This the first book I've read by Cherry Adair and let me say this, it won't be the last. HUSH immediately starts off with intense action. Zak and Acadia are two strangers who meet and have a one-night stand. That one-night stand turns into a kidnapping when armed men burst into Acadia's hotel room and Zak wakes up with a gun to his head. Acadia is a woman who wanted a little adventure in her life. She recently won the lottery and wants to take an adventurous vacation with her girls. She gets more than what she bargained for when she hooks up with Zak and is involved in a kidnapping plot where the stakes are high and no one's sure they'll make it out alive.Acadia is a character that walked the fine line between annoying and funny. She would be annoying with her know-it-all attitude but then would say something sarcastic and funny and you would forget that she was being annoying. I loved the banter between Zak and Acadia. I loved Zak's surly attitude and I also liked that Acadia did not back down. She wasn't going to stand off to the side and let the men make all the decisions. She was determined to be a part of the solution. Zak is an adrenaline junkie; he's used to getting himself out of tough situations. He feels that he doesn't need Acadia's help. Or so he thinks. Acadia surprises Zak at every turn. Proving that she's more of a help, than a hindrance. Thanks to super-organized Acadia, she helps them get out of tough situations and saves their lives. HUSH kept me engaged from the first page. Cherry Adair did an excellent job of describing the scenery and the action without being overly wordy. I felt like I was watching a movie. The plot moved at a steady pace and not once was there a lull in the story. There is a slight paranormal aspect to the plot. After reading some early reviews, I was prepared for it. It wasn't a major plot point throughout the book. It did kind of throw me off because up into that point, the book was nothing but action and suspense. The paranormal plot twist didn't deter from the overall story for me. In the plot summary, it does mention that Zak develops a "sixth sense" but I still had to get used to the paranormal twist that was now part of the story.If you like action packed romantic suspense, I highly recommend HUSH. The Who, Why and What For kept me guessing until the very end. I'm normally good at figuring out who the bad guy is but I was totally off base with this one. I love it! Zak and Acadia, despite being on the run, managed to squeeze in some steamy, super hot smexy time. They didn't let a little kidnapping and running from Venezuelan guerrillas stop them from getting their groove on.HUSH is one exciting and thrilling ride.
