Oddly enough, just before I read this book I read a true story called Robert's Ridge. It's about a failed SEAL mission in Afghanistan. The mission described in the front of this novel is taken almost directly from that action. Turns out the rest of the books in this series also all start with the Robert's Ridge situation.

I liked this book okay. It wasn't as good as the second one for me though. It wandered a bit and the SEAL didn't do much spec ops stuff. ( )

Freefall
3 Stars

Suffering in the aftermath of separate traumatic experiences, Sabrina Swann and Zach Tremayne both return to their small home town to find solace in the safe and the familiar. Unfortunately, their newfound peace is shattered and their budding relationship put to the test when a vicious serial killer with a disturbing agenda starts preying on those around them.

More of a contemporary romance with a SEAL hero than romantic suspense although the serial killer plot adds an extra dimension to the tension.

Small town romances are usually a favorite of mine, but for some reason, the atmosphere in this one is somewhat stifling. Perhaps it is the undercurrent of racism running throughout and the secrets that various townspeople are concealing, which contributes to this darker vibe.

Zach and Sabrina are an engaging couple and their romance is steamy albeit predictable. The serial killer is quite perverted and disturbing although it is rather easy to figure out his identity and motivation.

The biggest problem with the book is the pacing which is choppy with abrupt segues from one POV to another. Moreover, there is a secondary plotline involving Zach's disastrous mission that doesn't mesh well with the rest of the story and ends on a rather anti-climactic note.

All in all, not too bad for a first book and I will read more by this author. ( )

Will read other books by this author but a little too harlequin. ( )

sabrina comes back to her home town after been a victom of a terro attack bombing and meets your childhood carsh Zach that cannot stop thinking about. Zach after seen her also starts been interested even though he has his past to get over. ( )

While the blurb on the cover said "...will appeal to Nora Roberts fans.", it didn't. I didn't get the same emotional pull and figured out who the bad guy was half-way through the book. I stayed the course and finished the book, but will not rush out to get the next in this series. ( )