They are part of an elite unit. On task. Off grid. These are the men of the Shadow Ops task force. Be seduced and thrilled by Take to the Limit, the next Unbroken Heroes novel by Dawn Ryder. Holding out for a hero A hardened military machine, Bram Magnus is a tough, combat-ready, all-American hero who never surrenders. But the one thing he can’t fight? His smoldering, intense attraction to his … fight? His smoldering, intense attraction to his girlfriend’s younger sister. He’s always kept his feelings locked deeply down. But when his girlfriend betrays him the night before he ships off to Afghanistan, Bram has one chance to show the woman he’s resisted for years that he wants her as fiercely as the first day he saw her.
Ever since her older sister first brought home the soldier with steely hard muscles and piercing eyes, Jaelyn has wanted Bram, and when her sister casts him aside the night before he leaves, Jaelyn can’t resist one steamy hot kiss with him. But danger is not far behind, and even as a deadly enemy hunts them, their relationship only grows more explosive. It’s all Bram can do to keep Jaelyn safe, but with a threat this powerful, will they pay the ultimate price for their passion?
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Take to the Limit by Dawn Ryder
Unbroken Heroes #4
“They are part of an elite unit. On task. Off grid. These are the men of the Shadow Ops task force. Be seduced and thrilled by Take to the Limit, the next Unbroken Heroes novel by Dawn Ryder.”
Bram Magnus has been dating LeAnn when home on leave from military service BUT he has also had his eye on her younger sister, Jaelyn. The night before he leaves for Afghanistan LeAnn is with another man and a kiss takes place between Bram and Jaelyn – a kiss they both think about while he is gone. When Bram returns home his first stop is to see Jaelyn BUT her sister is there, too so…Will LeAnn realize he is done with her? Will Jaelyn want him still? Will he be able to keep Jaelyn safe when a predator decides he wants her? And, what about Ricky – the man who starts out the story put in jail in Mexico by another bad guy working for an enemy of the Shadow Ops team? How it all ties together is intriguing. The story is fast paced and the action plentiful. The characters are well crafted and interesting. The relationships fun to observe…and…I finished the book wanting to know what happens next.
I had read the third book in the series and loved it. I did start this book then go back to see what the blurbs were on the previous books to get a bit of background before beginning to read the book again. I do feel this book, though able to stand alone, would benefit from having read the previous books first. That said – it was a great story and I liked Bram and Jaelyn a lot. I really REALLY liked the grandfather 😉 I am interested in finding out if/when Thais and Dare are willing to engage as more than military partners and wonder if LeAnn will find someone to love in the Shadow Ops team. I also want the bad guy at the top of the heap to get his comeuppance so I am eager to read the next book in the series when it comes out.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4 Stars
4.5 stars– TAKE TO THE LIMIT is the fourth installment in Dawn Ryder’s contemporary, adult UNBROKEN HEROES romantic, suspense series focusing on an elite Shadow Ops team. This is US soldier Bram Magnus, and accountant Jaelyn Sondor’s story line. DEEP INTO TROUBLE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from previous story lines is revealed where necessary although some of premise continues and is interconnected to earlier reads. Bram is brother to Zoe Magnus (Dangerous to Know #1).
Told from numerous third person perspectives including Jaelyn and Bram TAKE TO THE LIMIT is a romantic suspense story line that focuses on the building relationship between Bram and Jaelyn, and the threats against our hero, when the woman with whom he is falling in love, is targeted by someone from his past.
Bram Magnus was about to be deployed for another tour in Afghanistan when the woman he was seeing was caught with another man. Bram wasn’t too worried as he had his eye on someone else-Jaelyn Sonder’s-his ex-lover’s little sister. Six months would pass before Bram would come face to face with the woman who starred in all of his dreams. But return to civilian life came with a number of complications including a vendetta from the past; a psychotic former soldier; and threats to the woman with whom he was falling in love. What ensues is the building romance between Bram and Jaelyn, and the fall out when Jaelyn becomes prey in a game of power, vengeance and betrayal.
The relationship between Bram and Jaelyn is one of immediate attraction but the attraction is tempered by Bram’s involvement with Jaelyn’s older sister LeAnn. For six months Bram will ‘write’ to our heroine in the hopes of building something special upon his return but Jaelyn will never receive the letters, and is completely unaware of Bram’s feelings and love. The $ex scenes are intimate and intense, without the over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including brothers Saxon (Ginger Boyce) and Vitus Hale (Damascus Ryland), Shadow Ops section leader Kagan , Agent Dare Servant, Bram’s father Colonel Bryan Magnus , Jaelyn’s sister LeAnn Sonders, and their grandfather Milton Sonders who is not without some surprises of his own. The requisite evil has several faces and connections to our hero and Shadow Ops Teams. Dare Servant’s story line is next in CLOSE TO THE EDGE (February 2018).
TAKE TO THE LIMIT is a fast paced story of political intrigue; the power struggle on Capitol Hill, and the betrayal of the men who served their country. The premise is entertaining, engaging and gripping; the characters are dangerous, dynamic, colorful and passionate; the romance is intimate and intense. The back and forth between points of view is manic; the whip-lash affect may be too frantic for some readers as the story line relentlessly jumps between characters without so much as a break or introduction. TAKE TO THE LIMIT is an exciting, story of romance and suspense where danger follows on the path to power and control.
What a ride and we were taken to the limit. Dawn Ryder packs a lot of action into her romance adventures.
We resume our Shadow-Ops story with skumbag Ricky Sullivan making the most of his abandonment by Tyler Martin in a Mexican jail hell hole. He finds a way to make a deal to get out. Nothing is below him to get what he wants…a life of ease back home in Ireland. Vengeance drives him to bring down the team and Tyler Martin, although he’ll get as much money out of Tyler and Vice-President Carl Davis while doing it. He hooks up with a sick-o Gideon, who was a civilian Communications Specialist in Bram Magnus’ unit in Afghanistan. Gideon has fixated on Bram’s women he left back at home. Bram who helped out the team in an earlier book, hooked up with the superficial and selfish elder sister LeAnn. When she cheats on him his last day in the states he gives into his draw to LeAnn’s younger sister Jaelyn. They’ve been dancing around their attraction since Bram hooked up with LeAnn. Gideon finds the sister’s photo in Bram’s pocket in Afghanistan and digs them up when he’s back state side.
This is a twisted tale of cleaning up loose ends, covering dirty tracks, vengeance and intelligence. There are sociopaths, unbalanced sick-oes, highly trained agents and testing people to discover how far they’ll go for ones they love. I enjoyed the journey as all sorts of individuals faced what was really important in their lives from the hero and heroine as well as those around them.
Thank you St. Martin’s Press and Dawn Ryder for the opportunity to ARC read this story for a review.
The moment Bram Magnus lays eyes on Jaelyn he knows he has to have her, problem is she comes with complications, ones that involve his ex, and her sister. But when things with her sister go sour, he decides to finally make his move for Jaelyn, since she is the one he wanted all along, and he begins to write her letters while he is deployed. But his little secret attraction draws the attention of a fellow soldier and things start to get dangerous from there… now the woman he has wanted to be his for so long might never know how much she means to him and it’s up to him to keep her safe from the danger that he brought to her door!
Watching the man she wants spend quality time with her sister nearly kills her, Bram is everything she wants…. and everything she can’t have! Jaelyn has it bad for Bram, but making her feelings for him known would be wrong on so many levels, he after all loves her sister, or does he? But while she is busy swooning over her sexy soldier she catches the eye of a stalker and someone from Bram’s past, and soon finds herself in grave danger… good thing her sexy soldier is hot on her trail!
This was my first time settling down with a book by this author and I absolutely loved it, so much so, it inspired me to purchase the other three books in the series. It was a very suspenseful, action packed, steamy, and intriguing story that kept me enthralled the whole way through. I enjoyed watching the relationship play out between Bram and Jaelyn, their chemistry was amazing and they were very well drawn characters. Overall I would have to say that Take To The Limit is a very satisfying and entertaining read, one that I highly recommend you get your hands on… you will not be disappointed with what you find!!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this title.