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3.83 AVERAGE
I love this book for so many reasons, the strong female character is a huge draw for me. The action packed suspense keeps you thinking, as are the characters, about resources and survival. Once I started this book the intricate tale wouldn’t let me go. Audrey is is my spirit animal, knowing from a young age what she wanted to do when she grew up she didn’t let anything stop her from getting her dream job. That determination is put to the test when she is caught up in a real life terrorist attack. With a man she has reason to despise. Xavier is a good honorable sailor who has done a bad thing and hurt a special woman along the way. Now he has to save her, his fellow Seals, and himself from an unknown assailant. And just maybe win back the woman who could be his forever. Loved this thrilling heart wrenching read!
A nonstop adrenaline rush…
I love this book for so many reasons, the strong female character is a huge draw for me. The action packed suspense keeps you thinking, as are the characters, about resources and survival. Once I started this book the intricate tale wouldn’t let me go. Audrey is is my spirit animal, knowing from a young age what she wanted to do when she grew up she didn’t let anything stop her from getting her dream job. That determination is put to the test when she is caught up in a real life terrorist attack. With a man she has reason to despise. Xavier is a good honorable sailor who has done a bad thing and hurt a special woman along the way. Now he has to save her, his fellow Seals, and himself from an unknown assailant. And just maybe win back the woman who could be his forever. Loved this thrilling heart wrenching read!
I love this book for so many reasons, the strong female character is a huge draw for me. The action packed suspense keeps you thinking, as are the characters, about resources and survival. Once I started this book the intricate tale wouldn’t let me go. Audrey is is my spirit animal, knowing from a young age what she wanted to do when she grew up she didn’t let anything stop her from getting her dream job. That determination is put to the test when she is caught up in a real life terrorist attack. With a man she has reason to despise. Xavier is a good honorable sailor who has done a bad thing and hurt a special woman along the way. Now he has to save her, his fellow Seals, and himself from an unknown assailant. And just maybe win back the woman who could be his forever. Loved this thrilling heart wrenching read!
Archaeologist Audrey Kendrick had no idea that Xavier Rivera was a Navy SEAL when he submitted his plan for a tactical training operation to be held in the park where she works. After she rejects his plan, Xavier goes around her and uses their one night stand as the reason for her rejection. Audrey almost loses her job over the incident, and even though she is filled with anger, she knows she must tell Xavier that their night together resulted in pregnancy. When the training operation goes awry, and a group of Russian mercenaries infiltrates the park, Audrey and Xavier must put their differences aside in an effort to warn the SEALS that their training op has become all too real.
Into the Storm is an excellent romantic suspense, balancing the amount of action with a blossoming love story. The characters are well developed and the suspense plot is layered enough to keep the reader's interest. Once again, Rachel Grant uses her experience as an archaeologist to add depth to the story, but this time, she also uses the experiences of her husband in his job assessing environmental impact caused by the training operations of Navy SEALS. The only issue I have is that near the end of the book the story wraps up a little too quickly, and much of the conclusion to the mystery happens off page. Overall, though, Into the Storm is an entertaining military romance with an engaging story and likable characters.
Into the Storm is an excellent romantic suspense, balancing the amount of action with a blossoming love story. The characters are well developed and the suspense plot is layered enough to keep the reader's interest. Once again, Rachel Grant uses her experience as an archaeologist to add depth to the story, but this time, she also uses the experiences of her husband in his job assessing environmental impact caused by the training operations of Navy SEALS. The only issue I have is that near the end of the book the story wraps up a little too quickly, and much of the conclusion to the mystery happens off page. Overall, though, Into the Storm is an entertaining military romance with an engaging story and likable characters.
Into The Storm was an intense read. I loved the way the author wove this story. It was full of action, suspense, tension and romance. I truly enjoyed Audrey and Xavier’s journey. I didn’t think he could redeem himself after what he did at the end of the prequel, Before The Storm but he did. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in this intense thrill ride of a series. I definitely recommend to romantic suspense lovers.
Copy provided through Net Galley
Copy provided through Net Galley
Into the Storm is Xavier and Audrey’s thrilling romance, set in the Olympic National Park, where a routine SEAL team training doesn’t go according to plan.
Synopsis
Into the Storm jumps right into the Olympic National Park in the month of January where Dr Audrey Kendrick is hurtling toward something dangerous. The cameras she installed to keep a check on looters desecrating archaeological sites have stopped transmitting.
Then there’s Xavier Rivera, who may no longer be an active duty SEAL but is a trainer for a team who are about to start their training in frigid conditions with neither ammo nor comms.
But there seems to be a foreign presence in the forest, who are totally prepared to take down everyone and everything that stands in their way. Who are they and what is their agenda?
Review
This is my first read by [a:Rachel Grant|7035567|Rachel Grant|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1547769228p2/7035567.jpg] and what MINDBLOWING suspense she writes.
Audrey and Xavier have a bit of a past (the beginning of their story appears in Before the Storm [a prequel novella]), where she was betrayed by him in the worst possible way, which hurt her not only personally but professionally.
Narrated in the third person, Into the Storm is as thrilling as it’s emotional. With no one to share her pregnancy news with, and Xavier out there trying to save his teammates, it was terrifying to read about the situation Audrey found herself in as they face danger from unknown quarters.
With communications cut off, Xavier and Audrey need to rely on old-school methods to find the five other trainers and the sixteen SEALs who were part of the training in order to be better prepared to face their common enemy.
I love stories where the protagonists work together to defuse tough situations and this had Audrey and Xavier working together, what with her expertise of the location they are in, even when he’s concerned about her safety.
Purple is my favourite colour too, like Audrey’s, and I love collecting pretty purple things, ahem…
The author gives such a vivid description of the park and the rainforest that it all comes to life and makes the reader a part of it. The way the story was stitched together, it all came along so seamlessly. All the layers being revealed one by one made Into the Storm a hell of a journey.
I am in awe of Audrey, she’s so resourceful, brilliant, and always prepared for the worst circumstances.
There are so many beautiful moments even in the chaos, especially when Audrey and Xavier finally have a few moments to themselves.
There are scenes in the book where situations are so dire that they have to make a go for it with whatever they have at their disposal. While I would never want anyone to be in such situations, every damn bit of those made this story amazing.
It has a fitting end, a terrific climax, and a last-minute showdown that kept me on my toes and turning pages well into the night.
I’m in awe of Rachel Grant’s writing and want to read all of her books right now.
Check out one of the author’s websites: RATinformant.com (which is based on a previous book of hers).
Thank you to the author for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings
Synopsis
Into the Storm jumps right into the Olympic National Park in the month of January where Dr Audrey Kendrick is hurtling toward something dangerous. The cameras she installed to keep a check on looters desecrating archaeological sites have stopped transmitting.
Then there’s Xavier Rivera, who may no longer be an active duty SEAL but is a trainer for a team who are about to start their training in frigid conditions with neither ammo nor comms.
But there seems to be a foreign presence in the forest, who are totally prepared to take down everyone and everything that stands in their way. Who are they and what is their agenda?
Review
This is my first read by [a:Rachel Grant|7035567|Rachel Grant|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1547769228p2/7035567.jpg] and what MINDBLOWING suspense she writes.
Audrey and Xavier have a bit of a past (the beginning of their story appears in Before the Storm [a prequel novella]), where she was betrayed by him in the worst possible way, which hurt her not only personally but professionally.
Narrated in the third person, Into the Storm is as thrilling as it’s emotional. With no one to share her pregnancy news with, and Xavier out there trying to save his teammates, it was terrifying to read about the situation Audrey found herself in as they face danger from unknown quarters.
With communications cut off, Xavier and Audrey need to rely on old-school methods to find the five other trainers and the sixteen SEALs who were part of the training in order to be better prepared to face their common enemy.
I love stories where the protagonists work together to defuse tough situations and this had Audrey and Xavier working together, what with her expertise of the location they are in, even when he’s concerned about her safety.
He smiled. Her strength never failed to impress him. And he was a monumental asshole for using her as he had.
Purple is my favourite colour too, like Audrey’s, and I love collecting pretty purple things, ahem…
The author gives such a vivid description of the park and the rainforest that it all comes to life and makes the reader a part of it. The way the story was stitched together, it all came along so seamlessly. All the layers being revealed one by one made Into the Storm a hell of a journey.
Hope was the only thing that kept incapacitating fear at bay.
I am in awe of Audrey, she’s so resourceful, brilliant, and always prepared for the worst circumstances.
There are so many beautiful moments even in the chaos, especially when Audrey and Xavier finally have a few moments to themselves.
There are scenes in the book where situations are so dire that they have to make a go for it with whatever they have at their disposal. While I would never want anyone to be in such situations, every damn bit of those made this story amazing.
She would not be the emotional female in this reunion of hypermasculine special forces operators.
It has a fitting end, a terrific climax, and a last-minute showdown that kept me on my toes and turning pages well into the night.
I’m in awe of Rachel Grant’s writing and want to read all of her books right now.
Check out one of the author’s websites: RATinformant.com (which is based on a previous book of hers).
Thank you to the author for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings
The atmospheric element to this story was brilliant. I live in the area where this story takes place, the Olympic mountain range is visible from my home. I was also just at the lodge the story is based off of a few weeks ago. These factors made the story come to life and permeate my senses beyond the passivity of reading about a place I've never been.
This story felt so plausible with the strong Navy presence in this area combined with the beauty and harsh realities of the Olympic Peninsula. The author did an amazing job capturing the setting and that made this book all the more enjoyable.
Xavier and Audrey's story was heart-wrenching and heart-warming. They were a fantastic pair and Grant did a beautiful job at integrating their strengths to make them a team in and out of this highly suspenseful plot.
I highly recommend this book if you are into fast-paced suspense, military intrigue, plots that take place in the wilderness, and a highly romantic story.
4.5 ⭐️'s
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced eARC of this book thanks to Janus Publishing via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
This story felt so plausible with the strong Navy presence in this area combined with the beauty and harsh realities of the Olympic Peninsula. The author did an amazing job capturing the setting and that made this book all the more enjoyable.
Xavier and Audrey's story was heart-wrenching and heart-warming. They were a fantastic pair and Grant did a beautiful job at integrating their strengths to make them a team in and out of this highly suspenseful plot.
I highly recommend this book if you are into fast-paced suspense, military intrigue, plots that take place in the wilderness, and a highly romantic story.
4.5 ⭐️'s
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced eARC of this book thanks to Janus Publishing via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
Audrey and Xavier are some great complex characters that I always find myself enjoying when Rachel Grant writes. The situation they find themselves in feels a little complicated at times but the reveals and connections Grant writes, all end up making sense and don’t seem to just come out of nowhere.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
First thriller I’ve read. It being a thriller romance intrigued me even more since romance is my go to. I absolutely loved Xavier’s character. He always knew the right things to say. The romance and spice level was balanced. Like how it all came together and gave me some insight on the military too. My first step into thriller and can’t wait to read more!