Rating: 4.25/5

I don't know why I picked that one from the series, but boy I'm glad I did! Kell is everything an alpha-hero needs to be and Emily, though she was treated by everyone like she was a fragile princess, certainly didn't act like one.

I enjoyed it very much and now I can't start the series from the beginning because I'm itching to read Ian's story; I couldn't help but fall for him... ( )

dope reading. i love kell. can't wait to see what happens to Ian. ( )

Senator's daughter and the SEAL who is assigned to guard her. They've been hot for each other for awhile, now the heat is turned up and they come together. While trying to keep her safe.
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Hidden Agendas
3.5 Stars

Tired of her father’s overprotectiveness and interference in her romantic relationships, Emily Stanton wants more for her life. Enter Navy SEAL, Kell Krieger, the one man Emily has always wanted, but could never have … until now, when a dangerous drug lord has set his sights on her and Kell is the only one standing in his way…

The best installment in a series that has been pretty lackluster.

Kell and Emily have sensual and steamy chemistry alongside an emotional attachment that has been missing in the previous books. Although Kell’s backstory is more detailed than that of the heroes in the first two books, it still isn’t as developed as it should be. Nevertheless, it adds another layer of depth to his character and does more to explain his possessiveness than Reno’s and Clint’s.

Emily desire for independence and her new found backbone make her a likable heroine. She does have one or two TSTL moments but considering the circumstances she can be forgiven.

The suspense plot has some good twists and turns although I’m still unclear as to Fuentes’s true agenda. Moreover, are we suddenly supposed to see him as the lesser of evils because there are some heinous crimes that he will not commit?

The identity of Fuentes’s son came as no surprise though and it will be interesting ton see where Leigh takes this in the next book.
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Oh boy is this book steamy!! Loved the hottie in uniform and the spunky girl! ( )