Member Reviews
Megan Crane is so good with the broody heroes! I think Blue Hendricks has to be the broodiest I've read and he has reason to be.
There is a lot of anger and resentment Blue is holding in from his childhood. He enlisted as soon as he could but now that he is older and no longer at peak performance, he realizes his Seal days are over. He views himself as not fit for civilian life and finds himself lucky to stumble onto the Alaska Force.
Everly Campbell witnesses her roommates murder and no one believes her. She knows someone is following her and the only person she thinks can help her is her old childhood neighbor Blue. When she drives straight from Chicago to Alaska to seek him out, her reception isn't very welcoming.
I love me a broody hero but man Blue was beyond! I've never read a hero so smothered in his own misery the way he was. It really showcased how much I loved Everly cause she handled him perfectly. It took a great deal to break him out of that cocoon but she never gave up.
All the guys in the Alaska Force, at least the ones we are introduced to in this book, have me excited for the rest of the series. I love the big, tough men and you are definitely getting that in this series.
I really enjoyed this book. It looks like the beginning of a really good new series. I’m a huge fan of romantic suspense and always looking for new authors who write it and write it well. I am adding Megan Crane to that list. This story has the perfect blend of excitement, emotion and even some heat. Blue is an ex-Navy SEAL now working out of Alaska for Alsaka Force. He felt it was the best place for him after everything he’s done. Everly who has not seen him since she was his neighbor 20 years ago, seeks him out and wants to hire him to help her back in Chicago with an intense situation she is in.
They go through a lot together and Blue and Everly turn out to be great couple although it is debatable for much of the time if Everly has gotten through the giant wall that Blue has built around his heart or not. I love the way they interact with each other especially how she stands up to the big, bad SEAL. Love them together! She is strong and persistent and his walls, how they crumble. Great ending!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.
Seal’s Honor by Megan Crane is the first book in her new Alaska Force series. This is my first book by Megan Crane, and I thought it was an excellent story, but with some mixed feelings.
We meet our hero, Blue Hendricks, at the start. Blue is an ex-Seal and a loner, who has moved to Alaska. He doesn’t know what to make of his life, now that he is a civilian, and with his life being in turmoil. He meets Isaac, who though they live in a small town in Alaska, convinces Blue to join them on the Alaska Force, which is made up for former soldiers much like Blue; giving them all a feeling of purpose in their lives.
Everly Campbell, our heroine, is desperately running away. She ends up in Grizzly Harbor, where she finds Blue. Seems Everly used to live across the street from Blue, before he left his family 20 years before. She is desperate, feeling that only Blue can save her. Everly witnessed her roommate being murdered in their apartment, and managed to escape and go to the police. But when they came to look, there was no body, or evidence of anything; so the police wrote her off as crazy. But Everly knows the murderers will come looking for her, and decides to find the one person who experience as a Seal will be the only one to save her.
Blue is not happy when Everly shows up. He only recognizes her as the little girl he knew back then, and is determined to send her on her way. But Everly is persistent, and Isaac, with the rest of the Alaska Force team convinces Blue to help her.
What follows is an exciting, intense story that will bring Blue, Everly back to the scene of the crime, and find out the truth about her roommate, and who is behind this. There are a number of surprises, especially as we race to the climax to fight off the many attempts on Everly’s life; and the discovery of who the culprit is.
The romance between Everly and Blue was slow built, with Everly being attracted to Blue from the start. For more than half the book, I wasn’t crazy about Blue. He was stubborn, mean, unbending, even to the point when he began to have feelings for Everly. I understand his emotional state from the demons of his past life as a Seal and his family that he left all those years ago; but I found it hard to like him and his treatment of Everly. I also did not feel too much chemistry between them. The first half of the book had a lot of internal memories of the past, which took us away too much from the current story.
I did enjoy when Everly was able to convince Blue to visit the family he walked away from, and come to terms with his life. Everly was a great heroine and I really liked her. The secondary characters were very good, giving us a glimpse of what is still to come in future books.
Seal’s Honor was a good romance suspence, with an intense and exciting mystery. I plan to read the next book in this series, and suggest you give this book a try.
This story was enjoyable but I found it to be a bit corny at times. Blue himself was a jerk so to read his inner dialogue regarding Everly, it just didn't seem to match his persona. Also, the book didn't really pick up until I was almost halfway through.
The last thing Blue Hendricks needs six months into his uneasy reentry into civilian life is trouble in the form of his old friend's kid sister, all grown up and smack in the middle of a dangerous murder investigation. But he didn't become a SEAL to turn his back on the hard stuff, and he can't bring himself to ignore Everly's call for help--no matter how much he knows he's not fit to be around the soft, vibrant woman she's become. Not after the things he's done.
Everly Campbell is desperate. When her roommate is murdered and the body vanishes, Everly fears she might be next. With no one to believe her, Everly runs to a remote Alaskan town to find a man she only vaguely remembers and his crew of ex-military brothers who could be her only hope. Blue wants to keep things all business but Everly isn't a little girl anymore and the commanding former SEAL is more temptation than she can resist.
As the men on Everly's trail draw closer, Blue will do anything to protect the woman he's starting to think of as his...
I really enjoyed this story and getting to know Everly and Blue. She thinks she is a big disappointment to her family and Blue hasn't seen his mom for 20 years. They grew up across the road from each other but he is 10 years older. When circumstances have them on the run and Blue goes home hostile and stays a short time and then on the run again, you find out things from their past. After a few life threatening situations and finding out what happened to Everly's roommate then these 2 go back home for another short visit. That visit mends some of the family problems. Then they are on their own again and living separate lives but Everly wants Blue permanently in her life so she goes to Alaska to make that possible.
Everly Campbell needs help. The first one she thinks of is a boy who lived across the street from her when she was a child and who was her childhood hero. She hasn't seen Blue Henricks since she was seven - twenty years ago. She tracks him down in Grizzly Harbor, Alaska.
Blue Hendricks left his unhappy home at seventeen and joined the Navy. He has spent the past twenty years as a Navy SEAL seeing and doing things that have almost broken him. When he gets out of the service, he chases a myth to Alaska to find some purpose for his life. He finds a special ops unit in Grizzly Harbor and tries to regain his balance.
Everly's roommate was murdered in their shared apartment, but when Everly gets back from running for the police, no trace of the crime remains. Opinions are that Everly is losing her mind. After a month of living in terror, she knows she needs help.
Blue tries to discourage her and he certainly doesn't want to have any sort of personal relationship with Everly, but he agrees to help her. They return to Chicago where Blue digs deeper into the mystery that was Everly's roommate and where he protects her from all threats, including him.
Everly isn't afraid of Blue no matter what sort of things he says and does. She needs to convince him that he is not a monster, but is in fact her hero.
This was an intense romance mixed with an interesting mystery. Both main characters were fascinating people.
3.5 stars
hmmmm.
this is actually my first book by this author, though i own a couple of others already, just haven't gotten to them.
i liked Everly, though Blue was a bit of a shit to be honest. Not just to Everly, but how he treated his family.. ouch. I also never click with stories where the woman 'knows' the man cares about her, even when he's telling her otherwise or treating her like crap. yes, actions speak louder than words, but if someone wants to hurl hurtful words at you, or lie to you, that's something they consciously decided to do and is as loud as any other action in my mind.
there were a few repetitive parts and there was a LOT of inner monologue or pages with no action/dialogue. like, there's a kiss and from the moment lips hit lips, there are 5 pages of thoughts - not all of the kiss, but other random stuff along with the kiss - before any progress or dialogue. this wouldn't normally bother me but i felt like it happened multiple times and it felt like the story kept stalling each time.
as for the suspense part of this book, i didn't see it coming, but i was more interested in the romance part anyway.
overall, this had some good scenes and cute parts, strong characters with a few annoying qualities from the guy, plus it was steamy to boot. it passed the time fine. i didn't hate it, sorry if it sounds like i did, it just didn't 100% work for me. unsure right now if i will continue the series - the idea that ex military come together to make this business sounded really interesting, but we didn't get to know them really because not a whole lot of the story happens there.
This book centers on a troubled Everly seeking help from an old neighbor, Blue. While spending time together, they have to decide whether to keep their relationship professional or let personal stuff in.
This book had a good premise. I would suggest it to anyone looking for a fast romance read.
Everly is in deep. She witnessed her roommate being murdered in their apartment, and the killers know it. She saw their faces, and they saw hers. She's been on edge for a month, feeling like she's being watched and knowing in her gut that she's being followed. It's only a matter of time before they catch up with her. The police are of no help because her roommate's body was missing by the time they arrived on the scene, and no evidence of fowl play was left behind. So Everly flees for her life, driving across the country and up into the wilderness of Alaska to seek the help of a man she barely remembers. Blue left their suburban Chicago neighborhood when he was a teenager in too much pain from losing his father and not being able to accept the stepfather his mother moved on with too quickly, in his opinion. When Everly shows up on the doorstop of the elite Alaska Force base Blue escaped to after retiring from the Navy Seals, he remembers the little girl who rode her pink bicycle around their neighborhood and he knows it's up to him to save her. But Everly isn't a little girl anymore, as much as Blue would like to ignore how grown up she's become. When their attraction becomes too much, both will have to put it all on the line and make some difficult decisions.
Thoughts: Honestly, I was hoping for better with this title. There was SO MUCH inner monologue happening, especially on Blue's side. We are privy to paragraphs-worth of internal thoughts and battles per five-six lines of dialogue between characters. The first third of the book had the most offenses of this. Readers may find it difficult to feel the chemistry between the characters when they interact sporadically between internal monologues. And Blue is just downright mean at times. I totally understand why, but for Everly to know why he's trying to push her away and letting him insult her and be just plain rude is a slap in the face to all female suspenseful romance characters. I can handle when the guy is the one doing the saving -- that I'm good with -- but to have him be mean while he's at it? Nope. And the fact that Everly's so confident that she knows why he's being rude, and that he really is that into her, is just unrealistic. Here is a woman who is on the run from the guys who murdered her roommate, yet she can confidently feel Blue truly likes and cares for her despite his cruelty is beyond me. That said, I thought there were some really great scenes between the main characters, and I enjoyed Everly's sarcasm. I just wish there were less internal monologues and more chemistry on display. This is the first book in the series -- I would give the second one a try.
Blue was a Navy SEAL but getting back into civilian life is tough. When he finds a place with likeminded individuals in Alaska he is glad to be part of a team again. The Alaska Force, as they call themselves, are a tough brotherhood of men who take jobs that use their special talents. One day a woman, Everly, that Blue used to know when they were kids comes looking for him and it brings back memories he'd like to forget. Everly is caught up in a horrific situation and has come to Blue to help her find out what happened to her roommate. She has to prove that she isn't crazy or a murderer. Great romantic suspense!
Captivated from the beginning, Megan Crane had my heart beating quickly. Blue, a recently retired Navy SEAL, has landed in a remote town in Alaska, trying to figure out what's next and quickly finds a new band of brothers to extend the life he's used to living. Then a memory from the past pops up in the form of the little girl who grew up across the street from him, a place, a time, and people, he's tried hard to forget. But, Everly is no longer a little girl, she's all grown up and in all kinds of trouble, running for her life. And her hero, Blue, is the only one who can save her.
Amazing start to a new series of an Alaskan special ops unit.
Blue is a big, bad former SEAL tucked away in an Alaskan village, far away from his former life in Chicago. When a childhood neighbor appears on his doorstep he is completely shocked and totally impressed in the dogged determination of Everly Campbell.
Everly is desperate and scared. She witnessed her roommates murder only to have the body disappear and no one believe her. Now the cops think she's crazy and under suspicion. On top of that there are scary men following her around. Her brother tells her if anyone can help her in her desperate situation it's their former neighbor, her crush, Blue Hendricks. With no other idea what to do, Everly heads to the Alaskan wilderness. Now to convince Blue to help her.
Back in Chicago the two are quickly caught up into danger and drama and an attempt on Everly's life. There is something big happening in Chicago and these two are in the middle, calling in the calvary from Alaska and figuring out what is happening between them all the whole fighting demons of the family variety.
I loved this book because it absolutely had it all: drama, suspense, romance, sexual chemistry, sexy alpha men and the promise of a great series!