From USA Today Bestselling Author Kennedy Layne comes a thrilling mystery series that will leave you on the edge of your seat… Keane Sanderson never thought he’d survive to see a day past his latest deployment with the United States Marines in Iraq. That was six years ago and he’s finally ready to ease off the accelerator. A unique opportunity to work for a top-shelf security and investigations … security and investigations firm in Florida is right up his alley.
Ashlyn Ellis had everything she’d ever wanted—a high-profile career as a federal prosecutor, an upscale apartment in the city, and a beach house for when she needed to decompress from all the stress that accompanied the job. All three are threatened when she realizes someone has been following her every move for a very long time.
When Ashlyn comprehends the lengths her pursuer is willing to take things, she calls in a favor. She never expected her plea for assistance to materialize in the form of Keane Sanderson—the one man who had every reason to revel in her misfortune. She’s finally given the chance to rekindle the flames of desire she never should have extinguished, just in time for it all to be taken away when the stalker takes his obsession a step too far.
Series Description: Safeguard Security & Investigations (SSI) is owned and operated by Townes Calvert, a retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant who returned home to the States a bit more damaged than he’d care to admit. Not that anyone could tell outside of a very select group of former active duty buddies. It had taken Townes quite a while to acclimate to civilian life and he’d kept himself busy in the interim working in treacherous situations with even more dangerous friends. The final result is a close-knit unit of highly trained former military men who have the experience to protect the innocent, investigate crimes on the gritty edge, and aid local law enforcement when justice has taken a back seat to political correctness. Follow along as Kennedy Layne conveys each of their gripping stories as they work together on investigations that lead them down perilous paths of passion, intrigue, and suspense…
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A great start to a new series
A nice start to a new series and I cannot wait to see how it progresses. This individual book centers on a hero/heroine with a HEA but does have several other characters thrown into the mix and though the story on the highlighted couple in this book is wrapped up, the book ends with a cliffhanger for the series which leads into the next book.
After being in the Maries and working for a short while for SWAT in LA, Keane Sanderson makes a change and moves to Florida to join a new investigate and security firm (SSI) made up of ex-military. Before he even gets moved and settled, his boss sends him on an assignment to be a bodyguard for a Washington DC federal prosecutor who is being stalked. He is shocked at who the prosecutor is (because he has a past with her, one that ended badly) and reluctantly accepts the assignment.
Ashlyn Ellis is a high-profile federal prosecutor whose sole focus is on her career, leaving her no time for friends or a social life, and is being stalked by an unknown person. She always feels as if she is being watched and is terrified by the lengths this person will go. He goes so far as to enter her home while she is sleeping and go through her things. She is hardheaded and stubborn to a fault, ignoring her own safety, determined to push ahead when the choice is taken out of her hands and she is assigned a bodyguard (Keane) while the authorities seek the perpetrator.
This is a good suspense that keeps you guessing who the stalker is and has a nice romantic aspect that allows Keane and Ashlyn to work through their issues for a HEA. The series cliffhanger at the end was a surprise and leaves you wondering what will be next in this series.
Love finding new series to read. Brutal Obsession introduces us to the men who have just joined Safeguard Security & Investigations. Its run by a retired Marine and the men he hires to work for him are all former military.
First up is Keane Sanderson. After many deployments with the Marines and working on the LA SWAT team he’s ready to slow things down and takes a job with SSI in Florida. Before he can even unpack his bags he’s sent on his first job to D.C. A Federal Prosecutor is being stalked and Keane is sent to be her body guard until the FBI can figure out who the stalker is. One little problem is Keane and Ashlyn Ellis had a hot affair in Los Angeles years ago when she was there prosecuting a case. Due to neither being willing to give up their careers the relationship ended on a sour note.
Ashlyn loves her job to the point she’s sacrificed any form of a personal life. She is all about putting the bad guys away. She hasn’t taken her admirer to seriously in the past until she realizes he’s hacked into her computer and has been watching her at home through its camera.
I appreciated that the author didn’t give Ashlyn any of those TSTL moments. She didn’t hesitate to call the cops and then work with the FBI and even though it was a shock to see Keane again she knew she had a very cunning predator after her and needed the protection.
We got to meet each of the men who just joined SSI and each have some baggage that’s going to be interesting to find out more about in their stories. This was a fairly quick read but kept you on the edge of your seat and had a satisfying conclusion. Looking forward to the next book.