A review by labraden
High Risk by Vivian Arend

3.0

High Risk was a disappointment for me. The set up for this first book in the Adrenaline Search and Rescue series was a rescue team based in the Canadian Rockies. Their leader, Marcus, had lost his hand in a previous incident. His former lover, Becki, comes back to work with Marcus's brother as a teacher in his climbing school. She has suffered a recent tragedy of her own in a climbing incident that she can't remember. This book was labeled romantic suspense, but the only real suspense was how many times Marcus and Becki would have sex before she finally remembered all the details of the climbing accident that took the life of her partner. Obviously Arend spent time researching rock climbing and rescue. The book was well written; the sex scenes very sensual and erotic, but the actual "meat" of the story was told over just a few pages. I'm not sure if I want to continue this series.