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thenia 's review for:
Under the Wire
by Cindy Gerard
My least favorite book of the series so far, party due to the fact that it contains not just one but a few tropes that I'm not particularly fond of. One of them is the big age gap between the hero and heroine, another is the huge misunderstanding after assumptions are made and although it's not exactly a trope, I'm not particularly fond of the "latin lover" character either.
Manny and Lily had a fiery affair in Nicaragua, Manny's home and Lily's volunteering site. Circumstances and a persistent Manny lead them to bed straight away, and although there's chemistry between them, I wasn't feeling it from the beginning.
Shit happens and there's a "huge misunderstanding" and their paths diverge, with Lily believing Manny to be dead, while he believes that she betrayed him.
Years pass and the two meet again unexpectedly, rekindling Manny's hatred for her and confusing Lily, who has no idea for the reason behind it. Things get more complicated when their son, who has been spending the summer on a volunteer mission in Sri Lanka, and whose existence Manny wasn't even aware of, is kidnapped by insurgents.
Desperate to get her son back, Lily goes to Manny for help, and he in turn enlists the help of his badass friends to launch a rescue mission. Lily tags along and the two get a second chance together.
There's action and danger, and heated scenes between the two, as well as scenes from their son Adam's point of view, but although the story is engaging, I just wasn't feeling it.
All's well that ends well with our heroes, and they eventually get their happily ever after, all but Dallas, whose story follows in Into the Dark.
Previous book reviews:
✦ Over the Line (The Bodyguards, #4)
✦ To the Brink (The Bodyguards, #3)
✦ To the Limit (The Bodyguards, #2)
✦ To the Edge (The Bodyguards, #1)
Manny and Lily had a fiery affair in Nicaragua, Manny's home and Lily's volunteering site. Circumstances and a persistent Manny lead them to bed straight away, and although there's chemistry between them, I wasn't feeling it from the beginning.
Shit happens and there's a "huge misunderstanding" and their paths diverge, with Lily believing Manny to be dead, while he believes that she betrayed him.
Years pass and the two meet again unexpectedly, rekindling Manny's hatred for her and confusing Lily, who has no idea for the reason behind it. Things get more complicated when their son, who has been spending the summer on a volunteer mission in Sri Lanka, and whose existence Manny wasn't even aware of, is kidnapped by insurgents.
Desperate to get her son back, Lily goes to Manny for help, and he in turn enlists the help of his badass friends to launch a rescue mission. Lily tags along and the two get a second chance together.
There's action and danger, and heated scenes between the two, as well as scenes from their son Adam's point of view, but although the story is engaging, I just wasn't feeling it.
All's well that ends well with our heroes, and they eventually get their happily ever after, all but Dallas, whose story follows in Into the Dark.
Previous book reviews:
✦ Over the Line (The Bodyguards, #4)
✦ To the Brink (The Bodyguards, #3)
✦ To the Limit (The Bodyguards, #2)
✦ To the Edge (The Bodyguards, #1)