As always. Ms. Marton has written another entertaining read. There is intrigue, mystery, humor and romance (and skunklets). This is a very enjoyable story, I knew who the villain was about halfway in, but the story held my interest, wondering how it would play out. The Broslin Creek series books are all good reads, Well worth the time spent.

A very interesting new book that is the beginning of a new series from this author. We see hints of previous books interwoven into this new one. For example it is set in Broslin which is the town that the authors Broslin PD series is set. In that book you follow the different officers of the PD as they interact with the town, solve crimes and fall in love. In this series, a few of the people from the Broslin PD and town members make an appearance as once again there is something sinister brewing in town at the therapy center that many wounded veterans go to rehabilitate and recover from PTSD and other issues. The book has multi-layered plots that give the story depth and interest. You have a traitor to the country, a stalker, a serial killer and more interwoven throughout. Add an interesting and multi-faceted plot to great character development and you have a great read. I'm really looking forward to seeing where this series goes next.

Dana Marton’s books tend to stand out for me particularly since they tend to involve unusual and unlikely pairings with protagonists who aren’t the most good-looking or the usual types that conform to the stereotypes of romantic suspense. Throw this unbalanced relationship—whether it’s convincing or not depends on the book and the kind of characters Marton chooses to portray—into a plot that’s generally tight and unpredictable enough to keep you guessing and Marton has become one of the authors I’ve come to realise I want more of.

‘Silent Threat’ is no different in this way: a disabled ex-SEAL who’s undercover seeking a traitor and an ecotherapist who dreams of having her own animal rescue sanctuary facing a stalkerish (and very creepy) threat provide more than enough intrigue for the suspense to be built on. Marton sets up 2 apparently separate threats, though there are hints that they are from one and the same source, in a more elaborate twist of the tale that I didn’t see coming.

Marton’s characters however, so obviously flawed and so far beyond the traditional definitions and appearances of what we think of when the terms ‘hero’ and ‘heroine’ pop up, may not always appeal.

In ‘Silent Threat’ as in a few of other Marton’s books, Cole and Annie take some time to warm up to, though Cole was easier to relate to as a protagonist than Annie’s softer and more fickle tree-hugger ways. Like Cole, I was too sceptical of Annie’s Ecotherapy—the things she stood for and her earth-mother motivational sayings just sounded too flaky and naive to me with her trite and overused phrases like ‘deep cleansing breaths’—but admittedly this is my jaded, cynical self talking along with the other SEALs under her care who rolled their eyes at this form of treatment. It was harder to like her as well, as I thought she simply needed to grow a spine when all she did was push away and run without working things out like the adult she was while she hid behind the excuse of preserving therapist/patient boundaries.

Cole and Annie’s relationship however, isn’t rushed, the build-up is slow-going with some amount of push-pull between them, with an equally slow burn until past the halfway mark, flowing well with the suspense that amps up toward the end.

In short, while ‘Silent Threat’ didn’t quite stun me like Marton’s other books have, which isn’t to say that it isn’t a decent read. It’s a series that I’m going to continue with in any case, if only just to see what Marton has up her sleeve the next time around.

Did not finish-- despite the fact that I've enjoyed some of Ms. Marton's Broslin Creek books, I just couldn't get into this one.

Cole Hunter, a former Navy Seal, has been given an undercover assignment at at rehabilitation center, to try and discover a traitor who is passing on military secrets. It won't be hard fitting in as a patient, because as a result of his last ops mission, Cole is now deaf with his right arm practically useless. Annie Murray is one of the therapists assigned to help Cole transition back from his trauma, but she soon realizes that her feelings for Cole transcend that of doctor to patient. And as Cole realizes that his feelings for Annie are not just part of his undercover assignment, will that stall his investigation. This is a romance/mystery story about two people learning to cope with not only their own personal tragedies, but also learning to trust others. I enjoyed the gradual relationship between the two, especially when they were tending to the animals housed at Annie's animal rescue site. The image of feeding the baby skunks was adorable. I also liked the reality of the positive efforts, as well as failures, in the different therapy approaches at this center. However, I still was a little disturbed about the violation of doctor/patient relationships, despite the rationalizations the main characters provided. Overall, this was a fast paced story with a slight twist to the mystery angle, and enjoyable characters. Disclosure: I am voluntarily reviewing an Advance Reading Copy of this book.

I was really curious how Dana Morton was going to be able to have readers understand how a character Cole Makani Hunter who can't hear is able to communicate in a book.
Readers will be pulled in from page one and won't be able to put the book down. readers will enjoy the carefree Annie Murray and love her ability to love those who other would feel are unlovable.
Dana Marton is able to a story where readers will have a better understanding of what it is like for those returning home from the military who are left feeling half of who they once were.
The pain and wondering if life is worth living. The story is a romance but it also about help those returning from batter with physical scars as well as emotional scars.
The story will have readers hooked and wanting more
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Montlake Romance for the advance Copy

A slow moving story along with a hard to relate to heroine made this first book in a new series a struggle to get through. Being a huge fan of the authors other romantic suspense series maybe my expectations were too high but all the things I've liked about her other series - fast-paced action-adventure romances – was missing in this book.

Even though Silent Threat didn’t wow me I still look forward to the next in the series.

a truly good well-rounded plot with a dash of suspense.

Cole's deafness doesn't stop him and barely slows him down. Annie is so good with all the patients. She has no problem gaining their trust. Silent Threat, is a book I would recommend to everyone.

I really enjoyed this book book in a new series. The only thing I did not like, is that it is a cliff hanger ending. Which means I have to wait until the next book is published. This book grabbed me from the beginning, it had so much emotion through out the book.