Navy SEAL to the Rescue

This was a decent book. The crime ring was interesting enough to keep you reading. I liked Travis. Even when he wasn't at his "best", he was still likeable. There were a couple of times in the book when moving from one chapter to another, that I thought I had missed something. There wasn't a smooth transition into the next scene. I have to be honest and admit that I NEED an epilogue. Otherwise, it feels like the book ends too abruptly. Lastly, and this might be the most important issue, I could not stand Lila. I tried as hard as I could, but she was not likeable. For all of her conversation about how her father treated her, I found her to be push and unpleasant more so than strong and independent. My dislike of her took away from the book for me. I would still recommend you read this book and judge for yourself. I voluntarily read and reviewed the Advanced Reader Copy.

Navy SEAL to the Rescue by Tawny Weber AEGIS Security #1 What’s a head hunter to do when the man being scouted for the job is killed in front of her and she is in a foreign country? Run for her life, of course. Running from the scene of the crim landed her in the arms of former Navy SEAL Travis “Hawk” Hawkins who questions her veracity but soon is helping her to find out what really happened while keeping her safe from the bad guys. Lila Adrian knows a thing or two about SEALs and usually keeps her distance due to that knowledge but over time she is drawn physically, mentally and emotionally to Hawk just as he is drawn to her. There are a couple of kidnappings, some rescues, some sleuthing and violence and eventually a HFN/HEA for Lila and Hawk with Hawk finding out what a SEAL might be able to do after being medically discharged from the service. This is an easy quick read that I read as more fantasy than reality Romantic Suspense because I can’t really see a way that Lila would have been allowed to do some of the things she did. Lila was smart in some ways and at other times let her emotions/temper rule and when that happened made some mistakes that saw her in hot water. Hawk was a stand-up protective guy who was there for Lila throughout...once he decided that he would be. They may have gotten off to a rocky start but they did find their way through the rough patches to an ending that sets up the series and left me wanting to read more. This was a great introduction to a new series and typical of a Harlequin romance so if you read HQN and enjoy their books you will enjoy this one, too. Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review. 3-4 Stars

This was pretty much the typical Harlequin Romantic Suspense cookie-cutter novel. Travis/Hawk is a Navy SEAL and has been injured to the point it has ended his career. He is not taking it well and has retreated to the beach to either become a beach bum or...well...that is what he is trying to figure out and failing at figuring. Lila is the typical rich girl who has a daddy who wants to run her life but she is rebelling and doing her own thing no matter what daddy thinks. When she witnesses a murder and now in danger she runs straight to Travis. Twists and turns and lust and misunderstanding and more lust, yep, cookie-cutter but it worked just fine and all turns out in the end. All it missed was an epilogue. I like to know they really had a happy ending. Good read for an afternoon. **Received this ARC for review**