Description
FBI Special Agent Lynda Culter is investigating an ecoterrorist organization in the Alaskan wilderness when her partner is taken captive and murdered before her very eyes. The only person who can identify the key players, Lynda gets assigned to take part in a joint operation in Istanbul to take the organization down.
As a woman in a Muslim country, she'll find it much easier to move around undetected with a fake husband. Unfortunately for her, the man assigned to play the role is none other than US Army weapons specialist Bill Sanders--the man who crushed her heart into a million pieces back in college.
With a cargo bay's worth of hurt and baggage between them, these two consummate professionals must play their parts perfectly if they hope to stop those responsible for bombing oil pipelines, killing innocent civilians, and threatening to destabilize the oil markets. But love long buried has a way of resurfacing at the most inopportune times--and protecting Lynda has become Bill's primary focus.
Hallee Bridgeman is the USA Today bestselling author of several action-packed romantic suspense books and series. An Army brat turned Floridian, Hallee and her husband finally settled in central Kentucky, where they have raised their three children. When she's not writing, Hallee pursues her passion for cooking, coffee, campy action movies, and regular date nights with her husband. An accomplished speaker and active member of several writing organizations, Hallee can be found online at www.halleebridgeman.com.
My Thoughts:
This is the second book in the series and it picks up right where the first one left off, though you don’t have to read the first to keep up with the story. I really enjoyed the first book and was very excited when this one arrived in the mail. My reading time is getting more and more limited, it seems, so I wasn’t able to rush through it as I usually do. That said, it was really nice to take my time and savor the story a little more. Though I was more than a bit impatient when the suspense picked up and I had to keep putting it down when life demanded.
I read the back cover description and was under the impression that Bill and Lynda’s “marriage” would be a larger part of the story. I’m always a sucker for the “forced proximity” or “marriage of convenience” tropes, so I was very intrigued. In all actuality, it didn’t have as large of a role as I had anticipated. I did really enjoy how their relationship changed more gradually. Though the timeline for most of the story is fairly short, the romance didn’t feel rushed or unrealistic. I loved how natural it felt, amidst the suspense and mystery happening around them.
I so enjoyed getting to know Bill and Lynda, as well as revisiting some other characters from the first book. I’ve also seldom read a book set in Turkey, so I found the cultural things fascinating, especially the things Bill and Lynda learned for their undercover roles.
Overall, I greatly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to Ozzy’s book next month!
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