U.S. Marine Corps Major Mark Garrison turns heads when he’s not trying to be invisible. He’s handsome, muscular and looking to try something new when he heads off to Montana to meet with the Brotherhood Protectors. Things look even better when the sexy redhead he’s been lusting after practically falls into his lap. At six-foot-one, Lana Callahan has always felt awkward around men. Her job as a … job as a sports and entertainment publicist puts her around hot celebrities on a regular basis, but she shies away from good-looking men. A new assignment from her boss takes her to Montana and she finds herself face-to-face with the one guy who makes her long for more than casual sex.
Lana’s wary of getting too close to the gorgeous Marine she’s been fantasizing about for two years, but he isn’t about to give up now that he’s found her again. Just as things heat up between them, her client’s past catches up to him, putting Lana in the crosshairs. Mark’s first assignment with the brotherhood could very well be his last, and this time Lana might slip through his fingers for good.
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Lana Callahan, entertainment publicist extraordinaire and closet clumsy girl. Bring over 6 feet tall, she’s always felt very awkward around men. The more flustered she becomes, the more her inner klutz takes over. Therefore, she tends to shy away from men unless she’s working with them. When she finds herself face to face with her crush at the airport and on her flight, she’s finds herself wishing for more than a casual encounter but afraid he would never go for her because she is taller than him.
Mark Garrison has been a Marine his entire adulthood, but he’s ready for a new adventure. When he’s given the chance to interview for a personal security company in Montana, he takes leave to spend a few weeks getting to know the Brotherhood Protectors and the town he might find himself living in. When he literally runs into the gorgeous and sexy red head he’s had his eye on for two years he figures that a change of job and scenery is really just what he needs . . .especially if it involves Lana Callahan.
Mark wants it all . . . the job and the girl. Lana’s not quite sure of life in a quiet town, however, or of Mark’s real intentions. When the client Lana is working with finds himself in danger, Mark’s visit to check out a possible new job turns into a full fledged mission to keep both his new quiet and the woman he’s falling for safe, all while convincing Lana to give him and love a chance.
Catching Lana was a really cute crossover into Elle James’s Brotherhood Protectors world. I loved how awkward and clumsy Lana was. It made for some really funny moments as well as gave her a really human side. Mark is pure alpha, but, he’s not willing to force a relationship that Lana doesn’t want. He was fabulous at building up her self esteem and making her feel comfortable around him which I really liked about his character. While persistent, he wasn’t pushy with her.
I enjoyed the plot which had the couple wanting to be together and explore the possibility of a relationship, but not really knowing how that would work since they were both at a crossroads professionally and personally when opportunity strikes. There’s plenty of romance and some fun and steamy scenes as well as a fantastic bit of suspense with Lana being mistakenly caught in the crosshairs of her client’s trouble. It made a quick to read fast paced romantic suspense that I really enjoyed. 4 stars.
This book was ok, but Lana was so self absorbed and thinking only of herself. The story really didn’t start getting good for me until Chapter 9 when Aaron’s (Lana’s client) wife kidnapped Lana and knocked her out and left her in a remote area in the middle of winter. Mark and the others set out to track her after they found Joyce and found out she dumped her. A crazy thing for the Marine where he had to work so hard to get her.
A short sweet romance
Mark is ready for the next step after the Marines so he is going to meet with the Brotherhood Protectors. Lana is a publicist for major sports stars but when it comes to her love life she is very shy.. She met Mark a few years ago and was instantly attracted but things just didn’t happen for them. When the client she is working with past comes back to haunt her will Mark be able to protect her without emotions getting in the way
This book was ok, but Lana was so self absorbed and thinking only of herself. The story really didn’t start getting good for me until Chapter 9 when Aaron’s (Lana’s client) wife kidnapped Lana and knocked her out and left her in a remote area in the middle of winter. Mark and the others set out to track her after they found Joyce and found out she dumped her. A crazy thing for the Marine where he had to work so hard to get her.
4 stars
I didn’t know how to feel about this book in the beginning. I thought it was going to be a book where one person would push the other away and they’d be wasting time until 75% of the book and I would lose the romance.
BUT that’s not how this was. I was wrong. The romance was there, it was blooming before my eyes and although Lana wasn’t confident in herself, Mark was a magnet for her that she just couldn’t fight.
I was happy to see their friendship start and turn into the beautiful romance every girl (and some men) want, a best friend, a partner, a lover, all wrapped into one person.
The adventure in this book really pulled everything together and although I was able to figure out some things, there were twists I DIDN’T see coming.
In all I definitely recommend this novella Kindle World for everyone to give a shot.
Military man meets clumsy-shy media relations girl? A hell-yes in my book!