Secure Heart (Chase Security Series #3) by R.L. Dunn – Review by Jennifer Gordon

Secure Heart (Chase Security Series Book 3)Secure Heart by R.L. Dunn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel which although book three in the ‘Chase Security Series’ can be read as a standalone story. However some of the characters do crossover as the series is about the Chase brothers and their team. Having read the previous books I was looking forward to this one and was not disappointed. ‘Secure Heart’, is Julian and Holly’s story, and former Navy SEAL and widower Julian “Smooth” Dupart is the new head of the Chase Group in San Diego and is “breaking up” with his bottle of bourbon. Indie performing artist Holly Dupree Morrison had an abusive childhood followed by abusive relationships. Sadly her four year old daughter Sadie who has a compromised heart needs surgery after taking bad medication from the Chase Group Health Center. Meanwhile, Julian has discovered that his company had been distributing substandard and counterfeit medication. Holly is forced to hire Chase Security when a stalker nearly kills her and a remorseful Julian vows to protect her and Sadie.

Cheerful and sassy Sadie steals Julians heart and so does her Mum but he worries that he can’t face loosing Sadie to the same illness that his wife died from. Holly is concerned about trusting her heart to Julian despite their shared chemistry and mutual attraction. It’s not just Holly who finds herself in danger as someone seems out to get Julian and Chase Security as well. In the background San Diego has a serial kidnapper on the loose who tortures women and abducts their children. Julian and his colleagues have to discover how the threats to Holly and the threats to the company are connected to the kidnapper and work out how to stop them before anymore women and children are taken.

This was an eventful novel which was full of drama, suspense and of course romance. The storyline had me hooked from start to finish and the plot kept me gripped wanting to find out how it was all going to end. I loved the main characters, Julian, Holly and Sadie and how the relationships developed between all three of them. The chemistry between Julian and Holly really came across and I liked how their tentative romance developed throughout the story. An enjoyable and engaging book which I recommend.

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