They’ll stop at nothing to protect a child.Ever since he escaped his father’s biker gang, sheriff’s deputy Brady Wyatt has never looked back. Then Cecilia Mills asks Brady to help her hide a child from the delinquent crew. But when threats impact the safety of the makeshift family, will they find a way to protect themselves…or will the Sons of the Badlands take the child back into its dangerous … child back into its dangerous grip?
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“Isolated Threat” is book 4 of the Badlands Cops series by Nicole Helm and features Brady Wyatt and Cecilia Mills.
Cecilia needs someone to protect her friend’s baby, whose father happens to be part of the gang, The Sons. The only person to come to mind is Brady Wyatt, whose father once was the gang’s leader, but is now in jail.
While Brady and Cecilia don’t see eye to eye on the importance of following rules (according to Brady), they do have an undeniable attraction they ward off as long as they can.
Though “Isolated Threat” has a slower pace, the character’s emotional journey, along with the tension of when/if they’ll be caught, drives the story instead of a lot of action scenes. It is an enjoyable read as we continue to follow along with the Wyatt brothers as they try to disband their father’s gang.
Ms. Helm also sets the stage for the next Badlands Cops book, “Badlands Beware”, Tucker Wyatt’s story.
Once again, Nicole grabs you on page one and doesn’t let go. Cecelia Mills is a ‘Knight’ girl and that makes her off-limits to Brady Wyatt. His code of honor says those girls are untouchable, even if his brothers have all found happiness with Knight girls. None of that matters though when Cecelia shows up at his apartment with a bundle that isn’t hers. She needs help and when someone needs help in the Knight family, they go straight to the Wyatt family. This time would be no different, except that the underlying sexual tension between Brady and Cecelia might smolder into a fire if they spend too much time together.
Brady and Cecelia are both cops, Brady for the county and Cecelia for the rez. They both know that dealing with the Sons of the Badlands, a gang run by Brady’s father, is dangerous at best and deadly at worst. When Cecelia reveals that the baby she’s hiding for his mother is the son of a Sons member, Brady is more than a little nervous; for the child and for their safety.
Knowing the only way to protect Mak is to leave, he and Cecelia leave the baby in the capable hands of their family and take off to lead Elijah away from the family. Danger ensues, Cecelia and Brady race against the clock to stay ahead of Elijah and his band of deadly men, and the whole time, Brady can’t stop thinking about the kiss Cecelia laid on him in December. It isn’t long and she’s kissing him again, showing him that his code of honor is doing more harm than good, to him, and to her.
I liked that we got to see a different Brady Wyatt in this book. He’s always been the quiet, precise, honorable twin. Cecelia brings out the protective side of him that he can’t always keep locked behind that cool demeanor. A demeanor he holds strongly to because it’s how he hides his anger about his father and having grown up in a gang of thugs. He comes to realize he needs Cecelia and the way she grounds him and understands that what he went through as a child will always be the reason why he reacts the way he does.
Once again, Isolated Threat is a fast-paced, danger laden, bullet flying, knife welding thrill ride through the Badlands of South Dakota. You’ll just keep turning the pages until the book finishes with a HEA that is sweet and wonderful for everyone. The ending also reminds you that there are a few more Wyatt boys left to fight their demons and find their true love. You definitely want to check out A Badlands Cops series!