The Hero (Game of Chance, #3)
Susan Stoker
In this thrilling romance, an ex-military man is on a mission to rescue a wrongfully imprisoned archaeologist—and to make her rightfully his. Any soldier who gets out of the service with his life should be happy to leave danger behind. Though his army brothers are content running their new business in Maine, Kendric “Bob” Evans isn’t ready to give up the fight. He’s been supplementing his hours with covert rescue missions organized by the FBI. But his latest charge may be more than he bargained for. Marlowe Kennedy is on a routine archaeology dig in Thailand when she’s arrested for drug trafficking. She has suspicions about the true culprit, but even when she’s rescued from prison, there’s nothing she can do about it without proof. Her protective bodyguard’s only objective is to keep her safe until they cross the border into friendly territory. The best way to do that? Travel as man and wife. After returning to Maine, as Bob and Marlowe navigate this treacherous terrain with the help of their friends, they face vengeful authorities, a vindictive frame job, and perhaps most important of all—turning their fake marriage into something real.
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0 0The chemistry between Kendric aka Bob and Marlowe is magnificent. This story is the very definition of forced proximity, yet the attraction is there from the start. A good portion of this story is Kendric and Marlowe on the run, trying to get out of Thailand undetected as Marlowe is a fugitive. They are dirty, hungry, and tired. It shouldn’t be sexy when they kiss, yet it is.
I love the journey these two take together as they have a lot of time to get to know each other, but I did find myself missing his buddies from the previous books. Once Bob’s friends needed to show up and help out, those are some of the best scenes between the main characters. Their protectiveness for one another and deep connection were beautiful to watch and gave me all the warm fuzzies I could ask for.
The first book in this series was my first book by this author. This sent me on a path to read some of her immense back library. Unfortunately, many of those older books don’t hold up to her current writing. Before diving into this one, I was a bit apprehensive that the first two books in this series were a fluke. I’m happy to say they were not. I greatly enjoyed this book. I guess the lesson is that I have to read this author’s more recent stuff instead of trying to dig too deep into the back library. I’ve found her more current stories to be a lot of fun and full of tons of emotions.
**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**
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