Finally was able to read book #2! It did clear quite a bit up!

Reading this, makes me realize I want to read the entire series over again! I throughly enjoyed reading about the McQuire Boys & Ava! ( )

Very good book. Six years earlier, when Brodie was still a SEAL, his mission had been to rescue Jennifer. He got to her right before she was going to be killed. There had been an immediate flare of attraction between them, which they gave in to, but then it was over. Brodie never expected to see her again.

Now Jennifer has shown up at the security firm that he and his brothers run. She is being stalked and Brodie is the only one she feels she can trust. But in order for him to protect her properly, she's going to have to come clean about her past.

Brodie had never forgotten Jennifer and often wondered how she was. His protectiveness kicked in when she came to him for help, and the attraction flared hot again immediately. When he found out the truth about her past, he had a brief period of wondering if she could be trusted, but that didn't last too long. I loved watching him stand up for her to his brothers, and how he got them involved in helping too. Brodie's passion and protectiveness grew to the point where he realized that his heart was involved also. He swore that he wouldn't let her walk away again.

Jennifer was an amazing woman. She had been an undercover agent for years, until she couldn't stand the life anymore. She, too, had never forgotten Brodie. As she revealed her past to him, she was worried that it would drive him away from her. As the danger increased, she felt guilty about the trouble she had brought to his family. Her love for him grew to where she'd rather leave him than have him and the family hurt because of her. I loved seeing them come together, and trust each other to be what they needed.

The action and suspense in the book was great. From the moment that Jennifer reappeared in his life, the action didn't stop. I figured out part of the stalker problem pretty quickly, but there ended up being more to it. The additional danger was intense and the final confrontation kept me riveted until I was through it. There were some interesting twists, including a possible connection between Jennifer and Brodie's parents. There was a surprise player in the trouble that Jennifer was having, and we're left hanging a bit about what his complete involvement was. There's also a new clue in the deaths of the Maguire's parents that is a lead in to the next book. ( )

Contemporary Romantic Suspense

Austin, Texas

As a Navy SEAL Brodie McGuire had his orders: get the hostage out alive. Once he got Jennifer Wesley to safety the terror and need they felt ignited into passion. Brodie is haunted by the memories of the night Jennifer and he spent together after the mission was over. He never expected to see the Louisiana society girl again. Now she has show up at McGuire Securities.

It has been six years since Jennifer’s life was saved by Brodie. She finds that she needs his protection again. The problem is that Brodie doesn’t know who she really is. Their attraction flares while they are on his family’s Texas ranch and it takes them over the edge. Suddenly Jennifer’s violent past is exploding into the present. She has to find a way to earn Brodie’s trust or else her deadly secrets will get them both killed.

This story picks up a few months after the first one ended. The action from the first book keeps pace in this book and never stops. This story has so many twists and turns that the reader won’t know if they are coming or going. While some of the answers are found for the central mystery that weaves the stories together there are still a lot of questions. The book has a very satisfying ending with no cliffhangers other than the central mystery. This story will also have readers wishing they didn’t have to wait months for the next book to come out. It will have readers wanting several characters getting their own books so that readers can see how things work out for each and every one of them. This is a book that readers will read in one sitting.

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