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Code Name: Outlaw (Zodiac/Linear Tactical) by Janie Crouch-review

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Code Name: Outlaw (Linear Tactical /Zodiac Tactical Crossover) by Janie Crouch-review

 

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 15, 2022

Months trapped in the clutches of a madman made Jenna Franklin a shell of the woman she once was. All she can do now is use her computer genius from inside the safety of closed doors.

Even two years later, going outside = blood-freezing panic.

She’s made herself a haven in the only place she’s felt safe since her captivity: Oak Creek, Wyoming—home of her Linear Tactical friends. They don’t realize the extent of her emotional trauma, but at least she knows she can trust them.

Only one person knows the truth about the fragile mental state she’s hiding: Zodiac agent, Mark Outlawson—code name: Outlaw.

He’s witnessed her panic firsthand. Knows what it does to her.

When info on a human trafficking group—one connected to her own captivity—comes to light, it’s clear only Jenna’s expertise can stop them. Mark will have to prove Jenna can trust him—to keep her secrets, to protect her, to help fight her demons.

He’ll prove this outlaw is a hero.

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REVIEW:CODE NAME: OUTLAW is the fifteenth and final instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult LINEAR TACTICAL erotic, romantic suspense series. CODE NAME; OUTLAW is a Linear/Zodiac Tactical crossover focusing on former Special Ops soldier and Linear Tactical security specialist Mark ‘Outlaw’ Outlawson, and bioengineer/computer engineer Jenna Franklin. CODE NAME: OUTLAW can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise including graphic violence, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Mark and Jenna) CODE NAME: OUTLAW follows the building romance and relationship between former Special Ops solder and Linear Tactical security specialist Mark ‘Outlaw’ Outlawson, and bioengineer/computer engineer Jenna Franklin. Approximately four years earlier computer genius and bioengineer Jenna Franklin was abducted and forced to reveal the secrets behind a powerful drug that could one day be used for illegal purposes. Two years ago, Jenna was rescued by the team at Linear Tactical but in the ensuing time Jenna has withdrawn from the world, having developed agoraphobia from the onslaught of abuse at the hands of her abductors. Fast forward to present day wherein someone is using Jenna’s biological weapon, and the Linear Tactical team has been called in to help take down the people responsible. Enter former Special Ops soldier and Linear Tactical security specialist Mark ‘Outlaw’ Outlawson, the man who understands our heroine more than anyone could have imagined. As Jenna and Mark begin to unravel the possible connection to Jenna’s drug, and a string of break and enters, and eventual deaths of the people involved. What ensues is the building relationship between Jenna and Mark, and the potential fall out when the Jenna is forced to make modifications, possibly losing the man with whom she has fallen in love, in the process.

Mark Outlawson knows his time is limited with Linear Tactical but working alongside Jenna means up close and personal with the woman he loves.Both Jenna and Mark have suffered at the hands of their captors and abductors but none more so than our story line heroine. Jenna’s daily struggles mean limited friendships, and never going out while Mark must concede that life as he knew it is coming to a close.

The relationship between Mark and Jenna is one of immediate attraction but Jenna battles between head and heart knowing any relationship is a struggle going forward. Mark is one of the few people who is aware of Jenna’s disability, a disability brought on at the hands of her abductors for disobeying orders. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters many of whom we have met in both interconnected series including artist/ waitress Wavy Bollinger, and former US Navy SEAL and CEO of Zodiac Tactical Ian ‘Aries’ DeRose, Baby Bollinger, Callum Webb, Finn and Charlie (Charlotte) Bollinger, Zack Mackay, Dorian Lindstrom aka Ghost, Riley Harrison aka Phoenix, Gavin and Lexi. The requisite evil has many faces.

CODE NAME: OUTLAW is the final and thrilling instalment in Janie Crouch’s LINEAR TACTICAL series. The premise is engaging and exciting; the romance is seductive; the characters are broken but struggling to move on. The epilogue fast forwards the series approximately ten years where we get a glimpse at the next generation.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews in the Linear Tactical Series
Cyclone
Eagle
Shamrock
Angel
Ghost
Shadow
Echo
Phoenix
Baby
Storm
Redwood
Blaze

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Code Name: Aries
Code Name:Virgo
Code Name: Libra
Code Name: Pisces

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

USA TODAY bestselling author Janie Crouch writes what she loves to read: passionate romantic suspense. She is a winner and/or finalist of multiple romance literary awards including the Golden Quill Award for Best Romantic Suspense, the National Reader’s Choice Award, and the coveted RITA© Award by the Romance Writers of America.

Janie recently relocated with her husband and their four teenagers to Germany (due to her husband’s job as support for the U.S. Military), after living in Virginia for nearly 20 years. When she’s not listening to the voices in her head (and even when she is), she enjoys engaging in all sorts of crazy adventures (200-mile relay races; Ironman Triathlons, treks to Mt. Everest Base Camp) traveling, and movies of all kinds.

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

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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

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Redwood (Linear Tactical #11) by Janie Crouch-a review

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Redwood (Linear Tactical #11) by Janie Crouch-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 12, 2021

Zimmerman. Military codename: REDWOOD. This former Special Forces soldier will protect Oak Creek from any threat.
Even one that comes in the form of a delicate blonde with haunted eyes.

A tiny town in Wyoming and the fake ID in her pocket are Lexi Johnson’s last chance. She’s used her all her resources to escape the danger that hounds her. A danger the whole world would agree she brought on herself.

She just wants a chance to start over, to rest for a moment, but the town’s upstanding and oh so sexy sheriff is determined to get to the truth behind her lies.

Even if it gets them both killed.

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REVIEW:REDWOOD is the eleventh instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult LINEAR TACTICAL erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for Linear Tactical. This is former Special Forces soldier Gavin Zimmerman, and waitress Lexi Johnson’s story line. REDWOOD can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Some of the events of REDWOOD cross over with, and run parallel to the events of book nine BABY, and book ten STORM, as well as the author’s BREE AND TANNER thriller series.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Gavin and Lexi) REDWOOD follows the building but acrimonious relationship between former Special Forces soldier Gavin Zimmerman, and waitress Lexi Johnson. Lexi Johnson’s arrival in Oak Creek, Wyoming stirs the interest of the men who work for Linear Tactical but none more so than our hero Gavin Zimmerman. Something is wrong; Lexi is obviously in hiding in the small town of Oak Creek, and Gavin is determined to uncover the truth about the woman that is calling to his heart. As Gavin struggles to gather information about Lexi Johnson, Lexi battles between head and heart knowing if and when her secrets are revealed, she will find herself on the run, once again. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Lexi and Gavin, and the potential fall-out when the truth is revealed, and Lexi’s past demands everything and more.

Lexi Johnson has a stalker, and in this the police are reluctant to move forward, aware that our heroine’s past leaves questions of believability and truth.

The relationship between Lexi and Gavin is tempestuous at best. Gavin is desperate to uncover the truth, and in doing so pushes Lexi one too many times, and in the end, our heroine is forced to confront her past, placing herself in the direct line of fire. Gavin struggles with Lexi’s secrets and lies, and when the truth is revealed, our hero reveals a different attitude that directly affects our Lexi going forward. The $ex scenes are intimate and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters, most of whom we met in the previous instalments. As the team at Linear Tactical head to the islands for Zac and Annie’s wedding (Cyclone #1), Lexi remains behind until a few words of advice push our heroine to go for the man that she loves.

REDWOOD is a story of secrets and lies; betrayal and revenge; family, relationships, power and abuse. The premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is seductive and passionate ; the characters are broken, energetic and dynamic.

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

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Storm (Linear Tactical #10) by Janie Crouch-a review

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Storm (Linear Tactical #10) by Janie Crouch-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 6, 2020

Breathe in. Breathe out. Survive.

Marilyn Ellis is finally putting her life back together. The domestic abuse she suffered may be labeled textbook by therapists, but it’s the parts she’s never told anyone that haunt her.

She refuses to get trapped in that hell ever again.

Former Special Forces soldier turned rancher Noah Dempsey is more than capable of training the delicate single mom in moves and tactics that will help her feel safe. But his own tortured past makes him decidedly less qualified for anything more.

No matter how much her big eyes—and even bigger heart—draw him in.

However, when unexpected danger arrives in their small town, Noah knows this is a woman worth fighting for. Worth fighting beside. And he’s going to be the one to do it.

She needs a hero.
He’ll have to remember how to be one.

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REVIEW:STORM is the tenth instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult LINEAR TACTICAL romantic suspense story line focusing on the men and women who work for Linear Tactical. This is former Special Forces soldier turned rancher Noah “Storm’ Dempsey, and women’s shelter manager / single mother Marilyn Ellis’ story line. STORM can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. LINEAR TACTICAL runs parallel to, and crosses over with another of the author’s series- RISK EVERYTHING (Bree and Tanner Thriller #4). Noah is Tanner’s brother.

WARNING: Due the to nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Noah and Marilyn) STORM follows the building romance and relationship between former Special Forces soldier turned rancher Noah Dempsey, and women’s shelter manager / single mother Marilyn Ellis. Marilyn Ellis is a survivor of domestic abuse. She and her children live and work at the New Journeys’ women’s shelter, a shelter owned and operated by computer specialist Bree Daniels (Bree and Tanner Thriller). Meeting former Special Forces solider Noah Dempsey gave our heroine pause, and thoughts about a potential future but Bree’s safety and that of her children’s is threatened when someone sets the women’s home on fire, and a planned camping trip places everyone in the direct line of fire. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Noah and Marilyn, and the potential fall-out as Bree’s past returns to destroy her life; and a destination wedding for a fellow Linear Tactical specialist almost never comes to fruition.

Marilyn Ellis survived the beatings to come out stronger for her children and herself but suffers with PTSD and often finds herself caught between reality and panic. Working to shore up her defences with Noah Dempsey finds our heroine falling for a man with demons of his own. Noah Dempsey left the military life behind him, owning a ranch and occasionally working for Linear Tactical but Noah recognizes a kindred soul in Marilyn Ellis, knowing her demons run close to the surface.

The relationship between Marilyn and Noah is one of immediate attraction but neither one was in a place to plan for the future. Marilyn has to think about her children first but it is Noah who will fall in love and offer himself to Marilyn and the family he will call his own. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Bree and Tanner (Bree and Tanner Thriller); Zac and Annie (Cyclone #1) , Trigger and Gillian; (several women and their children living at the shelter. The requisite evil has many faces including Marilyn’s soon to be ex Jared Ellis.

STORM is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and abuse, retribution and revenge. The premise is exciting and engaging; the romance is seductive and captivating; the characters are energetic and colorful. Once again, as in my review of Risk Everything, my only concern is the questionable decision to move forward with a camping trip when threats to everyone’s lives are still in place-a little bit TSTL.

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

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Reviewed by Sandy

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BABY (Linear Tactical #9) by Janie Crouch-a review

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BABY (Linear Tactical #9) by Janie Crouch-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK : Release Date July 1, 2020

Baby. Don’t let the name fool you.

Being Linear Tactical’s easiest-going younger brother has never been a problem for Baby Bollinger. He likes people. He likes laughing. He likes life.

But he has secrets buried deep under his charming smile that would change everything.

Quinn Harrison-Pritchard doesn’t have secrets. What she does have is a big mess of a life that’s painfully public.

Jobless. Blacklisted. Broke. Alone. Exactly where nobody wants to be as they hit their 39th birthday.

Oak Creek is supposed to be a fresh start. A chance to lick her wounds and figure out a plan. One that doesn’t include Baby Bollinger. But the vigorous, mouth-watering mechanic—anything but a baby—is pursuing her with a single-minded focus.

And doesn’t seem to care that she’s twelve years his senior.

But danger has followed Quinn to Oak Creek, someone from her past who is convinced she’s wronged him. And that she needs to pay with her life.

Only Baby can save her. But to do so, he’ll have to face the secrets he’s let define him for way too long. And resurrect the warrior buried inside.

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REVIEW: BABY is the ninth instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult LINEAR TACTICAL erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for Linear Tactical. This is twenty-seven year old, auto mechanic / part time Linear Tactical specialist Blake ‘Baby’ Bollinger, and thirty-nine year old, professor /waitress Dr. Quinn Harrison-Pritchard’s story line. BABY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Some of the events of BABY cross-over with the events of book eight PHOENIX.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Quinn and Baby) BABY follows the building relationship between twenty-seven year old, auto mechanic / part time Linear Tactical specialist Blake ‘Baby’ Bollinger, and thirty-nine year old, professor /waitress Dr. Quinn Harrison-Pritchard. Quinn Harrison’s arrival in Oak Creek brings with it all sorts of problems. Divorced, broke and blacklisted by the university for which she used to work, Quinn struggles daily to survive. Meeting Blake ‘Baby’ Bollinger is all kinds of wrong when our heroine discovers that the man who is about to steal her heart is a student at the local college, a college for which she is currently teaching. For the past two years everything that could have happened, happened to Quinn Harrison, and the accidents and questionable events continue with her arrival in Oak Creek, the town in which her brother, Linear Tactical owner Riley ‘Phoenix’ Harrison currently resides. Trying to keep her whereabouts secret is increasingly difficult as not only do the police want to question Quinn about a series of events, but her arrival continues to draw red flags wherever she goes. When the ‘accidents’ begin to take on a familiar pattern, Baby calls in the Linear Tactical team in an effort to uncover the truth about what is happening and why. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Baby and Quinn, and the potential fall-out as Quinn’s past is determined to take down our story line heroine.

Quinn Harrison-Pritchard is Riley Boy’s sister but our heroine keeps secrets everything that happened including her arrival in the town of Oak Creek but the town gossips spread rumors faster than an out of control fire, gossip that increases with the number of questionable incidences pointed at our story line heroine. Blake ‘Baby’ Bollinger is a high-school drop out but is focusing on making his place in the world. Baby Bollinger is also keeping secrets, a secret that is about to upend his well-ordered world.

The relationship between Baby and Quinn is one of immediate attraction but Quinn struggles with their age difference, and the tainted past that continues to threaten her sanity and peace. Baby knows Quinn is the woman he loves but as Quinn’s life continues to spiral out of control Baby must uncover the truth before Quinn is lost to our hero, forever. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Most of the previous story line couples and characters play secondary and supporting roles including Zac and Annie (Cyclone #1), Finn and Charlotte (Eagle #2), Shamrock (Aiden & Violet #), Angel (Gabriel & Jordan 4), Ghost (Dorian), Echo (Cade & Peyton), officer Gavin Zimmerman, as well as café owner Lexi Johnson. Baby’s nieces and nephews are good for a couple of chuckles and ‘poo’. Gavin and Lexi’s storyline is next in Redwood.

BABY is a startling story of vengeance and retaliation, relationships, family, secrets and love. The character driven premise is suspense filled and edgy; the characters are energetic and edgy; the romance is tender and seductive. BABY is a passionate and fated story of second chances and happily ever after.

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

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Phoenix (Linear Tactical #8) by Janie Crouch-a review

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Phoenix (Linear Tactical #8) by Janie Crouch-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 10, 2020

Adrenaline junky.
Adventure traveler.
Extreme sport sensation.

They’re all labels Riley Harrison—known to the world as Phoenix—wears as easily as the tattoos covering his body.

But it’s his role as undercover operative for Linear Tactical’s kidnap and ransom unit that makes his blood sing. Riley uses his celebrity status to help infiltrate locations and situations nobody else can get into.

In. Out. The fight is usually over before the bad guys know it’s begun or that Riley was involved.

But his skills and celebrity status won’t help when he discovers the woman he loves is keeping unbearable secrets and in a danger he never could’ve imagined.

She wants Riley to stay far away from her.

That’s not going to happen.

But he’ll have to be willing to lose everything to save her. To save them.

Phoenix will learn you have to burn before you can rise.

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REVIEW:PHOENIX is the eighth instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult LINEAR TACTICAL romantic suspense series focusing on a group of former Special Forces soldiers who own and operate Linear Tactical, an Oak Creek, Wyoming business specializing in survival skills, security and protection. This is extreme sports athlete and Linear Tactical undercover operative Riley ‘Phoenix’ Harrison, and nurse Riley ‘Wildfire’ Wilde’s story line. PHOENIX can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalment is revealed where necessary. And YES, both of the characters’ names are Riley, so to avoid further confusion, like the characters in the book, our heroine will be called ‘girl Riley’, and our hero ‘boy Riley’.

Told from dual third person perspectives ( Riley and Riley) PHOENIX follows extreme sports athlete and Linear Tactical undercover operative Riley ‘Phoenix’ Harrison, several days after a successful rescue by the team in the Egypt. With the Linear Tactical extreme WAR games about to commence boy Riley is dumbfounded when the woman he has loved for close to 3 years breaks it off without a reason or why but boy Riley isn’t willing to give up without a fight, and with girl Riley’s job as part of the medical personnel team, boy Riley is determined to find out the truth, and prove he is worthy of her love. Meanwhile, girl Riley struggles with some personal news of her own and refuses to allow boy Riley to suffer along side. Hoping to push boy Riley out of her life, girl Riley keeps secret the truth until events at the WAR games prove that someone is out to destroy his life. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Phoenix and Wildfire, and the potential fall-out as boy-Riley becomes the target in a dangerous game of betrayal and revenge.

Riley Wilde does not want to complicate Phoenix’s life any more than it already has, and by walking away, she believes, is the better alternative than path on which she is currently headed. Keeping her secret means hurting Phoenix further, especially when someone is determined to take down our story line hero. Riley ‘Phoenix’ Harrison fell in love with Wildfire within days of their first meeting, and currently struggles with girl Riley’s rejection especially in light of their love for one another.

The relationship between the two Riley’s is one of second chances; a rekindling romance between two people whose lives are spiralling out of control. From girl Riley’s secrets, to the person attempting to destroy their lives, our couple are in for an uphill battle, a battle that will become more dangerous when Phoenix’s past demands vengeance and payment. The $ex scenes are hard and fast.

There is a large ensemble cast of energetic secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Linear Tactical team including Zac & Annie (Cyclone #1), Gabriel Collingwood (Angel #4) ,Peyton and Cade (Echo #7), Finn’s brother ‘Baby’ Bollinger, Wyatt Highfield, and Gavin Zimmerman; extreme sports athletes Damon Sullivan, Gunnar ‘Iceland’ Jefferson, Bo Gonzales and Amber Lowe; and Egyptian billionaire Sayed El Kadi. Baby Bollinger’s story line is next in BABY.

PHOENIX is a story of family and friendships; secrets and lies; betrayal, revenge, power and control. The premise is captivating and engaging; the romance struggles in the face of secrets and timing; the characters are colorful, charismatic and spirited. PHOENIX is a heart warming and encouraging story of strength and acceptance.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Cyclone
Eagle
Shamrock
Angel
Ghost
Shadow
Echo

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Reviewed by Sandy

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ECHO (Linear Tactical #7) by Janie Crouch-a review

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ECHO (Linear Tactical #7) by Janie Crouch-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 12, 2019

Sometimes the deepest scars are the ones that can’t be seen.

Single mom Peyton Ward works three jobs to make ends meet. At Linear Tactical she’s surrounded by heroes on a regular basis…but none of them are hers. She thought she’d found one in Linear’s silent partner, and country music superstar, Cade Conner.

She was wrong.

Unintended wounds still cut as deep.

Cade may not work day to day operations at Linear, but he takes the mission of the company he helped create—teaching survival intelligence and self-defense skills to the people who need them most—seriously. And finding out he’s wounded Peyton in the worst way possible weighs on him.

So when danger on two separate fronts closes in on her, he will damn well be by her side. Making sure they survive so he can right his personal wrongs.

He might not have been a Special Forces soldier, but Cade Conner knows how to fight. And Peyton is a woman worth fighting for.

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REVIEW: ECHO is the seventh instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult LINEAR TACTICAL romantic suspense series focusing on a group of former Special Forces soldiers who own and operate Linear Tactical, an Oak Creek, Wyoming business specializing in survival skills, security and protection. This is twenty-six year old, Nashville superstar and silent partner in Linear Tactical Cade Conner, and twenty-three year old, single mother Peyton Ward’s story line. ECHO can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is reveal where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Cade and Peyton) ECHO follows the second chance romance between twenty-six year old, Nashville superstar and silent partner in Linear Tactical Cade Conner, and twenty-three year old, single mother Peyton Ward. Five years earlier Cade Conner had hit it big with he release of his new single, but falling for home-town girl Peyton found Cade struggling between his head and heart. With Peyton about to head to London, England to start film school, Cade headed to Nashville where he would become one of the biggest stars in the music industry. Fast forward five years wherein Cade returns to his home town of Oak Creek, Wyoming where he will come face to face with his past, a past with whom and what he struggles to come to terms. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Cade and Peyton, and the potential fall-out as Peyton’s past is hoping to end her life, and a betrayal forces Cade to take stock of his future.

Peyton Ward works three jobs in an effort to take care of the child she loves but coming face to face with her past brought with it too many memories of what was and what was never to be. Cade Conner had no idea the h*ll of which Peyton Ward endured within weeks of him leaving Oak Creek, Wyoming. Hoping to make things right, Cade Conner begins a slow seduction of his muse but with a stalker intent on destroying his life, Cade’s first priority is to protect the woman he loves and everything she has to offer.

The relationship between Cade and Peyton is one of second chances; a rekindling romance between two people torn apart by circumstance, betrayal, secrets and lies. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We get reacquainted with the Linear Tactical team: Zac Mackay and Anne Griffin (Cyclone #1); Finn Bollinger and Charlie Devereaux (Eagle #2); Aiden Teague and Violet Collingwood (Shamrock #3); Jordan Reiss and Gabriel Collingwood (Angel #4): Dorian and Ray (Ghost); Heath and Lyn (Shadow). The reader is introduced to Cade’s Aunt Cecelia, as well as members of his security team: Mark Outlawson, writing partner Everett Templeton, best friend Blake ‘Baby’ Bollinger (Finn’s brother); Sheriff Curtis Nelson; and Peyton’s daughter Jess; her mother Renee, and her step-father Dennis.

ECHO is a story of family, friendships, betrayal and lies; a story of vengeance and retribution; second chances and love. The premise is intriguing and suspenseful; the romance is seductive and captivating; the characters are colorful and energetic. ECHO is a fascinating and exciting addition to the author’s LINEAR TACTICAL series.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Cyclone
Eagle
Shamrock
Angel
Ghost
Shadow

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Shadow (Linear Tactical #6) by Janie Crouch-a review

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SHADOW (Linear Tactical #6) by Janie Crouch-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 16, 2019

Heath Kavanaugh lost years of his life working for a covert agency that ended up being the enemy. Knowing they put something inside his head—constant, incomprehensible whispers—is driving him crazy.

He needs answers, but they’re nowhere to be found.

What he definitely doesn’t need is to fall hard for his Linear teammate’s younger sister, Jacquelyn—the adorable linguistics doctoral student who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Especially when Heath’s attention puts her directly in the path of a danger he thought was gone for good. To stop it, they’ll have to figure out what’s in his head. And hope it doesn’t destroy them all

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REVIEW:  SHADOW is the sixth instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult LINEAR TACTICAL romantic suspense series focusing on a group of former Special Forces soldiers who own and operate Linear Tactical, an Oak Creek, Wyoming business specializing in survival skills, security and protection. This is Heath ‘Shadow’ Kavanaugh, and linguistics specialist Jacquelyn ‘Lyn Norris’ Zimmerman’s story line. SHADOW can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty although I recommend reading the series in order for backstory and cohesion as there is an ongoing premise throughout. There is a slight cross-over with the inclusion of characters from the author’s BREE AND TANNER romantic suspense series.

Told from several third person perspectives including Lyn and Heath SHADOW follows the search for a mole in the biomedical engineering department at Wyoming Commonwealth University. Heath Kavanaugh’s latest assignment comes from the FBI as they hunt for the person(s) responsible for ‘selling’ secrets about the latest government projects but Heath finds himself attracted to PhD undergrad Lyn Norris who will find herself targeted for something she knows nothing about. What ensues is the building relationship between Shadow and Lyn, and the potential fall-out as secrets are revealed, the past comes full circle, and our heroine finds herself in a precarious position when her life hangs in the balance as she struggles to uncover a secret code known to very few.

Heath Kavanaugh was once a part of an unsanctioned government project that resulted in the death and destruction of people he knew. With the continuous messages filtering through his mind, Heath knows that whatever brainwashing experiment was used on his brain is about to come unglued with recent discoveries. Lyn Norris struggles with a life-threatening illness but that hasn’t stopped our heroine from going for what she wants. Battling issues of self-image and low self esteem, Lyn becomes suspicious when Heath begins a slow seduction in an effort to uncover the truth.

The relationship between Lyn and Heath is one of immediate attraction. Heath is unaware of Lyn’s true identity, and her relationship to people Heath already knows. Lyn finds herself on the outside looking in when Heath’s ‘cover’ is blown in an effort to protect Lyn from further harm. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including most of the previous story line couples and Linear Tactical agents, as well as Tanner Dempsey from the author’s Bree and Tanner series.. We are introduced to Lyn’s University co-workers and fellow professors; the requisite evil has many faces.

SHADOW is an action -packed story of family, friendships, betrayal and love; a story of secrets and lies, power and control. The premise is captivating and intriguing; the characters are sassy and colorful; the romance is seductive and sexy. SHADOW is an energetic and fast paced story of romance and suspense.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Cyclone
Eagle
Shamrock
Angel
Ghost
Shadow

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Reviewed by Sandy

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