For the woman who’s his perfect match, he’s willing to break the rules… The moment Brand Berry meets beautiful, driven Sahara Silver, the connection between them is electric. It’s also something he can’t pursue. Sahara wants him, sure–to join Body Armor, where his MMA skills, size and cocky attitude make him perfect for her elite crew of bodyguards. For Sahara, the agency always comes first, … comes first, and Brand needs more. Yet when she’s kidnapped by men searching for her missing brother, he doesn’t hesitate.
Somewhere along the way, flirting with Brand for the sake of business turned very personal. Despite his refusal to join Body Armor, it’s Brand who steps up when Sahara needs him most. Now there’s no more time for games, and no point denying the hunger they both feel. They’ll escape together or not at all. But if they survive, can Sahara finally surrender control to claim this blazing passion?
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After her brother goes missing, Sahara Silver takes over the Body Armor Agency, with a little time and a lot of hard work she has managed to boost the business and little by little she has been able to add quite an elite group of men to the agency, all coming from the MMA world. Each man brings a special set of skills to the table, and all of them are good at what they do, but there is still one man missing from the team, Brand Berry, but he seems to want to play hard to get with the tough as nails leader. She has offered him a position with the team several times now, but he isn’t so willing to walk away from the fighting world just yet, and she isn’t so willing to take no for an answer, so she’ll keep working on him and flirting with him, for the sake of business of course, to lure him in.
When her brother’s past catches up to her, and Sahara Silver is kidnap by her brother’s enemies, Brand Berry decides it’s finally time to get involved with the Body Armor Agency… just not the way he wanted to. The mere thought of something happening to her unnerves him, he is determined to bring her home safely no matter the cost, and once he gets her back from her captors he isn’t about to let them have a second chance at her, so he designates himself her personal bodyguard. And he takes his job very seriously, he is fully prepared to guard every single inch of her…
In this final installment in the Body Armor series you will get a deeper glimpse into the life of Sahara, the amazing heroine who runs the show, and Brand, the man who manages to steal her heart!! I loved my time with these two, their constant battles kept things steamy, and the suspenseful nature that finally pulls them together kept me flipping the pages!! It was so refreshing to read a story with a strong female heroine, one that was able to stand toe to toe with the alpha male characters in the story, and let them know just who was in charge… Sahara was a force to be reckoned with, Brand definitely had his hands full with her!! I highly recommend you get your hands on this one, with each page you turn you will find many moments that melt your heart, make you swoon, and keep you teetering on the edge of your seat!!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from NetGalley, and voluntarily read and reviewed.
4.25 stars– FAST BURN is the fourth (and final?) instalment in Lori Foster’s contemporary, adult BODY ARMOR romantic, suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for Body Armor Security. This is MMA fighter Brand Berry, and Body Armor manager Sahara Silver’s story line. FAST BURN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.
Told from several third person perspectives including Brand and Sahara FAST BURN follows the building relationship between MMA fighter Brand Berry, and Body Armor owner and boss Sahara Silver. Since the disappearance and presumed death of her brother Scott, Sahara Silver has taken over the hiring and management of Body Armor Security. Hoping to lure Brand Berry as a potential member of her security team Sahara battles between her head and her heart as her attraction to the MMA fighter begins to interfere in their professional relationship. When several threats against our heroine’s life implicate more problems for her missing brother Brand Berry steps in as Sahara’s personal bodyguard-both in and out of the office. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Brand and Sahara, and the potential fall-out as her brother’s past is seeking revenge, using Sahara as a pawn in a twisted game of vengeance and power.
Brand Berry’s attraction to Sahara is tempered by her take-charge attitude, an attitude our hero knows very well. An alpha to the core Brand struggles with Sahara’s power and authority fearing falling in love with a woman who has the potential to emasculate our hero both in and out of the bedroom. Sahara is a strong-willed heroine who is not afraid to tell it like it is. Falling for Brand Berry meant occasionally stepping back and letting the man with whom she is falling in love, take charge in order to protect her life. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.
There is a large ensemble cast of familiar secondary and supporting characters including all of the previous story line couples: Leese and Catalina (Under Pressure #1), Justice and Fallon (Hard Justice #2), Miles and Maxi (Close Contact #3), and Sahara’s PA Enoch. We are introduced to Brand’s parents John and Ann, as well as Brand’s birth mother Becky. The requisite evil has several faces, many connected to Sahara’s brother’s past.
The world building continues to focus on protection, suspense, romance and love. The MMA aspect is negligible with only a couple of mentions about potential fights, in the future.
FAST BURN is a fast paced, energetic and suspense filled story of revenge, power, secrets and lies. The premise is spirited, powerful and driving; the characters are rugged, determined and colorful; the romance is seductive and passionate. FAST BURN is an electrifying and dramatic story about two people pulled together by circumstance, attraction and love.
Fast Burn by Lori Foster
Body Armor #4
The fourth and final book in the Body Armor series tells us the story of Sahara Silver and Brand Berry. Sahara runs the bodyguard/protection service after her brother who established the company disappeared – presumed dead. She wants Brand to leave MMA fighting to join her stable of handsome lethal sexy bodyguards. He is against the idea for reasons of his own. I assume the two have been flirting through previous books but not having read the any but this book I am not sure? Anyway, when Sahara is kidnapped by men who claim her brother owes them money she maintains her cool, for the most part, and waits to be rescued. She does not passively wait but does prepare as best she can to defend herself and/or escape on her own.
There are fights, love scenes, kidnappings, multiple times people are saved from kidnappers, attacks, bad guys thwarted, scenes with characters from previous books and an eventual HEA for Sahara and Brand.
I enjoyed the book but have to say that by breaking my rule of coming into a series at the end was probably unwise as I felt there were issues and people mentioned that I felt a bit clueless about. This book can be read as a standalone story but my guess is that it will have greater coherence and impact if the three previous books are read first.
Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin for the ARC – This is my honest review
3-4 Stars
Fast Burn may be book 4 in The Body Armor Series but you don’t have to have read the previous books to enjoy this one. This author is fast becoming one of my go to authors, if you love books that are fast paced, full of action with a fair few twists and turns this book and this series is a must read, but beware this book is a bit dark…….but it still has witty banter, lots off sexual tension and characters that have strength and depth. All in all a great fast paced easy to read book.
Well, Lori Foster has done it again. She added an amazing story to end this wonderful series. Finally, we get Sahara’s love story and Brand was the perfect hero for her. A total sigh worthy read with lots of kick ass action. I was gripped with all the action, mystery, and suspense in this story that when I finished it I immediately went back to reread it again. And it was just as great the second time around. It was just that good. I highly recommend this book. My heart is still racing from everything in this story. The steamy sex scenes, the action and the fun banter between the characters. Loved every moment. I especially loved how strong and smart Sahara was and how Brand loved her just the way she was. *happy sigh with a little giddy shimmy shake*
Sahara Silver has stepped up. After her brother disappeared, she’s moved into his house,taken over his business & has never given up on the idea that he’s still alive. Apparently she’s pushed that thought too far. Now someone is after her. She thinks she has it under control but everyone else thinks she’s wrong.
Brand Berry is an MMA fighter. He’s trying to decide whether to retire or keep fighting. Sahara has been trying to talk him into joining her security agency, Body Armor. Brand is interested in Sahara but not as his boss. Can he manage to protect her from danger?
I loved these two! Sahara tries so hard to be as tough as her employees, she forgets her own limits. Brand is so protective!! He does try to stand back & let her discover things for herself. I like that although Brand was upset that she didn’t understand boundaries, he didn’t use it to force her away. Instead he used it as a teaching point when she got upset with him. Great to catch up with the other characters. The plot moves fairly quickly but with several twists to keep you interested & guessing. Another great paced suspense!
“Fast Burn” by Lori Foster is the fourth and final book in the Body Armor series.
We first met Sahara Silver in book one (“Under Pressure”). In “Fast Burn” we finally get to know the truth about her brother, Scott, the original owner of the Body Armor Agency after Sahara’s life is put in danger.
We also get to watch as Sahara tries to talk Brand Berry into becoming a bodyguard, except Brand has other plans. Namely, Sahara herself. Their interest in one another became apparent in “Close Contact” and now it flares to life.
Brand is adamant at being in charge of their relationship since he hasn’t agreed to work for Sahara. Like all Ms. Foster’s heroes, Brand is the quintessential alpha-protector, not only toward Sahara and making sure whoever is after her doesn’t get too close again, but toward his parents as well. With them, we see more than just the MMA fighter slash protector.
Sahara is fierce and independent and learns she doesn’t have to be in charge all the time.
With the romance between Sahara and Brand flaming hot and with Sahara’s life in danger from a motley crew of thugs, “Fast Burn” has more twists than a country road and keeps you guessing until the final chapter.
Ms. Foster has done a fantastic job in concluding the Body Armor series.