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Book Review of Key to Conflict (Gillian Key, Bk 1)

Key to Conflict (Gillian Key, Bk 1)
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Helpful Score: 1


Dr. Gillian Key is a Paramortal Psychologist and a United States Marine Corps Captain, Special Forces Operative. The story is the first in a series that includes four titles, so far.

Gillian is a small sexy woman with a ballsy attitude.
She starts out the book meeting Count Rachlav, a master vampire, who requires therapy in his home in Romania. This job serves another purpose as Gillian's covert Special Forces assignment - collect information about the war Dracula and his allies are fomenting.

I enjoyed the book overall, however, I found Gillian's character annoying and flawed. For a psychologist, Gillian acts immature and rash. She's not convincing. As a soldier, she does better, but I never was able to see why she was such a good leader. I don't want to give away story details, so I will leave it to you to decide.

The book has plenty of sex and action scenes. The dialogue was entertaining. The characterizations were pretty shallow, but still interesting. I hope the next book improves.