This is one of my favorites of the Tall, Dark & Dangerous series. I loved Wes Skelly through the whole series. He is not tall dark and handsome but more average looking while still being tough. But mostly I like him because he is not perfect. He has a smoking problem and a drinking problem and loves an unavailable woman. But he is a good man. He meets a new woman and falls in love with her and lets himself be happy after years of relationship pain. The way he cares for the heroine is very touching. The bad guy is creepy and the final climatic scene is very tense and well written. The heroine is good too. She is the sister of the heroine of another book in the series and didn't seem like a romantic lead at first but Brockmann pulls it off. ( )

Wes Skelly, jefe de las fuerzas especiales de la Marina estadounidense, se encontraba en Los Ángeles para cumplir una misión cuando aceptó una cita a ciegas con la preciosa Brittany Evans, cuñada de un amigo militar y madre soltera. A fin de cuentas, llevaba varios años enamorado en secreto de una mujer que pertenecía a otro hombre, de modo que no tenía nada que perder. Desgraciadamente, las cosas se complicaron cuando la mujer que nunca pensó que tendría se encontró, de repente, disponible. Pero Brittany estaba en la misma situación; y no sólo eso: estaba en peligro por su culpa. Wes sabía que podía mantenerla a salvo. Pero cada vez estaba más convencido de ser él quien estaba realmente en peligro.

Night Watch
TDD #11

Wes Skelly & Britt

Wes & Britt agree to go on a blind date, mostly to appease mutual friends. Britt is the sister-in-law to Wes' best friend, Harlan. Britt, adoptive mother to teenage Andy, is not looking for a casual fling and Wes is in love (unrequited) with a cheating SEAL team member's wife. They both enjoy each others' company and agree to keep it as a friendship. They rely on each other's friendship to deal with an unbalanced stalker and, separately, the date rapist of Andy's girlfriend. This is a story of a more mature romantic relationship, one that grows out of friendship and letting go of unhealthy ties to others. ( )

Typical SEALs book from Brockmann. While the Tall, Dark, & Dangerous books are definitely formula books, the characters kinda suck you in. ( )

This is more like a 3 3/4 stars. Suzanne Brockmann's last Tall Dark and Dangerous title is one of my favorite. Her leading man is not the typical, classic hero but the reader along with her leading lady can't help but fall for Wes Skelly. Smaller than most Navy Seal, Skelly wears his insecurities on his sleeve, like his heart. Brockmann succeeds in making her believe in the loyal but misguided love Wes has for the wife of one of his Seal buddy. This unrequired love has gone on for years.

Set up for a blind date with the sister in law of one of the member of his Seal team, Skelly meets someone that changes the way he sees himself and the path he is traveling. Brittany is confident, self aware, the single mother of an adopted teenager.(She first appeared in Brockmann's Everyday, Average Jones) She has a good life and is not looking for mister right or mister right now either. It is very nice to read about two grown up people who find they fit perfectly with one another without huge drama or high jinks. Not that it is a boring ride, you never get boring rides with Brockmann. There's action and suspense but it's mixed with a sense that this couple while not in love at first sight are made for one another and will work things out, one problem at a time. ( )