Blaze (Linear Tactical #12) by Janie Crouch-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 11, 2021

Kendrick and Neo’s love story, plus the exciting start of the family Dorian and Ray never thought they would have. But there’s a danger closing in—one that will do its best to rip them all apart.

A new beginning.
A series’ end.

The Linear Tactical family has deep roots.
They’re going to need them to survive the coming storm.

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REVIEW: BLAZE is the twelfth and final instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult LINEAR TACTICAL romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for Linear Tactical , an Oak Creek, Wyoming business focusing on survival skills, security and protection. This is IT hackers Kendrick ‘Blaze’ Foster, and Neoma ‘Neo’ LeBarre’s storyline. BLAZE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from numerous third person perspectives BLAZE follows several interconnected pathways including the building relationship between Blaze and Neo. Kendrick ‘Blaze’ Foster has lusted after Neoma LeBarre since she first arrived in Oak Creek, Wyoming but like everyone, Neo had her secrets, secrets the Linear Tactical team were starting to uncover but the group known as Mosaic has resurfaced, and with it, the hunt Dr. Claude Sevier, a specialist in artificial intelligence. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Blaze and Neo, and the potential fall-out as Mosaic sets its sights on our story line heroine, targeting everyone she loves including someone from her past.

Meanwhile, Dorian Lindstrom and wife Ray, settle in seclusion, discover two young children, living alone on the outskirts of their property, foraging for themselves to eat and survive. Told they were waiting for the return of their grandfather, Dorian and Ray would soon find themselves guardians and protectors of two children they were about to call their own.

BLAZE is detailed and complex ensemble storyline wherein several members of the Linear Tactical team pull together to protect one of their own but Kendrick sees betrayal at the heart of his relationship with Neo LeBarre, and in this Kendrick struggles to forgive the woman with whom he was falling in love. As the team steps in to help, Neo finds herself caught between head and heart knowing she is about to betray someone she loves. The premise is intriguing and twisted; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic, colorful and dynamic. We are introduced to Ian DeRose, owner of Zodiac Tactical, a private security contractor, and his right hand man Landon Black. Ian and Waverly Bolinger’s story line is next in the first instalment of the spin off series Zodiac Tactical.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Cyclone
Eagle
Shamrock
Angel
Ghost
Shadow
Echo
Phoenix
Baby
Storm
Redwood