Years ago, Alaskan fisherman Kevin Henderson’s boat was hijacked by smugglers, his best friend murdered and he was left to die in Russian waters. In order to discover who put the hit out on his life, he joined the Trillian crime family and five years later, he’s no closer to solving the case. The only thing he truly learned was that his mother was involved in the attempt on his life and the death of his friend. Then, Magda steps back into his life.

Magda Karlson is on the hunt for a killer. Formerly of the CIA, she’s now a private investigator and will do whatever it takes to bring the Trillian crime family to ruin for killing her stepbrother. But when a CIA agent blackmails her into helping them learn who paid Kevin’s mother, she must work with the one man she never wanted to see again.

After getting hired as a cook on Kevin’s boat, Magda insinuates herself back into his life, hoping for a lead on his mother’s crime lord and on her brother’s killer, information she’s sure he knows. Soon their past intimacy roils to the forefront, making them realize that time cannot erase their mutual attraction. Malevolent forces will go to any extreme to keep them from discovering the truth and the couple realizes that while they may want to rekindle their passions, their first order of business is to make it out of the crisis alive.

Jennifer McKenzie has written a fabulously pulse-pounding story of sexual tension, suspense and intrigue. Magda’s dogged determination and pluck is just the right combination for Kevin’s hardened heart. The explosive heat between Magda and Kevin is deliciously arousing. Fierce and intense, theirs is no timid mating.

Like acid to an open wound, the author reveals Kevin’s mother’s involvement in the attempt on his life. It’s something that surely would have brought a lesser man to his knees. Kevin, however, refuses to concentrate on this matter and only wants to find those holding the purse strings. Non-stop action and unexpected reveals abound in this tense, sexy read. Typically, an eye of a storm indicates clear skies and calm winds. A misnomer to be sure, because this Eye of the Storm is all action and sensuality of a three alarm fire and hurricane combined.

Reviewed by: Bella