Tatiana Jones is no stranger to the battlefield. One look at her scarred flesh tells the tales of her time in captivity. But it’s not only her skin the bears the marks her failures, doubt and a healthy dose cynicism now clouds her vision. She has also mastered the fine art of deception. In her line of work it is a necessity. Former Navy SEAL Brooks Miller is living the good life working as a … working as a mercenary. Employed by the highly sought-after Z Corps, a private, special-ops company, there are no shortage of contracts sending him around the world. He lives wild and free with nothing tying him down—just the way he likes it.
When the Gold Team’s latest mission takes them to Bahrain, Brooks thinks it will be a quick in and out. That’s until he walks into a shitstorm and comes face to face with the woman who’s about to turn his world upside down. There was something working behind her intelligent eyes, and it looked a lot like pain. Not the physical kind, the emotional aftermath of heartache. And when she tries to hide behind snark and sass he decides on the spot he wants to know more.
Tatiana doesn’t have time for games. She’s on the hunt for the man who left her life in ruins. Brooks has something else in mind, something more, something far more permanent than the no strings fun Tatiana is offering. He had her right where he wanted her until the hunters become the prey and their world explodes. It will take more than the Gold Team to bring down a Saudi Prince out for blood. Their only hope is the one and only, king of all things cyber, John “Tex” Keegan. Can Tex get search and rescue team to them in time, or will it be a recovery mission?
*Brooks: Book 1 in the all new Gold Team series features Susan Stoker’s new Legacy SEALs. *
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Wonderful way to start a new series!! I liked the way Riley brought the guys from the Legacy Seals by Susan Stoker and the scenes from Securing Caite with the guys from the gold team watching Caite when she was going after Rocco and the guys. The gold team meets up with Tatiana (She’s a stubborn bad ass) When they meet her everything go wrong. Explosions ,near drownings, getting shot at this is a page turner with lots of twists and turns. I’m really looking forward to the next one. I received an arc for an honest review.
If you love a man who is determined, stubborn, smexy, a protective streak a mile wide and with a sense of humour than look no further than Brooks.
If you want a female equally stubborn and determined, emotionally unavailable but with a kick butt attitude then Tatiana is your girl.
What happens when these two characters meet is not something either saw coming. The events that follow will have you frantically turning pages, desperately trying to keep up with the twists, turns and secrets. I cannot wait for more of this series!!
I recommend reading Securing Caite by Susan Stoker first (BTW – awesome book too) before this one, but not necessary, just makes a couple of references in the book easier to understand how they came about. Securing Caite and Brooks roll together nicely. This first book in the Gold Team series was definitely packed with romance, suspense, and action. I really like how Brooks tells Tatiana how he feels about her scars, he embraced them as part of her and just proved how strong a woman she is and he looks deeper than just skin.
I struggled a little at the beginning of the book with some of the attitudes of the rest of the team members, but as I got farther I to the book, I now need to read their stories and find out what happened to them in the past.