Today Sophia Rose returns to review a romantic suspense novel, Hostile Mission by Kendall Talbot.
Enjoy!
#2 Alpha Tactical Ops
Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Kendall Talbot
Published: 7.29.22
ASIN: B09X6QH9YB
Pages: 362
Rating: 5 stars
Format: eARC
Source: Author
Sellers: Amazon
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GoodReads Blurb:
She’s trying to save the world. He’s pissed off with it.
When their worlds collide, their only hope is each other.
In the brutal landscape of Antarctica, reclusive scientist, Billie Everson,
lives every day in a danger zone. But when she finds something that’s been
missing since World War II, enemies circle like vultures, pitching her and
everyone else in the remote research station into the crosshairs of the world’s
most merciless killers.
Ex-army hero, Levi (Codename: Wasp) has flown choppers in the most hellish
places, but when he and his team are sent to find out why Station Eleven has
gone dark, heading into the most hostile place on earth makes the nightmares
he’s been through seem like child’s play. Levi hasn’t believed in a cause since
a failed mission cost him everything, but saving the brilliant scientist from
the icy clutches of ruthless murderers has finally given him something to fight
for.
With the darkness of winter only days away, will Levi save Billie? Or will hell
freeze over them forever?
Sophia Rose's Review:
A secret hidden under the glacier ice in Antarctica has a
scientist on the survival adventure of a life time, an ex-military pilot
determined to save her and get his life back on track, a team looking for
answers, and a ruthless mystery group determined to put them all on ice to
protect a huge secret and get to the discovery first. Rescue Mission opened a new series full of
action, intrigue, and romance and I was eager to keep the momentum going with
this latest entry in a favored author’s series.
Hostile Mission is the second book in a connected series,
Alpha Tactical Ops, of romantic suspenses that work best in order because of
the overall series plot though a reader could successfully read it out of order
if necessary since there is a standalone romance and adventure.
Hostile Mission hit the ground running with what was going
on with Billie a researcher in Antarctica and Levi’s situation doing rescues
and now a new mission with his team. I
do love seeing the Levi’s team all together and how Xena is fitting in with
them all as Blade’s girlfriend. Levi
really worked through his survivor’s guilt to work hard as team member and
rescuing Billie from the hostiles and keeping them alive out in the treacherous
ice of Antarctica until they can be extracted.
Billie and Levi were an interesting pair who had separate
reasons for thinking they weren’t good enough for each other. She’d been putdown all her life out on her
misogynistic parents’ cattle station and her boss who crossed a professional
line with her. Levi was abused as a kid,
had a part in his dad’s death he hasn’t gotten over, and then felt personally
responsible when a member of his army team didn’t come back. He struggles with
alcohol and now doesn’t think a bright sexy woman like Billie would think him
good enough just as she sees this fit, heroic action hero and doesn’t think he
could be interested in a researcher who had a crackpot theory. Mutual respect and attraction make them
perfect and they do well together in extreme situations. I loved this pair together and the way they
had each other’s backs against their separate family issues.
The series plot gets a tie-in when there is more proof of a
connection from evidence they had from their failed mission, evidence at the
business facility, and now evidence from the hostiles who came for what Billie
found under the glacier ice. I’m sketchy
on how it all pieces together like the rest of the team, but look forward to
finding out the solution when it all comes together. Maya’s book is next and I’m so excited to see
the woman sniper in action once again with a romance of her own.
All in all, the series holds strong and keeps me riveted and
flying through the pages. Definitely
recommend this action-packed romantic suspense series.
Author Bio:
Kendall Talbot is a thrill seeker, hopeless romantic,
virtual killer, and award-winning author of stories that’ll have your heart
thumping from the action-packed suspense in exotic locations and the
swoon-worthy romance.
Kendall has sought thrills in all 46 countries she’s visited. She’s abseiled
down freezing waterfalls, catapulted out of a white-water raft, jumped off a
mountain with a man who spoke little English, and got way too close to a
sixteen-foot shark. When she isn’t writing, she’s enjoying wine and cheese with
her crazy friends, and planning her next thrilling international escape.
She lives in Brisbane, Australia with her very own hero and a fluffy little dog
who specializes in hijacking her writing time. Meanwhile, Kendall’s two sons
are off making their own adventures – look out world.
Kendall’s book, Lost in Kakadu won the acclaimed title of Romantic Book of the
Year 2014, and her books have also been finalists for Best Romantic Suspense,
Best Crime Novel, Best Continuing Series, and Best New Author.
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Sophia’s Bio:
Sophia is a quiet though
curious gal who dabbles in cooking, book reviewing, and gardening. Encouraged
and supported by an incredible man and loving family. A Northern Californian
transplant to the Great Lakes Region of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball,
Cats, Scooby Doo, and Chocolate.
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I like the sound of this series.
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
They are a big rush and fun to have them set Down Under with an Aussie team. :)
DeleteI do believe I would enjoy this series. Great review, Sophia.
ReplyDeleteYou must try them. They are so exciting, Nadene. :)
DeleteIts very good to know that this series is best read in order. I do think thats important when reading romantic suspense. I love how serial plots build in these type of series.
ReplyDeleteOh yes. Different couples each book, but the past mystery from their military days is part of the larger plot and they are working on that as they go along with the new suspense and romance threads each book.
DeleteUh oh, secret under the ice
ReplyDeleteYep, top secret. ;)
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