A Game of Skills

By T.C. Blue

A lot of things happen within the confines of a grey-ops organisation whose services are offered to the highest bidder. Sometimes even love, though that may well be easier said than done.

The last thing Simon is expecting when his latest Game goes thoroughly wrong is to be rescued by a man he doesn't know and an oddly intelligent child, but that's exactly what happens. He's pulled from the proverbial fire by the strange duo. That would have been fine if he hadn't developed some unexpected and unwelcome attraction to the man, Morgan.

Morgan's been running for years, trying to keep his best friend, Ellie's, child from the clutches of what he's sure is a group Rico wants no part of. Helping Simon is barely tolerable. Developing feelings for the secretive man is less so.

Between Simon's organisation, the Farmingdale Gentleman's Club, and whoever's after Rico, Morgan's pretty sure that he and Rico are screwed. When things come to a head, he has to make some hard choices, which might or might not involve Simon.

Reader Advisory: This book contains weapons, violence, medical experimentation and death. There is also a certain degree of moral flexibility in relation to a child who knows how to use guns.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
• Release date: Aug 16, 2010
• ISBN: 9780857152572

T.C. Blue

Contrary to popular opinion, T.C. Blue was not raised by wolves. Nor did she spring, fully formed, from the forehead of a god, instead entering the world in the usual manner. A true jack of all trades and master of none (otherwise known as flighty and unable to make a decision and stick with it), she currently resides near the east coast where she does her best to avoid politics and religions as a general rule. T.C. can usually be found sitting in front of her computer, trying to wrangle rabid and numerous plot bunnies, though her muses insist that she not be too hard on the poor little fluffy things. (Poor little fluffy things with sharp teeth and claws, but whatever. Muses don't seem to care much about the possible bloodshed if the bunnies think T.C.'s not writing quickly enough.)

Reviews for A Game of Skills

[Estarianne · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Some parts are above average. However, I kind of dislike it when authors try to justify and excuse cruel behavior, so it didn't really work for me (not the MCs in this case, but the heads of the organization). I haven't read other books in this series but based on the idea that someone who would threaten to kill a child isn't considered bad in this world (cuz of course she has reasons! they are important ones!). I am thinking I wouldn't like them much. It is an observation of mine that a lot of authors use "deep down he/she is a good person" as a character trait but they don't define, for themselves or their readers, what would constitute a bad person or what makes this person different from the average child killer (since it was made clear that the choice not to do so was made logically and not due to the presence of any ethics or morals). Since I found the whole organization distasteful, the whole scenario in that place rubbed me the wrong way, as the author saw it as comfortable and trustworthy ("good guys") while then words were telling me the people there were not good. Cognitive dissonance ruins another book.