Roman Will Fall

Cynthia Eden

Jan 2021 · Wilde Ways Book 11 · Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.

About this ebook

She can’t work with him.

They’ve been partners for barely a week, and Roman Smith (if that even was his real last name!) is already driving Harper Crane absolutely insane. His list of faults is a mile long. Roman is secretive, controlling, and far too sexy. Okay, the sexiness doesn’t matter. It can’t matter. What matters is that Roman never listens to orders, he is far too quiet and intense, and Harper is pretty sure that he is up to some seriously shady side business.

He isn’t supposed to want his new training partner.

Roman has spent his life in the darkness. He is far too well acquainted with evil, and working at Wilde? Well, joining the security and protection firm is supposed to be the first step to turning things around in his world. The first step to becoming someone new. But some habits are hard to shake. And Roman knows that his way too beautiful trainer, Harper, is already suspicious of him. Yeah, so…she is right to be suspicious. Until recently, he has been the bad guy in the story. His list of past deeds could give anyone nightmares. Too bad he only wants to give Harper sweet dreams. 

Trouble has followed Roman.

Roman has some unfinished business from his past—in the form of deadly enemies—who have tracked him. And now those enemies have gotten the wrong idea about Harper. (Probably because Roman couldn’t keep his hands off her on a case.) They think she is Roman’s lover. They think they can use her in order to get to him. They are about to make the worst mistake of their lives.

When Roman’s enemies kidnap Harper, he drops the good guy role.

Roman races to rescue her—and they are thrown together in close confines. Intimately close. In order to fight the enemies closing in, Harper and Roman have to trust each other. They have to work together. Stay together. Except the longer they are together, the more Roman realizes just how much he wants the fiery Harper. And soon…Roman can’t imagine his life without her.  

Can a reformed bad guy get a chance at happily ever after? Maybe. If things get Wilde enough…

Author’s note: The badder they are, the harder they fall. And Roman is about to fall…HARD. His training partner blindsides him from the very beginning. Bad guys aren’t supposed to believe in love at first sight, and, hell, Roman doesn’t even believe in love at all. But…then Harper barrels into his life. When she’s threatened, he will do anything and everything necessary to assure her safety. And as for Harper, if she gives him the chance, he will prove to her that even bad guys can be good…at least, with the right person. The Wilde crew is back. Buckle up and get ready for hot times, danger, and a whole lot of surprises.  

Ratings and reviews

4.25 stars--ROMAN WILL FALL is the eleventh instalment in Cynthia Eden’s contemporary, adult WILDE WAYS erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for Wilde Ways Security. This is new hiree Roman Smith, and security agent Harper Crane’s story line. ROMAN WILL FALL can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Told from third person perspective (Roman and Harper) ROMAN WILL FALL follows the acrimonious relationship between Wilde Ways new hiree Roman Smith, and security agent Harper Crane. Harper wants nothing to do with her new partner Roman Smith. Harper is effervescent, bubbly, take charge agent but Roman pushes all of our heroine’s buttons with his brooding, silence and one-word answers until an assignment finds our couple in the direct line of fire, a target Roman blames on his dark and dangerous past. In an effort to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love, Roman becomes guardian and protector but someone is desperate to destroy our hero, starting with the thing he loves the most. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Harper and Roman, and the potential fall-out as Roman struggles with secrets from the past, secrets that will are about to be exposed. Roman Smith knows a thing or two about the dangerous players in the game of international espionage having been one of the most dangerous players of them all but it is his past that is trying to destroy his future, and in this he refuse to place Harper in the direct line of fire. Harper Crane knows Roman is keeping secrets including his real identity, back story and people from his past. Without knowing who is after them, Harper struggles between head and heart, and every threat pulls Roman further away. The relationship between Harper and Roman is tempestuous at best but one of immediate attraction between our story line couple. Roman knows that to get involved with Harper Crane means placing our heroine in the direct line of fire. Together, and in hiding, Harper and Roman will take their relationship from professional to love but in doing so, once again, make Harper a liability Roman can no longer afford. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. The secondary and supporting characters include Wilde Ways owner Eric Wilde; IT hacker and CIA operative Antony Kyle; Roman’s former handler Dexter ‘Dex’ Ryan; museum curator Tomas Archwright, and his assistant Charity Hall. Antony’s story line is next in THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY. ROMAN WILL FALL is a story of secrets and lies; betrayal and vengeance; power and control; relationships and love. The character driven premise is intriguing and imaginative; the romance is spicy and seductive; the characters are charismatic, stubborn and dynamic.

Holy heck, this was one Wilde ride! Harper and Roman were explosive! In every way! Action and drama awaited around every corner while hidden secrets threatened them both. I enjoy a great heroine, but I can still be well satisfied without one. However, this author gives me heroines that make me more than satisfied. They make me ecstatic. Harper is the perfect example why. She’s feisty, tough, can kick tail, and knows what she wants. But instead of being over the top with it, resulting in an attitude that rubs me the wrong way, she simply accepts herself as she is even as she exhibits her talents when needed. Oh my gosh, I loved watching Harper swing into action to save Roman even as he was determined he would save her. The imagery created by Ms. Eden’s words made the scenes come alive and had me grinning at Harper’s capabilities and Roman’s protectiveness. ”What are you doing?” she snapped. “You need to--” “Don’t even think about it, sweetheart. You stay down. You stay covered.” “You’re giving orders.” A hiss. “You know that’s one of our issues.” “Yes, and it’s not changing.” Roman was exactly what I look for in a hero. He was protective, possessive, and suffered enough jealousy to make me laugh. But even more than that, he was broken and as a result felt that he could never claim Harper. Was this the “I’m not good enough for her'' trope? Yes, but written in a way that elevated it to a level unlike any I’m used to. Watching him wade his way through his emotions was part of what made this such an exhilarating read. This was a shorter book but it never lacked character or plot development. From the beginning it takes off. I adored seeing some of the characters from past books as well as getting to know a few of them better. There was a delicious ending as well as the set up for the next book offering so much more goodness in the future.

Cynthia Eden’s Roman Will Fall is the eleventh in her Wilde Ways series. Harper Crane is an experienced operative with Wilde, a high-end security and protection agency. Her new partner, Roman Smith, is driving her insane. They’re just one week into his six-week probationary period, and she’s ready to stab him herself. His one-word answers and insistence on protecting her when she is clearly the senior agent in the partnership, as well as his gruffly unsmiling mien are sending her round the bend. Roman is completely enchanted with his new partner, but he’s learned his lesson early and well. He is a terrible person with a terrible past and good things? They are not for him. Cynthia Eden’s story is hot and hilarious. Harper is an incredibly appealing heroine, smart and capable as well as warm and funny. She speaks her own mind and is cool under pressure. When she determines that what she wants is Roman? She doesn’t hold back there either. Roman has barrels full of agony to work through, and it is sweetly charming to see him slowly come to realize that he doesn’t have to be an island unto himself forever. Roman Will Fall will have you falling too ;)

About the author

Cynthia Eden is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader best-seller. Cynthia writes sexy tales of contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and paranormal romance. Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia has written over one hundred novels and novellas.