Protector of Talon Mountain/Code Name Ghost by Delta James/ Annie Carlisle-reviews
PROTECTOR OF TALON MOUNTAIN
Men of Talon Mountain 1
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, romantic suspense
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 2, 2025
He’s all muscle, mystery, and danger. I should keep my distance.
After barely escaping an abusive relationship, I came to Glacier Hollow, Alaska for peace. Running my café in a quiet mountain town was supposed to be a fresh start. No chaos. No heartbreak. Definitely no brooding former Navy SEALs with stormy blue eyes.
Then Zeke MacAllister became our new sheriff.
He’s gruff, guarded, and way too tempting for a man who clearly isn’t looking to be saved—or to save anyone else. But beneath the hard edges and military calm is a man I can’t stop thinking about.
Just as sparks ignite between us, Zeke’s past crashes into our present, and I’m caught in the crossfire.
He swore he wouldn’t let anyone in.
I promised I’d never fall again.
But some fires are impossible to fight.
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REVIEW:PROTECTOR OF TALON MOUNTAIN is the first instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult MEN OF TALON MOUNTAIN erotic, romantic suspense series set in Glacier Hollow, Alaska. This is former US Navy SEAL turned sheriff Zeke MacAllister, and café owner Sadie Callahan’s story line.
NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Sadie and Zeke) PROTECTOR OF TALON MOUNTAIN follows in the wake of the arrival of former US Navy SEAL Zeke MacAllister and his new position as sheriff of Glacier Hollow. Approximately four years earlier Sadie Callahan, arrived in Glacier Hollow with nothing but a cracked phone and sixty-three dollars to her name. With the offer of a job and a place to live, Sadie would eventually inherit the local café The Hollow Hearth, and make a name for herself but the arrival of Zeke MacAllister brings with it the hope of survival in the face of a number of threats against our story line heroine. All is not well in Glacier Hollow, and Zeke is about to find himself up close and personal with an ongoing problem, and our heroine may be caught in the middle.
The world building focuses on the hunt for the truth. Someone is staking claim in Glacier Hollow, and with the help of two former SEALs Travis Holt, and Caleb Knox, Zeke goes in search for the people threatening our story line heroine.
The relationship between Zeke and Sadie is one of immediate attraction.Zeke suspects Sadie is on the run but when the threats become personal, Zeke steps in proclaiming himself guardian and protector of our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
The secondary and supporting characters include former US Navy SEALs Travis Holt and Caleb Knox, as well as questionable mayor Hal Burton, and garage owner Joe Hanley.
PROTECTOR OF TALON MOUNTAIN is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, acceptance and love.The character driven premise is suspenseful and exciting; the romance is seductive; the characters are charismatic and determined.
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CODE NAME: GHOST
(Club Opus Noir 1)
by Delta James
Genre: adult ,contemporary, erotic, romantic suspense
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 23, 2025
I thought my divorce would set me free. Instead, it put a target on my back. My ex-husband, a high-level administrator with Interpol, is tangled in a dangerous web of arms deals and criminal alliances. When I uncover his secret, I become a liability—and hunted. Desperate and out of options, I make one last call for help to Cerberus, and land in the arms of the man I thought died a decade ago.
Nick Ryeland. Ghost. The one man I never stopped loving. He’s not the soldier I remember. He’s darker now, both in secrets and desires, with scars that run deep and a protective streak that borders on possessive. Nick is part of Cerberus, a private security firm with ties to a discreet lifestyle club where trust, control, and connection are everything. It’s there, hidden behind locked doors and luxury, that I’m told I’ll be safe.
But danger is never far behind and neither is the heat between us. As we run from the enemies closing in, every moment together unearths feelings I tried to bury. Nick says he’ll protect me. That I belong to him.
I want to believe him.
I just hope trusting him won’t get us both killed.
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REVIEW: CODE NAME: GHOST is the first instalment contemporary adult CLUB OPUS NOIR erotic, romantic suspense series co-authored by Delta James and Annie Carlisle, set in Delta James’ CLUB SOUTHSIDE/ CERBERUS worlds. This is former US Navy SEAL turned Cerberus operative Nick Ryeland, and Cherise Pardo’s story line.
NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise including Dom/sub scenarios, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual first person perspectives(Cherise and Ryeland) CODE NAME: GHOST focuses on the search and take down of international criminals and smugglers. Approximately ten years earlier, Nick Ryeland and his team of US Navy SEALs were captured, tortured and killed leaving only our hero to survive but upon his rescue, Nick would be approached by Robert ‘Fitz’ Fitzwallace, the CEO and owner of CERBERUS SECURITY, and for all intents and purposes would become a ghost. Everyone he knew in his former life believed Nick Ryeland did not survive but a call from his former fiance, finds our hero guardian and protector of the woman he left behind. After the death of her fiance, Cherise Pardo fell in love and married high ranking Interpol agent Hector Pardo but life as she knew it would never be the same. Ten years would pass since the death of Nick Ryeland, ten years in which she never stopped loving the man who once ruled her heart but Hector Pardo was not the man she believed him to be, and information would come to light that threatened the life and safety of our story line heroine. Desperate for help, Cherise would contact the team at Cerberus Security, and come face to face with her past, the man she long thought buried and gone. Working together with Cerberus agent Logan Radcliffe, Cherise and Nick would set into motion a plan to take down and destroy the international crime ring that is connected to our couple’s past.
The world building is intricate and detailed as Cherise will lay out ten years of betrayal in an effort to escape the man who destroyed her life. Nick is determined to prove Cherise is the only woman he has ever loved but Cherise continues to struggle with issues of trust, forcing Nick to question his better judgement.
The relationship between Cherise and Nick is one of second chances. Nick’s proposal ten years earlier was followed by his SEAL deployment, and proclamation of death, in which Cherise found herself spiraling without the man whom she loved. Nick had never stopped loving our story line heroine but Cherise’s safety, and the take down of her former husband is paramount. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense with some D/s scenarios.
The secondary and supporting characters include Cherise’s husband and Interpol agent Hector Pardo, international smuggler Rene Vallois , as well as the return of Cerberus Agent Logan Radcliffe, and owners Fitz and JJ Fitzwallace. Logan’s story line is next.
CODE NAME: GHOST is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, friendships and relationships, forgiveness and love. The premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are determined, desperate and dynamic.
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