Beau

I received a complimentary copy of this book and I am voluntarily reviewing it. This was a fast moving story. I was swept away in the gripping tale of human trafficking. Beau Madison is transitioning out of the Navy SEAL program. After helping on another mission, he is assigned one of his one. He is in search of a missing 29 year old college student, Danika Lindstrom. Fortunately Danika is very resourceful. She manages to escape her cell and in the process runs into Beau. This story is one that really kept me glued to my e-reader. The action, suspense and intrigue really made for a story that kept me on edge. I adored the fact that this was written in my favorite dual POV format. Getting into the mind set of this two really helped me to fully understand them. There was so much action going on that it would have been difficult to see the attraction between them without getting that inside look. There was a sexy scene but was written in a way that really shouldn't offend anyone BUT that being said, I can only recommend this story to anyone over the age of 18. If you are over 18 and LOVE, intrigue and suspense with your romance, then you have to try this story. While it is a part of the series, you really don't have to read the prior stories to fully understand this one. It can be read as a stand-alone.

This was such a great read. A well written gripping story line is brilliantly paired with complex, strong characters to craft a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat and completely focused as you read each page. The sparks really fly between Beau and Danika. Whether from their attraction and chemistry or from their many clashes of wills, they are generating lots of heat. Of coarse Beau was a wonderful book boyfriend. He practically had hero written all over him but I have to do a special shout out to Danika for being an epic book girlfriend. Fierce, spunky, determined, smart, supportive, kind and quite simply just an all around Good Person, I thought she truly rocked. Although she was in a terrible situation and in danger, she was no one's damsel in distress and I loved that she never felt the need to throw someone else under the bus in order to save herself. I thought this author shined a light on a very scary, very real issue with a talented and light touch that let you be entertained while also imparting some knowledge along the way.

If you saw my review of Book 3, Jax, you will understand when I say that no candy can provide the goose bumps I got from reading Beau, whose mission is to rescue a kidnap victim believed to have been taken to Alaska. Danika could have been any college co-ed, someone’s sister, daughter, cousin or friend kidnapped on her way to class, hooded and thrown into a car, then drugged and flown in a plane to a location completely unknown to her, where she regains consciousness locked in an underground cell. What Danika does, though, that sets her apart from many kidnapped young women is to keep her head, free herself from her prison, and then free Nania, another captive. Just as Nania panics and runs from where she and Danika were hiding, Beau finds and rescues Danika. On learning her identity, which means that he has just accomplished his mission, Beau is ready to get Danika away from the compound where the kidnappers and the rest of the captives are. That’s when the second thing that sets Danika apart from many other young kidnap victims comes to light – she refuses to leave without the other captive women, who are to be shipped to who-knows-where that same day. Thus begins an exciting, action-filled adventure. The who, the what, the where and the why – all there to be discovered in nail-biting can’t-put-it-down reading. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.