Chance Encounter is the second book in the LCR Elite series, but really this book continues the long running Last Chance Rescue series.
Kacie Dane has made a name for herself as a wholesome, girl-next-door model while running her charity foundation for victims of abuse and neglect. All the while, she is hiding a secret that has come back to haunt her. She knows the man who held her for months is dead, but several messages saying that he is coming for her make her start to doubt what she knows to be true. Her friends at LCR immediately start an investigation and assign new recruit and former pro football star, Brennan Sinclair to be Kacie's bodyguard. Kacie and Brennan are attracted to one another, but both Kacie and Brennan have secrets in their past that could prevent them from finding happiness together.
This is another good LCR novel. Both characters have baggage that they must overcome as well as the threat that follows Kacie wherever she goes. Both characters were likable and their actions were easy to understand. A couple of major twists at the end enhance an already good story. Overall, an entertaining read. ( )

I loved that Ms Reece brought back a character from a previous book to give her story closure. Now of course she put her and her LCR protector through hell before that but that makes a great suspense.

For those that don’t know, Kendra Carson/Kacie Dane story began in No Chance (Last Chance Rescue #4). She was Skylar’s model friend who was kidnapped and drugged and raped repeatedly by Skylar’s sick and perverted uncle.

Now five years later she has changed her name and appearance and is working her way up in the modeling industry again. She still suffers from nightmares but refuses to let what happened to her in the past define her. That is until she starts getting creepy messages from a man she knows to be dead.

Brennan Sinclair is new to the LCR Elite team and his first assignment is to be Kacie’s bodyguard. Brennan past was a horribly sad and tragic and has left some pretty deep scars. Kacie and Brennan are like two sides of a coin – they both had traumatic past but Kacie still choose to see the good in people and life where as Brennan was very cynical and trusted very few. Neither had even thought about getting involved with anyone since their tragedies but their sorrow seems to bind them during their time together.

As the book went along with the LCR team trying to find out who was harassing Kacie by sending her sick reminders of her time in captivity your page turning wondering who is going to be the person behind it and why. Ms Reece as always has a twisted mind and the revelations are shocking.

I’m so glad she is continuing this series and even bringing back past characters we’ve met. It’s always a joy to get to see the past LCR characters and I look forward to many more books in this series.
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