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I loved this story it was great, one of things I liked was that it had different storylines about different relationships. From Charles and Joes friendship, to the attraction between Kelly and Tom. Loving how the different storys were told from different points. I was hooked from the beginning, loving each one of the characters. It was a great story that had me laughing out loud and having a few tears at the end. Definitely a book I would recommend. xx
★★★1/2.
I liked this but there was something missing for me too. Navy Seal Lieutenant Tom Paoletti is taking a 30day medical leave to heal a head injury which is threatening his career. He decides to go home to Baldwinsbridge (Boston-area) and returns to his uncle Joe, who tends the landscaping of beloning to Charles Ashton. Charles and Joe have been best friend for decades but Charles was dying of cancer. Charles' daughter, Kelly Ashton was also in town.
Tom and Kelly have been nursing a crush on each other since high school. But Tom is unsure he could be anything to Kelly because he was in imminent danger of losing his career. See Tom thinks he has been seeing an international criminal named The Merchant whom everyone believes is dead. People think Tom is hallucinating or is paranoid, but if what Tom believes is true, many people are in danger.
This story involves three generations of Paoletti (Joe, Tom and Mallory) and their journeys to love.
I need time to digest what was missing about this story and I can't do it right now. I like it enough to continue though.
I liked this but there was something missing for me too. Navy Seal Lieutenant Tom Paoletti is taking a 30day medical leave to heal a head injury which is threatening his career. He decides to go home to Baldwinsbridge (Boston-area) and returns to his uncle Joe, who tends the landscaping of beloning to Charles Ashton. Charles and Joe have been best friend for decades but Charles was dying of cancer. Charles' daughter, Kelly Ashton was also in town.
Tom and Kelly have been nursing a crush on each other since high school. But Tom is unsure he could be anything to Kelly because he was in imminent danger of losing his career. See Tom thinks he has been seeing an international criminal named The Merchant whom everyone believes is dead. People think Tom is hallucinating or is paranoid, but if what Tom believes is true, many people are in danger.
This story involves three generations of Paoletti (Joe, Tom and Mallory) and their journeys to love.
I need time to digest what was missing about this story and I can't do it right now. I like it enough to continue though.
The Unsung Hero takes place in Baldwin Bridge, Mass. with the main characters as LT Tom Paoletti and Dr. Kelly Ashton. I was very eager to start reading this book, I have read most of the series, but I finally got my hands on The Unsung Hero at the local library. Every one who has read this series, probably doesn't love Tom as much as I do. Who is the leader of SEAL Team 16 and really cares for the men under his command. In this book, it starts out with Tom having a serious head injury, he was in a coma for many weeks, and is forced to take a months leave to heal; because the doctors feel he is suffering from Paranoia. When he does return after the month, if he doesn't pass the medical exams, he would lose his command and forced to retire from the Navy. Tom knowing that is the worst that can happen, returns to the home where he grew up, and where he fell in love with Dr. Kelly Ashton. He knows its more than likely she isn't there, but there is still a hope that she may be.
Dr. Kelly Ashton is a pediatrician, a very skilled doctor. Kelly has been in love with Tom since she was 15 years old. She heads to her father's home, when she hears that he has cancer in every organ of his body and isn't expected to live longer than a few months. Her Father, Charles, wasn't ever a model father. For the most part he ignored her, never showed her his love for her. Charles asked for his best friend Joe (Toms Uncle). So Kelly heads over to Joe's house and finds Tom Paoletti instead. She is shocked to say the least, she never expected to find him here; when she knew that he is the leader of a SEAL team and thought he would most likely be on some mission overseas. With Kelly taking care of her father, and Tom living with his uncle for a month; they are drawn together again like moths to a flame. As their attraction and relationship develops, Tom see's a terrorist known as the "Merchant" within the town; he wonders if its really him or if its the paranoia that is getting to him. But when he see's the terrorist a second time at a store buying electrical wire, he suspects that he is building a bomb. He notifies a friend Admiral Crowley, who tells him he could lose his career over this if he is wrong. Telling Tom that he needs to relax and rest. But Tom knowing the risks, calls a few members of his team to come in and assist him.
I very much enjoyed this read, very stimulating and exciting. It definitely got the blood pumping with the sensual passion between Kelly and Tom; and the exciting mystery and thrilling sense of danger that sneaks up upon them. Its also filled with two other sub plots that draw the reader into the story. I found myself never wanting to put this one down, its one of my favorite books of Brockmann's, and of the Troubleshooters Series. I definitely wasn't disappointed in Tom and Kelly's story, and am happy that I have finally read it. It surpassed all my expectations, and its definitely one read you don't want to miss out on.
Dr. Kelly Ashton is a pediatrician, a very skilled doctor. Kelly has been in love with Tom since she was 15 years old. She heads to her father's home, when she hears that he has cancer in every organ of his body and isn't expected to live longer than a few months. Her Father, Charles, wasn't ever a model father. For the most part he ignored her, never showed her his love for her. Charles asked for his best friend Joe (Toms Uncle). So Kelly heads over to Joe's house and finds Tom Paoletti instead. She is shocked to say the least, she never expected to find him here; when she knew that he is the leader of a SEAL team and thought he would most likely be on some mission overseas. With Kelly taking care of her father, and Tom living with his uncle for a month; they are drawn together again like moths to a flame. As their attraction and relationship develops, Tom see's a terrorist known as the "Merchant" within the town; he wonders if its really him or if its the paranoia that is getting to him. But when he see's the terrorist a second time at a store buying electrical wire, he suspects that he is building a bomb. He notifies a friend Admiral Crowley, who tells him he could lose his career over this if he is wrong. Telling Tom that he needs to relax and rest. But Tom knowing the risks, calls a few members of his team to come in and assist him.
I very much enjoyed this read, very stimulating and exciting. It definitely got the blood pumping with the sensual passion between Kelly and Tom; and the exciting mystery and thrilling sense of danger that sneaks up upon them. Its also filled with two other sub plots that draw the reader into the story. I found myself never wanting to put this one down, its one of my favorite books of Brockmann's, and of the Troubleshooters Series. I definitely wasn't disappointed in Tom and Kelly's story, and am happy that I have finally read it. It surpassed all my expectations, and its definitely one read you don't want to miss out on.
The Unsung Hero is a good book which had a few problems. The Ashton family and the Paoletti family have been linked since Joe Paoletti and Charles Ashton served together in occupied France during WW2. Tom Paoletti returns to his hometown where he runs headlong into Kelly Ashton the woman he loved and left many years earlier. She is recently divorced and looking to rekindle their relationship.
Perhaps the most interesting story in this book is that of Mallory Paoletti and David Sullivan. It's the story that managed to keep me going when some of the other stories were dragging a bit.
So the problems. I think there was just a little too much going on in this book. There are four intertwining stories which I was bounced between. None of the story arcs dominated and by the end I felt I had read part of four stories rather than all of one. The Kindle version I read didn't have any form of division between the stories and one minute I was reading about Tom and Kelly, and then without even realizing it the story would switch to Mallory and David or Joe and Charles.
Perhaps the most interesting story in this book is that of Mallory Paoletti and David Sullivan. It's the story that managed to keep me going when some of the other stories were dragging a bit.
So the problems. I think there was just a little too much going on in this book. There are four intertwining stories which I was bounced between. None of the story arcs dominated and by the end I felt I had read part of four stories rather than all of one. The Kindle version I read didn't have any form of division between the stories and one minute I was reading about Tom and Kelly, and then without even realizing it the story would switch to Mallory and David or Joe and Charles.
The first contemporary romance novel I've ever finished, and it was delicious. A triple love story: a Navy SEAL reunited with his childhood sweetheart, a troubled 18-year-old and a sweet graphic novel artist, and a World War II romance told through flashbacks. It all came together so beautifully in the end.
Originally read in 2001, re-read in 2016
This is the First of the Troubleshooters/SEAL tem 16 series.
Tom Paoletti is the CO of the SEAL team 16. After a rescue gone awry that resulted in him being a coma from head injuries, Tom is put on medical leave for 30 days. As he arrives home, he learns that his uncle is being honored as a WWII hero, he begins a romance with Kelly Ashton, the sexy doctor from next door and he catches glimpse of a long pursued,international terrorist known as The Merchant. Tom immediately alerts his superiors. However, The Merchant is believed to be dead and that, coupled with Tom's recent head injury (and an Admiral who totally hates Tom), makes them believe he is suffering from delusions and paranoia. Tom himself isn't so sure that he's not going crazy. But repeated sightings convinces him there is a real threat. Knowing he is on he own he calls in a few members of his team to help him out.
In the meantime, Kelly's father who is best friends with Tom's uncle Joe is dying from terminal cancer. The two friends met while both were behind enemy lines during WWII. The two men share years of memories of a very special French Resistance fighter with whom they were both in love (and still are).
And Tom's niece Mallory embarks upon a sweet romance with a nerdy graphic novelist who wants to use her as his muse for his latest book.
I decided to do a re-read of Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooters series in honor of the most recent and 13th book of the series, Into the Fire. That and the fact that I really hadn't re-read any of the books.
I remember when I first read this book. I had never read a Brockmann book before and, at the time this book was produced, I hadn't encountered any other books that used the military as a backdrop so thoroughly. I like her use of the salty language, the military argot and the camaraderie and trust that is built within the team.
I also like the multiple storylines. As the series went on, I soon learned that this was a hallmark of Brockmann's storytelling. She writes a main romance pairing the primary H/H. And then she includes a secondary romantic couple, one that usually runs as an arc through several books before culminating in a book of their own, and finally she includes a flashback story the centers on a WWII romance that has a connection to the people in current time. The multi-line/ long arc storytelling is right up my alley. I always likes series because I enjoy re-visiting characters. I also think it gives the author the luxury of building a depth of character that they simply can't achieve usually in a single volume.
Having Tom, the CO of the SEAL 16 team feature in the first book is a great choice. Tom is the center around which they all revolve. He is the one they all love and respect. In this first book we get first glimpses of characters who will over the course of the series become very familiar: Jazz, Wildcard, Johnny Nilsson, Chief Stan etc.
And this brings me to Sam and Alyssa. This is the book where we first meet Sam and Alyssa, the breakout couple of the series. Their angsty romance runs in the background for the next four books until book six when they get their own story. Even back when I read the book for the first time, not knowing what Brockmann had in store for S&A, I knew these two had chemistry. I like it when a writer plants these little seeds early on so that you can watch something grow over time. Brockmann is great at that and it is part of what makes this series a must read for me.
I highly recommend.
This is the First of the Troubleshooters/SEAL tem 16 series.
Tom Paoletti is the CO of the SEAL team 16. After a rescue gone awry that resulted in him being a coma from head injuries, Tom is put on medical leave for 30 days. As he arrives home, he learns that his uncle is being honored as a WWII hero, he begins a romance with Kelly Ashton, the sexy doctor from next door and he catches glimpse of a long pursued,international terrorist known as The Merchant. Tom immediately alerts his superiors. However, The Merchant is believed to be dead and that, coupled with Tom's recent head injury (and an Admiral who totally hates Tom), makes them believe he is suffering from delusions and paranoia. Tom himself isn't so sure that he's not going crazy. But repeated sightings convinces him there is a real threat. Knowing he is on he own he calls in a few members of his team to help him out.
In the meantime, Kelly's father who is best friends with Tom's uncle Joe is dying from terminal cancer. The two friends met while both were behind enemy lines during WWII. The two men share years of memories of a very special French Resistance fighter with whom they were both in love (and still are).
And Tom's niece Mallory embarks upon a sweet romance with a nerdy graphic novelist who wants to use her as his muse for his latest book.
I decided to do a re-read of Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooters series in honor of the most recent and 13th book of the series, Into the Fire. That and the fact that I really hadn't re-read any of the books.
I remember when I first read this book. I had never read a Brockmann book before and, at the time this book was produced, I hadn't encountered any other books that used the military as a backdrop so thoroughly. I like her use of the salty language, the military argot and the camaraderie and trust that is built within the team.
I also like the multiple storylines. As the series went on, I soon learned that this was a hallmark of Brockmann's storytelling. She writes a main romance pairing the primary H/H. And then she includes a secondary romantic couple, one that usually runs as an arc through several books before culminating in a book of their own, and finally she includes a flashback story the centers on a WWII romance that has a connection to the people in current time. The multi-line/ long arc storytelling is right up my alley. I always likes series because I enjoy re-visiting characters. I also think it gives the author the luxury of building a depth of character that they simply can't achieve usually in a single volume.
Having Tom, the CO of the SEAL 16 team feature in the first book is a great choice. Tom is the center around which they all revolve. He is the one they all love and respect. In this first book we get first glimpses of characters who will over the course of the series become very familiar: Jazz, Wildcard, Johnny Nilsson, Chief Stan etc.
And this brings me to Sam and Alyssa. This is the book where we first meet Sam and Alyssa, the breakout couple of the series. Their angsty romance runs in the background for the next four books until book six when they get their own story. Even back when I read the book for the first time, not knowing what Brockmann had in store for S&A, I knew these two had chemistry. I like it when a writer plants these little seeds early on so that you can watch something grow over time. Brockmann is great at that and it is part of what makes this series a must read for me.
I highly recommend.
I can still remember the first time I read this book. It seemed like the typical romance with a little something extra. Tom and Kelly at first glance seem like the same run of the mill couple that you've read about a million times, but by the middle of their story I was sold. On them, on series and on the author.
The blend of action, romance between Tom & Kelly and Mallory & David (I love them!) was perfectly balanced with the story of Charles, Joe & Cybele during WWII. While this is not my favorite book in the series it is a great opener and lays the foundation of what has become one of the Must Read series for me. I only wish, and will keep wishing, that we get a glimpse of Mallory & David in a future book.
The blend of action, romance between Tom & Kelly and Mallory & David (I love them!) was perfectly balanced with the story of Charles, Joe & Cybele during WWII. While this is not my favorite book in the series it is a great opener and lays the foundation of what has become one of the Must Read series for me. I only wish, and will keep wishing, that we get a glimpse of Mallory & David in a future book.
The Brockmann formula to a satisfying read:
Funny one liners. Everyone's a comedian in Brockmann's world.
Regular intervals of interrupted romantic moments to ratchet up the tension.
Multiple couplings and side stories, not all romantic.
Flashbacks. Really not my thing, but Brockmann deftly writes them to further the story rather than a using them to add angst and drama.
I've not read more than two books by Brockmann, but both were very similar in these elements. Will every book by her contain this formula, and if so, will I tire of it?
Funny one liners. Everyone's a comedian in Brockmann's world.
Regular intervals of interrupted romantic moments to ratchet up the tension.
Multiple couplings and side stories, not all romantic.
Flashbacks. Really not my thing, but Brockmann deftly writes them to further the story rather than a using them to add angst and drama.
I've not read more than two books by Brockmann, but both were very similar in these elements. Will every book by her contain this formula, and if so, will I tire of it?
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced