Good
read with an action based plot. An
enjoyable read-once and I'm looking for the sequel so it's a solid 4 star read.
The
setting is San Diego [one of my favorite places] but other than the occasional
comment about the sea and listening to the waves on the balcony nothing is
particularly pertinent to the city.
The
hero is Sam Reston, an ex-SEAL, now a very successful security consultant. He's working undercover on the night shift at
the docks at the moment so when he swings by his office he's dirty, unwashed,
and looking at least nearly as dangerous as he is. So of course he meets the heroine; Nicole
Pearce, dainty, cultured, wearing haute couture and now renting the office
across from his. He falls instantly into
obsession, she hopes the scary thug is only a temporary employee of the company
across the hall...
Some
time later he rescues her from being locked out of her office and 'charges' her
a date for dinner. Since he did rescue
her and he has cleaned up his act a little, she agrees. He picks her up at her home and discovers her
father is very ill. He passes the first hurdle by dealing with it with grace
and treating her father with dignity.
During dinner she realizes she is actually very attracted to him so she
gives him The Talk: Her father is dying,
she's trying to get her translation business up and running but is barely
covering Dad's medical bills - she simply has no time to have a relationship. He listens politely, informs her he admires
her caring and he isn't scared off.
Since there's a nurse with her father she goes for it. 25 pages of Energizer bunny sex ensue...
Meanwhile
there's a terrorist plot against the US discovered by a minor French civil
servant who slips the warning into the middle of a file that he is sending to
Nicole's office to be translated - right before he's killed by the terrorists. Now there's a hit out on Nicole and an order
to get the file back at any cost.
The
plot continues with multiple kidnappings, assaults, attempted murders, and, of
course, rescues in the nick of time, and [equally of course] more Energizer
bunny sex.
Protectors
1.
Into the Crossfire
2.
Hotter Than Wildfire
3.
Nightfire
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