Finally, we get the WHOLE story!
Throughout all the previous Invincibles books, we've seen hints of an ongoing investigation that included a mission in China, murders in France, and suspects in Interpol. Along the way, we learned that Irish was working as a double agent to get to the bottom of a series of "in the line of duty" deaths of far too many agents. Now that it's his turn to find his happiness, the author begins his story with a beautiful gift to her readers, whether they are new to her series or die-hard fans. We are treated to a comprehensive history of Paxon's career, which has been almost entirely devoted to solving this mystery, to the exclusion of everything else in his life, including any semblance of a personal life or social interactions.
We also met Buck's young sister, Flynn, in Bucked, and here we're given even more of her history leading up to her meeting Paxon at their ranch while he's working with the entire Invincibles and K19 teams to tie all the loose ends of the investigation together.
Flynn is a beautiful soul, a young woman who brings so much more to Paxon's life than he ever expected, especially from someone so much younger. Paxon is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and is cautiously allowing himself to think of a future beyond the case that has consumed his life. Together, these two make each other whole, and it was an absolutely beautiful story to read.
There's plenty of action - of all kinds - as we know to expect from this author's romantic suspense series. Eventually Paxon and Flynn can relax and enjoy a very satisfying HEA, which was made all the more sweeter because of the hurdles they had to overcome along the way.
The author really outdid herself on this story. It's the perfect end to an enthralling series, and the sweet, tender love story is one of her best. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.