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Hidden Comrade by Jillian David – a Review

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Hidden Comrade by Jillian David – a Review

 

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Pele Tuitama’s Morpheus Squad mission infiltrating a Smoky Mountain children’s camp is FUBAR. He might be a virally-enhanced military experiment, but augmented abilities won’t help him protect Reagan McNeill, the most unsecure-able target imaginable. Sweet Reagan’s kisses and the possibility of a future he should never consider, distracts his laser focus. If Pele can’t keep Reagan safe from an evil adversary bent on revenge against the entire McNeill family, then Reagan will die.

After a nasty breakup, Reagan doesn’t trust any man—or herself. Enter handsome Pele, the world’s worst camp counselor. She doesn’t believe his story or his motives. When overly-protective Pele draws her close and then rejects her, Reagan is finished with games. Then the truth she learns rips open recently-healed emotional wounds.

In order to escape through the mountains, Pele must share his deadliest secret. To have a chance at their future, they must reveal their demons and pray for acceptance … and survival.

 

Review:

Hidden Comrade by Jillian David is the 2nd book in her Project Morpheus series, and I would suggest that before reading this one, you read book one. Reading the first one although not absolutely necessary, will give you a better understanding of this book. I’d read the first book (which is great by the way), I did wonder where the next book would take us….and let me tell you it’s bumpy ride! .  

Reagan is Kiera’s older sister. (She’s the main female character from the first book) And as a whole the family have suffered terribly (what with the loss of their mother and the death of their brother, which was explained in book one.) 

Reagan has also had to deal with her abusive ex-fiance. She’d been with him for two years, she’s struggled to find herself, but slowly she’s getting there. But still has moments of self doubt. 

Pele’s job/assignment is to protect Reagan. It’s not going to easy as she works outdoors in the mountains at an educational camp for children. In the short space of time, he’s set up cameras to keep an eye on her. But plans won’t go correctly if the subject is Reagan!

Reagan doesn’t trust the new camp councilor, he just doesn’t fit in! But he is easy on the eye. ?nether the less, she’s not interested in a new relationship, she just wants to concentrate on helping the kids. The back and forwards between Pele and Reagan will have you laughing one minute then wanting to shake either character in the next. 

Although a slow burn romance, it doesn’t lack for action/betrayal and mystery. Pele does try my patience, it’s a push and pull with him, he wants her, but he doesn’t think he deserves her. And when they finally decide to try at a relationship, a secret comes along and blows Reagan’s shaky confidence. Can they really move forward and leave the past behind? 

I’d have to say I liked the first book more than this one. But I can’t wait to read the next book. 

Reviewed by Julie

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BULLETPROOF (Waterproof : Navy SEALS 9) by Jo Chambliss- a review

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BULLETPROOF (Waterproof : Navy SEALS 9) by Jo Chambliss-a review

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Spending a lifetime in the SEALs can teach a man a lot about himself. Getting shot several times trying to protect a pregnant woman can change a lot of the things you think you know… if you survive.

Commander Timothy “Stone” O’Reilly did survive and now knows that he wants more from this life than a successful career and his ten-year marriage to the intelligent and beautiful Dr. Cassidy O’Reilly. He wants the family he’d never desired before. Finding out that nearly losing him has made Cass feel the same way, the two decide it’s time to make a baby.

With Tim recovered enough to return to his men, life is as good as it can be and about to get better with the thought of becoming a father. That is until a close friend and former SEAL teammate ends up dead under suspicious conditions.

No one knows why Bishop was targeted until the killer decides to play a game with the two remaining members of the long-time trio, Commander O’Reilly and CEO Dillan “Warden” Knot.

Invoking the name of a SEAL that died seventeen years ago, Bishop’s killer uses his vast reach to cast all of Tim’s world into chaos before making his final move.

Tim soon finds out that he’s the target on a chess board full of power players determined to destroy him. And if the enemy can’t get to Stone O’Reilly, they’ll gladly start picking off everyone else in the commander’s life. Beginning with Cass.

No one is safe, not Dillan Knot and not the commander’s hand-picked squad of seals, the Wendigos.

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REVIEW: BULLETPROOF is the ninth and final instalment in Jo Chambliss’ contemporary, adult WATERPROOF: Navy SEALS erotic, romantic, military suspense series focusing on the US Navy SEAL Team two aka Wendigos. This is Commander Tim ‘Stone’ O’Reilly and his wife Dr. Cassidy O’Reilly’s story line. BULLETPROOF can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion as a number of the events in the current timeline are as of a direct result of events in several of the previous instalments. BULLETPROOF picks up several weeks after the events of book eight FOOLPROOF.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cass and Tim) BULLETPROOF follows in the aftermath of a shooting that left our hero, Commander Tim O’Reilly struggling to survive. Weeks in recovery find Tim returning to base only to be told one of their own, James ‘Bishop’ Stoddard, had died, and a suspicious note reveals it was murder. As Tim and the NCIS begin an investigation, there is an attempted abduction of Tim’s wife Dr. Cassidy O’Reilly, an abduction linked to Bishop’s murder, an abduction that will not be the only try. With Cassidy serving with Doctors Without Borders, Tim quickly realizes his wife is no longer safe when Cassidy becomes the victim of yet another abduction. As Tim and his fellow SEALs do a search and rescue for the woman he loves, the investigation begins to reveal a seventeen year old betrayal and vendetta, one in which the entire team has been targeted in an effort to take down the man in charge. What ensues is the search for Cassidy O’Reilly, the rescue of several members of Commander Tim O’Reilly’s SEAL Team two, and the take down of the people responsible for destroying so many lives.

The relationship between Tim and Cassidy has already been established but the author reveals some of the background about how they met. Years have past, both have become successful in their fields, and our couple must decide about their future going forward. 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 colorful, and energetic secondary and supporting characters including most of the members of Team Two: Skin, Judge, Dallas, Ink, Hawk, Wrench, Bandaid, Fish, Devil, as well as the return and introduction of a group of private military contractors including Sadie Phelps and Aaron Hosfeld.

BULLETPROOF is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and misdirection, death and destruction, family and love. The fast paced premise is intriguing, detailed and raw; the romance is seductive; the characters are powerful, dangerous and strong.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Wrecked by Dianna Love – a Review

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Wrecked by Dianna Love – a Review

 

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Hallene Clarke spends her time finding missing children for other people but now she faces the most dangerous hunt of her life – to rescue her sixteen-year-old half-sister. The girl has been kidnapped, but the ransom isn’t money. She’s being used as a pawn to ensure a deadly attack happens.

Samuel “Party Man” Leclair never found his place in life until being brought into the HAMR Brotherhood and put on the FALCA team. Now his future is in jeopardy after risking his life to help an unknown female operative, Hallene, during the op that failed to extract a kidnapped senator.

Hallene offers him a chance at redemption and will lead Sam to the kidnapper holding the senator if he’ll help her rescue her half-sister and keep his team out of this. This enemies-to-lovers romantic adventure is fraught with assassins, unexpected twists, wild action, and sizzling romance as Sam and Hallene discover the attack planned to strike the US is to force two superpowers into war.

This is a spinoff from the Slye Team Black Ops Romantic Action Adventure series where HAMR Brotherhood was introduced in Kiss The Enemy.

 

 

Review:

Wrecked by Dianna Love is the 1st book in her new HAMR Brotherhood Falca Team series. I was thrilled to find out that Dianna Love was bringing us a spin off of her fabulous Slye Temp series, as she is a master at romance suspense.  You can always be sure that Dianna will give us a thrilling story, filled with suspense, danger, action, excitement throughout.

We meet our heroine, Hallene Clarke, as she is in the midst of searching for her half-sister, who was kidnapped; her career is devoted to find missing children, and now this is close to home. Hellene is on site of where the kidnappers are hiding, and finds herself captured, but someone will rescue her.

Sam Leclair, a member of the HAMR Brotherhood/FALCA team, is also on site to rescue a kidnapped senator, and comes across Hallene, whom he rescues, but the bad men escape; Sam is injured and sent home to recuperate.  To his surprise, Hallene shows up and offers him a job, which will lead Sam to the kidnapper holding the senator, if he will help her rescue her half-sister, and not tell his team.

What follows is an exciting tense adventure with Hallene and Sam, as they were constantly in danger, with us holding our breaths often. I loved Hallene and Sam together, as slowly their attraction began to sizzle, with them trying to control their emotions.  The last half of the book was so exciting and suspenseful, that I could not put the book down.  I will not give spoilers, as there is so much happening non-stop, it would ruin it for you.  This is such a fantastic story, which you need to read from start to finish.       

Wrecked was a fantastic enemy to lover’s romantic adventure, filled with exciting action, suspense, surprises, and a sizzling couple in Sam and Hellene. The ending was a frantic race to the finish.  If you have not read anything by Dianna Love, you are missing a lot. Wrecked was so very well written by Love, and if you like romance, suspense, fantastic characters, great couples, bad villains, excitement, and fun, then you need to read this series.

Reviewed by Barb

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Fallen Comrade by Jillian David – a Review

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Fallen Comrade by Jillian David – a Review

 

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Ex-Green Beret Jake Zimmerman’s Georgia mountain seclusion is shattered when the one woman he should never have left, pregnant Kiera McNeill, shows up on his doorstep. Her life is in danger, thanks to a botched Morpheus Squad mission. If the nature of her baby is discovered, evil forces will stop at nothing to capture Kiera. When Kiera learns of Jake’s top-secret Morpheus Virus running through his veins, she realizes that her protector is the deadlier threat.

Kiera knows the secrets of Fallen Comrades, a billion-dollar “charity” which siphons donations away from wounded veterans and into the pockets of power-hungry CFO Beau Lequire. Now her sadistic ex-boss, Lequire, wants revenge. Her only chance of escape rests in the lethal hands of the man who once rejected her: Jake. All she needs to do is suppress her feelings for Jake long enough to destroy Fallen Comrades, stay alive, and save her baby.

 

 

Review:

Fallen Comrade by Jillian David is the 1st book in her new Project Morpheus series.  Jake is a runner, not in the literal sense, but whenever anything gets difficult he runs away from it. His marriage ended with a miscarriage, instead of trying to help his wife through a difficult time, he ran…..

Soldiers enhanced with a drug (they also need to take another shot regularly to keep the  violent urges at bay!) to aid in their fight  against the enemy. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but Jake has a terrible time keeping control, he’s volatile and dangerous to be around. 

Kiera and Jake have been friends for years, Jake and her brother ? were friends in school, then they joined the forces together. Kiera and Jake were an item in high school, and when she thought she was pregnant (but later found out she wasn’t) Jake panicked, he could’ve help but be relieved when Kiera told him she wasn’t. Again Jake uses the excuse he’s not good enough and leaves Kiera! Meeting up ten years later at her brother’s funeral, Kiera and Jake seek comfort from one another. But again Jake panicked and ran…..

Kiera’s pregnant and needs help. But the only person she can turn to might not want to help her, in fact he could be more dangerous than the person she’s running from! But she doesn’t really have much choice, does she? 

And the first meeting between Kiera and Jake doesn’t really go to plan! He’s all for trying to offload her onto someone else! Then he notices the baby bump! There are other characters in this book which are part of Jake’s team (and I’m hoping will get stories) ? which give both camaraderie and a few light moments. 

I loved this book, it did remind me of another authors work (Christine Feehan her Ghostwalker series) where soldiers are enhanced to become super soldiers, but any similarities end there. 

It’s a fast paced action and adventure book. A really good plot with scope for more books. We have evil in the shape of Beau Lequire and the company he uses to hide his nefarious activities behind! 

I have to admit I wasn’t a big fan of Jake at first, his self pity and ability to just walk away from problems did grate a little, but getting to know the character through the book did have me softening up to him. Kiera is just great. Strong, resourceful and clever. Her only weakness…. Jake! How she forgave him so quickly did annoy me just a little, but you forgive the ones you love. 

I’ve read this author a while back (Hell to Pay Series) and loved that series immensely, so when I found out she was publishing a new book, i made a note of the date. And I’m glad I did. If your keen on romance with a big hit of action/suspense/adventure, then I can assure you this book is the one you’ll want to read. ?

Reviewed by Julie

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LIGHTNING (Miranda Chase NTSB 10) by ML Buchman-a review

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WHITE TOP / LIGHTNING (Miranda Chase NTSB 8 & 10) by ML Buchman

 

LIGHTNING
Miranda Chase NTSB 10
by ML Buchman
Release Date: June 7, 2022
Genre: adult, contemporary, military, suspense, political technothriller

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Miranda Chase—the autistic heroine you didn’t expect. Fighting the battles no one else could win.

Revenge? A terrorist attack? Or a declaration of war?

The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee lies dead. The murder weapon? An Air Force Learjet deliberately crashed into his DC hotel room.

Half a world away in the South China Sea, an F-35C Lightning II — America’s newest fighter jet — crashes during landing. It cripples the aircraft supercarrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. An accident? Or China’s next move toward world domination?

Miranda Chase and her NTSB air-crash investigation team are spread thin as they struggle to unravel two horrific crashes at once — and halt a global firestorm before it burns them all.

Worst of all. The next target could be Miranda herself.

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REVIEW: LIGHTNING is the tenth instalment in ML Buchman’s contemporary, adult AMANDA CHASE, NTSB military, suspense, political technothriller series focusing on NTSB investigator Miranda Chase and her team of former and current military members.

Told from third person perspective LIGHTNING follows Miranda Chase and her team as they are tasked with investigating three nearly simultaneous situations involving US military fighter jets: the first is the crash of a fully fuelled KC-46 in Alaska, a modified Boeing 767; the second involves the hijacking of, and the subsequent targeting and destruction of Washington DC’s Kimpton George Hotel which would ultimately kill Senator Hunter Ramson; and thirdly, the unexplained crash of a F-35C Lightning II jet, and resulting explosion of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft supercarrier, a ship on training maneuvers in the South China Seas. Miranda Chase’s NTSB team has been called in to investigate all three disasters but with the team spread so thin, Miranda, a savant on the autism spectrum scale, battles in the wake of unfamiliar people unaware of her idiosyncrasies and struggles with everyday activities. Adding to Miranda’s battle, is the reassignment of her ‘second in command’ Jeremy, a man who is ready to direct an investigation of his own.

Once again, we are up close and personal with Miranda Chase’s struggle to recognize other people’s emotions, sarcasm, and jokes. Miranda’s last relationship failed in the face of her inability to perceive and distinguish between acceptance and opposition but her new love interest has the competence and capability of keeping our heroine on an even pitch.

LIGHTNING is awash in complex and detailed military vernacular and language such that one needs a spreadsheet to understand the description and dynamics of the fighting machines, war birds, and embattled personnel. LIGHTNING is a story of power and destruction, betrayal and deception, family and friendships, acceptance and control.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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WHITE TOP
Miranda Chase 8
by ML Buchman
Release Date: MAY 25, 2021
Genre: adult, contemporary, military, suspense, political technothriller

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Miranda Chase—the heroine you didn’t expect. Fighting the battles no one else could win.

The White Top helicopters of HMX-1 are known by a much more familiar name: Marine One. The S-92A, the newest helicopter in the HMX fleet, enters service after years of testing.

When their perfect safety record lies shattered across the National Mall, Miranda Chase and her team of NTSB crash investigators go in. They must discover if it was an accident, a declaration of war, or something even worse.

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REVIEW:  WHITE TOP is the eighth instalment in ML Buchman’s contemporary, adult MIRANDA CHASE political, technothriller focusing on NTSB investigator Miranda Chase and her team of former and current military members.

Told from several third person perspectives WHITE TOP follows in the aftermath of the crash of one of the newest White Top helicopters, Marine Two, and the loss would affect more than the fleet of Presidential fliers. Their last investigation complete, Miranda Chase and her team of NTSB investigators are called into to dissect the who, how and why, and the results point to human interference and not mechanical problems.

Meanwhile, Miranda Chase, a woman on the autism spectrum scale, is not quite willing to relinquish control but her second in command is ready to move forward with an investigation of his own.

As per ML Buchman’s style of writing as it pertains to Miranda Chase, the reader is pulled into the world of autism spectrum, watching (or reading) as Miranda struggles, not only with her own emotions, but recognizing small emotional nuances in others.Miranda’s last personal relationship failed in the face of Miranda’s inability to adjust or conform but a new relationship is on the horizon, one that has been developing for a very short time.

WHITE TOP is plentiful and replete with military and political jargon, especially as it applies and refers to the presidential aircraft and the mechanics within. ML Buchman pulls the reader into a suspense-filled, political thriller where the people at the top are targeted, and the person responsible may be someone close. The premise is intriguing and fascinating; the characters are resourceful, energetic and accomplished.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Key West Dead (Jake Wolfe 6) by Mark Nolan-Review Tour

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Key West Dead (Jake Wolfe 6) by Mark Nolan-Review Tour

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Jake Wolfe and his former IED-sniffing war dog hunt for a mysterious bomb-maker who is wreaking havoc among the Florida Keys.

The killer is not amused by their interference in his plans, and he soon adds Jake to his list of targets.

With the islands under constant attack and everybody a suspect, the chase is on in a race against time as the clock keeps ticking down toward a final heart-stopping conclusion.

Will Cody’s trained nose be able to find the criminal in time, so Jake can stop his bombing spree before he detonates “the big one?”

Read Key West Dead to find out what happens next.

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REVIEW:KEY WEST DEAD is the sixth instalment in Mark Nolan’s contemporary, adult JAKE WOLFE military, suspense series focusing on former marine, above Top Secret clandestine Black Ops specialist and attorney Jake Wolfe, and his service dog Cody. KEY WEST DEAD can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: KEY WEST DEAD includes scenes of violence that may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.

Told from several third person perspectives including Jake Wolfe and Orion KEY WEST DEAD focuses on the hunt for a homegrown terrorist in Key West Florida. Attending the wedding of a former US Marine, Jake and his girlfriend Sarah, along with friends police detective Terrell Hayes and his wife Alicia, are stunned when the boat, upon which the newly married couple were sailing, explodes killing everyone on board. In a matter of days a series of boat explosions, and a demand for thirty million dollars from a bomber calling himself Orion, finds our hero Jake Wolfe, along with his bomb-sniffing dog Cody, on the hunt for a killer who is targeting the marinas in Key West, Florida. Jake will ‘volunteer’ Cody’s services to sniff out any suspected bombs and IEDs, a job that is about to place Jake and Cody in the direct line of fire.

KEY WEST DEAD is a story of betrayal and revenge, grievance and obsession, desperation and loss. Mark Nolan pulls the reader into an intriguing, intense, tragic and edgy story line of vengeance and retribution.

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Book 1: Dead Lawyers Don’t Lie

Hunted by a deadly assassin. 


On the run from a government agency. Falsely accused, Jake Wolfe is a fugitive in a life-or-death game of cat and mouse.What happens next? Click now and start reading this action-packed thriller!A TOP 20 AMAZON BESTSELLER. A mysterious killer who calls himself The Artist is assassinating wealthy lawyers in San Francisco. When war veteran Jake Wolfe accidentally takes his picture during a murder, The Artist adds Jake to his kill list and he becomes a target in a deadly game of cat and mouse that only one of them can survive. How far would you go to protect your loved ones from a killer? Jake wants to leave his top secret, violent past life behind him. But the reluctant, flawed hero can’t ignore his duty and his personal moral compass.This gripping thriller is full of suspense, plot twists and surprises. It features a cast of interesting characters, including several strong-willed women, two wise-cracking San Francisco Police Homicide Inspectors, one highly intelligent dog, and a philosophical killer who shares Jake’s admiration for Van Gogh paintings but still plans to kill him anyway. As Jake gets closer to unraveling a merciless conspiracy, his life gets turned upside down and the danger level increases, adding to the growing suspense. This entertaining page-turner starts out as a murder mystery and then shifts gears into a high-speed action thriller that takes you on a roller-coaster ride to the riveting ending. A good read for those who enjoy mysteries, suspense, action and adventure, vigilante justice, unique characters, witty dialogue and a little romance too. An international bestseller and one of the most-read novels in kindle unlimited books. Get your copy now and start reading.Dead Lawyers Don’t Lie can be read as a stand-alone novel, or you can enjoy the whole series. All four Kindle Unlimited books in the Jake Wolfe vigilante justice thriller series are available to read free with your subscription.

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Book 2: Vigilante Assassin
Vigilante Assassin: An Action Thriller (Jake Wolfe Book 2) by [Nolan, Mark]

Lauren Stephens wakes up to find her husband, Gene, has vanished during the night. His phone is dead. Desperate, she hires Jake Wolfe and his war dog, Cody. They search the house and discover something so disturbing that Jake won’t allow Lauren near it. “No, if you see this, there is no unseeing it.”Lauren thought she had it all: a loving partner, two great kids, a successful business, and a beautiful home in the San Francisco hills. But all of that is about to come crashing down, due to a missing husband, a hidden past, and a frightening secret that will shock a trusting wife to the core. Gene has enemies, and now they want something from Lauren.

Jake Wolfe is a flawed man who has a habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He wants to leave his secret, violent past behind him, but when Lauren and her children are threatened, his protective instinct takes command. Jake soon finds himself involved in a dangerous conspiracy, targeted for death, and engaged in battle with a gang of killers.

Jake is going to have to think fast and fight hard to protect Cody, Lauren and her kids.

Vigilante Assassin can be read as a stand-alone novel, or you can start with book one, titled: Dead Lawyers Don’t Lie.

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Book 3: Killer Lawyer

Attorney by day, assassin by night.  Jake Wolfe is a young lawyer who leads a secret life. Trained by the CIA, he now wants peace and quiet, practicing law and living on a boat with his war dog. But when his city is shocked by a serial killer and he’s framed for the murder of a friend, Jake must race against time to find the killer before he strikes again.Drawn into a deadly game of life or death; at every step Jake and his loved ones are being hunted by the clever, twisted madman. As the city is gripped in fear of the seemingly random shootings that could strike anybody, Jake investigates and uncovers ominous clues until a shocking reversal of fortune changes everything.

With the clock ticking and lives at stake, will Jake be able to find and stop the killer in time, or will he become the next victim?

Buckle up for a wild ride as Jake Wolfe and his exceptionally intelligent dog, Cody, return to action in this page-turning thriller in Mark Nolan’s bestselling series that has earned thousands of 5-star ratings on Amazon and Goodreads.

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Mark Nolan began his writing career as a successful entrepreneur who created news stories for businesses that were featured in The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Parade, Reader’s Digest and The Associated Press. Nolan was born in San Francisco, grew up in the Bay Area of California, and has also lived in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. He has raised two great kids and one very smart retriever dog. He is currently writing book 5 in the Jake Wolfe and Cody series. He tries to make time every day to answer emails from readers. You can reach him and subscribe to his newsletter at marknolan.com.
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COVERT VENGEANCE (SEALs & CIA) by Kennedy L Mitchell-review tour

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He’s desperate for revenge… and her.
Navy SEAL Tony “Flakes” Hackenbreg’s career and sanity ride on the upcoming mission to hunt and capture a known ARMs dealer. Being forced to partner with the dangerously beautiful CIA agent Elliot Smith is the last thing he wants or needs. With her love for explosives, sassy mouth, and a body most men would kill for, Elliot is everything he never knew he needed. Nights and days forced together the two shift from enemies to partners before morphing into a sizzling attraction that neither try to resist. But keeping Elliot protected during the covert mission proves to be the hardest challenge of Tony’s career.

She’s willing to kill anyone who stands in her way… except the one SEAL whose commands she’s eager to obey.
Elliot Smith’s last operation to Colombia cost her everything: her flawless mission reputation with the CIA, her partner, and nearly her own life. With vengeance on her mind, she doesn’t want or need a mouthy, dominant SEAL monitoring her every move like an overprotective babysitter. But when he sneaks past her defenses, making her open up about her past and hopes of a future, Elliot wonders if she’s finally met her equal.

When tension turns to passion in the middle of a covert mission they miss the signs of a trap, putting Elliot’s life in the evil hands of their shared enemy. Can Tony find her before the ARMs dealer slips away with the only woman he’s ever loved or will Elliot be lost for good?

Covert Vengeance is a standalone, no cliffhanger, SEAL romantic suspense novel. Each book in the SEALs and CIA Series can be enjoyed on their own; however, because of character crossover, reading the series in order is recommended. This series is suggested for mature readers due to detailed intimate scenes, discussion of abuse, violence, and foul language

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REVIEW: COVERT VENGEANCE is the second instalment in Kennedy L Mitchell’s contemporary, adult SEALS and CIA erotic, military, romantic suspense cross-over series. This is CIA agent Elliot Smith, and US Navy SEAL Tony Heckenbreg’s story line.COVERT VENGEANCE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary but I recommend reading the series in order.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Elliot and Tony) COVERT VENGEANCE follows in the aftermath of a mission in Colombia that went all to h*ll. Eight months earlier, CIA agent Elliot Smith, and her partner Kurt found themselves the victim of a possible mole. Beaten and broken, Elliot would be rescued but not before witnessing the death of fellow agent Kurt. Fast forward to present day wherein, Elliot finds herself desperate to return to business, having spent eight months in rehab in an effort to repair what she didn’t think was broken. Enter US Navy SEAL Tony Heckenbreg, and the man with whom Elliot would fall in love. Given the go ahead to return to Columbia to finish the job, Elliot and Tony would come face to face with the ghosts and demons from their past, ghosts once long thought buried and gone. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Elliot and Tony, and the potential fall-out as Elliot is, once again, the target of some pretty powerful people, people determined to break our heroine beyond repair.

Tony Heckenbreg struggles to live every day in the wake of losing so many men of his last mission but our hero never expected to be pulled back into the world where everything spiralled out of control, a world in which he was about to become guardian and protector of a woman who is determined to take down everyone that had ever done her harm. Elliot Smith lost everything eight months earlier but never suspected a possible mole in the CIA. Battered, bruised, abused and betrayed, Elliot is desperate for revenge but not before facing the man who has all but destroyed her life.

The relationship between Elliot and Tony begins as a working relationship one in which the CIA must work together with the US Navy SEALs but Elliot’s usefulness to the CIA is questionable on so many levels that no one is sure just who is the enemy, or if anyone have their backs. As Elliot finds herself under the protection of the our story line hero, Tony finds himself pulled into the aura of the woman with whom he is falling in love, a woman who is unaware of Tony’s connection to our heroine’s past. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

We are reintroduced to Gabe Wilcox and Lucia Rizzo ( A Covert Affair 1), SEAL Lieutenant Brandon ‘McLovin’ Lovell, CO Williams, CIA agent Kurt, and arms dealer Rico Suarez. I am looking forward to McLovin’s story line.

COVERT VENGEANCE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, torture and abuse, power and control. The premise is raw and real; the romance is captivating, emotional and heart breaking; the characters are broken, desperate but trying to heal. Kennedy L Mitchell pulls the reader into an exciting and heart pounding look at two people seeking reparations for sins of the past.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Kennedy lives in Dallas with her husband, son, and 80lb Goldendoodle who still believes he’s a lap dog. A bookworm at heart, Kennedy loves to snuggle up in bed or by the campfire with an unputdownable book. She began writing two years ago with Falling for the Chance and has no plans of stopping. Her novels are witty, action-packed, and offer enough steam for a great facial. If you like strong heroines and sexy, tattooed men who can’t keep their hands off them, then this author is the one for you.

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Grumpy Special Ops Bear 1 by Sedona Venez-Review Tour

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Grumpy Special Ops Bear (Bear Elite Shifters 1) by Sedona Venez-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 16, 2021

In the wilderness, love knows no bounds.

Bear shifter, Fergus, is an alpha who specializes in the art of war. With danger lurking around every tree, it is his desire to capture the leader of a renegade wolf shifter pack that drives him.

Until temptation arrives in the form of the captivating feisty human Trinity.

Trinity is everything Fergus has longed for in a mate. Beautiful. Adventurous. Alluring. Yet her simple presence puts his mission in jeopardy. Now, he is left with an agonizing choice: claim the woman of his dreams, or complete his operative.

What will he sacrifice? Love or hon

IMPORTANT NOTE:
The episodes of Grumpy Special Ops Bear must be read in order:
Grumpy Special Ops Bear: Episode 1
Grumpy Special Ops Bear: Episode 2
Grumpy Special Ops Bear: Episode 3

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REVIEW: Trinity is an adrenaline junkie, the more danger the better the high, leading a group of people into the wilderness should be an adventure, but she gets more than she bargains for!

The group of men she’s taking are fining off weird vibes! But with the large amount of money they are throwing around, it makes it hard to say no!

Fergus is the leader of a small group of shifters. His mission is to capture a renegade wolf shifter.
Sounds easy, but with surprises around every corner, it’s going to take all of his skills to hunt and capture the wolf!

I loved this book, I could easily imagine it on the screen.

Told over several books, with a little cliffhanger hanger at the end of this one, I definitely need to know what happens next.

Really well written and nicely though out. Plenty of details to keep you hooked and enough background in the characters that fleshed them out. Both Fergus and Trinity seem really well suited for one another, she loves adventure and Fergus can definitely supply that ?

It’s definitely an action/adventure read, with the human female having no idea of what’s in store for her and the human race!
A barbaric ritual is going to be reinstated and Trinity is going to be the the first sacrifice! To say she’s shocked and scared is an understatement! The terror she feels is relayed to the reader really well, you could easily imagine yourself in the role of Trinity, (not that I want to experience being tied up and forced to watch a pack of wolves devour an elk!)

So where does that leave Trinity and Fergus? Well, it leaves Fergus and his team stalking the renegade wolf pack, it leaves them angry and worried about the female that is in terrible danger. And it has them trying to figure out how to rescue get without letting the pack know they are being hunted!

And it leaves me wondering when the next book is out, and can they rescue Trinity in time? Or will she be sacrificed in the ritual that the wolf pack want to start back up?

If you like a shifter book that is full of twists and turns, then grab this one, you won’t be disappointed.

? Reviewed by Julie

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USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR SEDONA VENEZ lives in New York City with her hot ex-military hubby–hooah–and their fur babies. She loves writing sizzling, sexy intricate stories about strong but broken characters who push limits, overcome their fears and risk it all for love.

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