A mission from his past threatens his future. A stalker has his sights set on art history teacher Ivy Monroe. Still recovering from a relationship with an abusive former boyfriend, she's determined to win this fight over fear and intimidation. No one has the right to cage her again. When Ivy is nearly killed, she takes refuge in the arms of the one man she trusts. Elite Delta sniper Alex Morgan now trains bodyguards for Fortress Security. When his father is shot, the feds are convinced Alex is guilty of attempted murder. Determined to clear his name and find the shooter, he travels to Washington, D.C. with Ivy and his Delta unit. He learns someone leaked information from one of Durango's missions and now he and his unit are targets. Worse, Ivy is in danger. Battling his family and the feds, Alex and his friends race the clock to unmask the shooter before he strikes again. When Ivy falls into the hands of the enemy, nothing will prevent Alex from saving the woman who owns his heart.
Ivy Monroe moved to Otter Creek to get away from her abusive ex-boyfriend. But even though she's in a new city and he's in jail, she still lives in fear. She no longer trusts men and shrinks away when ever they are near.
While in protective custody with her cousin, Del, she meets Alex Morgan. She can't explain it but there is something different about him. He's calm, quiet, and fiercely protective of Ivy. He's the only man she feels comfortable around.
Alex knows that Ivy has been put through the wringer by her ex-boyfriend and now suffers from PTSD. While some look at her and see victim, he looks at her and sees a fighter, a survivor. He just needs to help his angel see what he sees.
Just when life is getting back on track and moving forward, Alex's past comes back to haunt them. A visit from the FBI has him going back to Washington, D.C. to a family who disowned him 15 years ago when he decided to join the military. Ivy refuses to let him face his past alone. She will stand by his side and will be his rock when he needs one the most.
But when the threat gets too close to Ivy and Durango, Alex will do everything in his power to keep everyone safe. For the first time in his life he has too much to live for and he refuses to let anyone stand in the way of his happiness and his happily ever after.
*dreamy sigh*
Oh my gosh! You guys! I absolutely LOVED this book! Alex and Ivy are my new favorites! I can't even begin to tell you how amazing they are! They have both been through SO much and if anyone deserves a HEA it's these two! They are perfect for each other! One of my favorite parts was the charm bracelet... super cute! And that proposal... *dreamy sigh* I'm not going to lie... I read that part 3 times! Haha.
I am so glad that I started this series! The books just keep getting better and better! I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the books. I'm also looking forward to reading the Fortress Security series. I'm definitely intrigued by all these side characters and their stories.
I'm so glad that I discovered Ms. Deel. I have been sucked in to every single one of her books I have read so far. Gotta love adding more authors to your go to list... ;)
Not going to lie... this casting was a bit tough! I had the hardest time trying to find Alex. What do you think?
Content: Mild violence. Talk of abuse. No swearing. Clean romance.. just swoony kisses!
Wow this book was intense- I felt like I was on the edge of my seat constantly! I have been excited to read Alex and Ivy’s story since I finished the previous book, where we are first introduced to these two characters.
Ivy is a great heroine. She has been through so much and has a lot of fear, PTSD, anxiety, and deep emotion to overcome. I loved watching her fight to become the person she used to be, but stronger. She was sweet and kind, but turned grizzly to anyone who tried to hurt her loved ones.
Alex was such a fantastic hero! He is strong, commanding, smart, and lethal, yet has such a patient, tender heart where Ivy is concerned.
He has a lot of emotional baggage from his family that he has to fight through. Ivy does as well. I loved who they looked to as good examples of marriage and family -what they both wanted someday.
The suspense and action was perfect and complimented the romance wonderfully. I loved having those elements woven into this clean romance. A great book- can’t wait to read more from this author!!!!!
( Format : Audiobook ) "His Angel with a spine of steel." What happens to a black ops. sniper assassin when he finds a pathetic pretty face to protect? He falls in love and becomes sappy silly, and careless in his determination to 'save' her. Alex Morgan learns that his estranged Senator father has been shot and returns home to see him, at the same time facing the hatred of his mother and brother who blamed him for his father's condition. Who had wanted the Senator dead? Was it an attempted revenge killing? There is much that is wrong at Hunter's Glen and more will die before the puzzle is solved. Ivy Monroe only once before trusted a man, and he'd hurt her leaving her a terrified mess, afraid of him, of the dark, confined spaces, with trust issues and panic attacks though she continued to work as an arts lecturer. Secretly, she emotionally drooled over the strong sniper, so steady and brave. When he says he is going to see his father, she says she's going with him. And from that moment on it's all hearts and flowers, a shower of charms, and internal angst of she/he loves me, he/she loves me not, and constant terror for the other's well being. Yuck! The story is well written, with natural dialogue, and the characterisation is quite good but, oh, the patronising sickly sweet romance which dominates everything made this a very hard book for me to finish. The ideals might be good, and in strange contrast to the cold murderous pursuits of the Durango team, but the perfect but damaged delicate little princess imagery was basically some sort of needful male construct for a man who's job it was to kill. And the little girl image of love interest Ivy was further emphasized by narrator, Kristina Fuller Yuen, who performed her with a child voice unlike that of any of the other women (but similar to the high pitched words of the toddlers). Ms.Yeun's reading was excellent, clear, briskly paced and with full expression, as well as giving a natural and individual voicing to every one of the numerous characters. An excellent lerformance.
My thanks to the rights holder of Payback, who, at my request via F.A.F.Y., freely gifted me with a complimentary copy. I very.much enjoyed the base story of political and family theft and intrigue, betrayal and treason, which should have dominated the book but was instead sadly deep-mired in the overwhelming morass of pseudo romantic angst. With at least three quarters of this latter removed, I wou!d have been inclined to recommend this to thriller and conspiracy fans. As it stands, it's most definitely not for me, though I'm sure it would appeal to some.
I was really excited for this book and was kind of disappointed by it after finishing it. I really liked Alex and Ivy together, they were great. Alex was so patient with her and was so protective and caring towards her. I liked Ivy a lot too, she had dealt with a lot with her ex, was learning how to cope with her past trauma, and I really admired her strength and courage throughout the book. I liked getting to know Alex's teammates too.
I think the things that just kind of made it 'blah' for me to read was the 'childlike' tenancies that Ivy had throughout the book. Yes, she dealt with trauma, but I also felt like she was too fragile to the point where she was very plain and cardboard.. and literally every line out of Alex's mouth when he talked to her was 'Angel'.. I'm all for pet names but not in every sentence of the book. It was a little overkill and just reminded me of awkward teenage romances.... I was also secretly hoping for at least ONE spicy scene with Alex and Ivy and was disappointed when all they did was have a fast hot make out session. The drama surrounding Alex's family was a lot, and was sad... the drama with his brother, especially toward the end was really bizarre, and out in left field... And then adding Ivy's ex into the mix at the end of the book felt rushed, and also almost seemed like the author wanted to add extra drama in there. I think if the ex-boyfriend drama would have been a little earlier in the book it could have worked, but the last three chapters of the book with him, and then Alex and Ivy's wedding were way too rushed in my opinion.
I really love this series, they just are good clean fun but also have the action thriller side! I love the intertwined mystery in the story. It has a sweet budding romance, action, intrigue, and suspense with an edge of politics yet it is still free of bad language and sexual content. What more can you want? Definitely a recommended series - Think cleaner Liam Neeson action thriller mixed with a sweet romance = a lot of fun.
The narrator continues to do a wonderful job with the character voice differentiations and overall acting skills that make this a fun listen. I did prefer listening at 1.25x speed.
Parents: middle school and up appropriate Language: none that I remember Violence: PG-13 - think Liam Neeson action thriller Sexual content: PG, mostly the attraction and kissing variety
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Book 5 - rock your world if this story doesn't move you nothing will. Hot topics, special Ops mission and a deep romantic love!
Alex Morgan has the responsibility and burden of being the sniper for special op missions. That choice tore his family part they chose not to understand or support. Alex works to rescue Josh the unit leader Del and her cousin during a mission. That is how Alex meets Ivy who is a survivor of horrid crime. This action adventure is unbelievable.....must read to believe. Alex so sincere n romantic ever one will want a man just like him. LOL amazing story!
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Found this series by chance and have been binge reading ever since. The series started out with triplet sisters finding their spouses after going through times with bad guys. Then it moved to their brother who is a retired spec ops soldier. This story is about the brothers best friend Alex. This one has more twists and turns in it than some of the previous. I like this series as they can be stand alone but are much better read as a group since the characters from previous stories are in them. Well written with a lot of emotion in the characters.
I love every book in this series, but this one was definitely my favorite! Rebecca Deel definitely knows how to write strong female characters who aren't cliche. Ivy's character development is phenomenal and extremely well-written. I also have a soft spot for Alex. Despite everything he's been through, he stays true to who he is. There were definitely times that my heart ached for him. Other times, I wanted to reach through the pages of the book to strangle both Cynthia and Porter Morgan. The overall story was incredible and will remain on my favorites list for a long time.
Another insta-love but for whatever reason it was not as bad as it usually is. This is probably my favorite couple so far and I've read 8-10 of her books, next fav would be Quinn and Heidi. Some repetitive statements that were completely unnecessary, here and there. The kissing scenes could have been more descriptive without getting graphic. A lot of the times the kissing is only described as "quick" "soft" or "sweet".
Each book in this series has a different set of leading characters (with the regular cast of characters included) but book 5 was the one that had me crying the most. Ivy & Alex are such a wonderful and loving couple - their love story was the most touching. On to book 6.
This is another good book by Rebecca Deel. The 5th in a series. Best one yet. But hopefully the ending about Alex's family will continue in the next book! Really left me hanging!
I have read all the Otter Creek Books I love the fact that you can stop reading for awhile and pick a new book a get to meet new people but the main families are still in the book its like being in that small town or going home.
A good story once again. Large section of the ebook repeated itself in a new chapter, had to skip ahead and then back to make sure I didn’t miss anything.
I'm really enjoying this series. Just the right combination of romance and action. The romance is a little low key but that's no real problem. The author, Ms Deel does excellent dialogue.certainly fun and gripping.
One more exciting, suspenseful, and, yes, intriguing story in this series! I have thoroughly enjoyed this terrific series from one book to the next. Book 5 has most of the same "good guys" as the last book, however, with a new mystery, new suspense, and a new romance, it is definitely a unique story unto itself, again. Every book has revealed an intense and intriguing storyline and I expect that to continue as long as the author continues to love writing about intriguing people from Otter Creek, and the Cahill family and it's ever growing and spreading branches.
I loved this book along with all the books in the series thus far. I particularly liked how Ivy and Alex leaned on each other as their families had the same craziness facto going on . I loved how Durango shows how true brotherhood works and how they support each other all the time. I would have liked a better conclusion for Alex and his mother/brother relations. I would've lived for her to eat crow knowing the kind of son Porter had become and what he had done. Alex deserved that retribution for all their craziness and selfishness. Overall good read and I'm ready for the next book !!!
This just may be my favorite book of the series--which is saying a lot since I love the Cahill triplets! I fell in love with Ivy and Alex in the previous book and couldn't wait to read their story. And it was just perfect. It had just the right amount of romance, suspense, family, and mystery. I spent the whole book torn between not being able to put it down yet not wanting it to end. I also liked this book went a bit farther and showed us a brief glimpse into their life after the danger is over. I will be eagerly awaiting the next installment!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Nothing like a hot delta, alpha male to enjoy! I love how sweet Alex was with Ivy. This book does prove you can have a hot, sexy romance to read without the overdone and cliche steamy, sex scenes. I had not even realized they were missing until the end and started thinking back. My only complaint is ivy's ex. For all the emphasis put on his abuse to her, his escape and then a few pages tossed at the end to finish it up. That was a major disappointment. Loved the Delta guys and hope there are more stories to come of the Durango men.
Oh my gosh, I'm in love with Alex Morgan! He is so caring, strong, sexy, funny, and sexy lol. It's i been a long time since a character touch me as much as Alex did. Oh, I just wanted to slap his mother so bad, and his brother needs a good beat down. Great story, awesome characters, I really enjoyed it. Thank you Rebecca Deel
This has to be one of my favourites of the series so far! I love Ivy and Alex. Another twisting turning tale of suspense, and I was dead proud when I realised who was behind it all! But, it didn't stop me from still enjoying everything that followed. Brilliant Sunday afternoon read whilst contemplating doing the washing up!
Think this is my favourite so far 3.75*s. Liked Alex and ivy - their story touching. Great to have glimpses of the Durango team throughout the book. For me these series has been good, full of substance but just not enough grit. It's well worth a read for HEA, strong alpha men, herbal tea and marriage!
This was full of suspense, action and love. The way Alex and Ivy love each other is so sweet and heart warming. Alex has a target on his back and the team is doing all they can to keep him and Ivy alive. Ivy's past might be back to haunt her as well.
This is book five in the Otter Creek series. Every book so far is a five star book. I highly recommend this series. Best series I have read in awhile. There are two more books in the series and I cannot wait to read them.
This is Alex and Ivy's story. Great characters, great suspense, great story, great interaction, great love. What more could you want! I love this series. Happy endings are the best. I have listened to the audible version several times also. It is very enjoyable.