Julian “Booker” Cruz, former Navy SEAL, joined an elite security ops agency with one goal in mind: to forget his past. With the overload of work, there’s no time for romance, nor does he want it. His rule—don’t mix business with pleasure. Until one assignment puts that rule to the test. Chloe Channing is not to discover his undercover role as her protective detail from an unknown psychopath. But … But as their days pass together in tropical paradise, it becomes difficult to keep his desire from compromising everything. Including her safety.
All Chloe wants is to remember, but so much of her memory was lost after her assailant left her unconscious. On a summer trip with friends at her family’s estate in the Bahamas, she yearns for the quiet respite from a previous heartbreak and her tortured nightmares. She never expects a man like Julian to help her find emotional peace and physical healing. But as she falls deeper, her flashbacks slowly come together, and they include glimpses of one handsome, mysterious, yet all-too-familiar face: Julian’s.
Is Chloe’s mind playing tricks on her again… or has she met this man before?
Even if Julian could let go and risk it all, could he ever forgive himself enough to fall in love again?
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I love how a story can surprise me. This author is new to me and I am a fan because of Till I Found You. Beautifully written with well-developed characters. The emotions are raw, and the process of grief and mourning pulled at my heart. There is no rule on how long grief lasts and Julian’s struggle is real. The suspense and mystery will keep you on your toes. The chemistry and attraction of Chloe and Julian keep the pages burning. I loved this couple. Ready for more.
I loved the characters, they both had tragic pasts but were so beautifully written. The suspense in this book had me reading all night! I couldn’t stop! I had to know what was going to happen next and how Booker and Chloe were going to handle it.
This is the first book that I have read by Michelle Fernandez and I have to say she is a phenomenal writer! I will definitely be reading more from her.
Such a great book absolutely loved it
A really good romantic suspense story. This book kept me hooked from start to finish. Great characters and chemistry. Overall a great read.
Great story. Love the the way Booker finds his way back to Chloe. Their love story is so beautiful. The challenges they both faced to find their way to each other.
I actually had mixed feelings about this book. It was a slow read at first. Once I got halfway through the book, it ended up getting better and then I loved it! There was a ton of suspense leading up to the romance in this book, but I’m glad that it ended with an HEA. I’m definitely looking forward to reading the next book in this series this spring!
Julian “Booker” Cruz is a former Navy Seal who is now working for KSIG security firm and tends to bury himself in his work. When the case comes up of a woman he briefly met two years prior he knows he needs to get himself on her case.
Chloe Harper Channing is the daughter of Judge Frank Channing and is a doctor but was injured in a mugging six months ago and her father is worried about her safety. When Chloe and her best friend, Phoebe Powell, head to the Bahamas for a vacation she is ready for some down time to relax.
As Julian pretends to be someone who helps out where Chloe is staying will she remember who he is and will he be able to keep her safe from whomever may be after her?
This was a really good book and I hope the author turns it into a series.
I really liked Julian and there was so much more to him when you discover why he has buried himself in his work and the guilt that he lives with. I hated how much he couldn’t forgive himself for the past and I was really hoping nothing would go sideways with Chloe that he would take the blame for.
I thought Chloe was a great character and I loved that she was a doctor and she was following in her mother’s footsteps with all of the charity work. I felt bad for her that she had lost something and was struggling with that aspect of her life and the blanks.
The chemistry between Chloe and Julian was apparent right from their first meeting and continued in the Bahamas. Yet Julian knew he had to try to remain as professional as he could and not let his personal feelings interfere with his job.
I wondered at times who was behind things and I had a couple of guesses but was totally off the mark!! I was definitely shocked when everything went down and was worried when things began to happen and then the small twist before the big thing was huge for explaining the reasons behind it all.
The very end was awesome with the dedication and I was so happy that Julian and Chloe were able to get their happy ever after!!
This was just the suspense story I was needing. It was interesting watching Chloe’s dreams unravel to memories of what really happened in her past. Both Julian and Chloe are broken in different ways, yet there is a draw between them that can be felt through the pages. Loved the Epilogue.
I enjoyed this book. Navy seal guy Booker and girl that he had known but she forgets her memory and also she is off limits when he is working a job. The chemistry is instant but the struggles and the things that happen make this book one you wont want to put down. Full of suspense , romance and great story line is what you will get out of this book. Enjoy
A great debut novel from this author!! I’m so glad I read this story and I can’t wait to see what she gives us next!! . A second chance at finding love for Booker after something horrible happens to wife and unborn child, romance with twists, turns, mystery, great chemistry, drama and fabulous writing that keeps you completely invested in the story from start to finish. Booker and Chloe will definitely make you believe in love.
First book by a new author and it wasn’t a bad start. Booker and Chloe are brought together while she cant remember her past and he’s trying to forget his. The characters were interesting and well written. The story had some great tension and twists along the way. I felt the author wanted to hit a word count inspire of the way it drug down the pace of the book. These two were too in their heads and too indecisive at times. But overall a good first effort.
This was a really good read. It kept me guessing who the bad guy was the whole book. It has a bodyguard who’s in like with a woman guarding her without her knowing it, the woman has amnesia from a bad conclusion and has a bad person trying to hurt her again, a man who has lost one woman to violence and scared he’ll fail to keep the new woman in his life safe, two bffs who love to party, a concerned father who hired the bodyguard, a three week vacation in paradise and two people falling for each other.
Heartbreaking,second chance beautiful romance
He has to protect her the way he unfortunately didn’t protect his wife. She try to remember past, he tries to forget.
Booker and Chloe met at some event two years ago. There was immediate chemistry between them but nothing happened after and it was reason for it.
Chloe was mugged, and a result of trauma has lost a some of memory.She doesn’t remember Booker ,she has feelings that they met somewhere before.
Chloe father suspected that she isin danger, and Booker is charged with keeping her safe.
This is a great book – suspense, romance and hot security. Enjoy reading!
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Fantastic debut novel. If I hadn’t known that, I would have thought Michelle was a seasoned author.
I was hooked from the get go. Chloe and Booker had my attention.
I didn’t want to put this book down. It was a super slow build up to greatness! So many twists, turns and secrets.
I cannot wait to see what this author does from here on out. We got a snippet of book two and I cannot wait for their story, I think it’s going to be explosive!
I really enjoyed reading ‘Till I Found You’. This story is an action packed page tuner romance. A great story line and amazing characters wouldn’t allow me to put this book down.
One chance meeting of only a few minutes was all it took for Booker and Chloe. Years later Booker is put on protection detail for Chloe and it allows them to have a “second chance” at what only a few word started those few years ago. Chloe’s life is in danger and Booker is drowning in memories of the past that are mixing with fears of it repeating itself in the present.
Highly recommend!!
Booker and Chloe met at a charity event two years ago, and there was immediate chemistry. In the interim since then, her mother died in an auto accident, and Chloe was mugged, and has lost a good chunk of memory as a result of her trauma. She doesn’t remember Booker at all. Her father has received info that she’s in danger, and Booker is charged with keeping her safe, with the caveat that she can’t know that. This is a great book – suspense, romance, beautiful heroine, gorgeous security guy.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Michelle hit this book right out of the park! SUSPENSE. ROMANCE. ALPHA. SECURITY.
This was an amazing debut novel, it had everything i love in a book. Enough suspense to keep me engaged and turning the pages to see what was coming next and a romantic link to the story and the main characters of Chloe and Booker.
Chloe had amnesia due to past traumatic event that caused her mind to block out years of her past and not remember anything but ever so slowly fragments of her past were showing her glimpses in flashbacks and at first she wasn’t sure if her mind was playing tricks on her or if she really was remembering bits of her past…… and her past included Booker.
The closer she came to her security protector “Booker” the more the flashbacks came, Chloe could’ve sworn she had met him before. A different time, a different place but she kept pushing the thought away because how could she possibly think she knew this man when she couldn’t remember anything?
Julian “Booker” Cruz had a job to (that he hand selected) and that was to be Chloe’s security protection on his latest assignment, the only problem was was had met Chloe before and she had remained from that day a constant thought he was unable to shake so when he saw her assignment he needed to be the one to protect her. The only problem was he could not act on his feelings and he could not reveal they had actually met before no matter how much he wanted to.
Struggling to let go of his past life and the wife he lost years ago in tragic circumstances Julian feels guilty with his feelings for Chloe, he feels he is betraying the wife he lost by admitting her has strong feelings for Chloe, feelings that could easily develop into something so much stronger. Chloe is the first woman to stir something within him for over 5 years and the more time he spends with Chloe the deeper his feelings become.
When Chloe is taken and her life depends on Julian to save her Julian is determined not to have his past repeat and lose Chloe as well.
This was an amazing read and loved the stages that Chloe and Booker went through to get to their HEA.
Chloe and Booker had a instant chemistry when they first met but Booker doesn’t mix business with pleaser and Chloe is business. Fast forward and something happens to Chloe and Booker wants nothing more to protect her no matter the cost and Chloe wants her memories back. This book was chalk full is suspense around every corner and I really enjoyed it.
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This is a new author to me, but she is certainly one to look out for in the future. Booker and Chloe have an instant connection between them, but she is off limits, and he has a job to do. This is a well written story which had me intrigued and hooked throughout, and I recommend for all.
I was given a copy of this book for an honest review. This was a very good book. I enjoyed reading it and the characters were interesting. It kept my attention and kept me turning pages. I can’t wait to read the next one!