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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
2023 review:
I absolutely love this series. Majority of the books I've read multiple times, including this one. Occasionally one of these characters or stories will pop into my head and I just have to go reread the story...and that's what happened here. I just randomly thought of Savannah and Wildcard and had to go back and reread their story. Oddly enough, it was Rose & Hank that had me hooked. This time around I wasn't really interested in Molly & Jones and while I enjoyed Savannah and Wildcard, it was Rose and Hank that struck a chord with me on this reread.
I absolutely love this series. Majority of the books I've read multiple times, including this one. Occasionally one of these characters or stories will pop into my head and I just have to go reread the story...and that's what happened here. I just randomly thought of Savannah and Wildcard and had to go back and reread their story. Oddly enough, it was Rose & Hank that had me hooked. This time around I wasn't really interested in Molly & Jones and while I enjoyed Savannah and Wildcard, it was Rose and Hank that struck a chord with me on this reread.
Another fun romance in Brockmann's Troubleshooters series. I know these are complete and utter fairy tales, but I am enjoying them.
Not my favorite in the series but still WELL worth the read.
Not sure how she keeps coming up with such compelling story lines, but I'm enjoying this series.
Thus far, I think I like this book the best. :) -- WildCard is great.
5+ Stars Romantic Suspense
Book 4 in the Troubleshooter series stars Navy SEAL Ken Karmody, who gets nicknamed as “Wild Card” because of his ability to think out of the box and come out winning however difficult a problem might be. Ken had certainly not led a charming childhood with an emotionally and physically abusive father, which had in the end toughened him up and made Ken determined to do what he wanted in life. Ken is a genius when it comes to computers and whatnot and beneath his tough SEAL facade lies a heart that yearns to love and claim a woman as his forever. His ex-girlfriend Adele had certainly done a number on him with a continuous on and off relationship with Ken which had gone on for around 10 years until Ken had finally seen the light and refused to bend to her every whim which had pretty much ended things on the relationship front.
Savannah Van Hopf couldn’t be any more different from Ken even if she tried. A rich heiress who works as an appellate attorney, Savannah is the granddaughter of the famous Rose Van Hopf who worked as a double agent for the US and the Nazi during World War II. Savannah had always had a huge crush on Ken even though he hadn’t noticed her much, and it is through Adele that Savannah finds out Ken’s address and travels to San Diego to find him and ask his assistance in locating her uncle Alex who had disappeared in Indonesia without a trace.
From the moment Ken comes across the beautiful and utterly feminine Savannah, he is smitten something fierce and before Savannah can muster up the courage to bring up why she is actually in the neighborhood, these two light up the sheets with intense passion and red hot desire that practically leaps out of the very pages. To say that both fall completely in lust and a little bit in love with one another during that night would not be a lie. However with the morning, the truth comes out completely walloping Ken with intense feelings of betrayal which makes him pissed off at Savannah to no end. However, even with all the intense feelings of dislike churning within him for a woman who still has the ability to make him go a little bit weak at the knees, Ken is not willing to let Savannah travel all the way to Indonesia alone to find her uncle.
It is in Indonesia that the real adventure begins when Ken and Savannah are kidnapped by Russian goons at gun point right from the airport itself. Barely managing to escape them, Savannah and Ken are forced to survive in the jungle that grows densely throughout the Parwati island of Indonesia. To survive and outmaneuver everyone who is after them, Savannah and Ken are forced to endure each other’s company which in turn makes each of them discover why they had fallen for each other so hard in such a short span of time.
This book was so frigging good that I believe I have dug myself into a hole from which I won’t be able to escape anytime soon. Since I haven’t read books 1 – 3 in the Troubleshooter series and jumped straight into book 4, I was a bit overwhelmed to say the least when characters kept leaping right into the pages from left and right. However, a couple of chapters in, I was totally captivated by the ease with which Ms. Brockmann makes each and every character count, how she makes them come alive and how effectively she makes each and every one of their stories matter.
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Book 4 in the Troubleshooter series stars Navy SEAL Ken Karmody, who gets nicknamed as “Wild Card” because of his ability to think out of the box and come out winning however difficult a problem might be. Ken had certainly not led a charming childhood with an emotionally and physically abusive father, which had in the end toughened him up and made Ken determined to do what he wanted in life. Ken is a genius when it comes to computers and whatnot and beneath his tough SEAL facade lies a heart that yearns to love and claim a woman as his forever. His ex-girlfriend Adele had certainly done a number on him with a continuous on and off relationship with Ken which had gone on for around 10 years until Ken had finally seen the light and refused to bend to her every whim which had pretty much ended things on the relationship front.
Savannah Van Hopf couldn’t be any more different from Ken even if she tried. A rich heiress who works as an appellate attorney, Savannah is the granddaughter of the famous Rose Van Hopf who worked as a double agent for the US and the Nazi during World War II. Savannah had always had a huge crush on Ken even though he hadn’t noticed her much, and it is through Adele that Savannah finds out Ken’s address and travels to San Diego to find him and ask his assistance in locating her uncle Alex who had disappeared in Indonesia without a trace.
From the moment Ken comes across the beautiful and utterly feminine Savannah, he is smitten something fierce and before Savannah can muster up the courage to bring up why she is actually in the neighborhood, these two light up the sheets with intense passion and red hot desire that practically leaps out of the very pages. To say that both fall completely in lust and a little bit in love with one another during that night would not be a lie. However with the morning, the truth comes out completely walloping Ken with intense feelings of betrayal which makes him pissed off at Savannah to no end. However, even with all the intense feelings of dislike churning within him for a woman who still has the ability to make him go a little bit weak at the knees, Ken is not willing to let Savannah travel all the way to Indonesia alone to find her uncle.
It is in Indonesia that the real adventure begins when Ken and Savannah are kidnapped by Russian goons at gun point right from the airport itself. Barely managing to escape them, Savannah and Ken are forced to survive in the jungle that grows densely throughout the Parwati island of Indonesia. To survive and outmaneuver everyone who is after them, Savannah and Ken are forced to endure each other’s company which in turn makes each of them discover why they had fallen for each other so hard in such a short span of time.
This book was so frigging good that I believe I have dug myself into a hole from which I won’t be able to escape anytime soon. Since I haven’t read books 1 – 3 in the Troubleshooter series and jumped straight into book 4, I was a bit overwhelmed to say the least when characters kept leaping right into the pages from left and right. However, a couple of chapters in, I was totally captivated by the ease with which Ms. Brockmann makes each and every character count, how she makes them come alive and how effectively she makes each and every one of their stories matter.
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So pissed right now. How frustrated do you get when you type out a whole long review and Goodreads is having issues saving posts?! Lost, the whole thing. So lame.
Here's the condensed version.
Ken & Savannah = HOT in the beginning, frustrating in the middle, sweet in the end.
Rose & Hank = Best flashback to WWII in the series. I want to read Rose's book myself.
Molly & Jones = Favorite couple in the series. The back and forth was wonderful.
Few more things to note.
Jones, love him. I want Jones to bring me books. Definitely belongs on the 'my lovers' shelf. So hot.
Please let the future books have angst that's driven better. I'm so tired of the character A can't forgive character B from doing such and such. It's okay to write a book where they just get along and maybe outside forces drive the story.
Great book. Going on to read the next one soon. THE END (This better save!)
Here's the condensed version.
Ken & Savannah = HOT in the beginning, frustrating in the middle, sweet in the end.
Rose & Hank = Best flashback to WWII in the series. I want to read Rose's book myself.
Molly & Jones = Favorite couple in the series. The back and forth was wonderful.
Few more things to note.
Jones, love him. I want Jones to bring me books. Definitely belongs on the 'my lovers' shelf. So hot.
Please let the future books have angst that's driven better. I'm so tired of the character A can't forgive character B from doing such and such. It's okay to write a book where they just get along and maybe outside forces drive the story.
Great book. Going on to read the next one soon. THE END (This better save!)