Their second chance at love turns lethal when a man from Ginny’s past is determined to see her dead.Navy Chief Cooper Talon is on leave only long enough to clean out his dad’s house and shut the door on the abuse he suffered there. He takes a break to go camping with a high school buddy, never expecting to run into his friend’s younger sister, Ginny–the girl he secretly adored twelve years ago. … twelve years ago. Her sweet teasing sends his pulse into overdrive, but with an upcoming deployment to the Middle East, it would be wrong to make a play for her heart. But when someone stalks her, his protective instincts kick in.
After the terror of an abduction overseas, travel photographer Ginny Bradley returns home to Crescent Cove, Maine. A camping trip with her brother will put her nightmares to rest, and meeting up with Cooper makes the weekend complete. When did the skinny teenager she had the hots for in high school grow into this gorgeous, self-assured man? Thousands of miles will soon separate them, but something powerful draws them together. Until someone threatens her life. Only Cooper’s military-trained instincts stand between her and this menace.
With the hours ticking down to Cooper’s deployment, they must discover who wants to hurt Ginny, all while fighting the growing attraction they’re helpless to resist. Because the incidents are escalating. And while long-distance romances rarely survive, they end permanently when threats turn lethal.
This book was a 2018 RWA® Golden Heart Finalist in the Romantic Suspense Category.
The Crescent Cove Contemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense Series have no cliffhangers or cheating, and they guarantee plenty of heart & humor, plus a happily ever after.
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Interesting, well written, great storyline and characters. It has a few twists, some suspense and a rekindling of love. Both Ginny and Cooper have demons, can they help each other through them? Can he help her see she isn’t as damaged as she thinks? This was a good read it kept my interest till the end. It was a good fast paced read. I got it from booksprout and this is my voluntary review. I recommend it to all.
This was a great book with enough twist and turns with scorching hot chemistry between this couple. Storyline flowed smoothly with enough going on to keep me on the edge of my seat.
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I enjoyed this book you get the second chance after young love that was never acted on, suspense of what is happening to Ginny and who is behind it as well as well as Cooper being all Alpha. The paced is good and the will they/wont they get together and what about Coopers up coming deployment kept you turning the page to see what would happen next. I look forward to reading the next book in the series!
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Cooper has loved his best friend Eli’s sister Ginny since high school. His dad kicks him out right after he graduated. He joins the Navy and becomes a Seabee. After twelve years he comes home to bury his dad and sell his dad’s house. Eli asks him to go camping with him and Ginny for a weekend. Ginny was kidnapped in Istanbul and is having trouble getting over her fear. Strange things are happening in her life. Can Cooper help her through this? Can they find happiness together?I really enjoyed this book The characters were developed and interesting.
Wow, if you are looking for a well written, amazing character read, this it. This book has absolutely everything in it that you need for an awesome read. Meet Ginny, a kidnapped journalist that made it out, her brother Eli who was injured by IED and his best friend Cooper who is home to clean out his Dad’s house then back out for another tour to serve his country. This story has a few twists and turns that will keep you turning the pages. Ginny and Cooper have always crushed on each other but it never went anywhere. Now with Ginny’s life in danger, this could change everything. I cannot wait to read more in this series.
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A new series called Viper Force about a second chance between travel photographer Ginny Bradley and her brother’s best friend Navy Chief Cooper Talon. This story has suspense, drama, danger,a stalker,a woman who puts herself in danger, a man who wants to keep her safe but does somethings that could lead to her being hurt, and romance. I enjoyed reading. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
He is going home to sort his dad house out and putting the abuse behind him. He goes on a camping meeting his old crush there and the feelings come flooding back. She cannot believe the difference in him and her feelings come flooding back for him as well. Someone is after her and he will protect her. Will he stop them? Can he keep her safe? See if he can
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Loved this story of survival. The ability of these 2 characters to face and work to overcome the things that broke them.
Ginny is scared and fighting to over come her fears while they continue to bombard her. Cooper is broken due to his childhood and the horrors of being a solider in war.
I don’the want to give anything away, but if you like strong, sucessful, adventurest people you must read Fearless.
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I received an ARC copy of this book from Booksprout and I chose to review it. This is the first Marlie May book I have read but it will not be the last. It was well written and the characters are awesome. I don’t do spoilers so you will have to get the book to find out who the bad guy is. I figured out who it was but I had fun doing it. So get this one you will enjoy it. It is a wonderful book. Get it you will love it!!!
FEARLESS is the first book in the Crescent Cove Romantic Suspense series. I don’t know about the rest of the series, but I would definitely encourage you to read this one first as it establishes many of the main characters.
I was so caught up in this book that I kept stealing away to read bits and pieces when I was supposed to be working. This is a stoplight book (you know – if you’re at a stoplight, you’ll read, even if it’s just one more paragraph). If you can, order a pizza and put up the “do not disturb” sign.
Not only is this a romantic suspense, it is a second chance at a romance with the geek she crushed on who turned into a mega-hunk Seabee – yumma yumma! (It is so a word!)
I loved Ginny and Cooper’s story. It is well written, suspenseful, romantic, and super-hot. I loved how Ginny went from scared to regaining her confidence while retaining her femininity. It is such a fine line that we all walk and the author wrote it with flair! I loved that Cooper encouraged, but didn’t belittle. He was always willing to be her hero and her supporter. In my book, that makes him a man inside and out.
I’m looking forward to Eli and Mia’s story, RUTHLESS. There has already been enough said to know that Eli will offer his heart fully. I only hope Mia isn’t too brutal before she fully claims it.
The author was kind enough to provide the titles of the next three books in the series. They can’t come soon enough for my greedy little fingers. Marlie May has released three books so far; I’ve read all three and I’m officially a fan!
Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
Title: FEARLESS
Series: Viper Force #1
Category /Genre: Romantic Suspense
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing: received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from: Marlie May (as an ARC gifted copy)
I was hooked from the scene where Ginny first runs into Cooper and it just kept getting better. Cooper is back home to clean out did dad’s house and during the process finds himself dealing with feelings toward his dad and his childhood abuse. Ginny is still trying to deal with the after affects of having been abducted and wanting to be independent again. While the stalker after Ginny brings out the protective instincts of Cooper, the sexual chemistry between them is undeniable. Loved the mix between the telling of the past history and the present, the suspense, the humor, and the romance. Looking forward to the next book in this series.
Ginny moved back home due to someone trying to kidnapping her, she was a shell of a person. She and her brother went camping for the weekend and her brothers best friend Cooper, who was Ginny’s crush joins them. Things happen and Cooper has to keep watch over her. The chemistry between these two could melt the pages but Cooper is only in town for a little while. They go back home and the things that happen to Ginny gets alot worse.
Marlie May writes a wonderful book that pulls you into the story and put all the emotions are right there.
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This was an excellent story about Cooper, being a Seabee, his friend Eli, who was wounded by an IED and out of the Seabees, and Ginny his sister and secret love of Cooper. There is a lot of suspense, drama, a kidnapping and witness to a murder of an American Diplomat. Also some hot sex scenes.
After being kidnapped & beaten in Istanbul, independent & headstrong photographer, Ginny has come back to her roots in Maine. Determined to overcome her fears & put her past behind her, Ginny heads to the lake for a weekend of camping with her brother, only to learn that her high school crush, Cooper, will be camping as well. If Cooper was hot stuff in high school, he’s dynamite now with his military fit body.
As soon as Cooper lays eyes on Ginny again, all his long buried feelings come rushing back to the surface. It pains him, but he resists acting on them. After all, he’s only home for a few days to clear out his childhood home since his father passed and then he’ll deploy overseas for a few months at least.
Strange things begin happening to Ginny & she’s thrown back to her anxiety spiked self, frightened & on edge. Ginny brings out all Cooper’s protective instincts and it becomes harder to keep their relationship in the friend zone. Try as he might, Ginny gets under his skin & sets up camp in his heart. When he’s forced to return early, Cooper pushes Ginny away think he’s unworthy of her. As an unknown danger closes in, Cooper must decide between duty to his country and the love of a woman who completes him.
BREAKDOWN OF RATINGS
Plot: 5/5
Main Characters (hero/heroine): Cooper & Ginny – 5/5
Secondary Characters: 5/5 – Can’t wait for Eli & Mia’s story!
The Feels: 5/5
Pace: 5/5
Addictiveness: 4/5
Angst:5/5
Steam/Hotness/Chemistry: 5/5
Theme or Tone: 5/5
Flow (Writing Style): 5/5
World Building: 5/5
Originality: 5/5
Ending: 5/5
Book Cover: H.O.T.
Series: Viper Force
Source: Kindle Unlimited eBook
Would I recommend this book? Yes
Would I read more from this author? Yes
Fearless by Marlie May is the first book in a series up romantic suspense that take place in a small town names Crescent Cove, in Maine.
Ginny was a Travel Photographer who got kidnapped in Turkey a few months back she escaped but not after suffering a broken wrist and cracked ribs. She has returned home to regroup and she is suffering from PTSD. Their childhood friend, Cooper, is home from the Navy to clean up his late father’s house to put it on the market. Cooper is strictly a career Navy man and sees no future and settling down with any woman, but he’s always loved Jenny and 12 years away has not dimmed his affection for her.
Jenny and her brother, Eli, are camping for the weekend and her brother invites Cooper to come along. Strange things start happening though and it appears that Jenny is being gaslighted. Attempts are made on her life but the person doing it is doing a good job of making it seem like they’re all accidents or that Jenny is not totally sane. Cooper believes her though. While protecting her, they’re forced proximity rekindles their affection for each other and they fall in love.
The author does a good job of prolonging the mystery. I suspected right away who the guilty person was going to be but I didn’t have the motive. Great action. A solid romance.
Marlie May is a good storyteller and I’ll read more in this series
Thanks Booksprout for the opportunity to read and provide my honest review of this story.
Great storyline and character development made this book a hot and enjoyable read! I could not put it down it was that good!
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Captivating Military Mystery/Romance!
A great start to the Crescent Cove Romantic Suspense series. Navy Chief Cooper Talon and Ginny Bradley, travel photographer get second chance for romance after 12 years apart. He’s loved her since high school and she wants him but can he protect her from her stalker before having to return to duty? Wonderful fast paced drama full of suspense, mystery, twists, heart break, steamy romance and HEA. Enjoy!
I received an arc copy and am happy to leave my honest review.