Read this because I like Zanetti's Deep Ops series. Shaken is the story which is 2.5 in the series. Michelle & Evan are the main characters who were in foster care years ago with Raider & Wolfe. The men are all former or current military & work in private or government sector. This short story weaves the relationship between Michelle and Evan reconnecting after years when Michelle's drug addles mother steals her work tablet and starts blackmailing dangerous people. The other two stories were OK. I've never read Kat Martin or Alexandra Ivy's books. The stories were OK & I didn't know much of what was happening because I didn't read their series of books ( )

Pivot - anthology by Kat Martin, Rebecca Zanetti and Alexandra Ivy
Against the Heart by Kat Martin
Meri is on the run from a nasty ex when she meets Ian in front of a store bulletin board. Perfect timing for both of them. She can hide in the middle of the small town while getting paid to help clean out his fathers house. Ian can tell Meri is desperate and can’t help coming to the rescue.

I found this story immediately engaging and captivating until the end. I got a feeling from one paragraph on family he could call that it may be part of a series. I’ve read a few books by this author and this was a reminder why I like romantic suspense so much.

Shaken by Rebecca Zanetti
Book 2.5 of the Deep Ops series
Second chance. Evan and Michelle were once in foster care together. Now, years later he comes to her rescue, done with the military and ready to commit to Michelle and the small town he protects as Sheriff.

Easter egg for Zanetti readers.
Character traits that were amusing (including the dog) and a story that was riveting. A fast read that can be read as a stand-alone.

Echoes of the Past by Alexandra Ivy
It’s a second chance for the relationship of Melanie and Gray as they protect a young boy while
investing the clues to find the dirty cops in his precinct.

Tension filled and absorbing.

The last 40 pages are previews by the three authors in the anthology. ( )

Pivot by Kat Martin, Rebecca Zanetti and Alexandra Ivy

Three interwoven stories
Three women
Three men
Trouble and chaos
Problems to solve
Romance to enjoy
HEA’s to see happen
Loved this collection

AGAINST THE HEART by Kat Martin
Meriweather “Meri” Jones has not had an easy life. She is running from a bad guy when she realizes she has to stop and earn some money before she can move on to a safe place where she can’t be found. Ian Brodie, owner of a security firm, needs help tidying his father’s home and serendipitously he meets Meri at just the right point in both their lives to lend her a hand through giving her a job. They work hard, pussyfoot around one another and almost miss their chance. Loved Ian’s father and that side story just about as much as Meri & Ian’s. Lily was a sweetie, too.

SHAKEN by Rebecca Zanetti
Michelle Pamela Peach found a safe haven and the man she thought she would love forever when she landed in her last foster home. The job that Evan Boldon did in the military kept them apart while he was away then kept them apart when she couldn’t handle the stress of his job. They come together again when she is in need and he is there to provide protection. Watching the embers rekindle was fun and their HEA a joy to see.

ECHOES OF THE PAST by Alexandra Ivy
Detective Gray Hawkins is in the nick of time to assist Melanie Cassidy save a young boy from kidnappers. The two had dated before but Melanie was leery and not eager to get back together with Gray though he was more than eager to win her back. The corrupt cops were the mystery to be solved and eventually that did happen...as did the HEA they so richly deserved.

This was a fun collection of linked stories by three different authors. I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to reading more books by all three authors.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington-Zebra for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars ( )