His best friend’s wife is in trouble… A panicked phone call sends Kanen flying across the ocean to find that she’s been held captive in her apartment, tortured for something her dead husband supposedly hid. Only she knows nothing about it and her husband is, well, dead… his friend’s life to see what he’d done that put his wife in jeopardy. And find her captor, before he decides to kill her.
Laysa doesn’t know what this man wants, but after seeing Kanen again after so long she knows what she wants. But is it a betrayal of her husband? Then why was her husband hiding things?
And why did her captor want them? Even worse, if he got them in his possession, what was he planning to do with them?
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This is book 19 in the SEALs of Honor series and it features Kanen and Laysa. This is first and foremost a mystery and lastly a very slight friends-to-lovers romance. I just didn’t feel like there was much thought put into this story line. The mystery was not exciting…AT ALL. To have three Navy SEALs, four if you include Mason and MI6 involved in a story that could’ve been led by a regular guy and an inquisitive woman, made this book fall way short of this authors previous works. We’re also left with too many questions about Blake’s character as a man and a husband. Oh, and we didn’t even get to meet Charles!
Although this book definitely wasn’t one of my favorites, I do look forward to future books by this author.
I have been frantically buying this series, trying to catch up before this book came out. Unfortunately I am only half way through and this book is here.
Laysa has a really big problem she didn’t know she had. Her late husband had something somebody desperately wants.
Kanen was best friends with both Laysa and Blake since grade school. While Blake hadn’t been a SEAL he had been a Naval Officer, so that his wife was in trouble meant Kanen was going to do his best to get her out of it.
With Mason’s help, Kanen along with his teammates Taylor and Nelson, are able to leave their current training mission to go to Laysa’s aid.
Their first meeting doesn’t go quite as planned though, as the guys check out her apartment.
Plenty of questions and not a lot of answers. The answers they do find don’t make a lot of sense either.
Layla’s not one to be left out so they end up doing a lot of behind the scenes investigating and the results are intriguing.
It also seems Blake was more than he appeared to be, and Layla is struck with blow after blow of revelations.
Kanen was beside her for comfort all the way, as they slowly work themselves into a relationship. One that surprises the two of them.
I love the way these guys fight the concept of ‘keepers’ only to fall for one themselves.
There’s lots of fun mixed with the suspense in this one and I loved the simmer to sizzle.
I’ve said it before, but this is the best of the series so far. Hands down. The characters are great. The plot grabs you from the beginning and doesn’t let go. This story is an action packed, romantic suspense filled mystery. The fast pace drags you along with the characters as they navigate the greed, lies, and danger that surrounds them. If you haven’t read any of this series you are missing out. Don’t pass this one up. I received an ARC. This is my honest review.
Another favorite from Dale Mayer for me.
This one hit me with suspense from the get go, my heart racing from the beginning, and this book is more romantic than the previous books, Kanen is such a romantic man, i’m in love with his words and his alpha personality. Although everything happened too fast and there’s something that I didn’t get why they did it, I still devoured it in one sitting and I still love and enjoy it.
If you’re looking for a fast-paced sweet suspense romance read, this is the book for you.
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Kanen remained close to his best friend’s widow, Laysa, so when he receives a call that she is in trouble he and a couple of teammates go to help her out. As Kanen and Laysa work together to try and figure out who is after her they start to realize they might be able to be more than just friends. This was an interesting story and an fun read.
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This is another exciting book by Dale Mayer! I have a tendency to read each book so fast to find out who the culprit is that I can read it again for slower enjoyment catching things I missed the first time around. This is a story of Kanen who answers a call for help from an old friend Layla, who has been held hostage and beaten for information on the whereabouts of a package that her deceased husband (who was also a friend of Kanen) had hidden for another friend. Very involved and includes M16 and a merry chase trying to follow clues to an answer. Anger, greed and a sense of entitlement are part of this story but honor, loyalty and caring are a part as well. Well done! Definitely a romantic suspense! I’m looking forward to more!
Kanen’s best friend’s wife Laysa is in trouble and he does a mad dash across Europe to get to her as she is currently held captive and being tortured over something that her dead husband supposedly hid – the problem is neither of them knows what it is nor where it is. As they start to unravel the mystery they will delve into her husband’s life, the man who wants whatever was hidden as well as a chance for them both to isolate and explore their feeling for each other. As they get closer to the mystery they will have to balance their own opinions against what the man will do when they find what he seeks – which is worse?
I really enjoyed this SEAL story which had a great mixture of drama, danger, betrayal and love. Well written and very enjoyable, the resolution will put to be some of the past as well as set things up for a great future.
This is another winning book from Dale Mayer which follows on from Jacksons story. Kanen receives a distress call from Layla, his childhood friend who is also the late wife of his best friend Blake. Kanen takes immediate action along with his colleagues Nelson and Taylor. This story is full of action, twists and turns along with a slow smouldering attraction between Kanen and Layla. It moves along at a fast paced holding your attention throughout. A great addition to this wonderful series.
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Kanen receives a call from his best friend’s widow that she was being held captive in her own apartment in England. Kanen gets the okay to go there and bring two Seal buddies with him to try to help Laysa. She has been beaten, tied up and threatened to give up something her accuser wants. But she has no idea what he wants. Kanen and his buddies and Laysa begin the search for something, whatever it may be. Kanen and Laysa renew their friendship except it is changing to love.
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Laysa is one on Kanen’s oldest friends. So when his best friend died, who was Laysa’s husband died, Kanen kept an eye one her. When Laysa got in trouble, Kanen was who she called. Her husband had deadly secrets, and Laysa was being made to suffer. As usual another Dale Meyer hit! Lots of drama, crime, danger and in the end love. It will keep you engrossed and entertained.
This was a great book. It kept me engrossed from start to finish. Loved the story but didn’t want it to end! The story and the interaction between the characters kept me engrossed. I also loved how Dale referenced other characters from another book into this story line. The characters are awesome and so lovable and have you rooting for them till the very end! The flow of the book is written so that you just keep on reading. If you love a great mystery and a love story you will absolutely love this book!
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When Kanen gets a call from his late best friend’s widow, Laysa he rushes to her rescue with two other members of a SEAL team. Once he gets there his protective side shines through for his old friend Laysa but also some more feelings arise between them as they race to find out who threatened and beat her up and why.
A great read with a bit of steam, suspense and some action which was another page turner from this author. I LOVE the little to no drama between them and how once they know it’s for them, there’s no doubts, no running away and no hiding their feelings and intentions. I also enjoyed the two new characters, Nelson and Taylor and I can’t wait to read their stories.
*I voluntarily read an advanced copy and expressed my honest opinion*
When a Navy Seal Kanen hears a distress call, he and his buddies heed the call and race to the rescue. When they get there, the crisis is over and all is well. Nope, not at all. Laysa is running thinking the guy who beat her was back. He didn’t know she was staying with friends who Carl just happened to be a police officer. Laysa tells Kanen what is happening and he and his buddies take over and start following the clues. Never dreaming where they would take them. This is full of twist turns and a surprise ending. I will not give a spoiler and if I say more, it would spoil it for you. You can never go wrong with a Dale Mayer book.
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Another action packed story in this series. Kanen in on a mission in Germany when he receives a call from his deceased best friend’s wife Laysa. She’s being held captive and screams while on the phone. So naturally he drops everything to go to England to find out what’s going on. Along the path to finding out who was after Laysa and why, she finds out that she didn’t know her husband as well as she thought.
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Another Exciting Adventure!
I am always ready to sit down and read the next book in this exciting series. This fabulous story is full of mystery, conflict surrounding Laysa’s dead husband and traveling to beautiful places.
I love how protective Kanen is as he flies to Laysa’s rescue after her tearful call for help. I enjoyed the many twists and turns as this story leads you on a mysterious adventure around England and Spain.
I love the connection of a decades old crime, unsavory family members, the “who done it” vibe and the ever-present greed and revenge that never goes away. It always amazes me about the “guy” who feels obsessive in his mind that he has been severely wronged, he should get everything and will do almost anything to obtain what he feels he’s entitled to. This aspect of the story, along with the protective measures Kanen and his friends are taking, keep the reader invested in seeing what will happen next.
This story has it all, the mystery and danger, damsel in distress, discovery of new love and, of course, HOT men! I can’t wait for the next book in this series! I loved it!
Dale Mayer is my one click authors. Kanen would do anything for a friend. This is a must read for all book lovers. Packed full of action and hotness this book leaves you wanting and needing more.
I am so excited to have another book in this series. I love a book that has the alpha male with the strong female too and you get that with Dale’s books. This book slow rolled Kanen and Laysa together even though they’ve known each other for decades. It flowed. Didn’t seem rushed or pushed. Looking forward to Nelson’s book next.
A fantastic read straight in with some action and suspense that carries on through the book, a threat that builds with a twist here and there to stop you really guessing the outcome or the bad guy, at least for most of it anyway. I loved the really strong friendship bond the two main characters had and not just because of her deceased husband but in their own right as well, to read and hope it would blossom into more for both kept me gripped. The plot is interesting and a bit different in subject matter, the two other main characters came across as very likeable and I look forward to their books. Dale always manages to weave something that keeps you a little off kilter but at the same time give a bit of an edge which I love, the romantic side usually starts fairly early but sometimes she mixes it up and slows it down as was the case here. Once it starts though you expect a few sparks and definitely a bit of protectiveness with the guys behaviour. Fabulous read.
Intrigue on Foreign Soil
In Germany with Taylor and Nelson for training in the Alps, Kanen received a disturbing call from pre-school teacher Laysa, the widow of his best friend Blake. After her panicked greeting, the phone was taken by her captor, who was holding her in her apartment in England. Laysa had been held for hours of beatings, threats and demands that she tell her captor where Blake had hidden the items that the captor needed…his “insurance policy.” Laysa has no idea, and neither does Kanen, though the captor knows a lot about Kanen, so that’s very curious. By the time the three SEALs arrive in England, though, Laysa has escaped her captor and found shelter with a British policeman Carl and his wife who live in her apartment building. Together, Laysa and the SEALs work to find out who wants what Blake had, what that something is, and why he is so desperate to get it now as Blake died two years ago. Blend in agents from MI6 in England working on the case and a trip to Spain to find a man in an old photo. SO much action and suspense, and of course the changing relationship between Kanen and Laysa as they brainstorm the hows and whys of Blake’s involvement in any of this foreign intrigue.
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Kanen and Laysa are the target of a revenge obsessed stalker determined to get something he left with Laysa’s late husband. Kanen comes to town to help Laysa with two other Seal buddies. This is a great book. I eagerly watch for everything Mayer writes. She is so talented. Her characters are well defined, the story line pulls the reader in from the first page. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book.