Forged by Secrets (Deadly Isles Special Ops, book 3) by Amy McKinley – Review by Angela Shirley

Forged by Secrets by Amy McKinley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Malina has kept her distance from her High School crush but one is all it takes for her to be completely smitten with him but as they say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Can it really be that simple?

Malina is working for the Navy Seals and in her darkest dreams would she believe that she would also see her High School Crush Tyler within that environment but one night of too much alcohol and lost inhibitions and his fantasy becomes a reality, then the cold light of day hits her and she returns to normal and tries to ignore Ty as nothing had happened.

Tyler has had a magical night with the Malina in Vegas but she has become offish to him once they are back but he can’t get it out of his head so when he returns back from a mission and finds she is accused of treason and is missing his only instinct is to find her and protect her.

I have read all the books in this series and I was wondering if Tyler would get his time in the limelight as he has always had a bubbling storyline in the other two books, although this is a series each book can be read as a stand-alone story. I loved the chemistry between these two characters and the story ebbs and flows through and is such a page turner. As I have said I have loved the character of Ty in the previous books and this shows the vulnerable side and I’m so glad that he has found a woman in Malina who is smart and a strong character in her own right.

I love the way Amy portrays her female characters with just enough vulnerability to need rescuing but with smarts and intelligence to be an equal to the Alpha males’ roles which just makes reading. I hope there is another book in this series and we get to see all the characters mature into their relationships. I recommend this story and this story so you will not be disappointed.

Reviewed by Angela Shirley