Hot military
heroes, the women who love them, and the devoted dogs that always have their
backs. EXTREME HONOR is the first book
in a high adrenaline contemporary suspense series from Piper J. Drake published
by Forever Romance. Fans of Jill Shalvis’s Animal Attraction series and Cindy
Gerard’s One Eyed Jacks, will love this brand new action packed romantic
suspense series.
Title: Extreme Honor
Author: Piper J. Drake
Series: True Heroes #1
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing- Forever
David
Cruz is good at two things: war and training dogs. The ex-soldier’s toughest
case is Atlas, a Belgian Malinois whose handler died in combat. Nobody at
Hope’s Crossing kennel can break through the animal’s grief. That is, until dog
whisperer Evelyn Jones walks into the facility . . . and into Atlas’s heart.
David hates to admit that the curvy blonde’s mesmerizing effect isn’t limited
to canines. But when Lyn’s work with Atlas puts her in danger, David will do
anything to protect her.
Lyn
realizes that David’s own battle scars make him uniquely qualified for his job
as a trainer. Tough as nails yet gentle when it counts, he’s gotten closer to
Atlas than anyone else—and he’s willing to put his hard-wired suspicion aside
to let her do the same. But someone desperate enough to kill doesn’t want Lyn
working with Atlas. Now only teamwork, trust, and courage can save two troubled
hearts and the dog who loves them both . . .
Her
heart rate had picked up, fluttering at the pulse point under his touch.
“Yeah?”
The urge to slide has hands over more delicate areas grew and he couldn’t help
running his thumb along the inside of her arm.
Awareness
grew in her gaze and she bit her lip as she nodded.
He
leaned toward her, focused on her plump lip caught under her teeth.
“What
else do you like?”
She
opened her mouth to answer but he didn’t plan to let her get a word out. Maybe
later. He bent his head to capture her lips.
And
seventy five pounds of fur jumped up on his side.
“The
hell?”
Lyn
gasped. “Atlas!”
“Af.”
Mindful of the dog’s injury, Cruz gave Atlas a gentle shove.
The
dog dropped back to all fours, his tongue lolling. Looking from him to Lyn and
back again, Atlas lay back down on his belly.
Jealous.
Damn dog was jealous.
The star of this book for me is Atlas. His loyalty and devotion to those he serves is incredible. David and Lyn's romance felt almost secondary to the light suspense plot, and developed very quickly. The mystery surrounding the death of Atlas' former handler and who was involved wrapped up pretty quickly and without too many surprises. Good beginning to a new series. I enjoyed the story as well as the excerpt for the second book, looking forward to see David's friends meet their matches. I'd recommend this book if you enjoy light romantic suspense.
I received an ARC for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review, all conclusions are my own.
Book two in the True Heroes series-
Ultimate Courage
Available
July 26, 2016
Elisa
Hall is good at starting from scratch. Leaving an abusive relationship in her
rearview, she packs everything she owns into the trunk of her car and heads for
refuge with her friend in Hope’s Crossing, Pennsylvania.
Alex
Rojas returned from his second deployment as a Navy SEAL to find his condo
empty and divorce papers on the breakfast table. Now he’s building a life for
himself and his daughter at Hope’s Crossing kennels training younger dogs and
handlers to search and rescue, struggling to adjust to life back in the States
and as a single father.
When
Elisa shows up at the kennels, it’s obvious she’s running from something.
Luckily, the dogs and trainers at Hope’s Crossing are more than capable of
warding off trouble. And with every minute he spends with Elisa, Alex becomes
even more and more determined to protect the woman he’s certain he won’t be
able to live without…
Piper J. Drake
(or “PJ”) began her writing career as “PJ Schnyder” writing sci-fi
& paranormal romance and steampunk. She has recently
received the FF&P PRISM award for her work as well as the NJRW Golden Leaf
award and Parsec award.
Now, PJ is
exploring the complexity of romantic suspense, incorporating her interests in
mixed martial arts and the military into her writing.
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