Once again KaLyn takes us on journey fraught with emotion, drama and romance.
Remi is new to Guardian Security and this is his first opportunity for a long term assignment. An oil executive is traveling to Venezuela to prepare the reopening of oil wells and he needs protection. The economy has been going downhill as a civil war brews and he's surprised to see Willow was still listed as Public Diplomacy Officer, he would have thought she'd been evacuated earlier. They have a bit of history from his deployment a few years earlier and he looks forward to seeing her again.
Willow is very good at her job, and she along with the Ambassador present a public face for the US in Venezuela. Instead of being sent home they merely moved her to an apartment within the embassy.
Now things get a bit complicated right off the bat. Ambassador Vance has been recalled and replaced after some disturbing files reach the US from an anonymous source. He was far too close with former president Mendoza.
The new Ambassador, Mark Snyder, has no experience and he let Willow know right off the bat he'd be depending on her knowledge and expertise.
I love the way Willow handles Mark 'Bubba' Wright and Decker 'Gumby' Kincaide, Susan Stoker's SEALs, assigned to the new ambassador. The meeting with James Dunaway, the oil executive from Zon Petrol, also held many surprises for her. Not the least of which was Remi.
Planning oil well visits with heightened security would prove to be a challenge but with Blake 'Rocco' Wise and Remi working together it should be easier, at least for her.
With Willow keeping the threats against her a secret, I really wanted to scream at her.
Remi caught right away that something about the envelope on her desk had frightened her, but he lets it go figuring she'd tell him when she was ready.
So many interest characters in this book, some suspicious and some engaging. Willow's command of the language provides some insight to locals working at the Zon Petrol compound and I fell in love with all of them.
It was fun to see how KaLyn incorporated Susan Stoker's SEALs with her Guardian Security team. I was truly on the edge of my seat wondering how this would all resolve.
Plenty of intrigue, some laughs, sizzling romance and interesting twists make this a must read.