4.5-5 stars 
 Shane McCallen ran into "Crystal" during Charlie Merritt's rescue in Hard As It Gets. Literally. And from that first collision, he was drawn to her and intrigued by her. The help she gave the team, at the possible risk to her safety sparked something in him that he couldn't shake. When he tracks her down as a possible source of information in the ongoing investigation he and his team are conducting, he recognizes that she is not necessarily working at Confessions voluntarily. 
 Crystal knows a lot goes on at Confessions that isn't on the up and up. She has seen and experienced some of what goes on in the basement rooms, and will do anything she can to protect her sister from a similar fate. When the opportunity to help the mysterious visitor with the grey eyes arrises, she balances helping him with her safety and that of her sister. Between her employment at Confessions (run by a well organized gang) and her boyfriend who is a member of that gang, she walks a fine line to help Shane out. 
 I loved the pacing in this one. Just like the first book, I found it hard to put down and raced to the finish to see how things would shake out. There were a lot of new connections made in the search for what really happened to lead to the ambush that killed half of their special forces team. 
 The wrap up was a little fast, but with Easy's novella close at hand, I anticipate getting a little more Shane and Crystal/Sara while also getting Easy's story.