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Wounded US Marine
Reckless Reporter
Human Trafficking
Deadly Betrayals
An Epic Love Story
RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT
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“We’re
unconventional, remember? A Marine and a reporter falling in love in a warzone
was pretty unrealistic, too, yet we did it.
We couldn’t get enough of each other, that’s what I remember.” She
slithered her hips closer to the edge of the counter, the heels of her boots
resting on the arms of his wheelchair. “You want to touch me and guess what? I
want you to touch me, too.”
Oh,
yeah, he wanted to touch her. Taste her. Bite her. Fuck her. If he did any of
the things he wanted to do, that would seal the deal, reunite them, and he
wasn’t sure he wanted to be anyone’s husband.
“You’re
bad for me.” He bit her knee while his fingers slid down the zipper of the
boot. “You’re gonna send me over the deep end. Is that your plan? To have me
committed?”
“I
never tell my plans.” She drank from the bottle of ouzo and he briefly wondered
when she’d grabbed it.
He
removed first one boot and then the other until her legs were bared and open in
front of him. He’d always loved her shapely legs, the way the muscles curved,
the way her skin felt beneath his fingers. He ran his hands over them, always
so smooth, and cherished her compliance.
She
held the bottle down to him and he took a drink without looking away from her
face. He loved that she was equal parts naughty and nice, half badass and half
angel. The liquor burned his throat, reminded him that he had most definitely
survived.
“I
can’t make you any promises,” he said before licking the inside of her thigh.
“I
wouldn’t believe them anyway.”
From the back cover...
Coming home again isn't always easy. Colonel Michael Cedars
and reporter Hope Shane fell in love in a warzone, but then the world blew up
and splintered their lives in two.
Sometimes heroes fall and take the ones they love down with
them. A Marine accustomed to giving orders, Michael struggles to find his role
in civilian life. Wounded, he faces new battles as he learns to walk again,
struggles with wartime ghosts, and questions his abilities as a husband.
But theirs is a love worth fighting for—and Hope Shane
doesn't surrender. An investigative reporter, she's hot on the trail of a human
trafficking ring. Danger intensifies as she gets closer to the truth, but the
human traffickers know her weakness.
Will Michael become her Achilles Heel? Will her reckless
disregard for rules shatter the fragile bonds of their marriage once and for
all? Is he still the hero she married or has he become a liability that could
get them both killed?
What some of the reviews say...
5 stars Extremely talented
By
ChristophFischerBooks
Although this book is marketed as
romantic suspense it also covers some serious issues, such as people
trafficking and post-traumatic stress disorder, adding further depth to a book
that is rich in plot and personal conflict already. Nothing prepared me for the
literary quality of this novel. Regular romance and suspense fans get more than
enough here to be satisfied by the great chemistry between the main characters
and the intriguing story lines. However, if you - like myself - want a little
bit more out of a book than you will find it in the well-handled and insightful
passages about trafficking and PSD, issues that are handled with care rather
than in an exploitative or decorative manner.
Easton clearly
cares about what she writes and it pays dividends, her book is surprisingly
impressive and certainly recommended.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gritty At Times, Realistic, With
An Immensely Satisfying Romance and Mystery
By
J. Faltys "Joder"
By the end of
Reckless Endangerment I can sum it up by saying it's
Triple-H......heartbreaking, heartwarming, and heartpounding. It's full of
likable and fully fleshed-out characters, realistically depicted issues related
to the aftermath of war, and it presented a fast-paced mystery surrounding
human trafficking that kept me on the edge of my seat. It shows that atrocities
not only occur in faraway lands but outside our front door as well. As two
people deal both mentally and physically with the hand war dealt them it's only
through love and acceptance that true healing can begin and a HEA can be fully
achieved.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read
By
Sglas
I
love this book! The author did a great job of writing a contempary novel with
all the twists and turns that make it impossible for you to put the book down!!
I am really impressed with the author's use of hard hitting problems facing
today's society and intergrating them into the story line. This is not just
another cookie cutter, predictable romance!! I highly recommend this book for
all who looking for a novel with a little something extra! 
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