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"Riveting action, to–die–for heroes!"—Suzanne Brockman, New York Times Bestselling Author of Night WatchNo Holds Barred, In Love or War...
A decorated hero, pararescueman Liam McCabe lives to serve. Six months ago, her and Rachel Flores met in the horrific aftermath of an earthquake in the Bahamas. They were tempted by an explosive attraction, but then they parted ways. Still, Liam has thought about Rachel every day—and night—since.
Now, after ignoring all his phone calls for six show more month, Rachel has turned up on base with a wild story about a high–ranking military traitor. She claims no one but Liam can help her—and she won't trust anyone else.
With nothing but her word and the testimony of a discharged military cop to go on, Liam would be insane to risk his career—even his life— to help a woman who left him in the dust.
"Catherine Mann is one of the hottest rising stars around!"—Lori Foster, New York Times Bestselling Author of Savor the Danger
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I am now officially addicted to Mann's books. This is now the third book I've read of hers and I keep coming back for more. This book has absolutely everything I want in a romantic suspense. Liam is the "old guy" on the PJs team, all of 38 years old. He hasn't had luck with his three marriages, but he still is a romantic at heart. And he's hot:) And Rachel, is a wonderful heroine. She's dealing with her own past and the pain of losing her first love. And she's a dog trainer! There are so many dogs in this story, and for me that was a big bonus. I absolutely adored the Brandon/Cat subplot. It was so special and really added to the book. Yeah, the ending scenes were a little over the top, but isn't that what you want in a book like this? show more I know I do. I will keep reading everything Mann writes. show less
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Quick & Dirty: Hot military heroes. Read it.
Opening Sentence: “Kill one. Screw one. Marry One.”
The Review:
This book was a good one. And, like all good military-action-thriller-romances, this story contains just enough death, danger and hot bedroom scenes. Also, as an added bonus, it features not just one lethally sexy man, but we are presented with two of them and some friends. Plus, the more humanizing element of canine companionship, complete with puppies considering both of our leading women work with dogs.
Our first, and main, leading lady Rachel Flores is no stranger to stressful situations. She, and her dog Disco, were members of a search and rescue team. The kind of search and rescue teams show more that are called in post natural disaster to look for survivors. After a particularly nasty stint in the Bahamas following a major earthquake, she gives up a life of searching and devotes her time to another type of rescue. She now trains shelter dogs for the treatment of war vets with PTSD. When one of her patients confides a terrible secret to her, helping him turns her into the one needing rescue.
Our first leading man is Liam McCabe, captain of a team of military para-rescuemen. In this capacity, Liam and his men have been all over the world, saving those in need, including victims in an earthquake in the Bahamas. Sadly, Liam has been at this for a long time, and his body has become war weary, and he has plans to retire after their current assignment, a bodyguard type mission during an international summit of some kind. But, when he finds a woman from his past hidden in his car and desperate for help, he might just have to put that retirement on hold.
Our second love story features Brandon Harris, a victim of an explosion while on duty overseas, and one of Rachel’s current PTSD patients. When he unwittingly pulls Rachel into a seriously dangerous situation, he must conquer his fears and his condition, to help save her and their animals, and just possibly the world at large.
His counterpart in all this is Catriona Whittier. I’ll bet that she never, in her wildest dreams, thought that running a doggy daycare out of her parents home would put her in mortal danger. But that service, and the love of one Brandon Harris comes close to costing her everything.
Ok, so long story short. Brandon’s assignment placed him in the position of overhearing someone’s plans to sell military secrets to terrorists, something to do with our satellites. Anyway, while doing his duty, the marketplace he was positioned in was blown apart. After his recovery, his PTSD was used as an excuse to cover-up the information he was carrying. When he confided all this to Rachel, she also tried contacting the authorities, but to no avail. And when she started receiving death threats, she knew it was time to get her own help, in the form of the military pararescueman she met in the Bahamas. The military captain she can’t seem to get out of her mind. And that military captain hasn’t been able to get over her either.
So epic love affair aside, this little adventure turns out to be one hell of a conspiracy in the works, and it goes all the way up the ranks to general. So, our two pairs of lovebirds, and those who will aid them almost lose everything in order to save the world and each other.
Notable Scene:
“What in God’s name are you doing?”
General Sullivan jabbed a gun into her side and snarled, “Don’t even think about running. This is a restricted area where deadly force is authorized. The guards will shoot you on sight.”
”I just want to get back there to help him.”
“Not gonna happen, ma’am.”
Ma’am? His show of manners in the face of such horror jarred her. She slumped back in the passenger seat and watched as the general rolled down the window and waved at the security vehicle heading toward them. The cops must have recognized him, because they pulled a U-turn and headed back up the parking ramp.
That easy? He was driving wherever he wanted? Shooting people?
But why? Panic popped through her like those bullets that had torn through Brandon’s flesh. Gut-wrenching guilt piled on top of her fear. He was bleeding to death, and it was all her fault for encouraging him to spill his story. And now she was grateful deep inside her that Liam wasn’t here, because if more bullets had torn through him… She but her trembling lip until she tasted blood.
The general steered through the entry control point and turned in the opposite direction of the security patrol. He headed toward some dark airplanes with large propellers. He swerved the Humvee sharply and Brandon groaned from the back.
Sullivan popped another shot over the seat into Brandon.
Her ears rang, but the vehicle was silent. Dead silent.
Elite Force Series:
1. Cover Me
2. Hot Zone
3. Under Fire
FTC Advisory: Sourcebooks Casablanca provided me with a copy of Under Fire. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review. show less
Quick & Dirty: Hot military heroes. Read it.
Opening Sentence: “Kill one. Screw one. Marry One.”
The Review:
This book was a good one. And, like all good military-action-thriller-romances, this story contains just enough death, danger and hot bedroom scenes. Also, as an added bonus, it features not just one lethally sexy man, but we are presented with two of them and some friends. Plus, the more humanizing element of canine companionship, complete with puppies considering both of our leading women work with dogs.
Our first, and main, leading lady Rachel Flores is no stranger to stressful situations. She, and her dog Disco, were members of a search and rescue team. The kind of search and rescue teams show more that are called in post natural disaster to look for survivors. After a particularly nasty stint in the Bahamas following a major earthquake, she gives up a life of searching and devotes her time to another type of rescue. She now trains shelter dogs for the treatment of war vets with PTSD. When one of her patients confides a terrible secret to her, helping him turns her into the one needing rescue.
Our first leading man is Liam McCabe, captain of a team of military para-rescuemen. In this capacity, Liam and his men have been all over the world, saving those in need, including victims in an earthquake in the Bahamas. Sadly, Liam has been at this for a long time, and his body has become war weary, and he has plans to retire after their current assignment, a bodyguard type mission during an international summit of some kind. But, when he finds a woman from his past hidden in his car and desperate for help, he might just have to put that retirement on hold.
Our second love story features Brandon Harris, a victim of an explosion while on duty overseas, and one of Rachel’s current PTSD patients. When he unwittingly pulls Rachel into a seriously dangerous situation, he must conquer his fears and his condition, to help save her and their animals, and just possibly the world at large.
His counterpart in all this is Catriona Whittier. I’ll bet that she never, in her wildest dreams, thought that running a doggy daycare out of her parents home would put her in mortal danger. But that service, and the love of one Brandon Harris comes close to costing her everything.
Ok, so long story short. Brandon’s assignment placed him in the position of overhearing someone’s plans to sell military secrets to terrorists, something to do with our satellites. Anyway, while doing his duty, the marketplace he was positioned in was blown apart. After his recovery, his PTSD was used as an excuse to cover-up the information he was carrying. When he confided all this to Rachel, she also tried contacting the authorities, but to no avail. And when she started receiving death threats, she knew it was time to get her own help, in the form of the military pararescueman she met in the Bahamas. The military captain she can’t seem to get out of her mind. And that military captain hasn’t been able to get over her either.
So epic love affair aside, this little adventure turns out to be one hell of a conspiracy in the works, and it goes all the way up the ranks to general. So, our two pairs of lovebirds, and those who will aid them almost lose everything in order to save the world and each other.
Notable Scene:
“What in God’s name are you doing?”
General Sullivan jabbed a gun into her side and snarled, “Don’t even think about running. This is a restricted area where deadly force is authorized. The guards will shoot you on sight.”
”I just want to get back there to help him.”
“Not gonna happen, ma’am.”
Ma’am? His show of manners in the face of such horror jarred her. She slumped back in the passenger seat and watched as the general rolled down the window and waved at the security vehicle heading toward them. The cops must have recognized him, because they pulled a U-turn and headed back up the parking ramp.
That easy? He was driving wherever he wanted? Shooting people?
But why? Panic popped through her like those bullets that had torn through Brandon’s flesh. Gut-wrenching guilt piled on top of her fear. He was bleeding to death, and it was all her fault for encouraging him to spill his story. And now she was grateful deep inside her that Liam wasn’t here, because if more bullets had torn through him… She but her trembling lip until she tasted blood.
The general steered through the entry control point and turned in the opposite direction of the security patrol. He headed toward some dark airplanes with large propellers. He swerved the Humvee sharply and Brandon groaned from the back.
Sullivan popped another shot over the seat into Brandon.
Her ears rang, but the vehicle was silent. Dead silent.
Elite Force Series:
1. Cover Me
2. Hot Zone
3. Under Fire
FTC Advisory: Sourcebooks Casablanca provided me with a copy of Under Fire. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review. show less
Rachel and Liam
I enjoyed this book (maybe a little less than the first two)
Rachel and Liam's relationship was a bit annoying with both of them stuck in old patterns and preconceived ideas. Neither was open to a new relationship which went on for more than half the book and even when they finally admitted they liked each other their old mind sets had them reverting to standoffish once again. Tiring!
I enjoyed this book (maybe a little less than the first two)
Rachel and Liam's relationship was a bit annoying with both of them stuck in old patterns and preconceived ideas. Neither was open to a new relationship which went on for more than half the book and even when they finally admitted they liked each other their old mind sets had them reverting to standoffish once again. Tiring!
Another brilliant, action-packed story in the Elite Force series. We met Liam and Rachel in book #2 [b:Hot Zone|10841289|Hot Zone (Elite Force #2)|Catherine Mann|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1314641050s/10841289.jpg|15755601] during their relief mission in the Bahamas. I've been wondering how could the stoic leader of this elite team have had such bad luck with his personal life? And why was Rachel blowing hot and cold? Roughly six months have passed since they met in Hot Zone and now we finally get their story.
I wasn't disappointed. Once again, Catherine Mann delivers disillusioned, narcissistic villains, strong, honorable warriors and the equally tough women who can hold their own both professionally and romantically.
I hope show more there will be more books in this series because I'd really like to read "Cuervo's" story. show less
Rachel and Liam
I enjoyed this book (maybe a little less than the first two)
Rachel and Liam's relationship was a bit annoying with both of them stuck in old patterns and preconceived ideas. Neither was open to a new relationship which went on for more than half the book and even when they finally admitted they liked each other their old mind sets had them reverting to standoffish once again. Tiring!
I enjoyed this book (maybe a little less than the first two)
Rachel and Liam's relationship was a bit annoying with both of them stuck in old patterns and preconceived ideas. Neither was open to a new relationship which went on for more than half the book and even when they finally admitted they liked each other their old mind sets had them reverting to standoffish once again. Tiring!
Another great book in the Elite Force Series
Major Liam McCabe – After losing his mom to cancer he joined the army at 18, then became a Ranger and worked his way up to officer and then switched to the air force in the Pararescue division. He has been married three times with three divorces. He knew from the moment he met Rachel that he could love her but is also scared of love due to losing his mother and his three divorces.
Rachel Flores has loved animals from the time she was little and would go with her mother to help her rescue animals from many situations. Her mother worked for an animal shelter and it was through this that she met her husband. After being in the service for a year he was sent overseas where he was captured and show more beheaded. Her mother was also killed on the job by a man that was angry she had taken away his dogs that he had for dog fighting. Since then she worked round the clock on SAR missions (Search and Rescue) but after the 3 weeks spent in the Bahamas trying to find survivors (where Liam and Rachel met in Hot Zone) she got burnt out and found a new job working to train therapy dogs for PTSD patients. Which is what leads her to Florida and into the mess she is in.
One of her veterans she had been working with had a breakdown/flashback that was even upsetting the dog she had trained. She went to go try and help calm the dog down and ended up having Brandon Harris tell her he knew someone high up in the chain of command was planning on selling US secrets but that no one believed him due to his extreme PTSD. After being threatened and her dog poisoned Rachel realized she needed help and the only person she could trust was Liam even though she had been avoiding his phone calls since they left the Bahamas. After breaking into Liam’s car to wait for him to get back from training and he takes her to his house they find out that someone blew up her townhouse along with most of the block.
From here things take off.. They are run off the road after a high speed chase, shot at, and hide out in the Florida swamp where Liam has to wrestle with an alligator.
As with the other books there is a secondary romance. That is between Brandon and Catriona Whittier who runs the doggie day care where both Rachel and Brandon leave there dogs when they have appts .
There were touching moments in each couple’s romance.. My favorite for Liam and Rachel was in the hotel bathtub.. For Brandon and Catriona on the floor of the cabin in the swamp.
This series is so intense with both the action scenes and the characters. I can’t wait to see who’s book is next. show less
Major Liam McCabe – After losing his mom to cancer he joined the army at 18, then became a Ranger and worked his way up to officer and then switched to the air force in the Pararescue division. He has been married three times with three divorces. He knew from the moment he met Rachel that he could love her but is also scared of love due to losing his mother and his three divorces.
Rachel Flores has loved animals from the time she was little and would go with her mother to help her rescue animals from many situations. Her mother worked for an animal shelter and it was through this that she met her husband. After being in the service for a year he was sent overseas where he was captured and show more beheaded. Her mother was also killed on the job by a man that was angry she had taken away his dogs that he had for dog fighting. Since then she worked round the clock on SAR missions (Search and Rescue) but after the 3 weeks spent in the Bahamas trying to find survivors (where Liam and Rachel met in Hot Zone) she got burnt out and found a new job working to train therapy dogs for PTSD patients. Which is what leads her to Florida and into the mess she is in.
One of her veterans she had been working with had a breakdown/flashback that was even upsetting the dog she had trained. She went to go try and help calm the dog down and ended up having Brandon Harris tell her he knew someone high up in the chain of command was planning on selling US secrets but that no one believed him due to his extreme PTSD. After being threatened and her dog poisoned Rachel realized she needed help and the only person she could trust was Liam even though she had been avoiding his phone calls since they left the Bahamas. After breaking into Liam’s car to wait for him to get back from training and he takes her to his house they find out that someone blew up her townhouse along with most of the block.
From here things take off.. They are run off the road after a high speed chase, shot at, and hide out in the Florida swamp where Liam has to wrestle with an alligator.
As with the other books there is a secondary romance. That is between Brandon and Catriona Whittier who runs the doggie day care where both Rachel and Brandon leave there dogs when they have appts .
There were touching moments in each couple’s romance.. My favorite for Liam and Rachel was in the hotel bathtub.. For Brandon and Catriona on the floor of the cabin in the swamp.
This series is so intense with both the action scenes and the characters. I can’t wait to see who’s book is next. show less
Normally I really enjoy romance books revolving around special forces but this one just never took off for me. I actually took about 3 breaks from it to read other books because it just did not hold my attention. Maybe it’s because I didn’t read the first two books in the series, I didn’t realize it was a part of a series, that it fell flat for me. Liam’s infatuation with Rachel and being so in love with her after what seems like so little time actually spent together seem unbelievable and after his past divorces instead of this big, long lasting romance I was thinking to myself it will never last. After a happy ever after ending I’m sure the two will end up divorced. Definitely not the kind of thing you want to be thinking show more after finishing a romance story.
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