I can't say I liked this much at all. Okay not exactly true. I didn't mind the first 50% or so. That was alright. Not great, but not terrible. And then they had sex and all of a sudden Dylan is sending her away and ignoring the three years they've worked together and her skillset and it was bullshit. I really didn't like him at all at that point. Even when they made up I just wasn't feeling it. Plus the whole reveal about his ex-lover, Shannon who was a victim of Jack's? just didn't work for me. I feel like it would've come up with his supposed best friend at some point in the last three years.

I wasn't the biggest fan of Rachel either. I didn't really get any real or strong feelings from her. The chemistry between them was pretty meh. I didn't see what she saw in him or what he saw in her. The mystery was alright but something was missing. I think it was the characters - there wasn't the same camaraderie of teammates that was present in the rest of the series and it just didn't work for me.

So not the best book in the series. 2 stars. ( )

Very good book that started with action and never stopped. It starts with Rachel, a military lawyer, held captive by a man she thought she was in love with, but who had been hired to kill her. She was rescued by agents of he EOD, one of whom was Dylan Foxx. He swore to her then that she was safe and he would make sure she stayed that way. Shortly after that, Rachel herself joined the EOD and became part of Dylan's team. They became partners and very good friends.

What Rachel didn't know was that Dylan felt more than friendship for her. He has been attracted to her from the beginning, but has worked hard to maintain their professional relationship. He was doing a god job keeping himself under control until the killer returned, determined to finish what he had started. With the stress of knowing that she's in the crosshairs again, Rachel realizes that she's feeling more than just comfort from partner and friend Dylan. She's always known he was sexy, but suddenly her hormones are getting in on the action too.

I loved the relationship between Dylan and Rachel. There is definitely a mutual respect on their professional sides. Rachel is well aware of his capabilities as he has saved her life on more than one occasion. Dylan knows what Rachel can do, as he trained her himself. But when "Jack" returns and Rachel is in danger, Dylan's feelings for Rachel overcome his ability to see what she can do and he goes a bit overboard in trying to protect her. I loved seeing her insist on her own involvement in whatever actions are planned. When Dylan goes too far in his efforts to protect her, and Rachel finds out why, she feels hurt and betrayed. I really liked seeing Dylan realize what he had done and then try to figure out how to fix it. He learns a lot about himself thanks to her.

The suspense of the story was fantastic. The first encounter with "Jack" definitely shows just how awful he is. But there's also a hint that his treatment of Rachel is different than the way he handled his other victims. When he reappears three years later to finish what he started, that obsession is even more obvious. I liked the part that Noelle, the profiler, played in giving insight to the way that "Jack" was behaving. There were some very interesting twists to his actions and the motivations behind them. The final confrontations were intense and had me on the edge of my seat as I waited to see if everyone was going to make it through to the end. I liked the epilogue and its setup for the next book. ( )