Guys, I just could not with this book. Could. Not. If you are someone who likes serious, and I do mean serious Alphas, or are into the power dichotomies frequently present in NA, then you very well may enjoy this. It has intrigue, suspense, mysterious dudes doing mysterious things, and a lot of other hallmarks Alpha-centric romantic suspense. It was a quick read and I could see many folks enjoying this while sipping iced beverages next to a pool.

For me, I'm growing more and more tired of Alphas who have no other real dimension. It's all starting to read as slightly neanderthal, and the trusting heroine who trusts the near stranger with her sexual awakening is a trope I am certainly over. I don't often like NA, and this veers into that genre more than I'd like. I found myself being able to guess almost exact lines of dialogue, plus all the "twists" were telegraphed. I had hoped the line in the teaser "claim what's his" would be based upon a relationship in which there was mutual consent to commitment. Instead, following a two- week fling on a tropical island during which he was never vulnerable with our heroine, so she spends two years pining for him entirely based on orgasms? I don't even know. And then he returns from a super-secret mission to "claim" her? I'm out, y'all. Out.

I fully recognize that this type of fantasy is right up many readers alleys. Please do not let me dissuade you from reading if you believe you will like this, despite my personal misgivings. There's a reason I'm picky about romantic suspense, and anything involving dudes who work in Special Ops; this type of story is "good for you, and not for me."