Navy SEAL on vacation in Mexico wakes up married to a jilted bride and retraces his steps to matrimonyConfirmed bachelor and Navy SEAL Chase Flannigan is celebrating his separation from the Navy in the tropical paradise of Cabo San Lucas. After a particularly hazy night, he wakes up with a ring on his finger and a beautiful woman in his bed, and no memory of how they got there.Stood up at the … there.
Stood up at the altar, jilted bride Maggie Neal snags her best friend and goes on her honeymoon, one groom short only to wind up in bed with a hot SEAL, married and extremely hungover.
Together, Chase and Maggie take a walk down a fractured memories’ lane to discover how they ended up hitched. In the process, they discover a bullet hole in Chase’s baseball cap, a drug cartel with a vendetta against them and a burgeoning love born of respect and adventure, a love they never expected to find in paradise.
** Salty Dog ** is part of the Brotherhood Protectors Series. It is also in the “SEALs in Paradise” connected series. Each book can be read as a stand-alone. They do not have cliffhanger endings.
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I love to read a book about Navy SEALs, and Elle James is, hands down, the best at writing about these military guys. HOT SEAL, SALTY DOG is an exquisite read. It’s entertaining, humorous and suspenseful. Take a jilted-at-the-altar bride and a newly decommissioned SEAL who meet in Cabo San Lucas, get drunk, get married and wake up with no memories of the night before — and you have a story with endless possibilities! Elle James reels her reader in like a pro angler with her attention to detail, great characters and a fabulous plot. Yes, we have all read books where the H and h fall in love at first glance. But this author takes the average shtick and twists the story until you actually believe it happens.
This book is marketed as a crossover book, however I think the whole series will be crossover. This series encompasses the Brotherhood Protectors in Montana as well as the Navy Seals in Coronado. I love the call names for all of the guys based on what they drink. I learned a few new drinks in this book that I need to try.
This book was a great adventure full of laughs and intrigue. Chase and Maggie wake up in bed together with hangovers and wedding rings. Sounds like what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, but this isn’t Vegas. This is Cabo San Lucas, where the tequila is strong and the women are wild. So the adventure begins to figure out what happened.
Along the way, they run into another former Seal in bed with Maggie’s best friend. And a cartel Lord set on revenge. And they manage to remember the events of the previous evening. And fall in love.
As events unfold, danger lurks, but it appears that Maggie is capable of taking care of herself and Chase is determined to protect Maggie as best as he can. Oh yeah, and let us not forget Daddy coming to the rescue.
I’m curious to read more about the Seals of Paradise and what women manage to tame them. They all seem like fun and adventure.
Hot SEAL, Salty Dog is an awesome military romance by Elle James. Ms. James has once again delivered another well-written book that will keep readers glued to their e-readers. This is a fairly quick read, perfect for those with limited reading time. The cast of characters is stellar, I love them. Chase is on vacation after leaving his SEAL team and before starting his job with Brotherhood Protectors. Maggie is on her honeymoon, without a groom. Chase and Maggie’s story is loaded with drama, spice, action, suspense and lots of humor. Salty Dog hooked me a page one and I couldn’t put it down until the end. I can’t wait for my next book by Elle James. Hot SEAL, Salty Dog is part of the SEALs in Paradise Series and is A Brotherhood Protectors Crossover Novel but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
What happens in Mexico stays in Mexico….or does it? No memories after a drunken night finds these two married and in trouble with the local Cartel.
This was a quick, easy read. Kidnapping, action, romance and wonderful characters made for a fun tale.
What do you do when you wake up to realise that you are in bed, naked with a strange woman by your side and with a gold band on your finger? Well you try to act as though nothing is wrong. Chase in in Cabo San Lucas for a holiday before he starts with the brotherhood protectors. Having been a seal for a while this might be the wind down he needs. Maggie is in heaven, until she sees her naked body, the strange man in her bed and a band on her ring finger. What happened to her the night before? Who knows but after receiving a text from someone it’s a race against time to find out what their joint movements were to lead up to the wedding. Chase gets to meet his father in law just as they are about to leave the island. Maggie gets kidnapped and its down to chase and his buddies to save her before something happens. Will he get there in time? A great read from this series from different authors.
This didn’t feel like it written by this author. I’ve read several others by her, and it just didn’t feel the same. The story was a good one, but seemed choppy or perhaps rushed. There were a few instances that it seemed like something else had been written and then changed. The plot itself was good- two people waking up next to each other, wearing wedding rings, and no memory of the night before. Then they have to figure out what happened, especially when there’s a threat. There’s a touch of romance, but nothing heavy. Felt like it could have been more of a romantic suspense movie than a book. A quick but fun read though. I got a kick out of references to McP’s in Coronado, CA since I’ve been there myself.
I really enjoyed this book!! It has action, suspense, drama, humor, and sexy times!!
I have to say, I loved Chase in this book. In the first part of the book, there were many spots I was laughing out loud!! The banter between these two as they try and convince each other that they are married was comical. I also really liked the one line zingers that Chase would throw at Maggie not only to see her mad but also turned on. My favorite has to be after she gets out of the shower and tells Chase to “take that”!! His response to her made me actually close my kindle, take a couple of breaths and whisper to myself, He didn’t just say that!!!
I liked Maggie in this book, there were times that she drove me slightly crazy but I really liked her. She wasn’t someone who waited around for someone to rescue her, she was fierce and independent. She was also sassy but I wouldn’t say she was mean. The part of her that drove me crazy was where she demanded to be in the action. I know she felt she was involved but my thought was “didn’t she see that she was more of a liability that help”? Chase and his friends were professionals and she could just be in the way.
Overall I really liked this book. The night of their wedding sounded like a lot of fun!
Imagine his surprise when newly retired Navy SEAL Chase Flannigan, and confirmed bachelor, wakes up with a hangover in Cabo San Lucas and a newlywed. WHAT!?! His new bride, jilted bride Maggie Neal, is just as shocked.
Little did they know that while trying to trace back their steps to find out how they ended up together, they would find themselves in the middle of a drug cartel, and bad guys. As they attempt to stay alive the attraction intensifies. Is it only due to the adrenaline rush, or have they found true love?
Throughout the story, there isn’t a dull moment.
I was entrusted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.
Loved it.