He’s a former Navy SEAL, haunted by his past. She’s the only woman who can help him redeem his honor.But will they be able to overcome the mayhem of his previous life, and set themselves free from the darkness?
Wow did I love this book! It’s full of intrigue, suspense, sexiness and action, action, action. The story is different..from the idea to the execution. Character with a little known medical issues to military men and Russians. How they all came together with such a nice flow. This had my attention from the beginning all the way to the last spoken word.
Em is a wonderful character with a medical issue. She has a sun allergy. I loved that the author chose this to have her character own. I enjoyed watching and listening to her become strong, fall in love, escape danger and basically survive. Jax is an enigma. As the story moves we learn more about who he is and how he became the person he is as well as how he met his “ brothers”. His jokes…while they aren’t that great..they always have a purpose.
As secondary characters the Battle brothers are men I can’t wait to learn more about. They joke, they fight and they always have each other’s backs. More please!
This is a first time author for me. I will be looking for more in this series on audio. Max! I see Max is next! I did listen to this on audio. Guillaume DuBois Is the narrator. He did a nice job.
Author
jacquewilliams
2 years ago
I enjoyed this book. It was not your ususal hero book. I so enjoyed Jax and his back story and what make him who he was.Well worth reading this book.
Author
lissannejones
2 years ago
Ajax is a delicious, addictive read that will suck you in from the very first page and won’t let you go until you reach the last. Both protagonists, Ajax and Emme, are completely likeable and captivating, and their relationship will have you cheering for them throughout the entire book, The supporting cast of Jax’s brothers are equally intriguing. A wonderful start to a romantic suspense series I will be sticking with to the end.
Author
jerisbookattic
2 years ago
I’ve read many books on the subject of wounded warriors – some pretty good ones amongst them and also several written by this author but – this is by far the best book I read not only from this author but also on this subject in the last few months – I can hardly wait for the next book in this series – – Ah what am I saying – let’s be honest I can not wait to read all of the books in this series – like yesterday
Already the world she builds around the plot makes you want to read the next book – and the secrets surrounding the leads and secondary characters are just the added bonus ….
Author
gemgal14
2 years ago
Anna del Mar knocked Ajax, the first novel in her new Alpha Heroes series, right out of the park. Engaging characters, and a thrill ride of a plot that grabs you from the very first page and doesn’t let go, in my case, until 5:00 a.m. It’s a 5-star read, and if I could give it more than 5 stars than I would.
Emmalee (Emme) Moran is the first character we meet, she’s out jogging in the Cherry Creek loop long before dawn. One first assumes she’s a night owl, something with which this reader totally identified, but in her case, it’s not that she has insomnia–she has no other choice. A genetic defect in her DNA has made her solar sensitive. Diagnosed at age 2, her life expectancy was described as “short,” and exposure to even a small about of sunlight causes her skin to blister, after which she’ll soon experience symptoms of severe rheumatoid arthritis, excruciating pain and all that goes along with it, pain that would see her hospitalized for weeks or even months. But Emme refuses to be a victim of her DNA, so she’s started her own business, working from her home, and once the sun goes down, the night is hers.
Emme has been jogging this particular route for the past three weeks, after having spotted a gorgeous hunk of a man biking past her at high speed, and he soon fills her thoughts and fantasies, since she’s already resigned herself to a life alone, her fantasies are all she has, since her mother passed away not long ago. She’s already decided that even if she ever found a man willing to put up with her illness, she’d never marry, and she’d refuse to have children, not wanting to risk passing her defective gene on to a child. On this particular night, as the hunky biker passes her, she soon hears the sound of a crashing bike, and jogs even faster to see if he’s been injured or needs help. She’s shocked when she sees him surrounded by a cadre of 5 armed thugs, and no sooner does she see him, when a sixth man soon has a gun at her head too. One hell of a fight ensues, Emme joining in, and they manage to escape, running for all they’re worth to Emme’s small home across the park, with the bad guys following close behind–and this is just the beginning of this thrill ride of a novel.
We soon learn that the hunky guy is Ajax (Jax) Battleson, a former Navy SEAL, and one of the owners of Battleson Brothers Sportswear, a company he started with his brothers, all of whom were trained and worked in different branches of Special Forces. Once they left the service they didn’t want desk jobs, they wanted to use their skills to help better mankind and they soon combined those skills becoming a secret, para-military group of undercover mercenaries, but they never expected to add a woman to the group, but Jax and Emme have off-the-charts chemistry from the get-go, and now that Emme has been seen by the bad guys, she’s in a whole lot of danger, and Jax spirits her away to a town he and his brothers own.
Brilliantly told in dual narration, a literary device I’ve come to love, we soon get to climb around inside their heads, hear their private thoughts, and feel what they feel–and that’s a lot. Jax had one heck of a rough upbringing, has a foul mouth, a violent temper, a terrible self-esteem problem, and he has certainly been honing his sexual expertise for years. Emme is basically an innocent, her illness a barrier to dating or having a normal life, but with Jax at her side, she finally has someone with whom to share her life. Although I’m generally not a fan of insta-lust and insta-love, in this novel, Ms. del Mar makes it work, so prepare for a lot of heat.
While Emme and Jax are getting to know each other, both in and out of bed, Emme knows it can’t and won’t last, and she sense that she’s yet to hear Jax tell her about his past. As they made their escape from the armed thugs, Emme was briefly exposed to sunlight, and once her allergic reaction sets in, she believes that Jax will want no part of her or her debilitating illness. I will let you know that if scenes of frequent incendiary sex (18+), graphic violence, and even child rape are triggers for you, this is not the novel for you, but it most certainly was the novel for me.
One of the reasons I so loved this novel was that Ms. del Mar gave us time to engage with and understand the motivations of her fully fleshed-out, sympathetic characters, Thanks to her inspired choice of dual narration, we feel and hear their thoughts, learn about their feelings for one another and themselves, and we come to not only like and understand these characters, but to want to see them beat the odds that are stacked up against them. We also get a chance to meet the other alpha males in this group, who will be featured in later installments of this series. All of them seem to have fascinating stories to tell, and this reader can hardly wait to learn more about them.
As I stated, this is one thrill ride of a romantic suspense novel, and I highly recommend getting this first novel in the series ASAP, finding yourself a comfy chair, a beverage of your choice, and digging into the amazing world of the Alpha Heroes. I think you’ll enjoy this novel as much as I did.
By annadelmar
Wow did I love this book! It’s full of intrigue, suspense, sexiness and action, action, action. The story is different..from the idea to the execution. Character with a little known medical issues to military men and Russians. How they all came together with such a nice flow. This had my attention from the beginning all the way to the last spoken word.
Em is a wonderful character with a medical issue. She has a sun allergy. I loved that the author chose this to have her character own. I enjoyed watching and listening to her become strong, fall in love, escape danger and basically survive. Jax is an enigma. As the story moves we learn more about who he is and how he became the person he is as well as how he met his “ brothers”. His jokes…while they aren’t that great..they always have a purpose.
As secondary characters the Battle brothers are men I can’t wait to learn more about. They joke, they fight and they always have each other’s backs. More please!
This is a first time author for me. I will be looking for more in this series on audio. Max! I see Max is next! I did listen to this on audio. Guillaume DuBois Is the narrator. He did a nice job.
I enjoyed this book. It was not your ususal hero book. I so enjoyed Jax and his back story and what make him who he was.Well worth reading this book.
Ajax is a delicious, addictive read that will suck you in from the very first page and won’t let you go until you reach the last. Both protagonists, Ajax and Emme, are completely likeable and captivating, and their relationship will have you cheering for them throughout the entire book, The supporting cast of Jax’s brothers are equally intriguing. A wonderful start to a romantic suspense series I will be sticking with to the end.
I’ve read many books on the subject of wounded warriors – some pretty good ones amongst them and also several written by this author but – this is by far the best book I read not only from this author but also on this subject in the last few months – I can hardly wait for the next book in this series – – Ah what am I saying – let’s be honest I can not wait to read all of the books in this series – like yesterday
Already the world she builds around the plot makes you want to read the next book – and the secrets surrounding the leads and secondary characters are just the added bonus ….
Anna del Mar knocked Ajax, the first novel in her new Alpha Heroes series, right out of the park. Engaging characters, and a thrill ride of a plot that grabs you from the very first page and doesn’t let go, in my case, until 5:00 a.m. It’s a 5-star read, and if I could give it more than 5 stars than I would.
Emmalee (Emme) Moran is the first character we meet, she’s out jogging in the Cherry Creek loop long before dawn. One first assumes she’s a night owl, something with which this reader totally identified, but in her case, it’s not that she has insomnia–she has no other choice. A genetic defect in her DNA has made her solar sensitive. Diagnosed at age 2, her life expectancy was described as “short,” and exposure to even a small about of sunlight causes her skin to blister, after which she’ll soon experience symptoms of severe rheumatoid arthritis, excruciating pain and all that goes along with it, pain that would see her hospitalized for weeks or even months. But Emme refuses to be a victim of her DNA, so she’s started her own business, working from her home, and once the sun goes down, the night is hers.
Emme has been jogging this particular route for the past three weeks, after having spotted a gorgeous hunk of a man biking past her at high speed, and he soon fills her thoughts and fantasies, since she’s already resigned herself to a life alone, her fantasies are all she has, since her mother passed away not long ago. She’s already decided that even if she ever found a man willing to put up with her illness, she’d never marry, and she’d refuse to have children, not wanting to risk passing her defective gene on to a child. On this particular night, as the hunky biker passes her, she soon hears the sound of a crashing bike, and jogs even faster to see if he’s been injured or needs help. She’s shocked when she sees him surrounded by a cadre of 5 armed thugs, and no sooner does she see him, when a sixth man soon has a gun at her head too. One hell of a fight ensues, Emme joining in, and they manage to escape, running for all they’re worth to Emme’s small home across the park, with the bad guys following close behind–and this is just the beginning of this thrill ride of a novel.
We soon learn that the hunky guy is Ajax (Jax) Battleson, a former Navy SEAL, and one of the owners of Battleson Brothers Sportswear, a company he started with his brothers, all of whom were trained and worked in different branches of Special Forces. Once they left the service they didn’t want desk jobs, they wanted to use their skills to help better mankind and they soon combined those skills becoming a secret, para-military group of undercover mercenaries, but they never expected to add a woman to the group, but Jax and Emme have off-the-charts chemistry from the get-go, and now that Emme has been seen by the bad guys, she’s in a whole lot of danger, and Jax spirits her away to a town he and his brothers own.
Brilliantly told in dual narration, a literary device I’ve come to love, we soon get to climb around inside their heads, hear their private thoughts, and feel what they feel–and that’s a lot. Jax had one heck of a rough upbringing, has a foul mouth, a violent temper, a terrible self-esteem problem, and he has certainly been honing his sexual expertise for years. Emme is basically an innocent, her illness a barrier to dating or having a normal life, but with Jax at her side, she finally has someone with whom to share her life. Although I’m generally not a fan of insta-lust and insta-love, in this novel, Ms. del Mar makes it work, so prepare for a lot of heat.
While Emme and Jax are getting to know each other, both in and out of bed, Emme knows it can’t and won’t last, and she sense that she’s yet to hear Jax tell her about his past. As they made their escape from the armed thugs, Emme was briefly exposed to sunlight, and once her allergic reaction sets in, she believes that Jax will want no part of her or her debilitating illness. I will let you know that if scenes of frequent incendiary sex (18+), graphic violence, and even child rape are triggers for you, this is not the novel for you, but it most certainly was the novel for me.
One of the reasons I so loved this novel was that Ms. del Mar gave us time to engage with and understand the motivations of her fully fleshed-out, sympathetic characters, Thanks to her inspired choice of dual narration, we feel and hear their thoughts, learn about their feelings for one another and themselves, and we come to not only like and understand these characters, but to want to see them beat the odds that are stacked up against them. We also get a chance to meet the other alpha males in this group, who will be featured in later installments of this series. All of them seem to have fascinating stories to tell, and this reader can hardly wait to learn more about them.
As I stated, this is one thrill ride of a romantic suspense novel, and I highly recommend getting this first novel in the series ASAP, finding yourself a comfy chair, a beverage of your choice, and digging into the amazing world of the Alpha Heroes. I think you’ll enjoy this novel as much as I did.