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Publisher:
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date:
August 26, 2008
Genres:
Action Adventure
Suspense
Erotic
ISBN:
Print
9780312945794
Bookmark Rating:
Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
August 2008
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Nathan Malone lived a nightmare in prolonged captivity at the hands of a
Colombian drug cartel. Pumped full of an experimental drug designed to
stimulate the victim’s libido to an uncontrollable level, he never broke his
commitment to his beloved wife Bella, although the pain was torturous.
Once rescued, he knew he could never return to Bella, else he would put her in
danger from the villains that nearly destroyed him once before. Her only chance
is if they believe him dead.
And so Noah Blake was born. With a new face and a new name, he can operate
under the radar as part of an Elite Ops unit to bring the cartel down.
Now danger threatens Bella regardless of Nathan’s absence from her life. To
save her, he must go undercover as Noah Blake, sticking close to her side even
while trying to keep his emotional distance, knowing they can never be together
again. Easier said than done…
Lora Leigh launches her brand new book series, ELITE OPS, with
lead character Nathan Malone/Noah Blake, best known for his appearances in the
TEMPTING SEALS stories she has published. ELITE OPS
is the start of a new saga, but is very much connected to the SEALs books
Leigh’s fans know and love. They even share a mission similar to the Durango
team from those previous books, but with a different team of special agents, all
of whom have left their previous lives for an existence based on complete
anonymity.
The men of ELITE OPS have lost everything – family, lovers,
anything to do with their previous lives. All of them have assumed new names,
and none of them form emotional attachments.
Yeah, right. *grin* This wouldn’t be a Lora Leigh romance if they didn’t have
emotional attachments, now would it? LOL
OK, so they aren’t supposed to have relationships. That doesn’t stop
them, though, it only provides delicious obstacles to the happy ending we all
know will be at the end of these tales. And so readers enjoy watching men who
have steeled themselves against love fight a losing battle as they come face to
face with the women who not only complete them, but challenge them, meeting them
as equals in this battle of hearts.
The romance between Bella and Nathan/Noah in WILD CARD is all at
once heartbreaking and uplifting. Nathan is a man who loves so absolutely that
he can never be with a woman other than his Bella, no matter that her love is
forever lost to him. He’ll do anything, sacrifice everything, just to keep her
safe and happy, no matter the cost to himself. His heart and soul yearn for the
woman he loves, until what little resistance he had mustered crumbles beneath
the weight of their mutual desire.
Bella is just a beautiful character. I’m not talking about looks, although
obviously she is lovely, judging by the description of her in the book. Her
personality is what really makes us believe that a man like Nathan could not
only fall in love with her but forsake all other women in favor of Bella. Of
course, she has done the same thing for her Nathan. No matter that she has been
told he is dead, somehow her heart never quite believes it, and she cannot move
on – until Noah Blake appears on her doorstep.
What ensues when these two are finally reunited are some emotionally charged,
scintillating love scenes that will have you squirming in your seat even while
you are reaching for tissues to dry your eyes.
Over the years, Lora Leigh has developed into an author adept at playing
readers’ emotions as easily as she might a musical instrument, and never has
this been more evident than in the heart-stopping romance in WILD CARD.
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