January 16, 2017

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

Hot Combat by Elle James
Series: Ballistic Cowboys
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on February 1, 2017
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Can a sexy SEAL discover the truth before terror explodes?

Loaned to the task force taking on the most dangerous Homeland Security challenges, injured SEAL Jon "Ghost" Caspar is assigned to protect a former lover and her daughter…and prevent an imminent terrorist attack on his Wyoming hometown.

Single mom Charlie McClain hoped she'd never again see the gorgeous cowboy who broke her heart, but with her safety compromised, she needs Ghost. Can she still resist his rugged charms…and keep a bombshell secret about their affair?

With a terrorist on the loose, Ghost struggles to remain professional. But the elite bodyguard can't guard his heart against beautiful Charlie and her adorable daughter…

An exciting kick-off to a new series, Ballistic Cowboys, from Elle James! We meet a handful of military guys from various branches who are being pulled in to work on a task force for Homeland Security. Each book will center on a different guy, and to kick it off, we have Ghost’s story! The characters are down to earth guys who are serious about their jobs and protecting the innocent. I enjoyed the reunion story for Ghost and seeing him soften when he interacts with her little girl.

Navy SEAL Jon “Ghost” Caspar is on temporary assignment with a Homeland Security task force that has brought him back to his hometown of Grizzly Pass, Wyoming for the first time in seven years. He’s being sent to protect a single mother and her daughter after some threats have been made on her since she turned in some intel.

Charlie McClain never thought she’d see her former lover again after he left town, so when he comes knocking at her door, she’s shocked. She’s still drawn to him the same as she ever was, but she knows if he hangs around too long, he’ll figure out the secret she kept from him. Seeing him interact so sweetly with her young daughter makes her heart melt though, and has her second guessing whether she was in the right with her previous decisions in life. Will he decide she’s worth sticking around for this time, or will the end of this mission see him taking off again?

*REVIEW* DANTE’S SHOCK PROPOSAL by Amalie Berlin

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

Dante's Shock Proposal by Amalie Berlin
Series: Hot Latin Docs
Published by Harlequin Medical Romances on February 1, 2017
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An inconvenient desire

Growing up in the midst of her parents' fraught union, surgical nurse Lise Bradshaw has never wanted nor needed a man by her side. Until a sensual chance encounter with Dr. Dante Valentino on the dance floor of a Miami club sparks a full-blown passionate affair…leading to a shock proposal!

Dante knows what he wants—a family—and what he doesn't—love. But as the fire blazes between him and beautiful Lise he realizes that he's inconveniently falling for his convenient fiancée!

With the final story in the Hot Latin Docs series, Amalie Berlin brings us Dante’s story! He’s an intense brooder with the weight of the past on his shoulders. I didn’t connect with him quite as much as the other brothers .. I think maybe because he was more closed off with his secret past and less out there, but I did enjoy the draw between he and Lise. It was a joy to get to know this family!

Surgical nurse Lise Bradshaw has never needed a man to make her life complete, so her plan for the future without one shouldn’t be all that surprising!

Doctor Dante Valentino has a big hang-up about letting anyone get too close. He loved and lost a lot in his youth, and it cost him too much of himself. He loves his family and he even wants a family of his own, but he’s not looking for love!

There’s a mighty strong pull of attraction when these work colleagues meet up on the dance floor of a jazz club, but the biggest shock is yet to come … when Dante proposes marriage!