Divide Conquer (Cut Run, #4) by Abigail Roux

Divide Conquer (Cut Run, #4) Reviews

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  Blacky *Romance Addict*

  If there was a device that could measure the *squeee* and *swoon* factor of books, it would definitely break while measuring this one, because it was OFF THE FREAKING SCALES!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This was amazing! I still don't know what my review will look like because my brain has turned into mush, and my heart melted a loooong time ago with these two guys
  
  
  
  
  In this book, Ty and Zane are more comfortabe with each other :) Zane knows that Ty loves him, even though he still hasn't figured out his feelings, but things are definitely better :) They are slowly building their relationship, going into routine, staying at one or the other's apartment, seeing each other whenever they had spare time
  It's just lovely to see their slow progress, how they adapt to one another and develop strong feelings as well :) In the previous books Ty realized he's in love with Zane, and in this book Zane finally accepts the truth, he's been in love with Ty for a while now, only affraid to admit it to himself
  
  and that scene was just so lovely
  
  
  BUT, real life comes in, and this is the story outside their relationship...
  There are robberies and bombings all over town and people are angry at the police force. It gets worse when the loco dude that's responsible for that sets Ty as a target and tries to kill him. Repeatedly. With bombs
  That actually leads to Zane getting hurt
  and going temporarily blind
  and THAT leads to Ty taking care of a sick and vulnerable Zane
  
  
  By that point my mind was already mushy, I feel like I've spent 2/3 of the book squealing all over them <3 Anything else I say will probably be a big spoiler, but I just have to say that this book had me emotional all the time. At the end I was in tears, they were both happy and sad and frustrating and I don't know what other kind of tears there may be but I had them!! They were just beautiful together
  
  
  
  My favorite scenes:
  
  - Ty and Zane doing it in the kitchen
  
  - doing it against the door
  
  That scene was so amazingly hot it isn't describable!
  - sms-ing jokes in the office, omg they are priceless, baboom
  
  - the race to the scene of the crime, Ty on foot any Zane on his bike, that scene was
  they were both so cool, gosh I'd like to see that in video hahahahahah
  - Zane taking care of Ty when he was run over on the field (sports)
  - The Ty wink
  and Zane finally getting it
  
  
  - Ty after the thing with his car. I cried when that happened. Poor Ty
  
  - Ty finding Zane after the explosion :O My heart stopped for a bit there
  
  - every freaking scene in the hospital and while Ty was taking care of him, and just everything!!!!
  - the dance, oh the dance was just beautiful, the most melting, swoony, lovely scene EVER!
  
  - after the fight, when Zane finds Ty
  hot hot hot
  
  - in the mausoleum - now THAT really got me teary-eyed
  but it was still such an emotional scene, simply beautiful and special <3
  
  
  It's stupid, but for every new book I read I say it's the best yet, but this one really is :) it's my new fav, even though #3 is a close runner :)
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  Wendys Wycked Words

  I don't even know what to say anymore besides : AWESOME !!! I will continue reading all these books because I really adore Ty and Zane !!!
• 
  Baba

  Re-read & buddy read with Kelly April 2013
  
  
  
  

  You realize I have free texting plan right?
  
  Pop quiz partner. How many letters in the government alphabet?
  (…)
  Answer: 19. ET went home on a UFO and the FBI went after him.
  
  What do you call a monkey in a mine field? A baboom.
  
  Energizer bunny arrested. Charged with battery.
  Ty’s lips twitched as he tapped out a quick response.
  Is he being held in a duracell?

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  “With your track record, you’ll come in playing strippergram and I’ll be in the middle of Thanksgiving dinner or something,” Ty grumbled.
  
  “A whole series?” Ty broke in, his voice going higher in distress. “Do you remember how many times you’ve said I’m bad for PR?”
  McCoy sighed in disgust.
  “Thirty-seven times, Mac.”
  “You’ve counted?” McCoy asked without sounding surprised.
  “Latent OCD,” Ty answered, unashamed. Zane pressed his mouth to the back of Ty’s shoulder to stifle the laugh that threatened.
  
  The dying breath of Ty’s beloved Bronco.
  (…)
  „She’s burning, Zane!“ Ty yelled, in a panic, voice full of anguish as he tried to squirm out of Zane’s grasp.
  
  “I’m afraid,” he whispered. “I’m afraid it’ll change things.” --Zane
  
  Deuce hummed again. “Maybe you should use some of your free time thinking about that. ‘Cause if I know my brother, he’ll stick with you through just about anything, including going blind. But I don’t know how long he’ll stick around if he’s the only one thinking he’s in love.”
  
  “Don’t push me, Stevie Wonder,” he growled.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  His lips came to rest against Zane’s for a moment before moving. “I’m going to fuXX you until you can’t remember your name,” he promised in an oddly intimate voice. He pulled Zane’s lower lip between his and dragged his teeth along it.
  
  “I’d really like you to hold me for a while,” he whispered. It felt odd to say it like that, something so innocuous yet meaningful. –Zane

  
  
  
  
  
  This book is still fabulous the second time around. Loved it! I just realized how good the sex was. Jealous sex against the door? Hot damn!!
  
  Thank you, Kels, for doing the buddy read with me. I'm standing at the sideline to cheer you on! Go, go, gooooo! *mwah* :))
  
  NEW REVIEW TO COME...
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  Isa K.

  Update 5/20: Abigail Roux has since reached out to me privately and explained her position. As such, portions of this review have been reworded to avoid unnecessary snark ^_^ None of the opinions have been changed, but I admit there were comments that could easily be misinterpreted and I'm not above admitting my own sloppiness in this regard.
  
  Update 5/18: DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA. It seems a girl can't have an opinion anymore. I almost had it in my mind to change this review to one star because authors who think it's okay to bully reviewers are not cool. But that's stupid and childish, so instead I'll just direct everyone to
  this comment, which explains it all.
  
  Oh this series .... THIS SERIES -_-
  
  I am breaking up with Ty and Zane.
  
  About a third of the way through this book I found myself thinking "Why do people like this series so much? Why do *I* like this series so much???" That's right, I was standing right along side you in the fangirling. I liked this series too. Loved this series, in fact. But about a hundred pages further into Divide & Conquer I realized I had to break it off. I had to end it.
  
  To begin with ... Ty Grady is the biggest fucking Mary Sue in the universe. When I first read
  Cut & Run I thought to myself "Man these characters have a lot of backstory ... why not save these details for later books?" But now I realize that what I thought was botched character development was actually luring me into falling in love with the most unbelievable character in the world. Every installment just adds MORE ridiculous achievements to Ty Grady's never ending resume. He's a decorated Marine, a sharp shooter, completely fluent in Farsi, sings like an angel, fights mountain lions with his bare hands, dances a mean tango, can sniff out bombs better than the dogs, can spot a sniper from a casual glance out the window... I mean come on. If
  Armed & Dangerous reveals that Ty has a PhD in zoology and once repelled down the Eiffel Tower I will not even bat an eye.
  
  
  
  
  
  The writer in me reads this series and feels like this:
  
  
  
  
  
  And normally this is cancelled out by the reader in me being all like:
  
  
  
  
  
  Because Ty and Zane were always such FUN! You know Zane is just as bad ... he's the subspecies of Mary Sue: the tragic victim whose struggles inevitably take over the entire story. He's an alcoholic, he's endlessly mourning his dead wife, he's a drug addict, forever seriously injured or in danger (without emasculating him, which is impressive), he can't admit his feelings, he isn't on speaking terms with his family, he's full of angst ... come on girls when do we find out he's been suffering from a terminal illness all this time? You know you've got it planned.
  
  And so this series has always been interesting in the sense that Ty and Zane neutralized each other's tropes rather well and there was always just enough in the way of character flaws (or in Zane's case, character assets) to keep them from feeling truly one dimensional.
  
  No more. Frankly I find myself bored with Ty and Zane in this book. I had virtually no interest in the 250 pages Zane thought about telling Ty he loved him, nor the angst, the misunderstandings, the apologies, the makeup sex. UGH. I skimmed the sex scenes. :(
  
  I SKIMMED THE SEX SCENES
  
  The entire reason to read the books in the first place and they couldn't possibly be less interesting to me. Maybe it's because I have never actually liked Ty/Zane ... preferring Zane/Ty because I have a weakness for bitchy, aggressive bottoms. I don't know. But if the sex isn't hot in this series you are left with .... the plot.
  
  Oh boy.... Now I realize that this series is extremely popular and that many of you are already like this:
  
  
  
  
  
  But it has to be said: The plot of the first book was silly, unrealistic and transparent but had some decent twists. The plot of the third book was silly, unrealistic and completely uninteresting but managed to work up some minor suspense as you tried to piece together who was on what side. The plot of this book made no sense. No fucking sense at all. And was so uninteresting you get the feeling that even Urban and Roux didn't want to go through it
  
  Let's start with the fact that our bombers are teenagers and the explanation given for not being able to find them is that they can more easily go off grid than an adult. First, bullshit!-- but even assuming that they could why does no one notice that four teenagers have basically disappeared? No missing persons reports? No truancy reports? In the real world these kids would be found in 30 seconds.
  
  To say nothing for the fact that their plan would fail miserably in the first place. Divide and conquer/war on two fronts only works as a tactic if your forces are comparable to your opponents. If you're out numbered and out gunned fat lot of good it will do you. I don't buy that banks wouldn't have beefed up their private security after even a single bank robbery. I don't buy that the population of Baltimore (one of the highest crime areas in the country) would react to the bombings the way they did. I don't buy that our bombers are able to buy bomb making supplies and no one notices. I don't buy all the little coincidences that stacked up one after the other to make the plot work. I don't buy that a bank robbery at the same time as a bomb threat wouldn't have been theory number one right from the start.
  
  I could go on at length ... but I won't. You get the point.
  
  So... why three stars instead of something lower?
  
  Well to begin with ... I still like Ty and Zane. There's something sentimental in me that can't bear to give this book less than a three. The guys I love are still there! But as amusing as they still are, there's not enough in their relationship to stretch out over one three hundred page book, let alone an entire series. They need to be saved from this endless cycle of 'will they, won't they?'. Shift the emphasis away from that bullshit and put it on developing a better overall story. Let Ty and Zane banter and fight crime, stop exploring the soap opera melodramatic depths of their OMG TRU LOVE~~ -_- I don't fucking care. I really don't fucking care anymore.
  
  There... I've said my piece, now all you bitches can back up because I know kung fu:
  
  
  
  
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  S

  Wow. It’s been a tough couple days since I finished Divide and Conquer. I, like many other people who love these books, was floored by the tender beginning, the explosive (pun intended) middle and the frustrating end. This book is a perfect example of the dangerous mid-point in a series where everything starts to fall apart and you wonder if anyone will be able to survive, physically and emotionally, what is coming next. Ugh, I hate this point.
  
  Now to the spoilery part of the review:
  
  There’s been a lot of discussion around whether or not Ty is true to character in this book – specifically at the points where he blows off Zane’s I love you and then the way he reacts to Nick’s kiss. For me, Ty has seemed like a contradiction since the beginning. He’s a hard ass, intimidating military man that is yet willing and able to put himself emotionally out on the line over and over and over again for Zane. It doesn’t make sense. But I think that’s because I had Ty pegged as one thing and as the series moves on, and we get to know him better, we find out there’s way more we don’t know about him.
  
  Not exactly sure why I feel as strongly as I do about this, but I’m solidly behind Ty even after this book. Maybe it’s that I get him better than I get Zane. Ty’s hard edged, smart ass, loyal, battling with the dark, trying to live in the present persona, really mirrors my personality in a lot of ways, so I understand where he’s coming from. Zane, on the other hand, bugs me for the same reasons he bugs Ty on occasion – tight-lipped, stick up the ass, that’s still so focused on his past that he can’t see what’s in front of him.
  
  I think some of the most telling scenes in the book are the moments where Zane realizes that Ty knows Zane much better than Zane knows Ty. And it’s true! It’s not like either of them has been particularly chatty about their past (I mean, Ty talks about his Recon days just as much as Zane talks about his family or his wife – which is NEVER), but Ty has been watching Zane, learning him, paying attention to the little things that make Zane Zane. By his own admission, Zane hasn’t. That breaks my heart for Ty. He may think that Zane loves him, but to not hear the words and not to really see it in their daily interactions, no wonder when Zane finally says the words, Ty laughs it off. Yeah, it’s a dick move, but Ty’s worn down, insecure and not sure that Zane wouldn’t just say it at that moment because he’s grateful, not because he actually feels it. Wish we had a Ty POV at that moment, because I can almost bet that Ty’s heart stopped beating when he heard that and he had to pull himself back together quickly because he just didn’t believe Zane could be telling the truth. We know he is, because we’ve been in Zane’s head, Ty is still out there guessing. That scene pisses me off (like all of their other miscommunication scenes), but it makes sense with who they are as characters and where they are in their confusion.
  
  And Nick, now there’s the proverbial can of worms. I hate the guy. Period. So wrong to take advantage of your best friend’s weak spot to try and wedge the other guy out because you haven’t had enough balls to say something years earlier. Lame. And slimy. Ty’s reaction on the other hand, surprised me, but I now think it shouldn’t have. We get to be inside Ty’s head the moment he’s shocked to feel Nick’s lips on his. And in situations like that I'm guessing you would have all kinds of thoughts going through your head that you would think but then dismiss, but we only get to hear what he's thinking initially, not the full thought stream of where he arrives at the end of it.
  
  Being drunk, just outing himself and his partner, and finding out his best friend is gay, too, and *wants* you - in a span of a couple of hours - would throw anyone for a loop. I don't think it excuses anything, but I think it goes toward explaining how crazy out of character it seems for him. And on top of that, he's seen the man he loves go through hell in the last week and is afraid to admit to himself that he is scared shitless about losing Zane - in the line of work and personally.
  
  That's a pretty messed up place to be in your head.
  
  To be fair, I know I’m pushing the Ty agenda. Mostly because he’s going to get a lot of hate until he does some explaining and ass-kissing in A&D. Rightly so.
  
  Now let me give Zane the word space he deserves. Some of my favorite Zane moments (although this book is full of them honestly, he’s achingly vulnerable in this book). I love the moment on the softball field where he realizes he is in love with Ty. It is so touching and real. His recovery is fully on track and he’s clearer than he’s been in a long time. And Zane’s colossal bravery and strength dealing with his blindness, not to mention taking off with that bomb, the man makes heroism even sexier. Then there’s the door scene. Don’t even get me started on that. Jesus, I love that scene.
  
  It’s obvious the two mean a hell of a lot to each other. They both, independently and intentionally, end up outing themselves because they want people around them to know how important they are in each other’s lives. Way sexy.
  
  
  End of spoilery review.
  
  F&C was Zane’s book to flounder, this one was Ty’s and hopefully A&D can find them starting to build each other and their relationship back up again. Ever heard that joke - nothing ruins a relationship faster than having two people in it – yeah, so true here.
  
  I’ve read that there are going to be 9 books, and for all the “Team Ty and Zane Forever” members out there I would like to officially beg Urban and Roux to not bring the element of cheating into this (too heartbreaking), and not to make them struggle for too long. I would love to see them come together as a strong couple in the next book and then deal with the other problems many gay couples have to deal with anyway, on a daily basis, still today – coming out, family, marriage, work, friends, legal status, and dare I say kids - problems that are problems regardless of your sexuality, but are compounded greatly in a gay relationship. There’s a lot of topics to tackle that have nothing to do with yanking these two continually apart. My two cents.
  
  Bottom line, this was a tough book to read, but definitely my favorite of the four so far. It elicited a whirlwind of emotions and made me love the two even more. I’m DESPERATE for an HEA for these guys. To Urban and Roux, your writing gets stronger as the series moves on and I look forward to reading more soon. Like tomorrow. Please?
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  Meags

  5 Stars
  
  That fricken ending!? God dammit, are you shitting me!?!
  
  (This is a good time to note that I'm patting myself on the back something fierce, for my wise decision to wait to start this series until the entire thing was complete - how people were reading these one at a time, for years, is beyond my comprehension).
  
  I have only one thing to say...
  
  This series is f*cking fantastic!
  
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  Re-read: November, 2017
  
  I just want to bounce up and down squealing, because how often do you re-read something and end up loving it just as much – or in my case even more – than you did the first time around?! It’s not as common as people may assume, at least in my experience.
  
  I feel like this fourth Ty and Zane book has a much better pace than the first three stories.
  Divide & Conquer dives into the fun and escapades straight away; what with all those horribly hilarious puns that result in the infamous cock-blocked by the boss, could have been epic, would-be sex scene, which is immediately followed by all the action and danger surrounding the bombings. Yes, this story was choc-a-block full of fun and laughs, thrills and chills, and so much damn love and romance that my heart is currently full and happy.
  
  I love the on-page introduction to the Sidewinder team, too. I know a lot of readers take issue with Nick’s role in this story, but I must say, after this re-read, knowing all that is to come, I just felt bad for the guy. Obviously I’m 100% team Zane and Ty, but the idea that poor Nick had been pining all those years for Ty – who can blame him – only to miss his opportunity and lose him to another, just makes me sad for Nick. I’m not even grumpy at Ty for letting himself be kissed, twice, because he was immediately upfront with Zane about it and I never once felt like his feelings for Zane wavered in the slightest. Clearly, everyone will react differently to these scenes and the circumstances; this is simply my take on things.
  
  I think my favourite aspect of this story is the hurt-comfort themes surrounding Zane and his injuries/ailments. The vulnerability it allows his character and the ways in which his situation ultimately brings Ty and Zane closer together, just hits the spot for me.
  
  
  Divide & Conquer definitely rates highly among my favourites within the series and it certainly made for one happy re-read.
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  Nancy

  Cross-posted at
  Shelf Inflicted and at
  Outlaw Reviews
  
  I’m addicted to this series and officially a fan of Ty and Zane, even if they both need to get slapped upside the head.
  
  The city of Baltimore is out of control. Riots, robberies and explosions are occurring with increasing regularity. Law enforcement is doing the best it can, but their credibility has taken a hit. It’s up to FBI agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett to help gain the public’s trust again.
  
  With their increasing workload, it’s hard for them to find quality time together. Though their sex is electrifying and their intimate moments tender, their communication skills leave a lot to be desired.
  
  

  “You’re not dessert, Zane. You’re the main course, Ty informed him in a husky drawl. And you have about five seconds to take your pick of flat surface before I do it for you.” 

  
  
  Though Ty has verbally expressed his love, Zane has difficulty saying those three little words.
  
  

  “Suddenly there were all sorts of words crowding on Zane's tongue, and he couldn't get a single one out, much less three that would prove he knew the best thing to happen to him in his entire life lay right there in his arms.” 

  
  
  I’m glad that more of the focus of this story is on Ty’s and Zane’s relationship, as the bad guys and their motivations didn’t ring true for me. Still, I’m craving a good mystery where the police are not portrayed as incompetent buffoons. Perhaps I should not expect that from this series.
  
  There were lots of entertaining moments with their co-workers, including the funny and punny text messages. There were also tense, gripping moments as a serious injury renders Zane helpless and dependent on Ty.
  
  I loved getting to know Ty’s Marine friends and hope they make another appearance.
  
  The ending slayed me.
  
  Thanks to
  Barbie from
  Bookie Nookie's Erotic Lending Group for lending this to me.
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  Elise ✘ a.k.a Ryder's Pet ✘

  Second re-read: 11.09.2021
  I love how closer Ty and Zane becomes in each book, but mostly, I love Ty. He's amazing. I'm so glad I haven't changed my mind about that. He's still everything. I want to slap some sense into Zane; he keeps hurting my baby, but other than that I like Zane just fine. He's a cool character but he holds too much back that I get annoyed. Overall, I still enjoyed this book and Ty is the best.
  
  

  ⋰���⋰⋱⋰⋱*TY IS HEAVEN*⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱

  
  Re-read: 11.06.2017
  God I love Ty. Ty is literally everything to me. I just want to grab him, squeeze him and never let him go. He's perfect. The story, though interesting, can be boring at times, but Ty, of course, makes up for it. Zane becoming blind and all, is an interesting twist, but I didn't like how unappreciated he was of Ty, who was amazing at taking care of him. Overall, I love Ty.
  
  First read review:
  Ah man, that was a cruel way to end a book. Cruel, I tell you. Ty Grady and Zane Garrett's back in a action filled, torturous and cute book. I really love Ty and I really feel for him. I just want to give him a big hug and tell him I'll always be there for him. I'm so damn protective over him! This book was alright, but it was a bit boring (though I wonder why? Because, I don't think it really was boring and that it was just me being tired as fuck) and Zane and his emotions were kinda getting on my nerves. If the couple would just talk to each other, so much heartache wouldn't be happening. On to the next one, I guess...
  

  “You look like you're about to cut and run,”

  
  

  

  
  Quick basic facts:
  Genre: - (Adult) Contemporary Romance (M/M)
  Series: - Series, Book Four
  Love triangle? - No.
  Cheating? - No, though Ty's friend, Nick, kissed him, but Ty told Zane about it right after.
  HEA? - Open ending? Cliffhanger of sorts.
  Favorite character? - Ty Grady.
  Would I read more by this author/or of series? - Sure.
  Would I recommend this book/series? - Sure.
  Will I read this again in the future? - No.
  Rating - 2.5/3 stars.
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  Optimist ♰King's Wench♰

  Re-listen 11/2/18
  
  Nothing to add to this review 5 years later.
  
  ***original review****
  
  WHAT.IN.THE.ACTUAL.FUCK, TY GRADY?!?!?!
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  *J* Too Many Books Too Little Time

  4.5 Stars!
  
  The progression of Ty and Zane's relationship remains sloooooooooow!
  
  
  
  I really wish they would just open up to each other, tell each other how they feel. It's frustrating at times.
  
  But gah I love these two.
  
  The plot on this one was a little ridiculous but still good.
  
  And that ending.....freakin' Ty!
  
  
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  Jilly

  This series is one of those that gets better as it goes. There is enough action, killing, and excitement to satisfy my bloodthirstyness, there is enough angsty feelings to make me love each character individually, and there is enough sexy stuff to keep my inner perv happy. The perfect blend!
  
  
  Exactly.
  
  In this book we have a group that is bombing public places in order to create a diversion while robbing banks. During one of these instances the media happens to catch Ty and Zane looking all badass as they respond and they become media-famous. Not exactly what you want when you do undercover work.
  
  
  Good luck sneaking up on anything now, kitty.
  
  One of them gets seriously injured. Again. Like I said a while back, I think these books either need to be changed into these guys being superheroes, or the author needs some basic anatomy and medical knowledge. It's like they are a couple of Wile E Coyotes or something - falling off cliffs and walking it off - getting blown up and getting back to work the next day. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if one of them comes back to life after dying. I bet that's coming up in a future book.
  
  
  They'd sew it back on and get him back to work the next day. FBI is hard core.
  
  During this time we also get a visit from Ty's old marine buddies. It was kind of weird and I think it was possibly a set-up for another book staring one of his friends. It just felt out of place - like all of those kind of things do.
  
  
  Except for this one. Seamless.
  
  There were also a lot of angsty feelings going on throughout the book. Ty expressed feelings in the last one that were not reciprocated by Zane. It's not exactly comfortable when that happens - for either side.
  
  
  Thank god he got frozen in carbonite after that. Helped the awkwardness.
  
  Off to read the next one.
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  Gerbera_Reads

  First reread. All I gotta say is feels, so many feels! Some of them hit as hard as if I read it for the first time. Freaking amazing! Can't get enough of Ty and Zane, their chemistry, their hilarious banter (just remember the baboom and you will know) and how much of themselves they give everyday to keep everyone safe. One of the best MM series ever! Couldn't highlight this time, and there were so many memorable moments there. No matter, I will enjoy them when I reread this series again next year!
  
  ***
  
  I loved it! It was sooo good. This time the case keeps Ty and Zane on home turf in Baltimore and that gives them actual back up for a change. New agents come into play, Ty's Recon buddies show up and things literally explode in their faces and through it all my boys fall in love even more. Awwww!
  
  Ty and Zane fall into a routine and have somewhat stable life after the cruise debacle. Both are a little uncertain and frightened about their feelings and keep them close to their chests. But it becomes so intense and intimate between them that they can no longer contain them no do they wish to. It was so beautiful! I loved reading this book. Ty and Zane are passionate men who love and care deeply, work hard and protect their city. There were so many moments that I kept rereading because they were lovely, romantic and oh so emotional. Even when they fell they still managed to get back up together.
  
  The case was more of a thrill chase than a mystery. It's a known for the reader who and how but it's fascinating and even a little scary to read and know what is going to happen and just see how the guys are going to react. It was awesome and so edgy for me. There were many ups and downs, hurt and comfort, so much humor and camaraderie and many good times that made this book a must read. The ending made me want to slap Ty silly but oh well, even he is not perfect. I will probably start the next one tonight. The boys are just that irresistible.
• 
  Shurrn

  Bank-Robbers, Bombings, & Baseball, Oh My!
  

  He wanted Ty with him, wanted him badly. Needed him as a partner, and not just at work. Craved him as a lover more than he’d ever jonesed over heroin. Connected with him in so many ways that Zane couldn’t see a way to untangle himself and didn’t even want to try.

  There is very little I can say about this installment of the Cut & Run Series that is spoiler-free...
  
  We stayed in Boston the whole time...
  We got to meet Ty's Force Recon team, Sidewinder...
  Ty & Zane become the unwilling pin up poster boys for the FBI...
  
  And I loved it. So much happened in the pages of this book, and I won't spoil anything for you... Read it. You won't regret it!
  
  
  
  NOW FOR THE SPOILERY STUFF!
  Don't click the link if you haven't read this book!
  
  First of all:
  
  To Ty's beloved Bronco...
  

  ...he hoped Zane knew the only thing Ty had loved longer than him was that Bronco.

  At least she went out with a bang, no?
  
  
  
  I was deliriously happy when Zane stopped trying to analyze his feelings to death and finally admitted (out loud) that he was in love with Ty...
  
  
  
  Quite honestly, if the partners didn't take this step by the end of the book, I was seriously thinking about bailing on the series... There's only so much grown-man angst that a girl can handle. They love each other. Say it!
  
  
  
  Graham Lewis,
  Silly spoiled busboy bank-robber... I know you were just trying to help the investigation... but who gives a BLIND GUY a NOTE?!? I mean, seriously... As I read this part - and got over my giggles about Graham thinking that Ty & Zane were fighting inside the apartment rather than fucking against the door - I had to do a major WTF... He knew Zane was blind... Why oh why would he just leave a handwritten note?
  
  
  
  And Speaking of Blind Zane... Wow.
  
  

  This wasn’t just dark; it was pitch-black, no relief, no gray, no hint of light under a door, no bare twinkle of stars in the sky. It was utter nothing.

  The entire story arc of the lack of control and near helplessness of Zane's blindness was the perfect parallel to the way he was handling falling in love with Ty. It was moving and beautiful, and really helped solidify their professional and romantic partnerships...
  
  
  
  Ty outing himself to his Force Recon Team was a fantastic addition to the story line... Even if I'm less than pleased about him sucking face with Nick afterward... Though I suppose that Nick will have his moments of redemption when we get to
  Shock & Awe, the spin-off to the Cut & Run Series.
  
  And Speaking of Spin-offs to this universe, I feel like I need a Sherpa to navigate all the side stories in this series! Are there any other books besides the Sidewinder Series &
  Warrior's Cross?
  
  
  
  Finally, the moments spent in the imploded mausoleum were the most poignant and beautiful of anything I've read in this series so far. It was flawless love shining through two flawed individuals. It took until this moment for me to truly say that I love Ty & Zane as a couple...

  “You ever get gut feelings? Like you see something and you just know?” Ty asked, feeling stupid but not caring. He felt Zane squeeze his hand. “First time I saw you, after I got over hating you, I knew… I knew we’d die together. I could just feel it deep down. Never felt that before.”
  Zane exhaled heavily. “Not today. And not tomorrow. And not for a long time to come, Ty Grady. You hear me? A hell of a long time.”
  [...]
  “First time I saw you, after I got over hating you, I knew,” he said, echoing Ty’s words, “I knew I’d fall in love with you.”
  [...]
  “Ty.” Zane’s even, soothing tones finally broke on the short gasp of his name. “I love you and I’m scared I’ll lose you. Please don’t leave me alone in the dark.”

  I enjoyed all of their antics before this, but I never really and truly felt the love between them until that moment.
  *sigh*
  
  
  
  
  I'd like to take a moment to thank for Goodreads friends and followers...
  
  Thank you to
  Shelby P for telling me to read
  Warrior's Cross before the next book in the Cut & Run Series,
  Armed & Dangerous. I didn't even know that particular spin-off existed and I would have accidentally passed up a detailed account of Cameron Jacobs & Julian Cross if it weren't for you... Everyone should also thank Shelby P for posting her awesome
  Quizzes for this series. Have you taken them?
  
  Furthermore, I want to thank
  Wendy,
  Cherry, & countless others for replying when I sent up the metaphorical Bat Signal and asked to borrow a copy of
  Warrior's Cross... My Goodreads friends are awesome, and all of you make this site the perfect place to take pride in my reading addiction.
  
  
  
  Some of My Favorite Moments:
  
  “Those little yellow f-forms with the rippy s-sides, and the blue ones th-that ask the s-same questions f-fourteen times, and the goddamn p-pink ones that make your fingers b-blue,” Ty rambled as he followed along without protest. He sounded like Porky Pig. “I’d f-fill all those out if I could sh-shoot someone right now.”
  
  “You’re not dessert, Zane. You’re the main course,” Ty informed him in a husky drawl. “And you have about five seconds to take your pick of flat surface before I do it for you.”
  
  Unfortunately, working for the FBI consisted of 5 percent chasing and tracking, 90 percent paperwork, and 5 percent getting your ass handed to you by your superior, a reporter, a nurse who insisted you’d tear your stitches, or your mother.
  
  He wanted Ty with him, wanted him badly. Needed him as a partner, and not just at work. Craved him as a lover more than he’d ever jonesed over heroin. Connected with him in so many ways that Zane couldn’t see a way to untangle himself and didn’t even want to try. 
  
  He loved Ty Grady with all there was to give of his heart, and in the end, all it had taken was one wink for Zane to finally come to terms with it.
  
  This wasn’t just dark; it was pitch-black, no relief, no gray, no hint of light under a door, no bare twinkle of stars in the sky. It was utter nothing.
  
  ...he supposed after you’d told someone you loved him and dropped to your knees as many times as Ty had for Zane, you were past being embarrassed when you spouted off Hallmark card material.
  
  “Marines either know how to use an iron or they get married,” Ty advised through a mouthful of Cheetos. “The iron is less dangerous.”
  
  “Don’t push me, Stevie Wonder,”
  
  He was sounding sensible, in front of witnesses, and Ty wanted to throttle him for it.
  
  Zane didn’t necessarily enjoy sex with Ty more when Ty was drunk, but it definitely changed the game. Ty was looser, more apt to be rough and manhandle him, more likely to do things to Zane that Zane would have to Google to know what to call them.
  
  Nick’s voice was low and warm when he spoke. “I can see the fear in your eyes. But I don’t give a damn if you’re queer, man. And you owe me an apology for thinking I would.”
  
  “Seriously?” Nick asked in honest surprise. “Like, with-the-heart love or with-the-dick love?” Ty snorted.
  “To be honest, it’s a little of both.”
  
  They didn’t know Zane like he did. Ty knew his partner had to take the issue from every angle, analyze it to death, resurrect it, and then study its dead, rotting body to see the results. Yeah, it might take Zane four months to decide if he loved someone, and then more to decide if that was a good idea.
  Ty didn’t mind waiting.
  
  McCoy felt sorry for Ty Grady. Usually he was like a cat: he didn’t necessarily always land on his feet, but he had the uncanny ability to twist during the fall and at least land on all fours. He just couldn’t seem to win on this one, though. He was on all fours, all right, but McCoy didn't think it was voluntary.
  
  “We’re too naked to argue right now, but we’re definitely having a talk about the sexual-favors-to-keep-my-interest issue,” he mumbled. His words were teasing, but the tone was decidedly less cheerful.
  “Wasn’t all about apologizing or keeping your interest,” Zane tried to offer in his defense. “I’d gotten so riled up just thinking about what it would be like to suck your dick that I could hardly stand it anymore.”
  
  Suddenly there were all sorts of words crowding on Zane’s tongue, and he couldn’t get a single one out, much less three that would prove he knew the best thing to happen to him in his entire life lay right there in his arms.
  
  
  
  This whole fucking Sequence made my heart swell:
  “You ever get gut feelings? Like you see something and you just know?” Ty asked, feeling stupid but not caring. He felt Zane squeeze his hand. “First time I saw you, after I got over hating you, I knew… I knew we’d die together. I could just feel it deep down. Never felt that before.”
  Zane exhaled heavily. “Not today. And not tomorrow. And not for a long time to come, Ty Grady. You hear me? A hell of a long time.”
  [...]
  “First time I saw you, after I got over hating you, I knew,” he said, echoing Ty’s words, “I knew I’d fall in love with you.”
  [...]
  “Ty.” Zane’s even, soothing tones finally broke on the short gasp of his name. “I love you and I’m scared I’ll lose you. Please don’t leave me alone in the dark.”
  
  
  
  ...they had to call some kind of moratorium on important declarations during life-threatening situations.
  
  I’m sorry. Walls are closing in and I need to go.
  Love you.
  
  
  My Other Reviews in the Cut & Run Series:
  
  
  Cut & Run -
  My Review
  
  Sticks & Stones -
  My Review
  
  Fish & Chips -
  My Review
  
  Divide & Conquer - You're Reading it
  
  Armed & Dangerous -
  My Review
  
  Dine & Dash -
  My Review
  
  Stars & Stripes -
  My Review
  
  Touch & Geaux -
  My Review
  
  Ball & Chain -
  My Review
  
  Crash & Burn -
  My Review
  
  My Reviews in the Cut & Run Universe:
  I will update the list as more books are published.
  
  Warrior's Cross -
  My Review
  
  Shock & Awe -
  My Review
  
  Cross & Crown -
  My Review
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 
  Lenore

  I was at a loss for words when I finished Divide & Conquer. I hadn’t had such a sucker punch of an ending in a book for a long time. I was so mad and frustrated and overwhelmed you could practically see fumes coming out of my ears. It took me a couple of days to gather my thoughts and process my emotions. And this review won’t be easy. Because this is the first installment in the Cut & Run series I’m not sure how to rate: it could very well be my favourite and my least favourite book so far.
  
  Some reasons why Divide & Conquer could be my favourite book so far in the Cut & Run series:
  
  • The text messaging parts in the beginning and Ty nicknaming Zane “Lone Star” on his phone contacts list.
  -Fuck you, Zane. Fuck you. So much.
  -Promise you’ll scream for me tonight.
  
  • How the text messaging scene led to that countertop “almost” sex scene:
  -I meant to at least get us up the stairs
  -Fuck me here
  
  • Jealous Ty going all alpha-male on blind Zane. It was a side of him I enjoyed and hated at the same time but hey, it led to the DOOR scene and I’m not complaining one little bit.
  -I’m burning every little brown bag I find in your fridge from now on.
  -Even the cheesecake?
  -Don’t push me, Stevie Wonder
  and
  -You’re mine. Jersey Shore can get his own.
  
  • Ty sitting on his back step with a cheap cigar and a couple of bottles of hard lemonade, after that night out with his buddies. Some of his thoughts I loved and some of them made me want to cry out in frustration.
  Ty didn’t know if Zane wanted his loyalty, but he had it nonetheless. Semper Fi.
  
  • That moment in that softball field when Zane finally realizes he has it in himself to love Ty.
  He loved Ty Grady with all there was to give of his heart, and in the end, all it had taken was one wink for Zane to finally come to terms with it.
  
  • How I got to understand Zane even better in this installment. The strength he showed during his temporary blindness. How he coped and how he fought his insecurities (that phone call Zane made to Deuce while Ty slept with his head in Zane’s lap was one of my favourite Zane scenes.) How he grew to love Ty even more, if that were possible. How he realized they could be together for long periods of time without killing each other.
  
  • The slow dance scene. What can I say. Deep down I’m a hopeless romantic. This was another love/hate part of the book for me though.
  
  And some of the reasons why Divide & Conquer could be my least favourite book so far in the Cut & Run series:
  
  • How Ty behaved like a prick while Zane was in the hospital. Your partner was blown up and came out of it alive but, guess what, he’s BLIND. Said partner asks you to not leave him alone (because he’s scared out of his fucking mind) and you assure him you’re gonna be there for him. And then, a few hours later, you get all antsy and tired of the situation and ask him: “When do you get out of this place? I need to fucking sleep before you drive me crazy”. Are you at all serious? Major WTF moment, especially since Ty had been doing all he could to get to see Zane before that. From defying direct orders to asking orderlies to reassure his partner he’d be back asap.
  Another major WTF moment was that doctor advising Zane to not run into things when Zane asked him if there was anything else he should be doing after he was discharged. Way to go, doctor! If that’s the best advice you can provide to a patient that lost his sight a few hours ago, then you are a disgrace to the medical profession.
  
  • The whole “look, there are other people these two could hook up with” shebang. It didn’t spice things up for me (except for the door scene, of course, but I’ll get to that); it gave a kind of schizophrenic note to the characters (oh, who am I kidding, “to TY” is what I want to say) and made me wonder how thoroughly the authors thought of the whole thing before throwing it in there that way.
  
  Ty getting distracted by some EMT with big tits or a low-cut shirt or whatever was just plain ridiculous (plus, come on, what kind of outfit was that particular EMT wearing? The EMTs I know wear really unremarkable uniforms with shirts buttoned up to the very top and properly tucked in. Add the cold February weather and she should be wearing a heavy reflective jacket on top of that. Unless that particular EMT was about to star in some porn film or something.)
  
  Same goes for Ty’s ex, Shannon; the tall, athletic, attractive brunette, who still has the hots for him. What exactly did she contribute to the story? Ty apparently still cares about her and her daughter. And? Again, it seemed to me that she was thrown haphazardly into the mix in an attempt to establish Ty’s bisexuality (which we are very well aware of) and his ability to score some hot ass (which we have more than realized by now. He scored Zane, didn’t he?)
  
  And don’t get me started with Nick. What an excuse of a character! He’s supposed to be Ty’s dearest and oldest friend. He is supposed to care. He is supposed to have Ty’s back. But when Ty comes out to his Recon buddies, and one of them all but spits in Ty’s face in disgust, calling him queer in the most belittling way, he keeps his own homosexuality to himself, preferring to make disparaging remarks and bash Zane instead. Man! Your buddy has just told you he’s in love with the guy and the best you can offer is how unworthy the guy is? And, to add insult to injury, you go on to kiss your buddy –twice!- and tell him how you’ve been in love with him forever and how he knows where to find you. Great support you’ve offered there, pal. Taking advantage of one of your friend’s most vulnerable moments, trying to manipulate his emotions and practically sabotage his current relationship. Kudos. Rah. Woo hoo.
  
  Now Ryan? The Italian stud? The only reason I put up with his presence was that door scene and Ty’s “Don’t push me, Stevie Wonder” remark. Other than that, the poor guy could have stayed where he came from. Also, the way he was used to make us think he might have planted a bomb in Zane’s place was, well, clumsy. I felt sorry for him.
  
  I also couldn’t help but notice how Ty was actively involved with all his potential love interests, either currently or in the past. He had history with them. Zane’s admirer, Ryan, is like one of those blow up dolls. Fake. He’s just an acquaintance and, either he likes it or not, Zane hasn’t even taken a second glance at him. So why the imbalance?
  
  • Ty blowing off Zane’s “I love you” the first time around. Such a big deal is made out of it but when Zane finally says it he’s just being seduced? Give. Me. A. Break. It made zero sense.
  
  • The ending. Seriously? This is how Zane is rewarded after all the things he went through, both physically and emotionally? You have got to be kidding me. I love Ty. Absolutely. But if he’s gone for anything more than a quick run, he’s on my shit list. Big time. He’d better be back in less than an hour with a bag of fresh bagels and a tall latte for Zane. That’s all I’m saying.
  Plus, the way the ending was delivered? I got the feeling the authors put that last sentence there just for shits and giggles. “Hey, let’s make Ty seem like a total ass in the end! That’ll be fun!”
  
  I could go on and on about this and about how mad I was at Ty almost throughout the book but this review is getting too long. And it won’t make any difference. One thing is blatantly obvious though: the rant above exhibits the level of my emotional attachment to these characters. At the end of the day, that’s what really matters, right?
  
  Dreamspinner Press kindly provided me with a copy of this e-book through NetGalley.com in exchange for an honest review
  
• 
  LenaRibka

  4,7 stars!!!!
  
  All my GR friends who tell me that the series is getting better from book to book are totally RIGHT!!! It was my favorite till now!!
  
  I don't want to question a plot: 4 teenagers fooled the whole city together with FBI.
  
  But.
  I have already said in my previous reviews of the series and I won't be tired to repeat again and again: the suspense part of the series is of no significance.
  For me.
  
  BECAUSE
  
  THE
  ONLY
  REALLY
  SIGNIFICANT
  THING
  IS
  THE
  MOST
  AMAZING
  HOT
  AWESOME
  FABULOUS
  RELATIONSHIP
  BETWEEN
  ZANE
  AND
  TY,
  THE
  MOST
  ADORABLE
  
  EMOTIONAL
  
  INTENSE
  
  AFFECTIONATE
  
  HEARTWARMING
  
  HILARIOUS
  
  ROMANTIC
  
  COUPLE
  
  EVER.
  
  PERIOD.
  
  
  AND I WANT MORE.
  
  
• 
  Shile (Hazard's Version) semi-hiatus

  Still 5+++++++++ stars
  
  These two will always be my favorite couple. The books getting better and better.
  ___________________________________
  That was a fantastic 3rd read. This is the 4th book in the Cut & Run series, the character and relationship growth of Ty and Zane is amazing. The emotional connection and chemistry between these two oozes from page to page.
  
  Zane.. Ohhh Swoon i love this man he is just amazing even though he takes long to utter the three little/big words, he shows with his action.
  
  “First time I saw you, after I got over hating you, I knew,” he said, echoing Ty’s words, “I
  knew I’d fall in love with you”
  “He loved Ty Grady with all there was to give of his heart, and in the end, all it had taken
  was one wink for Zane to finally come to terms with it.”
  
  And the dance .. *Fans-Self* Ty is a hopeless romantic and i adore him, he loves Zane with everything he's got.
  
  He’d thought about this, a slow dance with his lover, not a flashy tango or a writhing clash
  under a disco ball. But he’d never dreamed he would get one. It was possibly one of the most
  erotic, most loving things Ty had ever done for him.
  
  
  
  The Sex was Hot as usual..
  
  
  
  Nick...... well
  
  
  
  
  ____________________________________________________________
  
  just had to read it again. I Love Ty and Zane
  
  “You’re not dessert, Zane. You’re the main course, Ty informed him in a husky drawl. And you have about five seconds to take your pick of flat surface before I do it for you.”
• 
  Heather C

  H#&? F$&@#^% S%#&!!!!
  
  All you need to know is:
   
  **May contain spoilers...so you've been warned**
   
  ♦ The mystery isn't really a mystery 
  ♦ There is hilarious texting
  ♦ There is "uncomfortable and precarious and unbelievably fucking hot" door sex
  ♦ There is romantic, slow dancing with a declaration of...something important 
  ♦ There is jealousy
  ♦ Somebody gets injured...again
  ♦ There is a lot of angst
  ♦ Somebody "comes out"
  ♦ They get blown up...a few more times
  ♦ There is an Oh.My.God ending
  ...so don't forget to thank the book gods that the next one is already released!!!
   
   
  How do I feel?
  I'm still really loving Ty and Zane, but both of them are really frustrating in this book. They have so many really sweet and sexy moments, and then the next page I'm wanting to smash their heads together and jump up and down and stomp on my Kindle and scream at the top of my lungs, "Why? Why? Why? Why can't you just admit you love each other and live happily ever after already? Man up and own it!" And then I would thoughtfully tilt my head to the side and say, "But then that wouldn't be the real Ty and Zane." Ugh! Men!!
   
  Made it this far; there's no turning back now.
• 
  Dia

  Another 5 stars!
  
  I'm in love with these characters. I know many of my friends already read this series and mentioned Ty and Zane are one of the most lovable characters. I now know why.
  
  This was different than the previous books. I am glad we get so many unexpected scenes here! Ty was so caring and sweet. Zane had to fight the darkness. Literally. It was a great change. We get another side of them. They are so complex and we discover many different edges of their personalities.
  
  At last Zane opens up. It was SO needed!
  
  Loved this one even if the ending made me want to scream. But I have high hopes Ty isn't leaving Zane behind. No matter how scared he might be. Their love story is painfully slow. But I love it!!!
• 
  Nikyta

  Honestly, I don't really know what to say. I've been thinking and thinking of my review since reading this and nothing comes to mind on how I should phrase this review.
  
  Simply put, I loved this book. I've loved this whole series and in my eyes this book lived up to the last three. It's one of my favorite series and with each book they just seem to get better and better.
  
  What I loved most about this one was how much Ty and Zane's relationship grew. With the trials they had to go through and each of them getting hurt, of course!, it was fascinating seeing them work together to maintain a relationship. They took care of the each other and they actually enjoyed doing it because they love each other. They are both still stubborn, snarky and hot. I couldn't get enough of them and while they are both funny by themselves, together they are extremely hysterical. All their one-liners and inside jokes had me laughing every few minutes.
  
  I felt like this book had non-stop action. While the villains were somewhat simplistic and at times I couldn't understand why they were so psychotic, I still enjoyed the chaos they created. With each chapter, there was some type of action that left me on the edge of my seat. Even with so much suspense, there was definitely a lot more romance between Ty and Zane. It felt nice seeing them grow and actually getting to meet Ty's Recon buddies and how he interacts with them. I loved that Zane finally worked through his feelings with Ty and came to a conclusion. What I loved most? How Ty handled the deception of loving Zane with his Recon team. I will never forget what he does or how he handles it.
  
  The ending almost killed me. I was so frustrated with how it ended! But the more I thought about it and the more I compared it with the excerpt for book 5, it made me think how it wasn't so bad. I loved these guys, I loved the heroes that they are and I love how they can kickass so easily while still showing their love for each other and how they can do it and still be so hot. They scorch off the pages. And holy crap, can you believe just how hot that sex was against the door while Zane was blind??? *fans self*
  
  All in all, did I love this book? Yes, absolutely. Will I be waiting impatiently for Armed and Dangerous to come out? You bet your ass, I will. Will I recommend this book? There is just no way I would not recommend this book. The series keeps getting better and better, IMO, and I'm so looking to the next one!
• 
  Steven

  Just as good on a reread! :P
  ---
  That ending is going to make it hard to stick with my plan and read a few other books before Armed & Dangerous. Sigh.
• 
  Natalia

  7th re-read April 2021
• 
  Ariana (mostly offline)

  4,5 stars
  
  Read for the third time, but never recorded properly or reviewed!
  
  Woah! I had totally forgotten how much relationship development is going on in this book. And it’s stellar! For that this totally deserves 5 stars.
  
  So much anguish, so many insecurities.
  So much passion, so much scorching heat.
  So many searching questions, so much depth.
  But most importantly: the increasingly, 100% sigh-worthy tender moments. I swooned… again and again and highlighted the heck out of everything.
  
  Ty declared his feelings in the last book, but something is holding Zane back to do the same, even if he knows, deep down, that he does feel the same. And while Ty understands, sees and feels the truth, he needs to hear those three little words more than he realizes.
  
  And all the pressure these two are under with their case make personal issues even more difficult to resolve. And then there is blooming Nick, 😖 Not helping AT ALL.
  
  What else I loved about this:
  
  .) The humour is spot on and downright hilarious at times. (those puns!!!)
  .) Ty is becoming more endearing with every book. Lovable smart ass, alpha rogue!
  .) I love how Zane just melts into puddles of goo when it comes to Ty.
  .) The emphasis on the guys rather than the plot.
  .) That dancing scene will be ingrained on my brain forever! 😍
  .) It was good to get to know Ty and Zane’s co-workers better.
  
  Only thing that made me knock off a bit of all that glory:
  The ‘detective’ plot is a bit on the weak side. For me it is highly questionable that the perpetrators, considering who they are, could pull off all those crimes.
  
  I always thought that book three was my top favourite, but I loved this one as much this time round ... although I am not happy about that cliffhanger at the end, even on my third reread! 😅😂
• 
  moonlight ☾ [semi-hiatus]

  4 stars ☆
  
  “Can I tell you a secret?” he asked Zane, voice low and threadbare.
  “Yeah.”
  “You ever get gut feelings? Like you see something and you just know?” Ty asked, feeling stupid but not caring. He felt Zane squeeze his hand. “First time I saw you, after I got over hating you, I knew… I knew we’d die together. I could just feel it deep down. Never felt that before.”
  
  Several heartbeats of quiet passed before Zane spoke. “First time I saw you, after I got over hating you, I knew,” he said echoing Ty’s words,
  “I knew I’d fall in love with you.”
  
  THESE TWO, I SWEAR. the fact that Zane had finally said i love you back to Ty in this book made my heart so happy. i’m honestly glad he didn’t say it in the previous book when Ty first told him bc this felt more natural and real, compared to having it feel forced just bc Ty told him, yk? so i appreciated that, and these two just keep getting better and better with each book. 🥺
• 
  Fabi

  So much happened in this one! It was a whirlwind. I didn't completely understand why things developed as they did at the very end. But it didn't take anything away from another incredible installment of this series.
• 
  Deborah

  
  
  Re-read 21st April - 23rd April 2018
  
  I love this book.
  Whenever I picture Ty and Zane it’s always the aquarium dash that first comes to mind. Ty running and Zane on his Valkyrie.
  
  I loved it just as much this time around and while I can’t wait to start the excellent Armed and Dangerous I’m going to re-read Warrior’s Cross first. Catch-up with Julian and Cameron before they join Ty and Zane.
  
  Original review.
  
  Shame I can't give more than 5 stars this book is fantastic every time I read it I love it more and more. This is in my opinion by far the strongest book so far on many fronts I just felt like I was there with them watching them race towards the aquarium, watching Ty's latent OCD, waiting to see what T.shirt he'll be wearing next I can't say more without giving away the plot but it's fantastic.
  
  
  
• 
  Ingie

  Book #4 - and again;
  
  5 Huge Stars for a romantic and steamy novel about the lovely Ty & Zane.
  
  I'm still in a large read requests for M/M romances. Just a little more than a month ago I read my first romance book about "boys who love boys". Now I'm stuck in this genre and what isn't better than another book about two gorgeous boys, Ty and Zane, the forth one for me.
  

  “You’re not dessert, Zane. You’re the main course, Ty informed him in a husky drawl. And you have about five seconds to take your pick of flat surface before I do it for you.”

  
  As I said before are these "Cut & Run" novels perhaps the best form of an epic love story. So simple - the looks, the acts, the unspoken feelings and the words - make it to a slow build-up great love story. As a reader, I gasp and my heart knot of fear that this two boys, Ty and Zane, not will find the words and say what needs to be said. The words to get the loved one to understand, that what they have together, is love and not just sex and attraction. I got it again - it's wonderful to read.
  

  
  

  
  In this fourth book are this both FBI agents home in Baltimore. The city is right now hit by a number of bomb attacks. People protesting on the streets, water balloons thrown, the media and the crowds screaming that the police do not do anything. Of course, soon are our dear, always so brave, guys also involved and the adventure can begin. It slams, the shots are fired, they run, they drive the motorcycle and their (still pretty patient) boss barks as always. They are back!
  

  “Promise you’ll scream for me tonight.”
  ~ ~ ~ ~
  “Well, you know my type," Ty responded with a saccharine smile as he passed Zane's desk. "No self control and loads of mental issues.”

  
  Like in book 1, 2 and 3 happens a number of nasty incidents around these two agents and I'm on the edge all the time. Whether some suspense, mysteries and FBI work, this is mainly about love. That first often so difficult time, when everything is not yet spoken. Both guys are still messing with old demons and that inner uncertainty over how love for another person should best be handled. In this fourth book Ty and Zane takes some considerable progress in their relationship. I look forward to immediately start reading the next installment in the series. I'm hungry to get more.
  

  
  “Missed you," he got out. But then he tacked on, in a bare whisper, "Afraid of losing you"
  
  
  

  
  As always, it's a lot of good dialogue, it's funny statements, witty replys, loving words and I'm smiling a lot. It's always quick shifts between full adventure action, wonderful artful dialogue and tender hot love scenes. Meanwhile it's much, that is of importance for the continued love story, which are not said (written) explicit - the reader (me) can create their own image and conclusion - that is what MAKES this a great read for me - again!!
  
  If you, who are reading this review, havn't already understand that I'm full of admiration and in deep love for Ty and Zane, the ”Cut & Run" series and this two talented authors, I say it out loud again: I love this!
  

  
  

  
  I LIKE - it's addictive!
  
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  The three previous books in the series that I read:
  my review Cut & Run #1,
  my review Sticks & Stones #2 and
  my review Fish & Chips #3
  
  
  
  
• 
  Rach

  This book is amazing :) I loved it :)
  
  This series definitely gets better as you get further into them in my opinion
  
  
  
  Ty and Zane are funny, loveable, sensual together
  
  I would not change a thing about this book it was amazing :)
  
  That cliff at the end although not huge was enough to make me want to read the next book in the series straight away
  Armed & Dangerous
  
  Some of my favorite Quotes-
  
  * Zane shuddered as it occurred to him that it really didn't seem like just sex anymore. It was more, more passionate, more emotional, more energizing, more draining...at that moment he wasn't sure it had even been just sex between them
  
  * "You're not dessert, Zane. You're the main course" Ty informed him "and you have about five seconds to take your pick of surface before I do it for you"
  
  * Zane nodded "Looking sharp Marine" he complimented wih a small smile "Any rules about getting kissed in uniform?" "Not that I'm aware of" Ty answered smiling wider. Zane chuckled and leaned down to kiss Ty carefully.
• 
  Lisazj1

  *3rd read 2020*
  
  So. Much. Swoon. 😍😍🥰🔥🔥
  
  *Re-read 2018*
  
  So many heart-clench moments. When I read this, I'm amazed all over again at how inside-out these guys can turn me, and make me love it. *sigh*
  
  I did forget just how much Irish pissed me off here, worse than Owen. Because that totally was a shitty, selfish thing to do. Asshole. *fumes*
  
  *1st read 2012*
  
  All I can say after that is DAMMIT TY!!!
  
  It almost goes without saying that I loved this. But added to loving it is that the 4th book in the series was definitely the biggest emotional rollercoaster so far. I really couldn't believe it could be so, but this one tied me in the kind of knots that hurt.
  
  Baltimore is being terrorized by a bomber, one that doesn't seem to care who gets hurt in the blasts. Law enforcement is the intended hit, but any collateral damage is just fine, including children. And due to a hot-headed, furious promise to catch the perp that was caught on camera, Ty & Zane are targets.
  
  But that vow to the public has another, unexpected consequence. The public *also* love Ty & Zane. They're the people's new superheroes at a time when public confidence in law enforcement is perilously low. So the guys get forced into PR work. As you can imagine, this is not the ideal for either of them. And at a time when they are really starting to be happy working on being together, all this extra duty serves to keep them apart even more. Then there's a scary, serious injury, old friends in town, and the stresses are piling up for both of them.
  
  But one thing that both Ty & Zane know is that they want to be with each other. And they've both become a whole lot more open at saying what they feel, while at the same time, both of them are still not saying a bunch of things that they want and need to say. The connection that they have is so clear and often poignant. What really clenches my heart is when they swallow the words that are trying to fight their way out to the other. How it tears them up when they feel they can't say them out loud. While all that repressed emotion sometimes tends to make their physical relationship painfully intense and almost brutal (and thigh-squeezingly hot), they are still so tender with each other that it hurts to read when you get to see what they are thinking, but not saying. Add in the smart-ass hard time they constantly deal each other (on purpose) and, yeah. Rollercoaster. *sigh*
  
  It's a damn good thing that I have
  Armed & Dangerous sitting right here, because DAMMIT TY!!!
• 
  Cristina T.

  Oh. my. God. I don't think I can write a proper review (a.k.a. it's gonna be a freaking mess), because I just finished this book and I don't know what my feelings are doing! What a roller-coaster! Laughing hysterically one minute, sobbing the next, swooning, then being heartbroken and all the intense and sweet moments - I just... wow.
  
  Warning: The next part of the review contains spoilers.
  
  This series just keeps getting better and I loved this book right from the start!
  Ty & Zane are in their FBI offices and Ty, of course, is bored, so he's sending Zane a series of text messages containing jokes, trying to break Zane's concentration and make him laugh.
  
  

  You realize I have free texting plan right?
  
  Did you hear about the guy downstairs who lost his left arm and left leg in a wreck? Hes all right now.
  
  What do you call a monkey in a mine field? A baboom.

  
  
  Zane refuses to break and ignores Ty's messages, up until Ty has to go into a meeting and then he strikes with a lot of pun-filled texts...
  
  

  Energizer bunny arrested. Charged with battery.
  Ty's lips twitched as he tapped out a quick response.
  Is he being held in a duracell?

  
  
  ...Ty surrenders, because the puns get to be too much and they get caught by their co-workers.
  
  

  You win. Ill do anything please make it stop.
  
  Promise you'll scream for me tonight.

  
  
  Lucky for Ty, he's got Zane listed as 'Lone Star' in his phone, so their colleagues don't catch on.
  
  It's not like I read the books for their plot before, but this one just didn't hold my interest at all. Long story short, four teenagers are keen on wreaking havoc on the city of Baltimore, while robbing banks, setting up bombs, hurting people in the process and targeting the two Special Agents, especially Ty.
  
  What I was interested in, obviously, was Ty & Zane and how their relationship developed. The angst got to be too much at times and I was eager to see Zane finally giving in and admitting his feelings for Ty. I wanted to smack him upside the head so badly sometimes! But man, was it worth it when he DID finally say it out loud...
  
  

  "First time I saw you, after I got over hating you, I knew," he said [...] "I knew I'd fall in love with you."
  
  "Ty." Zane's even, soothing tones finally broke on the short gasp of his name. "I love you and I'm scared I'll lose you. Please don't leave me alone in the dark."

  
  
  In this book, we also get to meet Ty's former Recon team, Sidewinder, which I loved (except for Owen, he was an asshole). Ty goes out for a drink with them and he outs himself, telling them about Zane. The guys take it fairly well, but some drama with his best friend, Nick, occurs. But I loved Nick, nonetheless...
  
  

  Ty was down to his last mouthful of beer when Nick finally spoke again. "You're a big ol' screaming bottom, aren't you?" he asked Ty with certainty.

  
  
  Speaking of, Ty & Zane's sex scenes were EXPLOSIVE! Starting with the kitchen counter sex (or lack thereof, actually, since it was a missed opportunity in the end), then Ty fucking Zane against the door out of jealousy and possessiveness and last, but not least, Zane FINALLY returning the two previous blowjobs Ty gave him.
  
  

  "Sure you still want dessert before dinner?"
  "You're not dessert, Zane. You're the main course," Ty informed him [...] "And you have about five seconds to take your pick of flat surface before I do it for you."

  
  
  I promised myself I wouldn't try to pick a favorite anymore, but I have to admit Ty had my heart this time. The way he cared for Zane when his partner was helpless, how gentle he was, how much of himself he gave, being really patient to get the same in return... When he wore his Marine uniform, I think I just died... I was right there with Zane, admiring the glorious sight.
  
  The ending left me so frustrated! Even more so, since I have to read
  Warrior's Cross, before I move on to the next book in the Cut & Run series! Ugh!
  
  
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  First read: May, 2014
  Re-read: May, 2015
  
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  My other reviews in the Cut & Run series:
  will be updated as soon as new books are published
  
  Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1) -
  my review
  
  Sticks & Stones (Cut & Run, #2) -
  my review
  
  Fish & Chips (Cut & Run, #3) -
  my review
  
  Divide & Conquer (Cut & Run, #4) - you're reading it
  
  Armed & Dangerous (Cut & Run, #5) -
  my review
  
  Dine & Dash (Cut & Run, #5.5) -
  my review
  
  Stars & Stripes (Cut & Run, #6) -
  my review
  
  Touch & Geaux (Cut & Run, #7) -
  my review
  
  Ball & Chain (Cut & Run, #8) -
  my review
  
  Crash & Burn (Cut & Run, #9) -
  my review
  
  My reviews in the Cut & Run spinoffs:
  will be updated as soon as new books are published
  
  Warrior's Cross -
  my review
  
  Shock & Awe (Sidewinder, #1) -
  my review
  
  Cross & Crown (Sidewinder, #2) -
  my review
  
  Important note: I highly recommend the books to be read in the following order...
  will be updated as soon as new books are published
  
  Cut & Run;
  Sticks & Stones;
  Fish & Chips;
  Divide & Conquer;
  Warrior's Cross;
  Armed & Dangerous;
  Dine & Dash;
  Stars & Stripes;
  Touch & Geaux;
  Shock & Awe;
  Ball & Chain;
  Cross & Crown;
  Crash & Burn ...