Nicolaus Sarich started his career as a local police officer. After losing his wife in a boating accident three months after they’d married at the ripe old age of 20, Nick followed in his brother’s footsteps and joined the Army. When his brother gets him an interview with Bain Asher and Decker Griggs (the founders of THE AEGIS NETWORK), Nick jumps at the chance to work side by side with his … brother. Nick vowed to never lover again…but it won’t last when his first assignment is to rescue a powerful businessman’s adult daughter whose been kidnapped.
Leandra Wakefield may have had all the comforts of her father’s millions, but she’s no socialite, spending her days as a private investigator, working mostly missing persons cases. Leandra is hired to find a missing young woman. As she digs deeper, she uncovers a human trafficking operation and goes undercover to not only find the missing girl, but to bring down a monster. The planned seemed to be working well enough, until Nicolaus Sarich shows up, snatching her in the night. Reluctantly, she take’s Nick’s help…and in the process, they uncovered a love neither of them expected. But can they let go of the pains of the past and give their hearts completely?
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Another great read. Great writing and story line. Two people who lost their spouse, loves of their lives come together unexpectedly. She’s undercover trying to find a girl for her parents and he’s trying to find her for her dad. They both work together on this sex trafficking ring to find the missing girls and the other girls that had been kidnpapped.
Nick Sarich and Leandra Wakefield have so much in common, they could be the same person. They have both suffered tremendous personal heartbreak that has changed their outlook on life and love. Nick lost his wife and unborn child when he was 20, and spent the next 10 years in the Army, traveling from one dangerous assignment to another. He joined the Army because it gave his life a purpose and because he likes to “stare death in the eye.” His love life consisted only of one night stands, never allowing himself to develop feelings for anyone. His family told him he would eventually get over his terrible loss, and they meant well, but he never thought he would ever fall in love again. It was too painful and he would rather be alone.
Leandra is a military widow, losing her Marine husband to the war. She was devastated and so lonely when he died, that she moved back home to Brooklyn, where she worked as a Private Investigator. She is strong-willed and is determined to be successful in a male dominated field. She has beautiful porcelain skin, big chocolate brown eyes and a voluptuous figure, which her mother still criticizes her about. It has taken Leandra a long time to feel comfortable about herself and she is proud of how far she has come Her mother has recently been setting her up on blind dates, because she thinks she should meet a nice guy and settle down. Leandra is not interested in dating, because the pain of being in love is too much.
Nick, who was now working with his brother Logan for the Omega Team, meets Leandra while she is working on a case in Florida. Their connection was immediate and intense and neither of them knew what to do about it, even though love and happiness was something they both needed and deserved.
Will Leandra let Nick help her with her case or will she risk her life to prove that she can do it on her own?
Can Nick convince Leandra that falling in love is possible for them, even after everything they have been through?
Jen Talty has written an inspiring and romantic story that brought together two people who were hoping that happy endings still existed. Nick and Leandra learn that the road to love may be full of obstacles, but it is well worth it in the end. The next book in the Omega Team series by Jen Talty will be “The Last Flight”, which features Nick’s brother Ramey, an Army test pilot.