Lachlan

Stingray Security #3

by Angel Vane

Britt has only two certainties in her fog of amnesia: her name and an address she knows is home. Escaping an underground prison after a year of psychological torture, she's drawn back to St. Felipe, desperate to reclaim her forgotten life and evade the man who wants her dead.

Former Special Forces pilot Lachlan Ritchie has built his life around two things: his elite security team and raising the daughter he's kept hidden from the world. When his latest assignment lands him as bodyguard to a woman with amnesia, he's unprepared for the gut punch of recognition. Britt—the love of his life and mother of his child, who died in a car bombing three years ago, leaving him shattered and alone.

Now she's back, with no memory of him or their child, and he’ll burn the world down before he loses her again. But the truth of Britt's life as the daughter of a notorious cartel leader brings a world of blood debts and vendettas that come calling to collect what it's owed.

When a vicious enemy kidnaps their daughter as bait to draw Britt out, they’ll stop at nothing to get her back. With their daughter's life hanging in the balance, Lachlan and Britt must confront the secrets of their past and outsmart the brutal forces determined to destroy them. But will the second chance they never thought was possible end in an ultimate sacrifice?

Genres: Romance

337 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 17, 2025

About the author

Angel never imagined she’d stumble into becoming an author. An avid fan of books her whole life combined with an active imagination were the right ingredients to embark on a single goal of completing one book. She knew she had stories in her head, but getting those out into words on paper was daunting to say the least.

Her earliest memories of trying to write a novel was a story inspired by the 1990’s movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme called Lion Heart. She still has the 14-page first chapter, printed on blue paper, in her file cabinet as a reminder of where the seed of writing first began.

Angel loves action, thrillers and suspense as well as classic love stories penned by the likes of Jane Austen and Danielle Steele. Her writing blends the two in what she’s dubbed “Crime Thrillers for Women” — showcasing stories where female protagonists find their lives intersecting with criminals as they juggle trying to find love and save their own lives at the same time.

Angel resides in Tomball and is a brain-washed, card carrying Texan!

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book just wasn’t for me. It sounded interesting, but the author started throwing out far too many names and it got confusing. There were too many characters to keep track of and too many mentions of past events. I suppose if I had read the first two books in the series it might have been easier to understand it all, but I’m not sure even that would have helped. And while I liked the title character, Lachlan, I had a really hard time liking Britt. Her actions and reactions just didn’t make sense sometimes, and other times she behaved like a spoiled, entitled brat. I ended up skimming at least half of the book. If I hadn’t agreed to review it I would have deleted it by the 25% mark. Not recommended.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Danee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful story about , we follow Britt who slowly gets her memory back and finds out why and how she has been missing for three years and that everyone thought she died in an explosion. Now that she is free and escaped her memories slowly come back, but also the less pleasant memories come up. A story with enough tension and action, romance and secrets.




I received an Advance Reader copy of this book and voluntarily leave a review.

[Rose Boniello · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 1/2*

Quite the saga. Britt lost 3 years of her life after she was kidnapped and held prisoner by a psychopath who tried to brainwash her. Everyone thought she had been killed in a car bomb. Her escape and reunion with the man she loved and their daughter was emotional. It’s a long journey to figure out who had taken Britt and eliminate the enemy, but Lachlan and his team are up to the task.

[Kenneth Lingenfelter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Britt has been missing for 3 years and was thought to have been killed in an explosion. She was being held prisoner in an underground facility. Britt is able to escape and finds she cannot remember much of her life before she was captured. The memories begin to slowly return, and she finds out she had a double life. Action and romance are mixed in the novel. A very good story line.