Navy SEAL Cody “Cowboy”
McCormick is in Las Vegas for a little R & R before his friend’s wedding
when a beautiful blonde jams a gun in his side and abducts him from a casino in
broad daylight. He could stop her, but he plays along because he’s intrigued—plus
he’s convinced she’s in danger.
CIA agent Miranda
Lockwood’s life is on the line when an undercover operation goes wrong. Little
does she know when she sashays up to the biggest, baddest looking dude in the
casino lobby that she’s kidnapping a Navy SEAL—or that she’ll be unable to
resist his charm when he turns up the heat.
When the CIA labels her a
rogue agent, Miranda’s faith in everything she believes in is shaken to the
core. Cody’s the only one she can trust to help her find the traitor in the agency.
But even though she’s forced to betray him, she can’t get over the SEAL who
made her feel safe in his arms. Miranda will have to fight harder than she’s
ever fought for anything if she wants his forgiveness—but Cody’s not in a
forgiving mood in spite of the sparks that still fly when he’s forced to team
up with her again.
When disaster strikes and
they’re caught in the line of fire, Cody will do everything in his power to
keep them both alive. Because if he doesn’t, he’ll never get to hold Miranda
close again…
NOTE: If you read the first part of this story in SEALs
of Summer 3, this is the complete book.
Release Date: September 27, 2016
HOT SEAL TEAM SERIES #3
Military/Romantic Suspense
H.O.T. Publishing, LLC
Review copy provided by publisher
Liza’s Review:
Hot Seal Rescue is an amazing addition to the HOT series from Lynn Raye Harris.
I read and loved all of the books to date in both the original HOT series and
the HOT Seal series and find myself loving each book more than the last. In
fact, I'm pretty sure Hot Seal Rescue
is my favorite book in the full series to date...of course I don't have
Mendez's book yet.
I love a strong heroine, and Miranda Jane Lockwood is
the epitome of a strong woman. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad she had
Cowboy in her corner from the beginning, but with everything that had been
thrown at her in this story, a lesser woman would have been curled up in a ball
on the floor. Miranda never stopped fighting no matter what surprises were
thrown her way and I loved her every bit as much as I loved Cowboy.
I knew it would take a special lady to make Cowboy fall, and
when Miranda "kidnapped" him in Vegas, I knew he had found a woman
strong enough to be his. I loved them as a couple from the moment they met,
even though it wasn't in the best of circumstances and things only got crazier
from there. I loved neither could seem to keep their hands off the other if
they were anywhere near each other. They had some of the hottest chemistry of
any couples in the series, and all the couples to-date have had pretty
incredible chemistry.
I'm a fan of romantic suspense and Lynn Raye Harris totally
delivers every single time on having a major mission with full-blown suspense.
I had an idea of what was going in, but will admit she threw me for a loop with
the twist in Hot Seal Rescue, and I
absolutely loved it. I figure out so many suspense books in advance, it was
nice to have a bit of a "what" moment.
I highly recommend the entire HOT series to romantic suspense
fans everywhere. While I believe you know more about the characters if you read
the books in order, because so many characters from other books cross over, you
could still pick up Hot Seal Rescue
and read it as a stand-alone and be okay. Just be prepared to go back and want
to read all the other books in the series very, very soon.
Rating: 5 Stars
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EXCERPT
“You aren’t a Navy SEAL,” she said, her heart thumping. “I don’t know who you are, but you aren’t that.”
“Actually, I am. But I work for an
organization that, uh, knows things. If you’re involved with Conti, then you’re either with the
FBI, DEA, or the CIA. Conti’s illegal activities
fall under the areas of interest for any of the three.”
Crap.
“So care to tell me which one it is?” he finished. “Might make this a bit easier for both of
us.”
“You planning to give me back my
ammunition if I do?”
“Depends,” he said.
Miranda sighed. Her default setting was not to trust
anyone, but maybe she needed to start. Not that she’d tell him everything. Definitely not. But she could give him enough to
relax his guard—and then she could give him the slip when she got the chance.
Or, hell, maybe he’d prove to be useful after all.
“CIA,” she said. “We’re interested in the arms dealing, of course. He’s been supplying guns to ISIS and the Freedom Force, among others, for
quite some time. But he’s also putting assault weapons on the
streets here, and that’s not a good thing. Of course, that’s the FBI’s territory, but we’re cooperating on this one.”
“So what’s your real name, Jane?”
“Actually, that is my real name—my middle
name. My first name is Miranda.”
“Miranda,” he said softly, and a shiver ran
down her spine. Liquid heat took up residence in her core, spilling out into
her limbs. All because of the way he said her name. What the hell was that
about?
“That’s right. Can I have my clip back now?”
“Not quite. Give me a last name.”
“Why do you need that?” It was against her religion to share her details. She’d had that drummed into her during the years of covert ops. Trust no
one.
“Mine is McCormick. Cody McCormick,
United States Navy. I work for an organization you’ve probably heard of, but I’m going to bet you
thought it was a myth. Unless you’ve ever worked with
us before, and then you know.”
HOT. He had to be talking about the Hostile Operations
Team, but she wasn’t going to be the first to speak the
name. Yeah, she knew about them. Mark had done ops with them before in the
Middle East. She’d once spent a rough two days in the
embassy in Baghdad with a group of HOT operators. They’d been there to extract a major who’d gotten nabbed in a market and taken prisoner. But then the embassy
came under attack, and she’d thought for sure
the major was dead.
He wasn’t though. HOT came
through.
“And what phantom group is this?” she replied, because she wasn’t going to let on
that she knew.
“We’re called HOT. We deal in pretty much
all the shit nobody else wants to. We go where none dare.”
Where None Dare. Yes, she remembered that from the
team she’d spent time with. They were proud of
that.
For the first time, she felt a little bit of relief
flowing through her. “My name is Miranda Lockwood. That’s not the name Conti was supposed to know—but he does. I don’t know how, but I’ve been compromised.”
Saying the words aloud was like releasing the pressure
in a valve. She felt as if a weight was gone even though nothing had been
resolved.
Wordlessly, Cody handed her the clip to her weapon.
She took it and slid it home. Then she put the gun into her purse and draped
the chain over her shoulder. The sense of relief washing through her was
strong. She was used to staying on her guard, and she still would, of course,
but his gesture meant something. He wasn’t out to kill her.
At least not immediately.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. Trust me now?”
She shrugged. “I don’t trust anyone. But I believe we’re on the same side.
At least for now.”
“I’m going to help you, Miranda. We’re getting out of here. Promise.”
She’d love to believe
him, but she’d learned never to count the chickens
before the eggs hatched. That’s how you ended up
dead in this business.
“I’m going to need a change of clothes and
a burner,” she said, all businesslike.
“Can you manage that?”
He shot her that sexy grin again. It melted through
her like a flame cutting through wax. “Sunshine, I can
manage anything you need.”
HOT SEAL TEAM SERIES:
Book 1: HOT SEAL (Dane & Ivy)
Book 2: HOT SEAL Lover (Remy & Christina)
Book 3: HOT SEAL Rescue (Cody & Miranda)
THE HOSTILE OPERATIONS TEAM SERIES:
Book 1: HOT Pursuit (Matt & Evie)
Book 2: HOT Mess (Sam & Georgie)
Book 3: HOT Package (Billy & Olivia)
Book 4: Dangerously HOT (Kev & Lucky)
Book 5: HOT Shot (Jack & Gina)
Book 6: HOT Rebel (Nick & Victoria)
Book 7: HOT Ice (Garrett & Grace)
Book 8: HOT & Bothered (Ryan & Emily)
Book 9: HOT Protector (Chase & Sophie)
Book 10: HOT Addiction (Dex) ~ Coming soon!
Book 11: HOT Valor (Mendez) ~
Coming soon!
