Cybersecurity specialist Maddie Jenkins is good at her job, really good and sometimes too good. Working for the FBI doing a security check on a DC bank, she comes across something unusual. She reports her findings to her “Uncle” FBI Agent Lee Lawrence. Realizing that Maddie now needs protection, she is assigned to an agent from Pace Securities. Former Commander and Navy SEAL Sawyer Abernathy had met Maddie before and felt that there was something between them, but she ghosted him. Now he is assigned to keep her safe and moves her to a safe house and fits her with a bracelet tracking device. Maddie continues to search for her target even though it places her in grave danger. When she is kidnapped, will he find her in time? I prefer complete endings, so I was not pleased with the lack of solution to the case. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)

An enjoyable love/hate danger/protection romance with a twist.

Maddie and Sawyer had met previously but due to a misunderstanding hadn’t taken their budding relationship further and parted with hurt feelings. Roll forward a year and Maddie has found herself in a spot of trouble and Sawyer is sent to be her bodyguard.

I loved Maddie, her no nonsense, take no crap from anyone attitude really called to me and I found her character fascinating and under appreciated by the complimenting characters. Her ability to work the problem herself and make the hard decisions was a rare thing. Not usual at all in a genre of books that rely mainly on the male characters being the rescuers.

Sawyer was a strong alpha male with a protective streak a mile wide, mummy issues and misaligned priorities.
I loved his relationship with the Jonah and Andrew, and felt that could have been exploited more, as could his background which in comparison to Maddie I felt was only lightly touched upon.

A great story with a plethora of interesting characters, some coming from previous books, some to come in future ones. Regardless it gives me a nice back catalogue to raid and a next book to look forward to.

Arc received for honest review.