Great action betweem the sheets and in the battle field. "Mac" has always felt responsible for his best friend's death. Brock jumped from cliff in San Deigo at the wrong time and died before Mac could reach him. Brock felt that he needed to face his fear of heights / diving into water in order to fulfill his dream of being a SEAL.. Mac was the person to egg Brick on - too force him to jump. After Brock's death, Mac was blamed for his death ... the love of his life slapping him at Brock's funeral. Brock's father died within two weeks of Brock's death, and his wife delved her problems in a bottle of Southern Comfrot. Delaney was left to make a life of her own without hleo from her mother. Ten years have past... Mac and his buddies have started their own company with their savings from beomg US Seals. Mac receives a phine call from the US military hospital in Germany stated Delaney was rescued and has been asking for him in her sleep. Mac races to her side to ensure she has protection / and receives the proper medical care. The two still have unfinished busness to take iron out. Delaney is not sure / has not forgiven him for her brother's death. He has kept the reason Brock wanted to jump from the cliff. Pleanty of action takes place between the sheets between them. She learns the turth about the reasoning behind Brock jumping off the cliff. I don't want ot give the story away.

I have never read this particular author, but I really enjoyed this book. The plot was well written and the characters were well defined. The secret between the two was actually a heart breaker. Mac is an alpha male with a real soft and squishy center and loves Delaney with all he has and Delaney pushes him away at every turn yet he takes it and keeps moving in the right direction so sure of his love for her. Delaney on the other hand was a bit wishy/washy for me, but still a likeable heroine. Will continue to read Scarlett Cole novels in the future if they are all this good!

This story is an action packed story,with suspense and romance. Can you forgive and forget and start to have a chance with the love in your life. Mac and Delaney must soon learn, to trust each other before the Russian drug lord is killing them.

I was given this novel from netgalley to give an honest review, and it’s my opinion only about the book.

This book was hard to judge. I really did not like Delany, she was placing too much blame for her brother's death on other people. Even after 14 years she was placing blame. The story line was good, I just could not get past Delaney's attitude

Mal hadn’t seen DeLaney in 14 years, when she slapped him at her brother’s funeral. Yet, he instantly goes to her bedside after receiving a phone call from Landstuhl hospital in Germany that DeLaney was asking for him during her lucid moments.

DeLaney is a journalist, Mac is former black ops. This never quite seems real in the story, Cole does an admirable job in adding lots of exciting scenes and strong dialogue. The story didn’t quite ring true, but it was still enjoyable.

I enjoyed this fast-paced and exciting Love Over Duty story. Scarlett Cole is a new to me author and I like her writing style. Mac is a wonderful strong, brave, loyal and sexy hero. His friends in Eagle Securities are swoon worthy as well.
Delaney was a little harder to get into. She is a strong and brave journalist who is risking a lot to bring out information of a dangerous group. On a personal level, she can't let go of a personal tragedy well over a decade ago which involved her brother and Mac, his best friend. She said she loved Mac, but she cut him loose without ever hearing his side, playing the blame game. And yes, they were young then. Mac is always there for her still. And one time, she asked Mac to hear her explanation for her and her dangerous assignment. Really? Otherwise, it is a good second chance romance, but it may push some buttons for readers like me. Regardless, I will definitely want to read more in this suspenseful series.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

I received an ARC from Netgalley. I love that Mac and Delaney found their way back to each other. This book was a great read and promised a HEA ending and it did not disappoint.

If you love action, suspense, and lots of romance this book is for you.

Good story. I wondered how Ms. Cole was going to explain the problem between Delaney and Mac, but it worked.

Wow this book is packed with action, adventure and intrigue and so much romance that it will have you hooked the whole way through. It’s such a page turner and the author knows how to write such fantastic stories that have you coming back for more and re-reading her books over again. That’s a sign of a really amazing and talented author and scarlet Cole is one of them authors. I would wholeheartedly recommend this book

So when you read a romantic suspense book, what does it say when you have to keep shutting the book (or closing the e-book reader)? To me it can say two things, either it is boring, definitely not this book, or you just cannot take the suspense any longer, definitely this book. I did that many times. It was just “ahhhh” what is going to happen next. Loved this romantic suspense story. Delaney got on my nerves quite a bit. She is really not a likeable character but Mac is loveable and hurting from his secrets. You just want to hug him. I get why Delaney feels hurt but she never wants to listen. For me, the suspense is the best part of the story. Seeing all of the guys come together to make things safer while joking around with each other to keep things a bit lighter.

Loving the men of Eagle Securities. Looking forward to Cabe’s story.

"He was too much. He was...she couldn't let him be everything."

I read Final Siege as a standalone. While I was not confused by references to events that took place in the first book, I was intrigued.

Mac & Delaney were teenage sweethearts. She was his best friend's little sister. When her brother dies, she blames Mac and decides that their love story doesn't deserve an HEA. Fourteen years later, Mac receives a phone call from a hospital overseas. He can't imagine why they are calling him, but he's not passing up the opportunity for another chance at the one who got away. Maybe time has softened her heart towards him and she will listen to his side of what happened.

Delaney wants nothing to do with Mac, but he's come all the way to help her and bring her back to the states once she's healthy enough to travel. Her mind is warring with her heart. She's supposed to hate him, right? He's to blame for her brother's death, right? She shouldn't still want him... but she does.

Getting Delaney to listen to him becomes the least of his problems once he learns that her safety is at risk. As the details of the case she was investigating are revealed it becomes obvious that danger is following her. And the grown-up version of Delaney is a force to be reckoned with. She no longer has trouble making decisions and doesn't depend on others to lead the way. She knows exactly what she wants and is determined to accomplish it on her own. Will she allow Mac and his team at Eagle Security to help her solve the case?

I really enjoyed meeting Mac's partners, Six & Cabe. Their bond is strong and their witty banter is entertaining. I look forward to meeting the woman that heals Cabe's broken heart and earns a place in the Eagle Security family of friends. The line forms here...

This was a nice romantic suspense title. Mac and Delaney had a relationship when they were younger but the death of her brother derailed it. Because Mac was urging her brother to jump off a cliff into the ocean to try to cure his fear of heights when the accident happened, Delaney blamed Mac for her brother's death.

Ten years have passed and Delaney is an investigative journalist and Mac has left the SEALS and formed a security company with some of his best friends. Delaney is kidnapped and beaten while following a lead in the Middle East. Luckily she was rescued by some US Forces and taken to a hospital in Germany. She asks for Mac while she is just semi-conscious and he drops everything to go to her.

Mac takes Delaney back home to California where he gets involved with her in tracking down who betrayed her. The physical attraction they felt as teens hasn't gone away but Delaney isn't able to trust Mac until he finally confesses what really happened when her brother died.

The two also face all sorts of danger since the whole plot about illegal arms sales being funded by drug money seems to center there in California and have ties to an earlier case the security company handled.

This was an engaging and exciting story with a heart-warming romance (once they shared secrets) that would be just right for readers of romantic suspense.

I really enjoyed this book! From the plot itself to the romance.

Delaney is an investigative journalist who was injured while on an assignment. During that time she asked for her ex Mac. Though she doesn't remember that. So when he shows up at the drop of a dime she is unsure how she feels about it. Their past isn't easy with the death of her brother lingering between them. She is extremely hesitant with him and is so sure that she doesn't want him in her life anymore that she says and does some hurtful things.

Mac has been in love with Delaney for 14 years and he refuses to lose her. Now that he has his second chance he isn't going to let her go. He is going to fight for her and it is the fight of his life. And the fight for hers, quite literally.

I love the writing style of this author and the way she is able to weave this world in a way that includes older characters and new ones. While I would have liked Delaney to come to her senses way sooner I understand her hesitation. Mac was just amazing! I love that he isn't afraid of his feelings and knows exactly what he wants. They have both grown from when they were teenagers and its nice to see that things just don't simply click but grow.

This is the second book in this series. I love love love Mac. I just wished that he had another love interest besides Delaney. I understood that she had lost her brother and that is painful, however I felt she needed to get help and move on. Holding on to hatred and resentment is not healthy and she was too stubborn. Mac dropped everything for her and still loved her, so either sit and communicate with him and work at it, or move on. Does keep you entertained, just frustrating at times.

4.25 Stars ..

Final Siege is the second book in the series "Lover Over duty" author Scarlett Cole, a book about a romance-thriller that is different from the other books of hers, but it really is a series that started good and this book came in to prove he can be more.

This book brings my favorite book of history: second chances. And here comes with a bonus of this novel having as background a suspense action going on.A combination that work so well for this series and I really liked it.

As well as all books of this author, the narrative is done in third person (something I'm used to) and tells the story of Mac and Delaney, who after dating in adolescence events led to separate them and it's not good terms) so 14 years until after a sudden event in the life of Delaney, she resorts to Mac to help and so begins the story of these two.

I loved and I was involved with Mac and Delaney, the love between them still visible, and found myself cheering every page so that they find their way back to each other.These two are great characters, as well as the secondary characters.

Final Siege is a book that once I started reading, I couldn't stop until the word "End".It's a sweet story, romantic, thrilling and enigmatic at the same time, a great combination for those looking for a romantic thriller to read

I loved the first book in this series so I had high hopes for this book and I was not disappointed.

Mac and the others from Eagle Security have been friends since they were toddlers. But tragedy struck and they lost one of their friends. But Mac lost more than a friend, he also lost the love of his life, Delaney, the sister of his lost friend. She could not get past the fact that Mac was there but could not save her brother.

Fast forward a decade or so and Mac and the boys have founded Eagle Security and Mac has had no contact with Delaney. But when he gets a call from Germany that Delaney has been hurt and is asking for him, he drops everything to go to her.

Delaney is now an investigative reporter, steeped into a deep web of corruption, arms dealing and potentially with a drug dealing connection. She is kidnapped and beaten to a pulp. When she finally wakes up she doesn't know what to make of Mac being there. She grudgingly accepts his help and him getting her home but she is not ready to rip off the Band-Aid covering her heart.

But when danger continues to dog Delaney she has to turn to Mac for help and all their old feelings flood to the top but she struggles with separating her love for Mac and her anger at the loss of her brother.

We get to drop in on the shy genius that is Louisa and we get to see a bit more of Ghost and the others at Eagle. I loved meeting Mac's big, Irish, huggy, family. I enjoyed the way that Delaney was just swept up into the family as if she had never been away. It was also great that she didn't fall into Mac's arms right away, she really had to wrangle with her emotions, even when her body was telling her something else.

Superb!

I received a copy of Final Siege by Scarlett Cole from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was intrigued by the summary and really wanted to like this novel, but the storyline could have been pulled together better and the characters developed better.

Final Siege (Love Over Duty Book 2) Scarlett Cole

Malachi “Mac”McCormick, former Navy SEAL, co-owner of Edge Security, has had a pretty amazing life so far. Besides his very dangerous, rewarding work with the military, he gets to work for his own company, with his best friends from the SEAL’s, and he’s living in a luxurious condo, home sitting for his brother. Only one regret burns in his heart. The loss of a friend and the girl he loved.

Delaney Shapiro loved Mac with all she had. Until the day of her brother’s funeral, when she slapped him in the face. She’s been carrying that loss with her since. Fourteen long years. She has a career as an investigative journalist, and stumbled on a story that involves National Security.
Mac gets a call from a hospital in Germany that Delaney is being treated there, and has repeatedly asked for him. He’s frantic with worry and heads to her side. What he finds totally breaks his heart. She has been drugged, beaten and brutalized and is unconscious. Even after she becomes aware, she refuses to tell him her story, but Mac knows first and foremost it’s extremely dangerous. The Dr.s allow her to go back to the states, and Mac sneakily arranges for her to stay with him. He’ll protect her with his life.

The danger follows her home and she finds herself depending more and more on Mac and his operatives. She and Mac have a painful secret they must get past, and Mac is determined she hear the truth once and for all.

This second in the Love Over Duty series can be read as a stand alone, but the first is equally exciting and entertaining. There is second chance love, suspense and a lot of heat. I have high anticipation for the third book in the series.

I obtained this novel from the publisher and Netgalley for review.
Pat Fordyce

ARC provided for an honest review

Under Siege was the first book that I’ve read in this series ad I truly enjoyed it. Even though I didn’t read the first book, it was t hard to follow along.

Mac and Delaney’s story was great to read and full of action from the start. I loved the suspense!

Delaney’s character got on my nerves a bit but she redeemed herself in the end. Mac, you can just tell by reading, is one hot alpha. I loved his character and the feels that he brings to the story. My heart cried for him and the rest of his SEAL brothers for what they went through when they were younger.

Overall it was a good read and I look forward to reading the next book!

Final Siege by Scarlett Cole is a sexy as hell kind of read. One that gets hotter with every page. This, was my first novel that I've read that was written by Scarlett Cole. She is definitely going on my favorite authors list to watch out for...I was in love with this plot. Juicy details packed with heat, danger, and risks.

Old flames reuniting after a terrible death. The loss of a brother/best friend. A sister who hated the man she loved thinking he pushed her brother to his death. A best friend who has felt guilty keeping the secret for his dead friend. Not wanting to tarnish the friend, Mac looses the only girl he cared about...Delaney.

Both protagonists risk their lives daily. Delaney is a journalist who was severely injured after going through an assignment. Yet she still isn't going to quit...and her work ends up bringing her back to Mac...Mac is a former seal who now has a company with his former seal friends. They go around doing tough assignments that may be their last trip. Mac ends up finding Delaney in a German hospital where she was asking for him. From there, Mac vows to never let her go...

Danger follows her home.

Their flames ignite every time they're around each other.

And it's only a matter time...

Overall, I loved reading this book. I would highly recommend it to all romantic suspense readers out there. Sexy yet sweet. Both are a heady combination. Scarlett Cole's writing baits, lures, and hooks in readers like myself. It was everything I hoped it would be plus, some.