Series: Cobra Elite, #3
Tropes & Traits: forced proximity; suspense/danger; damaged hero; soldiers; friends to lovers
Genre/Setting: Contemporary; Glasgow, Scotland
Publication Date: 12/17/19
Heat Level: 4/5
Rating: 5/5
Risk-loving Elizabeth Shields can't resist a challenge. It's why she used to work for the CIA and now works for Cobra International Security and also a good part of her undeniable attraction to her coworker, Quinn McManus. The company's strict policy against employees dating means nothing can ever happen between them, but when his best friend is murdered Elizabeth scraps her vacation plans and winds up in Glasgow to comfort a grieving Quinn and help him find a murderer.
Quinn McManus joined the British Special Air Service to escape a life of poverty. His fellow soldiers became his only family, most especially his best friend, Jack Murray. With Jack murdered in a Glasgow alley, Quinn calls on Elizabeth's unique skill set to find the murderer. He doesn't plan to get too close to her, but their attraction becomes undeniable as their investigation draws dangerous attention. As they find themselves on the killer's radar, and at the center of a much larger criminal network, Quinn and Elizabeth can't deny what each means to the other, if they manage to get out of this situation with their lives and freedom intact.
I've had this ARC sitting unread on my list for entirely too long. I had never read this author before but I'll be looking for her other works now. This book had everything I want in a solid romantic suspense and reminded me why that genre got me into romance in the first place. I'm a total sucker for the protective hero, especially when he winds up being a big-hearted teddy bear on the inside and Quinn delivered on those fronts along with showing excellent character development. I loved Quinn and Elizabeth together and I so appreciated that once feelings were acknowledged there were no games, no dramatic separation, and no denying that they were determined to be together no matter what. That was lovely and made me really enjoy this book and now I look forward to my ARC of the next book in this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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