Jordan Rocco has just received a medical discharge from the Marines and is now working with his brother, Evan, at Pierce Securities. He’s struggling to find his place among these men who have a brotherhood that doesn’t seem to include him. Jordan’s only saving grace is the woman across the hall in his apartment building, with her smart mouth and tight curves. Mia is wholly focused on making … making enough money at her crappy job to bring her sister home to live with her, instead of globe-trotting with her mother and the latest in a long line of losers. A boyfriend is not in the cards. But a couple of nights with the hottie across the hallway—to release some pent-up frustrations—wouldn’t be remiss. When she’s grabbed from her apartment in the night, Jordan witnesses the crime, helpless to stop things.
He’s suddenly got a new mission: Before the worst can happen, he has to save the woman who has come to mean more to him than he realized.
***WARNING*** This book has a vague description of events that may cause triggers.
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A surprising plot… I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The characters were both relatable and likeable, with a slow burn and twisting plot this book was difficult to put down. Can be read as a standalone but other books in this series are also well worth the read.
Hated it.
Loved this story. Lots of action and romance.
Good characters and plots.
I couldn’t get into this story. Gave up after first few chapters
i enjoyed this book very much. I would definitely suggest it along with first book in the series. Both were very enjoyable reads
This is a very steamy suspense with great characters.
When Jordan left the Marines he got a job with Pierce Securities. But since he’s a newbie, he’s given the worst assignments. Because he had been on so many missions in the military, he thought these menial jobs were a waste of his experience. When he finally got a missing persons case, he hoped to show his boss how good he was. But he knew it wouldn’t be easy since the police hadn’t gotten anywhere with finding the woman who had been kidnapped from her apartment.
Mia and Jordan lived across the hall from each other and while Mia thought he was hot, she didn’t do relationships. So a night or two with him is all she wanted. It looked like a couple of nights wasn’t enough for either of them though. When he saw Mia being taken, he’d do anything to find her.
Jordan was not happy being out of the military and working at the security company. He really thought he was too good for the jobs he was given there. That made him hard to like and I wanted to slap him upside the head to knock some sense into him. But he was hot and that was all Mia was looking for. Mia was working hard to save enough money to bring her sister to live with her, leaving no time for a relationship. Both Jordan and Mia were surprised that their agreed upon casual sex turned into more. It didn’t take long before I liked both of these people.
I enjoyed this exciting romantic suspense.
Not my kind of read.
A hearty novel that holds interest because of altruistic character traits, emotional involvement of characters on a variety of levels. Twists of events, some humorous events, threatening circumstances, humane and human flaws and traits conceal to create a relaxing and satisfying read.
Great story. I was pulling for them early on and it just kept getting better.
Greatl
Very good Story! Thoroughly enjoyed this book!
Update:
Re-read February, 2015
Even knowing how this book turns out, I couldn’t put it down. Still as addictive as ever. Manuscript is clean; only a few errors noted and continuity is the best yet for this series. I can actually see both, the author and editor improving their crafts between Books 1 and 4 in this series.
Still 5 stars.
Short version:
I couldn’t put this book down, from start to finish. I tried to – really- but then I missed it, bad. I had to pick it right back up. It gripped me and wouldn’t let go. I’ve a terrible attention span and not much holds my attention at all these days, let alone sucks me in like that. Clearly Conley was put here to write.
Detailed version:
Cover:
Unoriginal in concept but gorgeous and professionally-graphiced.
Editing/Proofing:
Clearly professional. Very few errors noticed.
Formatting:
Again, professional and the book is gorgeous on the inside too. Clean, easy read.
Character development/design:
All of the characters in this series are so perfectly designed, that you’d think she’s basing them on real people. The continuity from one book to the next in personality and everything else flows flawlessly. It’s really easy to get really attached really quickly to the protagonists. As the series goes on, and I feel all attached to characters I got to know in earlier books, the later books have that much more because I get glimpses at my ‘old friends’ while making new ones. This makes me hate the antagonists that much more passionately and gets me that much more invested in the whole thing. It’s all completely brilliant.
POV:
Flawless. Third person, rotating voices. Never any question of what is who, or feeling unfinished when one wraps and another takes over.
Overall:
I find everything predictable; usually within a chapter or two, I already know how the whole book’s going to play out, maybe even future books. With Conley… well, she doesn’t do it like everyone else. She manages to NOT write the same old store everyone else has already written. She mixes it up. She also has me so engaged that I’m too busy greedily absorbing the words and turning the pages to worry about predictions.
I can feel her characters’ feelings, I can feel their love for each other.
I’m always left wanting more- but not in a cliffhanger way at all. Just more of the whole Pierce Securities world because it’s such a great place to be. Reading Conley truly provides entertainment and a brief escape from reality and is probably detrimental to my mental well being somehow. I cannot recommend this series enough.
FIVE STARS because that’s all the