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jemifraser's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it! A few of my favourite authors and some new authors I'm going to be reading from now on! So many great stories with strong and likeable characters. A great read!
jaimereadsromance's review against another edition
4.0
I've always loved a good military romance so getting a bunch of them in one book is awesome and the icing on the top of the cake is that the proceeds from this book go to Wounded Warriors. This anthology holds a special place in my heart due to the fact that my husband is a Wounded Warrior.
I didn't review every story but here's my take on my two favorites.
Hot as Hell by Julie Ann Walker
4 Stars
Panic Rooms, passion and pythons!!
This story was short and sweet, just like I like them. Adding this author to my Authors to Explore list.
War Games (An Endgame Ops Novella) by Lea Griffith
5 Stars
This story was my favorite!! Rook was extremely sexy and I wouldn't mind a growl or two in my direction. There was just something about how scary and dangerous he seemed. When Olivia describes him, I immediately imagined the Incredible Hulk. I also loved how brave and strong Olivia was to take on the task of clearing his name and honoring her brothers memory. I actually want more of Rook and Olivia but I guess I will have to settle for reading something else from this author.
I didn't review every story but here's my take on my two favorites.
Hot as Hell by Julie Ann Walker
4 Stars
Panic Rooms, passion and pythons!!
This story was short and sweet, just like I like them. Adding this author to my Authors to Explore list.
War Games (An Endgame Ops Novella) by Lea Griffith
5 Stars
This story was my favorite!! Rook was extremely sexy and I wouldn't mind a growl or two in my direction. There was just something about how scary and dangerous he seemed. When Olivia describes him, I immediately imagined the Incredible Hulk. I also loved how brave and strong Olivia was to take on the task of clearing his name and honoring her brothers memory. I actually want more of Rook and Olivia but I guess I will have to settle for reading something else from this author.
littleread1's review against another edition
4.0
Several fun short stories to give you your contemporary hero fix. Men and women, wounded in service, all looking to find their happy endings. Some of these stories are cheesy, but most are fantastic and moving. I am always amazed when an author can make me feel things with a short story. It was also fantastic to get a sample of several authors I've been meaning to get to. Because of this they have moved up my TBR!
labraden's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this anthology with all proceeds going to The Wounded Warrior Project. I'd never read anything by Lea Griffith before, but I loved "War Games." Finding more of her work will now be a priority for me. M. L. Buchman's "NSDQ" really tugged at my heartstrings, but Anne Elizabeth's "SEALed with Passion" was disappointing.
prgchrqltma's review against another edition
3.0
For the authors that I read (Walker, Mann, Buchman), these stories were reasonable starter examples. The other authors didn't excite me, though. Lea Griffith is a possible.
beckymmoe's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, so I might be a teensy bit biased here.
It's possible I saw the words "Suzanne Brockmann" and "Troubleshooters novella" and me loving this book was a forgone conclusion. Especially when a closer look revealed the words "M.L. Buchman" and "Night Stalkers".
Yep. I was a goner.
Such a fantastic collection--most work fine as standalones, and serve as great intros the the authors' series--and all to benefit a great cause! It's possible I might have two copies--one in print and one in ebook. Maybe ;)
"Hot as Hell" (A Deep Six novella) by Julie Ann Walker--My first read by Ms. Walker, though I own several of her Black Knights, Inc. books. I don't have any of her Deep Six books yet, but that is going to change--soon. "Hot as Hell" is the story of several intense (in more than one way!) hours inside the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan for the ambassador's secretary and the SEAL who comes to her rescue. Including some darn memorable "hot as hell" moments in the embassy's panic room...
A Navy SEAL who knows his figurative language ("But before he could respond to that ridiculous bit of alliterative nonsense--python he packed in his pants? Jesus--his cell phone came to life in his hand") and a Star Wars reference ("Luke, I am your father") ensure this isn't going to be my last read in this series.
Rating: 4 stars / A-
"In Plain Sight" (An Elite Force novella) by Catherine Mann--Again, I've got several of Ms. Mann's books. Again, I have yet to read any of them. Clearly I am not spending my time wisely...I'm adding this series to my TBR pronto as well.
Stacey and Gavin were childhood best friends and sweethearts, but were separated by time and circumstance. Things have changed so much for both of them in the meantime, and now Stacey's life's in danger. Can he save her--or will they possibly be able to save each other?
Rating: 4 stars / B+
"Torn" (A Protect and Serve novella) by Kate SeRine--a new-to-me author that is another new addition to the TBR list. A friends-to-lovers story (yay!)--Joe and Sadie have each carried a secret torch for the other for years, but neither wanted to risk their relationship by acting on it. But a brush with death has a way of clarifying things...
Rating: 4 stars / B
"War Games" (An Endgame Ops novella) by Lea Griffith--ends with a happy-for-now for the hero and heroine, but the novella itself serves as an intro to the author's brand new series. The main problem the characters are dealing is nowhere close to any kind of resolution at the story's conclusion. It's an awesome set-up--it drew me right in from the first page--but we have to wait until January 2016 (!) for its continuation.
Sigh...
Rating: 4 stars / A-
"Beauty and the Marine" by Tina Wainscott is a fun twist on the Beauty and the Beast story--with a fake reality show (complete with models competing to be the best redneck chick) slash real undercover op.
Sadly, it's missing the awesome library from the Disney version (my favorite part, obviously) but it's still a sweet story. My favorite line? "Griff, I don't want a guy who looks good. I want a guy who is good."
Happy sigh.
But I will never go handfishing. [shudder]
Rating: 4 stars / B+
"NSDQ" (A Night Stalkers novella) by M.L. Buchman--I am shamefully behind in this series, a shortcoming I intend to fix when the semester's over. "NSDQ" (Night Stalkers Don't Quit) definitely gives you a taste of the series, but since the main characters aren't active members of the Night Stalkers team for the bulk of the story, it's a great place to whet your appetite.
I absolutely loved that the heroine's name is Lois Lang (nickname "Superwoman" and later and even better, "woman of steel") and the hero is Clark--Kendall Clark, anyway. (AKA "Superboy", of course.) Just too perfect--and a great story to boot.
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
"SEALed with Passion" by Anne Elizabeth--really the only story of the whole bunch that didn't work for me. The idea behind it is solid--it even incorporates the Wounded Warrior Project, which was a nice touch--but the execution was lacking. Stilted conversation, both internal and external, characters who acted like they were in junior high, and not a whole heck of a lot of believable chemistry between the hero and heroine made this one just a meh read.
Rating: 2 1/2 stars / D+
"Home Fire Inferno (Burn, Baby Burn!)" (A Troubleshooters novella)--I would have bought the book for this story alone. Heck, I think I would have bought two copies for this story alone...
I loved the glimpse into life between the novels that this story offered. An amazing number of the Troubleshooters characters manage to show up in this one, for a totally worthy cause--and it was so much fun to read. If you've read the other books in the series, you'll love this one. If you haven't, you won't quite understand all the dynamics between the characters, but it will still give you a definite flavor for the series as a whole.
One of my favorite lines, courtesy of Izzy Zanella, thinking about how to deal with pregnant women--"It was essential, always, to have salt-free soda crackers at hand. And the sympathetic words, I know you feel exhausted/nauseous/awful/homicidal. I'm so sorry, baby. How can I help? were also good to keep near the tip of one's baby-making tongue."
True dat.
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review. And then I went out and bought two more...
It's possible I saw the words "Suzanne Brockmann" and "Troubleshooters novella" and me loving this book was a forgone conclusion. Especially when a closer look revealed the words "M.L. Buchman" and "Night Stalkers".
Yep. I was a goner.
Such a fantastic collection--most work fine as standalones, and serve as great intros the the authors' series--and all to benefit a great cause! It's possible I might have two copies--one in print and one in ebook. Maybe ;)
"Hot as Hell" (A Deep Six novella) by Julie Ann Walker--My first read by Ms. Walker, though I own several of her Black Knights, Inc. books. I don't have any of her Deep Six books yet, but that is going to change--soon. "Hot as Hell" is the story of several intense (in more than one way!) hours inside the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan for the ambassador's secretary and the SEAL who comes to her rescue. Including some darn memorable "hot as hell" moments in the embassy's panic room...
A Navy SEAL who knows his figurative language ("But before he could respond to that ridiculous bit of alliterative nonsense--python he packed in his pants? Jesus--his cell phone came to life in his hand") and a Star Wars reference ("Luke, I am your father") ensure this isn't going to be my last read in this series.
Rating: 4 stars / A-
"In Plain Sight" (An Elite Force novella) by Catherine Mann--Again, I've got several of Ms. Mann's books. Again, I have yet to read any of them. Clearly I am not spending my time wisely...I'm adding this series to my TBR pronto as well.
Stacey and Gavin were childhood best friends and sweethearts, but were separated by time and circumstance. Things have changed so much for both of them in the meantime, and now Stacey's life's in danger. Can he save her--or will they possibly be able to save each other?
Rating: 4 stars / B+
"Torn" (A Protect and Serve novella) by Kate SeRine--a new-to-me author that is another new addition to the TBR list. A friends-to-lovers story (yay!)--Joe and Sadie have each carried a secret torch for the other for years, but neither wanted to risk their relationship by acting on it. But a brush with death has a way of clarifying things...
Rating: 4 stars / B
"War Games" (An Endgame Ops novella) by Lea Griffith--ends with a happy-for-now for the hero and heroine, but the novella itself serves as an intro to the author's brand new series. The main problem the characters are dealing is nowhere close to any kind of resolution at the story's conclusion. It's an awesome set-up--it drew me right in from the first page--but we have to wait until January 2016 (!) for its continuation.
Sigh...
Rating: 4 stars / A-
"Beauty and the Marine" by Tina Wainscott is a fun twist on the Beauty and the Beast story--with a fake reality show (complete with models competing to be the best redneck chick) slash real undercover op.
Sadly, it's missing the awesome library from the Disney version (my favorite part, obviously) but it's still a sweet story. My favorite line? "Griff, I don't want a guy who looks good. I want a guy who is good."
Happy sigh.
But I will never go handfishing. [shudder]
Rating: 4 stars / B+
"NSDQ" (A Night Stalkers novella) by M.L. Buchman--I am shamefully behind in this series, a shortcoming I intend to fix when the semester's over. "NSDQ" (Night Stalkers Don't Quit) definitely gives you a taste of the series, but since the main characters aren't active members of the Night Stalkers team for the bulk of the story, it's a great place to whet your appetite.
I absolutely loved that the heroine's name is Lois Lang (nickname "Superwoman" and later and even better, "woman of steel") and the hero is Clark--Kendall Clark, anyway. (AKA "Superboy", of course.) Just too perfect--and a great story to boot.
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
"SEALed with Passion" by Anne Elizabeth--really the only story of the whole bunch that didn't work for me. The idea behind it is solid--it even incorporates the Wounded Warrior Project, which was a nice touch--but the execution was lacking. Stilted conversation, both internal and external, characters who acted like they were in junior high, and not a whole heck of a lot of believable chemistry between the hero and heroine made this one just a meh read.
Rating: 2 1/2 stars / D+
"Home Fire Inferno (Burn, Baby Burn!)" (A Troubleshooters novella)--I would have bought the book for this story alone. Heck, I think I would have bought two copies for this story alone...
I loved the glimpse into life between the novels that this story offered. An amazing number of the Troubleshooters characters manage to show up in this one, for a totally worthy cause--and it was so much fun to read. If you've read the other books in the series, you'll love this one. If you haven't, you won't quite understand all the dynamics between the characters, but it will still give you a definite flavor for the series as a whole.
One of my favorite lines, courtesy of Izzy Zanella, thinking about how to deal with pregnant women--"It was essential, always, to have salt-free soda crackers at hand. And the sympathetic words, I know you feel exhausted/nauseous/awful/homicidal. I'm so sorry, baby. How can I help? were also good to keep near the tip of one's baby-making tongue."
True dat.
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review. And then I went out and bought two more...
nariko's review
5.0
Read:
NSDQ / Buchman, M. L.
In plain sight / Mann, Catherine
Haven't gotten around to the others yet, but I enjoyed the two that I have.
NSDQ / Buchman, M. L.
In plain sight / Mann, Catherine
Haven't gotten around to the others yet, but I enjoyed the two that I have.
laura_sorensen's review
2.0
To be clear, I only read the Brockmann story, and it was a hot mess, but a hot mess that contained Izzy and Eden and Jenk and Senior Chief (squee!) and Gillman and Kelly, and if it had had Mike Muldoon, I probably would have died a happy woman.
abercrombie1986's review
5.0
I only read the Brockmann short story and it was exactly what I expected.
animation's review
5.0
This is a perfect book to find new authors and series, plus the proceeds go to a good cause. Some of the stand outs for me: Tina Wainscott, Lea Griffith, and of course Suzanne Brockmann.
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