RED HANDED

Phoenix Germaine has been trying to earn back her mother's trust after going into rehab and kicking Onadyn -- the drug of choice for New Chicago teens. But when a party in the woods turns into an all-out battle with the most ferocious aliens Phoenix has never seen, she's brought home in what appears to be an Onadyn-induced state. Hello, reform school.

Except, what her mother doesn't know is that Phoenix has just been recruited to join the elite Alien Investigation and Removal agency, where she'll learn to fight dirty, track hard, and destroy the enemy. Her professional training will be rigorous and dangerous, and the fact that one of her instructors is Ryan Stone -- the drop-dead gorgeous, nineteen-year-old agent she met in the woods that night -- doesn't make things any easier. Especially when dating him is totally against the rules....

Oh man, this book was awesome! Of course, I knew I would enjoy it because I love Gena's adult Alien Huntress series (although I do have the third one on my TBR pile).

Phoenix - what a cool name, btw - starts out as a rebel with an attitude. A girl with many problems, the main one being her addiction to the drug Onadyn. The addiction has affected every aspect of her life, especially her relationship with her mother. Two stints of rehab appears to have done nothing to curb her addiction, but when her mother doesn't believe she's remained sober after sneaking out to a party, her life changes forever.

All of a sudden, she's shipped off to a special school where they train A.I.R agents. It's here that she finally finds a purpose and also develops a huge crush on one of the intructors. Ryan is a hot guy she's not supposed to get emotionally involved with, but you know what they say about forbidden fruit. Lol. But she doesn't lose her attitude. ;)

I loved this book! There's a bit of everything in it - romance, action, aliens, friendship...I can't wait to read the next one!