A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Bookgrrl1976
Tanya Mosier was a pregnant law student who planned on the ultimate sacrifice: she was going to give her baby to her sister and her husband to raise. When Jenna refused, Tanya fled and didn't contact Jenna. Now, ten years later, Tanya has been murdered. Clutched in her hand was a note for Jenna to protect her baby. The man who found Tanya, Marine Recon Specialist Reed Adler, finds himself caring for a young boy who refuses to speak and flinches every time Reed steps near. While out on a hike, Reed and the young boy stumble upon an unconscious Jenna. When it is determined that there is something really huge going on, Reed calls in his friends from the Marines. Together, they will eliminate the threat to Jenna and the young boy, David. Plot wise, this story moves. The book begins with Reed finding Tanya and David in the mountains. The plot doesn't really let up from there. Reed suffers from PTSD and will envision that he is still in the hills of Afghanistan when he hears loud noises or cars backfiring. He is dominate and protective. Frankly, he was incredibly likable in that he is flawed (gah, I hesitate to use that word here) and overly protective of his woman and child. Jenna... Jenna took some getting used to for me. She is purported to be so organized and self-sufficient but acts like a complete dullard when she whines that she doesn't want Reed to "take over her." I get that she was leery of men after the way her ex-husband treated her, but her lack of sense at times really got old. The cast of Marines and their interaction was hilarious at times- salty with banter and seasoned with insults. It was a fun break from the heavy topic the book handles.
Aug 15, 2011 |
5 - Rare Top Pick | 4.5 - Top Pick | 4 - I Liked It | 3.5 - Enjoyable | 3 - OK | 2.5 - It just didn't click
Book Blurb for Expendable
After a bitter fight, Jenna Mosier's pregnant sister ran away. Now ten years later, Tanya is dead—murdered. A bloody note clutched in her hand pleads for someone to rescue her baby—a child Jenna must find to make up for not saving her sister.
Former Marine Reed Adler thought he left danger behind when he retired from Special Ops command. But faced with a dead body and a terrified ten-year-old boy in his Backyard—and a mesmerizing woman who's tied to both—Reed finds himself pulled into his most complex mission yet.
Ensnared in a dangerous mystery involving biogenetics research and children with no identities, Jenna and Reed must rely on each other for survival. Yet the closer they get to danger, the more intense their feelings for each other become. The cost of saving her nephew may be their hearts...and their lives.
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