Missing in Action
by K.L. Donn
by K.L. Donn
Series: Task Force 779, Book 1
Genre: Contemporary Military Romance
Genre: Contemporary Military Romance
Ryder Morrison is a man of loyalty.
To his country, his family, his team.
To his country, his family, his team.
After joining the Navy, he was secretly recruited to Task Force 779, a specialized unit that infiltrates dangerous situations when no one else can - or will. As the communications expert, it's his job to clear the way for a smooth mission. He knows where the enemy is hidden at all times and when his team can enter a zone safely.
When things go wrong and he's captured, declared dead before a search can truly begin, Ryder knows that when he makes his way home, his life will be different ... better. He'll live for himself from now on, instead of following where duty takes him.
Enter his elusive neighbor ...
A woman of mystery and fear.
Codie Ray is a woman filled with pain.
Afraid of life and locked away.
Afraid of life and locked away.
She counts to soothe the anxiety. She watches her neighbor because he's her only lifeline to the outside world. He's a commitment she doesn't have to worry will break her. Until the unthinkable happens and her solace is intruded upon. Ryder comes to the rescue and barges his way into her life, pushing past her barriers, causing Codie to rethink her reclusive lifestyle. Slowly being tormented with mind games from an unknown predator, she battles her better judgement and trusts Ryder to do what he does best ... hunt down the perpetrator.
Their connection is instantaneous. Two broken people yearning to be loved but afraid to reach for it. Codie fears Ryder will leave when he discovers just how damaged she is. Ryder worries Codie will remain locked away in her mind, unable to break free.
A surprise mission brings both of their fears to life, and when the walls crumble, Ryder is Missing in Action while Codie is just ... missing. Will they find each other again or will they disappear, existing only in a memory?
~ BOOK REVIEW for Missing in Action ~
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Photographer: Paul Henry Serres
Model: Simon - Instagram
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~ BOOK REVIEW for Missing in Action ~
***(3) of 5 Stars!
I was really torn up by this story! It was very emotionally taxing to read, and you definitely need to have a box of tissues at the ready when you do so. The things that both Codie and Ryder have to endure as their backstory are unbelievably horrible and sad. And much of their present is not a lot better. They are definitely both very justifiably damaged people.
"I can't be anyone's anything, Ryder." Her voice catches on my name. "I'm so broken. More than you can ever understand."
"Broken can be fixed."
And yet... together they are so much more than that. Practically from the moment that they meet, they are each other's escape, refuge, and support. Which both certainly need. Between the demons in their heads and the real monsters in their lives, they have a lot to overcome. But each of them breathes easier when the other one is with them. So they find solace and comfort in one another's mere presence.
This woman thinks she’s broken, but she
isn’t. She’s empathetic to every human
emotion, and I’m willing to bet the reason she’s become so fragile is because
of it.
There's quite a bit of action in this story, from sources both obvious and some unexpected. Of course, there is romance, in a rather odd sort of fashion. And there is definitely heat. The writing is pretty good, the storyline even better, although there are some fundamental flaws in it make it hard to swallow parts of the premise.
I haven’t felt so safe as I do right now
in more years than I can remember. Ryder
holds this strength within his being that is unmatched to anything else.
All in all though, a good Military Suspense Romance, that I don't hesitate to recommend. I'm of the impression that this will be the first in a planned series, and I look forward to reading other volumes in the set.
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Photographer: Paul Henry Serres
Model: Simon - Instagram
Designer: Sensual Graphic Designs
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