Expected publication date: August 1, 2017
Cover blurb:
HE CAN TAKE THE HEAT.
Hot, hard-bodied Sixten Rapp is a former SEAL who’s raring to begin his brand-new civilian life. He and his Navy “brothers” start a security firm that offers the kind of services only a team of military-trained professionals can provide. But nothing prepared Six for his new client: an innocent woman on a mission to improve thousands of lives. . . unless someone takes hers first.
CAN SHE HANDLE THE FLAMES?
Dr. Louisa North knows time is against her as she tries to create a “miracle” medical treatment for a disease with no known cure, until she creates a sample so powerful that the wrong people want to use it as a chemical weapon. At first, Six is unwilling to accept Louisa as his client. But soon he realizes that the danger is real and that there’s much more to this plain-Jane scientist…including a burning passion between them that neither of them can resist. And now that an enemy is on Louisa’s trail, Six will do whatever it takes to protect her—or die trying.
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Former Navy SEALs? Check! Set in San Diego? Check! Romantic suspense? Check! Hot guy on the cover? Check! FF is a happy camper? Check!
Six has recently left the Navy and joined up with his 2 best friends and former teammates to open a security firm. One of their first gigs is providing security at a fundraiser for Huntington’s disease where he meets Louisa. She is attempting to formulate a drug to help reduce symptoms of the disease which is a personal mission for her as her father had suffered from it and she might develop it as well.
Her creation however has turned out not as intended; it paralyzes the subject while leaving them completely aware. The meeting turns out to be fortuitous as Louisa realizes that someone has stolen her notes and attempted to steal the sample drug. It isn’t long before she is in danger and Six and the rest of the Eagle Securities team come to her aid.
I loved the interaction between Six and Louisa, especially considering her shyness and phobia around people she does not know well. He has his own issues from his time in service, yet they are both able to see the other’s heart and help overcome the difficulties. Another big draw for me was how he accepted and was not threatened by Louisa’s intellect. Plus they have some smokin’ hot nookie scenes!
I definitely enjoyed this first outing and cannot wait for Mac and Delaney’s story in January-it’s already on my Amazon list!