–“I wish I could find a man like the Wilde Brothers.” – Tina
–“ This is such a powerful read. From the realistic flashback scenes to the awkward beginning and resistance of a budding relationship. Lorhainne Eckhart has crafted another book that will keep you turning the pages.” A Brantley
–“Read the whole thing in one day. A page turner from start to finish. Makes me wish I lived in Idaho.” … wish I lived in Idaho.” – Diane
In FRIENDLY FIRE, after a roadside bomb ends his career in the marines, Logan Wilde struggles to put his life back together. When he takes a job as a sheriff in a small Idaho town, he expects a quiet, peaceful life that will bore him to tears. However, Logan hides a painful secret: He suffers from sleepless nights and flashbacks that come out of nowhere, and anything can be a trigger.
From the moment the new sheriff walks through the door of Julia Cooper’s cafe, she fights the attraction between them, especially after Logan shoots a carafe right from her hands when he’s startled by a car backfiring in the street outside. Julia has seen that wild look before: She saw it in her father’s eyes right before he shoved a gun to his head and killed himself.
Julia decides she needs to meet someone average, someone who has never handled a gun. Everyone is convinced that her daughter’s teacher is the perfect match for her, but when she’s with him, she misses the sparks that always sizzle between her and Logan—and when her daughter goes missing, it’s Logan who’s there for her, Logan who searches with her, and Logan she leans on.
Worse, Logan suspects that the teacher knows something about the disappearance, and he may not be the safe, dependable guy Julia believes him to be.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
This storyline covers a range of topics – mall town life, PTSD, kidnapping, single parenthood, and more.
The characters and the plot are well written, action-packed and authentic with lots of action, suspense, secrets, surprises and humour.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story of Julia and Logan. She is a single mother of two twin girls and he is the new town sheriff. Logan was medically discharged from the marines after a roadside bomb ruined his leg. They seem to have an instant attraction to each other. When Julia’s daughter goes missing, Logan is the one leading the search. Great story.
Once again, the author gives us a touching story with some suspense, and romance.
Logan Wilde, former Marine, was injured in a roadside bomb and is still struggling with some PTSD.
Now he is the new sheriff in a small town. His first day brings him face to face with Julia Cooper, the owner of the local cafe.
Julia is divorced , with a set of twin girls and a woman who, because of her Dad experienced the effects of a Marine coming back from the war. But the attraction is there and when someone takes one of the twins, she turns to Logan for help.
It’s a fast paced, well developed story with complex characters.
Kudos to the author for reminding us of the effects combat has on the brave men and women who fight so that we can enjoy freedom. As well as a reminder that as a nation, we need to do more for them upon their return.
Another very good story in this series.
Enjoyed it!
This is a review of the audiobook – this was a good story.
I enjoyed this book very much – in spite of the only adequate narration. This is the first audio I’ve listened to by Daniel James Lewis. I do hope that he’s new to audiobook narration (I only found 5 books by him on Audible.com.) Things that wouldn’t be bothersome to me if I were reading a book (like misspelling, wrong words, phrasing) I found distracting in this audiobook. Examples are the pronunciation of “scaring” as “scarring,” “mischief” as “mis chief.” When I’m engrossed in the story and have something like those examples hit my ears it’s just plain jarring. There was also one place where an entire paragraph was repeated (that might not be the narrator’s fault).
Authors – it’s important to make sure that your audiobooks are proofed for errors (if you are in control of the audio and not some publisher) just as you would make sure your printed books are proofed.
So, for the story… this is a rather short book so there’s not a lot of time for character development, still the author does a good job of letting us know who the main characters are and what makes them tick. She also did a good job of keeping me guessing who the bad guy was by throwing a twist into the story.
While this is book two of The Wilde Brothers series it works fine as a standalone. I haven’t read book one and I don’t feel like I missed anything. But after reading Friendly Fire I am interested in reading the other books in this series.
While I own almost all of Lorhainne Eckhart’s books (I’m a one-click addict – LOL) this is only the second book of hers that I’ve read and now I’m looking forward to reading more of her work.
A review copy of this audiobook was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.
Loved it!!! As usual, her books are amazing.
I liked the characters and that the brothers looked out for each other. It wasn’t very long so the character development wasn’t very in depth but it was a good story and I liked how it evolved. I appreciate those serving in the military and this story showed one aspect of reintroducing back in to civilian life for one Marine.
Quick, easy read. I liked it, but didn’t love it. I thought it was a bit too predictable.
Great read
Enjoyed ALL the Wilde Brothers but liked this one the best! Believable, clean and Romantic!
I loved the story line. They aren’t perfect, but they clearly love each other.
Great modern western with drama and romance.