terms. He has the law behind him and hates that she won't listen to reason.
Though the book doesn't leave you in a cliffhanger, you certainly are left wanting because you want to know what she has planned next. What path will she be traveling down to get to these killers? And will Trace be able to save her from herself?
I look forward to reading more in this series. I give it a 4 star rating.
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Phyllis Chubb
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Canada on March 2, 2020
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An amazing story, full of adventure and interesting twists. Boring does not occur at any point. Well worth the time to read. The characters stay with you, long after the book has been put down and finished.
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Stephanie
4.0 out of 5 stars I have always loved a good fighting book
Reviewed in Canada on October 16, 2017
This book definitely knows how to draw you into it, I have always loved a good fighting book; but when it comes to a female instead of a man as the main fighter it draws me in that much more. I absoutely loved reading about Cassi and Detective Maguire, the need he has to want to protect her is definitely a heart warming feeling, and the need too fight for what she wants, and to be her own person is that much more exciting.

I would 100% recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a good read, just be aware that you won't be able to put it down. :)
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Barbara Raue
5.0 out of 5 stars Revenge and passion combine
Reviewed in Canada on June 18, 2019
Cassidy Santino watched the mob kill her twin brother but fear stopped her from doing anything. Revenge was all she wanted. And then Detective Trace McGuire entered the picture. He wanted to protect her but she knew what she needed to do to find those who killed her brother. Will she survive? Will their growing feelings survive or be torn apart in the process?

I received a copy of this book from eBook Discovery. I voluntarily review this book. This is my honest review.
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Courtney Turner
5.0 out of 5 stars Great first book in this series
Reviewed in Canada on July 14, 2019
Incredible first book in this series! Cassie watches her twin brother beaten and murdered. The once timid librarian turns vigilantly detective to find her brothers murderers. But she has to deal with an over protective detective while she does it.

I found the beginning of the book a bit slow but once you get into the nitty gritty of the book it was hard to stop. Great book and I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.
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Birna Bjornsdottir
5.0 out of 5 stars I just finished Sweet Retaliation by Mimi Barbour (Book 1 in The Mob ...
Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2017
I just finished Sweet Retaliation by Mimi Barbour (Book 1 in The Mob Tracker Series).

Sweet retaliation is a book that you do not want to miss!

Cassidy witnesses something that no one should ever have to witness.
Her brother’s murder.

I loved Cassidy from the very beginning. She has it all - sweetness, kindness, sass and and class.
Her character is written beautifully, she has such depth in her character.
We see her whole range of emotions and how she deals with them and we also see her transform from what you think is a sheltered, naive woman to a woman that is a force of nature!

Trace McGuire is a man who has seen it all and you feel fairly certain that nothing could ever surprise him as a cop. But he hadn’t met anyone like Cass.

He is completely unprepared for the woman that is as stubborn as he is.

I loved their chemistry and how their characters fit together.

I also giggled multiple times at their banter and especially at his reactions to Cass’s witty comebacks or remarks.

I am in love with this book and I’ll be following the series for more!

Mimi Barbour did an awesome job!
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Brooke
5.0 out of 5 stars I read Sweet Retaliation by Mimi Barbour and I give it a ...
Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2017
I read Sweet Retaliation by Mimi Barbour and I give it a 5/5.

I really enjoyed this book I could not stop reading it from the first page to the last. I loved reading about Cassi’s transformation from a virginal naive woman to the strong independent woman she becomes. Trace is the perfect book boyfriend; he is strong, sexy, protective, sweet, and a cop. Mimi Barbour writes with the perfect balance. The plot of the story contains some sensitive material and she doesn’t take away from that with the love story. Just the same the love story isn’t overshadowed by everything else going on in the story. This book was just the first installation of Cassi and Trace’s story in the Mob Tracker series; I cannot wait to read the next installation into their story.
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Laura Furuta
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Retaliation (Mob Tracker Series Book 1) By
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2017
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Sweet Retaliation (Mob Tracker Series Book 1)
By: Mimi Barbour
5 out of 5 stars

The story Sweet Retaliation (Mob Tracker Series Book 1) by Mimi Barbour is a book that has plenty of thrills and mystery. It also has romance. I loved reading this story. It had me hooked from the very beginning and I didn’t want to put it down until I had finished. Just how far would you go to avenge the death of someone that you love? That is the question that the main character in this story faces after her brother is killed in front of her. She finds her strength and begins a plan. What she didn’t expect is to fall for Trace McGuire. This character shows herself to be a fighter and when others run from a situation she stays to assist those that need her help. She is in constant danger in her search for the truth. Trace is a detective that when he starts a case he obsesses over it until it is solved. While working to solve his current case he finds himself wanting to protect and falling for the sister of the murder victim. He doesn’t need any other complications in his life. How does he tell that to his heart? While these two agree to work together to solve the murder of her brother there are times when they withhold information from each other or take actions that have them in danger. This story had me on the edge of my seat and always rooting for the bad guys to be caught and punished. I also loved reading about the romance that builds between the two main characters. There are quite a few other characters that are introduced in this book and a lot of them are there to help either with the investigation or are friends and family of the main characters. There are others that I could classify as the “bad guys” who are motivated by greed and how things will benefit them. This is the second book I have read by the author and have found her to be a wonderful storyteller who creates amazing characters. This is the first book in a series and the ending does leave me with questions. I look forward to reading the next book to see if these questions are answered. This story does have scenes of violence and adult situations. It would be recommended for mature readers.
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Sue Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars My kind of genre
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2018
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How has Mimi Barbour got past my genre addiction for fast pace, action, thrills and spills type reads? I don't know, but now that I have found her, I am never letting go. Alpha males and kick ass girls in a well written novel that I couldn't put down. Thank you Mimi, next in series already downloaded.
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John
4.0 out of 5 stars Cass is a real firecracker
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
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Cassandra, a virgin librarian, witnesses her twin brother get killed by members of his gang. She didn't see who the shooter was, but pledges to get retaliation for his death. As a result, she undergoes a physical change and enters the dark gang underworld to find his killer. While she continues her investigation, she meets Detective McGuire who is also investigating the murder. Eventually, they fall in love and get physical.

One thing about Cassi is that she can take care of herself. Trained as a boxer by her brother and gym owner, Rusty, she is powerful and fast. Cassi takes on the role of a sparring partner and trainer for an upcoming female champion with a bad attitude.

The story flowed smoothly and kept me engaged from the very beginning. However, the tempo slowed down toward the end without a shooter yet identified. It was then that I discovered that this is a six-book series and after reading the synopsis of books two and three, I decided to leave and possibly return in the future.

If you have the time and enjoy female hero stories, then get this book. I gave RETALIATION: HER SWEET REVENGE by Mimi Barbour four stars.
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witch
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't like cliffhangers
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2019
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Great characters, love Trace and Cass, she is a little spitfire. I didn't realise that this was part one of a series, There is a cliffhanger which spoils it for me, I don't like cliffhangers. I don't mind a series with a theme running through out, but prefer the rest of the story to have an ending in each book. But that's just me, I read so much that by the time I get to books three and four etc in a series, I can't remember what happened in the beginning. I am interested in reading the next book though.
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Robert
4.0 out of 5 stars A great read
Reviewed in Australia on September 14, 2023
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Great characters, a good story
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