Samantha Jacobs is just trying to lead an average life. Her family has always been in the spotlight, and she’s tired of all the unwanted attention. She decides to work as an assistant at Williams & Company, a private security firm that specializes in protecting families and employees for major corporations. But after an affair, unplanned pregnancy, and tragedy upset her escape for … normalcy, Sam runs back home to her parents for what she hopes is safety.
Jason Morgan, a retired Navy SEAL, is second in command at Williams & Company. He’s the special-ops person that’s called upon to rescue people from dangerous situations. Jason’s world is turned upside down after a failed mission leads to him being held captive by drug lords in South America. Once freed, he endures a long road to recovery, both physically and emotionally.
New tragedies catch up to Sam even as she attempts to outrun them. She must team-up with Jason and Williams & Company to uncover the facts surrounding her mother’s untimely death.
As Sam and Jason get closer to the truth, can Jason overcome the memories of his capture, and can Sam handle everything that’s been revealed before it overwhelms her?
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There are authors who write romances and their are authors who write romantic stories. This author happens to be a wonderful writer who not only gives you the story but makes you become emotionally involved in the characters. Characters like Samantha who are flawed, have made mistakes, confused and literally a stones throw from falling apart. Jason can’t let go of the trauma from his last mission but he needs Samantha. We get action, misdirection, betrayal and one heck of a story of redemption, forgiveness and new beginnings. This is a clean read so yes you get to use your imagination which of course is better than any descriptive read. These two prove that love is worth fighting for and anything can happen if you never lose hope.
Samantha Jacobs has always been surrounded by wealth and privilege, and while she is thankful for the life she had growing up, in recent years it has become so overwhelming that she needs a break from it. So she decides to relocate and find a way to separate herself from it for a while, even going as far as to change her name in hopes of keeping the vultures that feed off of her families fame and notoriety at bay. She takes on a job as a assistant at a security firm, and soon finds herself falling for her employer, never expecting anything to come from it, but with his marriage fastly approaching divorce things between the begin to heat up. She begins to think things in her life might just be looking up until things in her life take a very unexpected turn, and she’s left shattered and alone, so she decides it might be time to return home where things are safe…or so she thinks!
Retired Navy SEAL Jason Morgan has found a way to put his training to good use by working at Williams & Company providing security to those who find themselves stuck in dangerous situations. Coming to the aide of those in need is fulfilling work, and makes him feel like he has a purpose in life, gives him something to look forward to, especially since he doesn’t really have any family of his own to care for. But when a mission goes wrong, and he finds himself in the hands of some dangerous people he begins to put his faith into the face of angel that he works alongside at Williams and Company. Sam has always been a good friend to him, and before he left he began to realize he may have feelings for her, but now with nothing else to look forward to returning to he begins to start envisioning a life with her when he’s finally able to return home. She is his saving grace, the one thing keeping him alive right now and he wants nothing more than to return home to her and tell her how he feels about her… question is will she be there when he gets home?
From the moment I started this story it took a hold of me and had me on the edge of my seat flying the through pages, it was so addictive! Every time I wasn’t reading it I found myself thinking about it and wondering how things would turn out for all those involved, and wondering who would get the girl. I will admit it wasn’t as steamy as the books that I have been reading as of late, but with that being said not all reads have to have a overwhelming steam factor to be considered romantic, this one had a intense feeling factor that kept the romance alive throughout. The story line was inventive and had a nice flow to it, and kept me guessing right up until the very end! I can tell a lot of time and care went into the character development, they were described so well that I was able to visually picture them as I was reading the story and got a good feel for each one of them. Overall I would say it was a very enjoyable first read, and I am certain that I will be checking out more books from this author in the very near future!
If you life your fairy tales brimming with mystery and heart then I suggest you give this read a try, it is sure to warm your heart and keep you on the edge of your seat the whole way through!!
ARC given in exchange for a honest and unbiased review.
I received an ARC from the author and have chosen to review it. I really enjoyed this story it captured your attention and had you take the journey with Jason and Sam. They just went through so much heartbreak and they couldn’t just grieve and be done with it. They had to continually have emotions brought up as they investigated what was going on in their lives. This story just pulled at my heartstrings. It was a beautiful story that just made you feel for the characters. Sam and Jason went through so much throughout the course of this book. Anne Stone knows how to bring out the emotions in me I can’t wait to read more by this author.