Sleeping with a man before getting to know him isn’t the smartest blueprint for building a relationship.But after being celibate for so long, when lightning strikes redhead Moira McKee embraces being impetuous for once in her life and decides to go with it. Even if Navy SEAL Lieutenant Sam Harding never calls her again, he will at least have replaced the painful memories of her first (and last) … last) intimate experience.Sam Harding has a reputation for being a hard-ass at work and at play. He has two unbendable rules: No strings. Keep it casual. But when he meets Moira at a charity dinner, he’s torn between the desire to take her to bed and the need to protect her.After a night of terrific sex, neither knows where things are going. But then Moira finds a dead body on the grounds of the hotel, and Sam can’t walk away before he’s sure she’s safe.At least that’s what he tells himself. But as the threat he’s sensed becomes real, he’s powerless to protect her. It’s up to Moira to fight for her survival?and his.
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Navy SEAL Sam Harding doesn’t do relationships. He’s seen too many bite the dust, especially while teams are deployed. The secrecy involved in a SEAL’s job and the sudden deployments can be devastating to a relationship.
Moira is an artist and a high school art teacher, she came up with an idea to raise money for a new NICU and it was embraced by the entire school. Every aspect of the fund raising was handled by the staff and the students to make for a very profitable endeavor. She attends a fund raising dinner where she would be accepting an award on behalf of the school for their large donation. She never expected to meet someone who breaks down her barriers where men are concerned.
Sam’s father has a law firm where both his brothers are employed. As a favor to his mother he attends this fundraiser to deliver a check and represent the firm. While Sam is a lawyer, he’s never practiced law. He followed his heart to the Navy and then the SEALs. Moira strikes a cord with him and he finds himself talking and doing things he wouldn’t have considered prior to meeting her.
A walk on the beach after the ceremony, a kiss, a phone call and they end up spending the night together. Something that surprises Sam, he doesn’t spend the night, ever.
It’s the next morning when Moira makes a startling discovery on the ground below her balcony that Sam’s protectiveness kicks in.
With one of his team in the hospital following a training incident, Sam and his team are assigned to training the new batch of SEALs. BUDs training for the candidates isn’t fun or easy, for the team it’s a break and fun to oversee the process all of them have been through.
There are so many things happening behind the scenes in this book. All are vital to the story and each provide their own twist.
I loved the way this story develops, from the investigation of the accident and the murder to the developing bond between Sam and Moira, you won’t be able to put this book down.
I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.
Hot, heartwarming, and a bit chilling. So fun! LOVED it!
Building Strength, SEAL Team Heartbreakers, #9, is a beautiful romance shadowed by murder, but the depth of character we see in both Sam and Moira takes this wonderful romance to a whole new level!
We have a new SEAL team with an old friend in charge. Does the name, Hawk ring any bells or weaken any knees? Our new SEAL team is one of his!
Moira McKee fell for team leader Lt. Sam Harding from the minute she saw him, and so did I. He is almost too perfect for a woman who has had to work hard to become the person she wants to be. She has made and maintained the weight loss that her childhood left her seeking, but the thing that matters most, self-confidence, is still a work in progress. She can’t believe she invited this amazing guy to her hotel room, she can’t believe he made her feel beautiful, and she can’t believe she discovered a body before that glow even settled! She can’t believe that the killer may be looking at her!