Gone was the man Jake Summers had become; in his place, there were only questions . . .After having been abducted from an FBI operation, Jake Summers wakes up the victim of an explosion in London a week later. He is perhaps the sole witness to the start of a massive terrorist plot, but his memory of the event–and of the last twelve years of his life–have been erased.Jake’s not sure if he can … erased.
Jake’s not sure if he can be the man he once was to help the government stop another attack. But when MI6 agent Alexa Ryan shows up needing his help, Jake begins to recall some of his past. And some of those memories include her.
Alexa Ryan has been keeping secrets since the day she became an MI6 agent, and the life of a spy–no social life, no love life–is beginning to wear. When she’s ordered to share her true identity with the one man she didn’t think she’d ever see again–a man who doesn’t even remember her–she’s conflicted about how much to reveal about their past. For more than a year she has been struggling to take down a notorious cyber-terrorist group, whose leader seeks retribution against America and Britain. Alexa doesn’t have time to work a new operation involving Jake . . . even though everything inside of her begs to be near him.
When Alexa discovers a link between her cyber case and Jake’s disappearance, the two agents are drawn together to fight a common enemy. But will Jake reclaim his memories in time to stop the attack? And will Alexa be able to open her heart once more to the man she had thought was lost?
This is a standalone romantic thriller.
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Hold on, this a nonstop thrill ride!
Wow! What did I just read? A little bit Jason Bourne combined with Mission Impossible. Considering The Bourne series and James Bond movie franchises both started out as books, can Brittney’s work be far behind?
Surviving the Fall is book 4 in her Hidden Truths series. The story centers around Jake Summers, former Marine now an FBI agent and counterterrorism expert.
Alexa Ryan, MI6 agent, computer expert. She has been working on a case involving a new terrorist cell when her superior pulls her to assist on a recent tragedy in London.
Jake & Alexa share a past, a brief encounter that left them both wondering if they could have more.
Jake has been hurt, badly, on an OP. He’s suffering amnesia and has no memory of the last 12 years. Alexa is sent to confirm Jake’s story, stunned to see him again and has mixed feelings on everything. MI6 needs to know what the Americans were doing in Europe. The FBI offers very little details, needs to get Jake back on US soil. Jake just wants to remember his life without feeling intense pain and nausea.
Will Jake recover his memories in time to help stop another deadly attack, will Alexa ever find her Mr. New Year’s Eve again?
These answers and more await you in this spellbinding journey and the book won’t self destruct after 30 seconds.
Surviving The Fall is, by far, my favorite of the Hidden Truth series by Brittney Sahin. What’s not to like? While there is hard hitting action, it’s the suspense that almost steals the show. British and American intelligence teams working together to prevent a terrorist attack….check. An elite hacker group infiltrating government systems…check. A psychopathic killer willing to spill innocent blood to further his agenda…check. A second chance love story between two people who are fated to be together…check!
Jake Summer and Alexa Ryan have a history but here’s the rub. He’s lost 12 years of memories after being taken hostage. When he sees her he knows there’s something there but just can’t remember. Now they’ll work together to try to stop a terrorist plot that could have global repercussions while rekindling feelings from their earlier encounter.
Surviving the Fall has it all as all of Brittney’s books do! Not just romance but it’s action packed, suspenseful, and fun to read! Getting caught up in Jake and Alexa’s story is fun. The feelings of regret and sadness are outweighed by the love they have! Brittney brings all the emotions!
4.5 Stars
This is the fourth book in the Hidden Truths series by Brittney Sahin.
I had previously read a book featuring Jake’s sister, Emily in the Stealth Ops series and I wanted to check out Jake’s story. I wasn’t disappointed by this title. It lived up to my expectations.
Jake Summers is an FBI agent who has a suicide vest on and the countdown has about come to an end. He barely gets away when his world explodes. When he wakes the earliest memory is when he was in high school and playing football. He is in the custody of MI6 where one of the agents, Alexa Ryan sees him. They had one week of bliss a year ago but they only knew each other’s first names. She becomes key in helping Jake recover the memories that well help them defeat a terrorist.
I thought this book was excellent. The lack of memory scenes felt like they went on forever. And it took awhile for the two of them to warm up to each other. But the mystery and suspense was spot on.
I was surprised by the scenes involving Jake’s family. I thought that to be a bit unrealistic to put so many people in danger. But it did give his father the opportunity to show him the laptop with all the emails he had saved when he had been deployed in the Marines.
I spent the entire book trying to figure out what the catalyst would be that would bring back his memories. Plus, I started to speculate that one of their own was dirty. This book definitely keeps you guessing right until the end.
Highly recommended.
Alexa, an M16 agent working a highly classified case involving technological warfare, reminisces often of the man who made her feel alive a year ago, but she knows nothing about him and her distraction can only cause problems for her case. Jake, missing 12 years of his life, has no idea why he would have been involved in an FBI operation to stop a terrorist threat, his last memory involves football. Thrust together on a case that involves both Britain and the US, Alexa keeps their time together a secret, but Jake’s memories are returning with each step closer to stopping the terrorist.
“‘I want you to remember, but-‘
‘But you’re afraid?’ He cocked his head, studying her. How could this woman fight terrorist but be fearful of her own feelings?”
A romantic thriller with an espionage focused story line probably isn’t what I’m known for loving, but Brittney Sahin just changed all of that with the release of Deadly Consequences. It’s suspenseful, it’s romantic, and it’s definitely her best writing yet. Plus, you can tell the amount of research that went into this novel, with main characters Jake and Alexa both working high risk careers with the FBI and the British M16, respectively. Both their lives revolve around their careers, especially with a terrorist threat looming and Jake losing his memory after an FBI operation gone wrong. I loved both characters and I was over the moon about their perfect chemistry. Their story is the second chance kind I swoon over, but the history surrounding their separation is unique for sure. Alexa, like many of Brittney Sahin’s female heroines, is a strong, independent woman, but this time she has a career to match. She’s full of spunk, but she’s lacking in romance. Jake is as handsome as ever. Have I mentioned how excited I am to finally have his story? He’s definitely more than meets the eye and I loved getting to know him so deeply, especially with his missing memory. Together they have shocking chemistry, but both try to focus on the case. I loved how Brittney set these two up, the perfect amount of suspense and surprise to keep us satisfied with the romance and the counter terrorism plot line equally. Everything tied together perfectly and I was so swept up in this story that I read it in one very short sitting.
“‘Look at me, Alexa.’
‘I-I can;t.’
‘Why not?’ he rasped.
‘Because I’m afraid of wanting you, Jake.'”
The perfect blend of action and swooning, Deadly Consequences by Brittney Sahin will more than please fans of Romantic Suspense. With extensive detailing and descriptive dialogue, readers will be swept up in this story of two lost souls finding one another amidst a deadly attack that could hurt the USA and Britain equally. It was intense, it was gripping…it was absolutely perfect. But can I have more of Jake, please? I LOVE HIM.
“He knew one thing with certainty-he needed this woman more than he needed their memories together. The here and now would be more than enough.”
Geeeez, I loved Jake in this book! This author did an amazing job keeping the insense plot and action going along with the romance.