Helping Kerrick was one thing, getting tagged for a mission of his own quite another … daughter of a wealthy business owner added perks to the job, like holidays around the world. In all these years Lorelai had never once seen the downside to having big money–until the holiday in Thailand where Amelia Rose is targeted, and they were both kidnapped.
Griffin managed to rescue the kidnapped victims, but tracing the kidnappers was a whole different story and brought the group a little too close to home …
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This is the second book in Dale Mayer’s new series, The Mavericks. This book is as exciting and as skillfully written as the first book. The author has written characters that have great depth and realism. The plot is very complex which makes it very difficult for the reader to correctly guess who committed the crime.
I highly recommended this book to romantic suspense readers who enjoy a story that is heavy on intrigue and suspense!
Griffin Tomas was barely home a week before he was contacted for another mission with The Mavericks. He will be running this covert op with Jax Darrum at his side and the awesome backup provided by the unseen team with Kerrick as his point of contact.
Kidnap victims awaiting his rescue in Thailand include 11 year old Amelia Rose, her tutor Lorelei and an older family nurse. But this turns out to be far from any typical type of abduction, with lives clearly at risk.
Griffin, Jax and the survivors must stay on the move to remain safe as they learn who is determined to cause harm. Their path is filled with twists, turns, suspense and surprises as some deep relationships are formed and others are ended.
Griffin, Book 2 of The Mavericks is another page turner in this new series. Looking forward to reading Jax, Book 3.
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Griffin had helped Kerrick on a mission op of the “Mavericks” (Book #1 in series). He (Griffin) is still deciding what to do with his future when he gets a call from the same organization asking him to take lead on a case involving a young girl, Amelia Rose, who has been kidnapped in Thailand with her nurse (Mary) and tutor (Lorelei). Talk of a wedding, ransom and harm entice Griffin to take on this challenge and Jax, a friend, will join him on their search.
Amelia Rose’s dad is a newspaper mogul based in London and has pull in high places which is how the “Mavericks” became involved.
The rescue was intense. Then after covering the chip in Amelia Rose’s arm, so no one could follow them, they began the tedious search for who would nave the power, money, connections and reason to kidnap this child. There were trips on a helicopter, a yacht, and a submarine to get back to London where, after dealing with second kidnapping, they carefully uncovered the truth. I really enjoyed this well done story.
The epilogue talks of Jax taking a mission of his own along with a friend, Beau, who is huge and a sharpshooter. The word is there is a cruise ship and pirates. I’m in, can’t wait to read this one too!
This is book 2 in The Mavericks series and it features Griffin and Lorelei. Let me start off with the stories in this series leave NO new loose threads. Every single scenario, idea or hint of evidence is thoroughly explored. Every plot, every plan is described in detail. Griffin is sent to Thailand to rescue a kidnapped 11-year-old girl and her tutor. I love how the attraction between Griffin and the tutor, Lorelei, happens gradually. They know there’s an attraction there but there’s more important things going on around them.
This story reads like a game of “Who done it?” The characters are fabulous and the story line is exciting but has a bit too many details.
I voluntarily reviewed an arc of this book.
This is the second book in The Mavericks series, it has a well-written well thought out storyline. There is loads of drama and intrigue, Griffin and Jax go to Thailand to rescue a kidnapped girl and her tutor. Lorelei and Griffin have plenty of chemistry and while both have tragedy and hurt in their pasts, can Griffin help solve who is wanting to hurt the woman who got through to his heart?
Wonderful story, it pulled me in from the beginning until the end. Loved it.
This is the second book in this suspenseful, romance series. We first met Griffin in book one, and now it’s his turn to run a mission. He’s sent to Thailand after a young girl, her tutor, and her nurse are kidnapped. Turns out Amelia Ros has a tracking device implanted in her, so that should make finding her easier, or so it would seem. But the fact that she’s being held in a large, guarded complex makes it more complicated as does the fact that they can’t pinpoint exactly where in the complex she is located.
But as Griffin and Jax get further along in the rescue, questions arise as to who was the actual target and why? Are there others involved besides the kidnappers in Thailand? And the more time Griffin and Lorelai spend together, the more they have to fight their attraction to each other.
This is a complex, suspenseful story that will keep you on the edge of your seat and there’s also plenty of attraction between Griffin and Lorelai.
Oh another edge of the seat suspense romance read from Dale Mayer and I really enjoyed it that I end up read it in just few hours, it has kidnapping, family affair, trying to escape, trying to survive, trying to find out who’s the bad guys, yup once I start I just can’t stop, it might a bit predictable for me and the insta-love a bit too rushed, but with all that complications, I still love this book nonetheless.
If you’re looking for a suspense read, this book is definitely for you.
Book 2 in the Mavericks is Griffins book, it is his turn to lead a mission. The team is him, till they bring Jax on board. Mavericks is black ops, and even blacker than black ops, deep. He is to rescue an 11yr old girl, her tutor and her grandmother – in Thailand. This book had all the makings of a well done soap opera. Hunky military, smart tutor, precocious 11 yr old girl and her grandmother. There are twists, turns, and one of them doesn’t survive. The romance grows naturally, doesn’t feel rushed. The intrigue is pretty much off the charts, we find out it was a someone close to the family who had her kidnapped. So many of them could have been the guilty party, and who the culprit(s) is was really well done! Thank you for the arc and such an enjoyable read. All thoughts and opinions are my own, which I freely share.
We met Griffin in the first book of this series. He was Kerrick’s back-up, now he will get his own one and done mission. It comes fast on the tail of the last mission but time is critical. This time he’s given a choice of who he’ll have as backup, he chooses Jax. Kerrick will be working with him behind the scenes as well. Getting to Thailand is going to be interesting and very speedy.
What was to be a family holiday in Thailand has turned into a nightmare for Amelia Rose, her tutor Lorelei and her nurse Mary. They managed to escape once, but as a punishment they killed Mary in front of them. Now they had to hope the message Lorelei gave to a maid reaches someone to help.
Help in the form of Griffin and Jax comes and intercepts them at a most fortuitous time. An accident blocks the road and they sneak the girls into their vehicle and leave.
Getting the girls to safety once again utilizes some unconventional means. The investigation into the who and why though, that becomes even more intriguing and scary.
I’m loving this new series, it has lots of intrigue, suspense, action, love and some heat.
Tense and full of suspense this is a plot that goes right to the end of the book, the clues could lead to anyone involved. Greed is at the route of many kidnappings, families can be torn apart by the resulting drama that is involved. Both Griffin and Jax are great with the victims giving support and not being condescending by telling them as much as they can and explaing what’s happening so they feel a part of what happens. Both Lorelei and Amelia Rose are strong and determined, both equally willing to help put the clues together and get them to safety. I’m loving this latest new series by Dale just as much as I enjoy catching up with all her other series, the twists and turns always keep it a bit edgy so you get caught up in the excitement and fast flow of reading.
What a great book. I always enjoy Ms. Mayer’s stories but in this one the suspense slowly built and built. As there is a child involved in this story, my nerves were screaming so badly I had to stop reading, get a drink of water then resume reading. As I said in the first sentence “great book”.
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A little girl and her tutor are kidnapped in Thailand. 2 SEALS, members of the newly formed Maverick Team are called in. Things are not what they appear. The men have fewer rules but major support to accomplish the near impossible. Bravo!!
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There are plenty of twists and suspense in this book along with action, attraction and a sweet girl who needs to be protected. I think Lorelai and Griffin are the perfect match but her job versus his are worlds apart but with everything going on they have the chance to see if there spark can be more but her boss is not interested in Griffin being around his daughter and this could be because he thinks there are no other threats or worse he is the threat. You definitely keep switching who you think is behind everything and then the way it unravels there are people you feel really sorry for and others who you want to ensure they get their come up-pence !!!
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Dale Mayer has done it again with this amazing new series The Mavericks. Griffin is book 2 and a definite page turner. Griffin is sent to Thailand to rescue a kidnapped little girl and her tutor. I love how the attraction between Griffin and the tutor Lorelei. Kept me on the edge of my seat. A fabulous read.
This book grabs hold of you from the first page and doesn’t let go until the very end. The characters in the book are the kind of characters that you fall in love with at the start. The story, the 2nd in the Mavericks Series, includes a girl who grabs a hold of your heart and has you rooting for her through the entire book. She and the other characters keep you wanting more even after the book is finished. I loved how the story was so realistic and how the characters all are so real. The story-line is written so that you don’t want to put the book down for any reason! Loved this book as much as the first one in the series and look forward to more!
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Griffin was assisting Kerrick in book 1, and now he’s back to go on his own mission.
Amelia Rose has been kidnapped and a note is sent out saying she’s married.
Griffin is angry that she was forced to marry against her will, and then finds out the shocking details of who Amelia Rose is. Now he isn’t just angry..he is ready to lock and load.
Lorelei is nanny to Amelia Rose, and she takes her job seriously. She loves Amelia Rose, and will do whatever it takes to protect her.
I love the strong females in this series of books, as well as their hunky rescuers.
Outstanding series so far, and I look forward to the next book in the series.
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I really enjoyed this read. Griffin and Lorelai’s book has a story line that is action packed, intense and suspenseful. You will be kept focused and on the edge of your seat as the danger, drama, emotions and twists keep coming as the story unfurls and this couple’s relationship evolves. This has really shaped up to be an exceedingly exciting series and I am very eager to read the next book.
A protective alpha hero and a strong heroine come together in a suspenseful story that kept me engrossed from the beginning to the end.
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Ex-SEAL Griffin Thomas had assisted Kerrick in the previous book in this series and is now going on his own black-ops mission with Kerrick only doing communications he wonders who will support him especially when he discovers he needs to rescue 11-year old Amelia Rose who is the daughter of newspaper mogul Gerard Whitaker together with her nurse Mary and tutor Lorelei James who have all been kidnapped during a family holiday in Thailand. He is allocated another former SEAL Jax and so they leave to try and get there to rescue them as soon as they can – not realising that when they get there they will find one of the three is dead, one is a mature mixture of a child and woman, and one just captivates him. Can they get there in time, and can they unpick who in the family is behind the entire plot?
This was a great story with both strong men and strong women who managed to work together to get everyone safe as well as work out the responsibilities for all the various actions. It was nice to read a story with a mixture of ages of the various players in the complicated plot behind the kidnap. I loved the developing relationship between Griffin and Lorelei and how it seemed to build slowly from victim and hero into something more respectful and equal. Well written, enjoyable and easy to read it was addictive all the way through. Contains some sexual content at the end.
Griffin is sent to Thailand rescue a little girl and her tutor after they are kidnapped on vacation. His chemistry with Lorelei is instant. Both Lorelei and Amelia Rose are smart and resourceful and strong willed. There is mystery, danger, romance and intrigue galore in this book. This new series is excellent. I volunteered to read this book via Booksprout.