Only Eli, a wounded ex-Navy man, is ruthless enough to protect Mia from someone lurking in her past who has plans to destroy them.Doctor Mia Crawford moved to Crescent Cove, Maine to escape an abusive–and now jailed–ex-boyfriend and forget what happened one night on a dark beach in Mexico. She settles into the peaceful coastal community, psyched to be close to her brother, Flint, who runs … Flint, who runs Viper Force. An added incentive is Flint’s new employee, Eli Bradley, a man who asked her out eight months ago when she couldn’t ever imagine dating again. When someone stalks her, she turns to Eli.
Eli never forgot Flint’s younger sister, Mia. Sure, she shot him down, but they now live in the same town and she says she’s open to more. Things soon heat up between them, and she offers a future he never thought he’d have. When someone breaks into her house while she’s sleeping and writes #1 on her bedroom mirror, he’ll stop at nothing to eliminate this threat. A kidnapping attempt is followed by #2 painted on her front door, and he fears it’s only a matter of time until Strike 3.
No way in hell will he let anything happen to Mia. But her past overshadows the present–and a shocking revelation puts her in the sights of a murderer. It’ll take Eli’s considerable military skills and the MacGyver tricks he’s picked up at Viper Force to keep the woman he’s falling for safe.
The Crescent Cove Romantic Suspense Series have no cliffhangers or cheating. They offer twisty, heart-stopping suspense, steamy, on-the-page heat, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Ruthless, Book 2 in the Crescent Cove Romantic Suspense Series is standalone, though you might enjoy the books even more if you read them in order. Fearless, Book 1, is on Amazon.
Ruthless is 89,000 words.
Also look for the first two books in my Crescent Cove Contemporary Romance Series, Some Like it Scot and Simply Irresistible.
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This book is about Dr. Mia Crawford whose abusive ex (Russell) is currently serving a two year prison sentence for his abuse of her. While he is still in prison someone starts stalking her and threatening her with a Three Strikes and You’re OUT message. There is a break-in of her home (Strike 1) and an attempted kidnapping (Strike 2) and she is afraid for her life about what Strike 3 will mean. Other violence had happened to her in Mexico and she wonders if that has anything to do with the current threat. A man who works with a special ops team (Eli) starts to protect her and they fall in love. But it is hard for her to trust ANY man after suffering Russell’s abuses, and events start to happen quickly that make her right to be concerned about the stalker. There are lots of clues for the reader to pursue and plenty of suspense and romance. I highly recommend this book!
I like Eli, but he seemed to shy for my taste. Gets embarassed a lot around Mia. She has been through a lot also from an ex and Eli was medically dischared due to a leg injury. He’s always liked Mia but never acted on it, he thought she turned him down before not knowing her past violent history. Now she has a stalker trying to kill her and he’s trying to stop it. HEA. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.