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Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May – Review by Kerry Carr

Courage of UsCourage of Us by Brooke May
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a beautifully written story about love, losing love, challenges of life and never forgetting your first love. The characters are so well written that you can’t help feeling every piece of emotion through them.

Duke and Patience have been friends for years and with all their other friends leaving to join the army, navy and airforce Patience is content in the knowledge that she and Duke are staying together. Or so she thinks.

The night after graduation Duke just disappears without an explanation or a word of goodbye. Patience is heartbroken at this betrayal but moves on with her life.

Fast forward and Patience is in a loveless marriage with an abusive partner and she has lost herself completely. When she finally has the courage to leave she had to build herself back up and learn again who she is.

Meanwhile Duke is medically discharged from the Marines and he is returning home. Can he rebuild the relationship between himself and Patience? Will she ever forgive him for just leaving her? And when he sees Patience has become a shadow of the girl she was can he help build her back up? It’s not going to be easy as both of them are damaged and need fixing but is their first love strong enough to fix them both.

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Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May – Review by Shelly Kittell

Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1)Courage of Us by Brooke May
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Patience and Duke have been friends since diapers. They are yin to yang for each other. The challenge is that they don’t know they are in love with each other. Once summer after graduation changes everything….fast forward to a few years later and they meet up again. Can the love and friendship be rekindled? I found myself rooting for them. As they face challenges ahead, they don’t give up on each other and they just chug along Well-written and very realistic, the author kept this smooth and easy-flowing like a summer river.

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Courage Of Us (Code of Honor Book 1 ) by Brooke May – Review by Laura-Jane Minnie

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Courage of us is about two childhood best friends who never tell each other that they love the other, they keeping missing their moments, so they go their separate ways after high school. They end up going on different paths until years later when Duke returns from the marines and knows he wants Patience in his life again but only problem is she is married. Can they both over come the trauma they have been through and save each other? This book was great, it draws you in and the characters are brilliant

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Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May – Review by Desiree Ottinger

Courage of UsCourage of Us by Brooke May
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I truly enjoyed reading this! I probably felt a little more attached to it since it was a military guy and his girl. I loved the description of the town, the parents’ (on both sides) involvement, and how Patience got back to herself before moving on from her loveless marriage. May did a fantastic job of making Duke redeem himself before getting the girl!

It says book 1, which means there should be more in this series! My hope is that it’s about the rest of their guy friends and finding love!

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Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May – Review by Samantha Snow

Courage of UsCourage of Us by Brooke May
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Courage of Us is book one in it’s series. It is such a great story that you can very easily get lost in! I know I did! The characters are realistic and so believable. The story felt so real, it was full of feelings and emotions, chemistry, poorly made decisions, forgiveness and second chances. It was just beautifully written and such a great, amazing read. I highly recommend giving this a read. I’m very eager to read more from the series.

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Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May – Review by Tracy Wilkin

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Courage of Us is book one in the Code of Honor series by Brooke May. It is a gripping second chance story that pulled at the heartstrings. Patience and Duke share past and their journey is one of being lost, discovering an inner strength and determination to live a wonderful life, courage to carry on and fight for your wants and desires. It was easy to be captured by their story and captivated by their attraction and chemistry. The path was tumultuous, the feelings intense, the passion palpable, the ending sublime. A clever and heartfelt love story that will stay in my thoughts and leave its mark. 4 stars.

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Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May – Review by Rayne East

Courage of UsCourage of Us by Brooke May
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Friends to lovers and second chances
This was an easy, quick-read with good character and story development. Told in dual POV, I connected with both characters. The author does a brilliant job of putting a unique twist on what could have been a predictable romance story. This is the first book I have read from Brooke May and I will definitely be checking out more of her work. She does a fantastic job of drawing the reader into the story. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.

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Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May – Review by Ashley Dover

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Patience LaClare and Duke Michaels had been best friends since they were in diapers. Everything was looking up for them as they graduated from high school. Patience was ready to drop her high school boyfriend and profess her love for Duke. But all that changed the day after graduation when Duke left Centennial, Montana to join the Marine Corps.

Seven years later, Duke is returning to Centennial after being medically discharged from the Corps. Suffering from PTSD, he knows that he still needs help from a therapist and medication. He left years ago hoping to come back from the love of his life, Patience. Instead, she had married her high school boyfriend, and so Duke stayed away.

Brooke May tells a story of love and loss in the Courage of Us. The story is written beautifully. The characters in the book are inspiring and relatable. I loved reading this book as I can relate to Patience, and her desire to be her own person after losing so much in life

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Courage of Us by Brooke May – Review by Jules Herbert

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Courage of Us is the story of Patience and Duke, teenage best friends, who both want to be more but as most teenagers do, they don’t communicate that to each other and life takes them on different paths.
Fast forward a few years, Duke returns to town after years away in the Marines and is trying to find his way in civilian life again. He is determined that Patience is going to be a big part of that. He wants her back in his life! Patience however, is also trying to find her way in the world after a bad and emotionally abusive marriage. So the big question becomes can they find their way to each other and finally be together they way they should have been all these years??? or is the pain of the past too much for both of them to make it possible.

Courage of Us by Brooke May is a wonderful read by a very talented and creative author. Her characters have heart and depth. I am really hoping that there will be more books to follow and soon. Please tell me Ms May that Chase, Holt, Decker and Ryder are going to get stories too?

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Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May – Review by Michelle Collier

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May – Review by Michelle Collier

My rating 4 out of 5

Courage of Us is the first book in the code of Honor series by Brooke May. Patience and Duke are both struggling with the consequences of the choices they made in the past. You can feel their struggles and pain. They are really a pair you cheer for. I can’t wait to read the rest of this series.

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Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May – Review by Sara Oxton

Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1)Courage of Us by Brooke May
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Courage of Us by Brooke May a beautifully broken five-star read. This is number one in the code of honor series, and I can’t wait for more, this is a different style to what I have come to love from this author, but it was still well done and just lovely. You will feel for the characters, you will want to help them and on occasion shake them. But that’s what I adore about this author, she makes you believe in the characters, and has great chemistry and pace of the story, it flows nicely and makes it such an easy read. Do not miss this start to what I am sure will be a great series.

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Broken Circle (Gray Ghost Novel Book 1) AUDIO BOOK by Amy McKinley – Review by Charlisa Wahtomy-Alba

Everything about Liv’s current life is a lie. Maybe all of it was. She was living a great life with her husband, Alexander, and selling her sculptors. When she over hears a phone call that her husband brushes off as just work she becomes suspicious. When Olivia finds out that she is expecting and tells Alex, he plans an impromptu trip to see his mother in Venezuela. While there things take a turn and Olivia discovers things about her husband that she was in the dark about. Who was her husband really? She didn’t know this man at all. She is able to make her escape and ends up with an ex SEAL named Liam. Can she trust him to keep her safe? What will happen when the bad men that are following her finally catch up with her?

I enjoy books by Amy McKinley. There is a little bit of everything in them and this one was no exception.

Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May

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Courage of Us (Code of Honor Book 1) by Brooke May
Genre – Contemporary/Military Romance
Page Count – 415 pages
Cover Designer – Dark Water Covers
Patience
Courage; a strong word Patience LaClare thought she lost the meaning to.
Lost, the word she has come to know. She lost her way in a loveless marriage and stuck in a never-ending cycle of life which lacks any form of joy.
That is all about to end, she is taking Courage back and finding who she truly is meant to be. With none of her friends close to help her, Patience finds her own way to bring her life back to something she can be proud of.
Everything is about to change.
Duke
Broken; is who Marine Duke Michaels is now. Medically discharged from the Marines, he is heading home where to Centennial, Montana and the first piece of his life fell apart.
Patience
Not just a word of one’s state of being but the girl he left. She was everything to him and he let her move on with someone else. He lives with many regrets, but none are as powerful as not fighting for Patience. But things aren’t what he thought they would be once he came home.
He discovers the shell of a girl he loved and sees she is now struggling to gain Courage once more. Duke isn’t about to let her slip through his fingers for a second time.
This time, he has his own Courage to go after what he wants.

~ AMAZON ~

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While on maternity leave with her youngest, Brooke was putting laundry away when she looked at a poem she had written in high school that was framed in her son’s bedroom. That poem triggered the idea of My Cowboy and soon she was sitting in front of her computer with her infant next to her writing her first love story that wasn’t a fanfiction.

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Heather Lovelace

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow! This book jumped off its pages!! You talk about a suspense filled romance that hits all the right notes – this is it. The characters had amazing chemistry and felt very three dimensional and intentional. I appreciated the story development and how it was well balanced in theme and timing. My only complaint is waiting for the next in the series to be released. Just an excellent read for suspense/romance lovers.

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Rosemary Martinez

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I NEED BOOK TWO!!! This was a great mystery romance. I really enjoyed it and the characters. Grant and Jordan are great, and I loved following their relationship. Their dynamic was so great and real. The mystery situation was really intriguing, and the suspense was killing me on every single page. I highly recommend and cannot wait to read the next installment!

Review by @rosemarym3483

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars
Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano

Seductive Prey is the first book in the Relentless Trilogy by Vivian Fiano. Wow what a wonderfully written Romantic Suspense that had me turning the pages till the end. I had to know what was going to happen next. Man oh Man the twists and turns had me on the edge of my seat. I’ve read other books by this author but this one is definitely my favorite yet. This is a story about Jordan and Grant, he’s a police officer by day and is also in the National Guard. His childhood wasn’t the greatest and his mission is to rid the streets of the bad guys. Jordan went into the National Guard as a way to pay for schooling her dream is to own her own dance studio some day. These two have extreme chemistry between them. When a Jordan and another employee walk into work and find a guy trying to rob them jordan goes into action and defends herself but he gets away just as the cops are showing up . Find out what happens next when they realize they’re both being watched. Can Grant save Jordan before its late? I highly recommend reading this book and I cant wait to get my hands on the next book in this Trilogy

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Heather Bass

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book I have read from this author and she blew my mind. I love a good romantic thriller but she exceeded all my expectations. This is the first book in the Relentless Trilogy. I was glued to my seat when I started to read this book. I could not put this book down until I was done. These characters drew me into their story right in the beginning. It only took me a few hours to devour this incredible book. I can’t wait to read what she writes next.

Jordan Smith goes into the Army as a National Guard to get some of her education paid for. She wants to own her own dance studio one day. Jordan meets a hot soldier she can’t seem to stop thinking about. She goes through her training and now she is home. One day Jordan goes to work and she sees some guys trying to take things from the studio. Jordan makes them leave but she still calls the cops and she is in complete shock when her hot soldier is the cop that comes to help her. Jordan and Grant start to date but then the threats start to come. She is getting stalked but who could it be? Will Jordan and Grant find out who is doing this or will it be too late?

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Rachel Moss

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano was an incredible read! I was enthralled with this novel from the very beginning. This was a steamy, interesting, suspenseful thriller of a novel. This book ends on a cliffhanger, as warned in the Synopsis, and I can’t wait to read the next installment! This book had me hanging on until the very last word and had me up reading later than I should. This is first I’ve read from this author before and I definitely can’t wait to read more in the future!

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Candida Hopper

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Seductive Prey: The Relentless Trilogy
By Vivian Fiano

This was a great read. I was pulled in from the beginning and I couldn’t put it down until I got to the end. The author did an excellent job at keeping me on the edge of my seat with the suspense. I became completely invested in Grant and Jordan, wanting everything to work out for them and hoping they can catch Jordan’s stalker. The chemistry between these two was apparent right from the start. This book has wonderful characters, romance, suspense, danger and so much more. This book leaves you on a cliffhanger which means I need to read the next book now! I highly recommend this book and I can’t wait to read the next one.

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Carly Vogler

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano is the first in The Relentless Trilogy. With the story ending on a cliffhanger, it’s hard to get out of your mind when you finish it. Jordan and Grant meet during time with the National Guard, but because of their ranks, they are not allowed to have a relationship.

As they return to normal lives, their paths cross once again. When Jordan has an issue at the dance studio, Officer Grant is the one to respond. After deciding to pursue their love, threats start coming in. Who is behind the threats? Can they be together with the pressures of their careers and ranks?

Review by Carly Vogler

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Lorralei Hoerner

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow! If you love romance and suspense wrapped up in a book, this one is for you. I thought this book was fan-freaking-tastic! Trying to find who the “who done it” in the suspense part, I still cannot put my finger on it. The romance between Grant and Jordan…… sweet, hot and sexy at the same time. I cannot wait until the next book comes on to continue the story. The ending!!! ahh!!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Crystal Jimmo

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Steamy scenes!

Vivian has outdone herself with this book! Jordan and Grant are one of my two favorite characters of all time. I love how she paints Jordan as an independent woman but doesn’t overdo it. Grant is an amazing man and I wish there was more if him in real life! The scenes are hot and steamy but not too overwhelming. They aren’t the sole reason of the book. They are just enough to keep you hooked and the story itself is very well written and thought out and that cliffhanger is a sinker! I can’t wait for book 2 to come out and read it!

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Emma Clawson

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the series and it ends with a cliffhanger. Not for anyone under the age of 18. When office Grant meets Jordan, they form a relationship. But wait, like all great suspense romance novels, there’s a catch. Enter bad guy. When said bad guy decides to make Jordan his prey, Grant comes to the rescue. This novel had me sitting at the edge of seat. I cannot wait till book 2 comes out.

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Krista Vaughan

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Krista Vaughan

Grant and Jordan are so adorable when they first meet at training, and when they meet up after they get back home the temperature turns up to hot, hot, hot! Jordan starts getting little “love notes” from an unknown “admirer” (read “stalker”) after an incident at her work. Creepy…as…heck! Then Grant starts getting texts? This is a hot love story with a creepy stalker and it ends on a cliff hanger! I am totally invested and can’t wait to read the next book!

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Meg Tyrrell

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is my first book by this author. I loved the synopsis of the book and couldn’t wait to get started. I love giving a “new to me” author a chance. I wasn’t disappointed. This book was great. Our main female character is Jordan and our main male character is Grant. Jordan is a ballet instructor who has decided she’s going to join the national guard to help her get some more education under her belt. Grant is a Boston cop who just so happens to be in the same squad as Jordan. Their relationship is fast and steamy. However, they don’t have such a great love story without some bumps in the road. Read it to find out what (or who…) those bumps are. Can’t wait for book 2!

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Stephanie Chapman

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano is a romance thriller that kept me fully engaged with the story. Jordan Smith has come home from her National Guard training and is ready to start working at a dance studio. When she enters the building one morning with a coworker, a strange man is inside attempting to steal music speakers. Realizing he has been caught, he tries to attack Jordan. When the police arrive, the man flees. Jordan recognizes one of the officers is Staff Sergeant Grant Summers from her National Guard unit. A few days later Grant and Jordan begin dating only to find a stalker is after Jordan.

The story is written in first person view that alternates between Grant and Jordan. I have three people as possible guesses for the stalker. First is Sloan: Jordan’s friend that wanted an intimate relationship, but she turned him down. Second is Officer Lynch: Grant’s partner that starts acting strangely and randomly disappears. Third is Piper Smith: Jordan’s sister who is jealous of Jordan’s ability to be praised by their father. The abrupt ending is at a major climatic point that had me begging to read the sequel. This is a 5 star romantic suspense book that I would recommend for adult readers that like a good mystery.

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Laura-Jane Minnie

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

WOW!!!! I don’t even know where to begin. This story is so captivating it just draws you in straight away. I need to read the second book like now… what a cliffhanger, I can’t concentrate on anything else. I’m so excited to see what happens next. Jordan and Grant meet in the recruitment program for the national guard and they both notice the spark straight away but don;t act on it. Later on down the line they meet again when Jordan fights an attacker who breaks into her dance studio and Grant is one of the officer’s that responds to the incident, as soon as he sees her again he knows he must do everything he can to protect her even if he has to put his career on the line.
Because of the content it is not recommended for anyone under 18.

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Felicia Bates

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Seductive Prey
Vivian Fiano
5 out of 5 stars

Seductive Prey is the first book I’ve read by Vivian Fiano and the first book in the Relentless Trilogy. As someone that has grown up in New England, I was excited to see that Grant is a cop in Boston.  I always feel like a book is extra fun when there are aspects “close to home”. Seductive Prey is an edge of your seat read from the very first page and it was hard to put down. The chemistry between our two main characters was of the charts and the storyline wasn’t boring either! It has been a long time since I have read a book series that was meant to be read consecutively and not “okay” as stand alone books for the cliffhanger at the end added an extra element of torture. As if I wasn’t already going to be continuing the series, the ending did seal the deal.

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Cindy Mayberry

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Seductive Prey
The Relentless Trilogy
By Vivian Fiano
☆☆☆☆☆
This is a full length Suspenseful Romance. Get ready to be caught up in this story. Not intended for those under 18. This is only the beginning!

Officer Grant Summers is a Boston Cop. He is following his childhood passion. His goal in life is to pay it forward. Jordan Smith is an Army National Guard. Her passion is to be a dancer, and to open her own school some day. In the middle of a horrible crime, these two are brought together to solve the crime. Can they stay on the task? Who is being stalked and how will Jordan and Grant solve this one?

Vivian Fiano is at it again. As this suspenseful story unfolds you will find yourself turning the pages and unable to stop reading. I love this high action storyline. The characters are strong and determined to get through this alive. Let not forget the cliffhanger. I just hope book 2 is soon. I need more! Well Done Vivian Fiano! Well Done!

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Mrs R

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This romantic suspense is the first book in the trilogy and does end on a cliffhanger.
I really enjoyed this book, the story and not knowing has certainly kept me on my toes.
Grant meets Jordan whilst both are attending their National Guard duties and there an instant attraction. But Grant is higher ranking and so the relationship is not allowed. They meet again whist working their civilian jobs when policeman Grant attends a break in at the dance studio Jordan works at.
Following the break in, both start to receive threats, but are unable to find out who it might be, or even if it’s same person.
This story had lots going on and lots of people, which made for an interesting story but also made it so hard to try and figure out who the threats were coming from. You just don’t know who may or may not be involved.
I struggled to like Jordan at first, she just seemed a little too ‘perfect’, but she soon grew on me. Grant was easy to like, he was determined to do the right thing but also had a set career path which definitely gave him a dilemma or two.
There is a lot of description for their time spent whilst on National Guard duties, so you really get a feel for that they have to do.
I’m looking forward to the next book, I really want to figure out who might be behind the threats!

Reviewed by @MrsR

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