Invisible

The Alpha Company Women #1

by Beth Abbott

A full length novel.

The only thing Ellen Thomas has to do to stay alive is stay Invisible!
Since the night a man died at her feet trying to protect Ellen and her father from a London gangster, Ellen has been on the run. In an attempt to stop herself being discovered, she’s done everything to blend in with the wallpaper. She’s moved halfway across the country, dyed her hair, and given up everything and everyone she knew and loved, just to stay alive! But is it enough?
Luke Roberts has finally left a distinguished career in the British army behind him, and joined with his former team-mates to start Alpha Company Security, fulfilling the dream the four men have shared for years. But he won’t be able to rest until he finds out who murdered his twin brother and why. The police think Casey got in with the wrong crowd, but Luke is convinced that his brother would never have worked for a criminal! He suspects that Casey was working undercover, but cannot get anybody to confirm it, not whilst it could harm an on-going investigation.
He's spent three years trying to track down the one person who might be able to tell him what happened to his brother that night, but she may as well be a ghost.
Will he ever discover the truth? Or will he get a lot more than he bargained for?

This is Book One in The Alpha Company Women Series.

The full list of titles in the series is as follows;
Invisible
Anonymous
Concealed
Healing
Living
Impossible

The books can be read independently, but are best enjoyed if read in order.

Please note that this series of books contains swearing, violence and scenes of a sexual nature. It is not intended for anyone under the age of 18 due to the detailed and descriptive content. (M/F) There are modified versions available of all five books in this series for those who like their stories a little less "Adult". They are the exact same stories, and are still aimed at an 18+ audience, but the language and violence has been considerably toned down, and the scenes of a sexual nature are far less detailed. Please look out for the (PG-13 Clean Version) Subtitle.

Genres: Romance, Military Fiction, Contemporary, Amazon, Dark, Romantic Suspense, Suspense

480 pages, ebook

Published May 29, 2016

Reviews

[Vaishali • [V.L. Book Reviews] · Rating 2 out of 5]

RATING: 2.5 stars to Invisible

Invisible by Beth Abott - just as the title informs - is a story about invisibility. Not the type of supernatural invisibility that enables us to walk through worlds unnoticed, but the kind that has us hiding in plain, anonymous sight. After an incident that changed her path in life and also separated her from the only family she had left, 28-year-old Ellen has made invisibility her life and her mission. This is hardly a full life, only an unremarkable one because self-preservation is what keeps her going. Ellen is not the girl that fled her happy life almost four years ago

Ellen takes severe caution to keep herself hidden from the danger that she knows is bound to find her one day so treading the line of safety is essential. With a lairy lioness who knows no boundaries as a startling best friend, these few years however have found Ellen to be breaking some rules, but she’s yet to break more when a hulking arrival shows up at her place of work, with the eyes of someone who has troubled her since she left her home all those years ago.

Luke is an ex-military man who has been searching for someone for three and a half years. Now free of his service Luke is still on his search for a vital witness who possess the answers to exonerate his brother who was killed not four years ago, and to send the lowlife who was responsible behind bars where he belongs. Luke is part of a security and tech company named after his faithful regimen and comprised of his closest partners in crime and best friends. Ellen’s past left a mark on her and Casey’s death left one on him.

I started this book with a lot of excitement on side. I liked the themes, ideas AND the protagonists. There's romance, suspense, action and a hero who and heroine who find a way to lean into each other. I think it’s fair to say that I’m a splendid sucker for some hopeless romance, but I also search for a compelling plot that keeps a fair track on the story. I’m disappointed that I didn’t entirely receive what I was promised because numerous plot holes aside, the suspense was underwhelming. About 50% through I lost interest. I’m not sure if I’m just having a bad run with romance lately or whether the stories I'm reading are failing to inspire me but I did struggle with this one.

There are laughs that can be pulled from the story which made me grin just as the characters did. There's certainly potential. Luke was my favourite character - a sweet alpha - and I enjoyed watching both Luke and Ellen become something together. On the other hand, the story fails at the finer details. With too many inconsistencies to overlook, it's unconvincing. The villain In this story really doesn’t have much of a presence either, which I think is something that would have pushed the story to greater heights and provided me with the thrill level I was looking for.

We've got a contemporary romance which promised a reasonable selection of action and suspense to accompany a pinnacle romance. The suspense was a bit if a misfire and I was left with a conclusion that was a let down in comparison to what I considered would be a suspenseful quest to bring down the baddie. Invisible isn't a bad book but it is fairly confusing. As Abott’s first book in The Alpha Company Women series I thought this was a decent introduction but it wasn’t at all in the league of a book I can say was a fulfilling pastime. Overall, clumsy but an ok read.

Trigger Warning: Sensitive, adult content and descriptive language. Also mentions drugs.


Concerns:

1) Luke and Casey are supposed to be twin brothers but didn't understand how Ellen doesn’t recognise their similarities when she first meets Luke.
2) The chapter formatting was confusing. Although they are clearly labeled describing which POV we're reading from, the narrative switches to somebody’s else’s thoughts. We may be reading a passage from Ellen’s POV which will shift into thoughts from Luke.
3) Dark haired people with dark eyes and glasses surely aren’t less attractive are they? Ellen's clothing choices and contrived appearance are motivated by her goal to remain invisible but rather comes off as a shallow adage that supports the idea that to be blonde and spectacle-less is to be beautiful. If Ellen was beautiful to begin, her disguise shouldn't have masked her beauty.
4) The whole David - Ellen’s dad - situation was really flawed and didn't make sense. I don’t understand how someone who loved his daughter and had a seemingly close relationship with her would just abandon her like he did and build a life without her. And the reunion?! That was even more perplexing. The turnaround, for lack of a better word, was strange. I found it hard to reconcile what had changed so drastically to make David Lansing act like a stranger to his own daughter. His change in attitude baffled. That plot point however, is left unexplored
5) While reading I thought that some of the passing characters in this book were just too nice? Perhaps Welsh people are just all-around lovely?
6) I really thought we were going to get some real action with the villain in this story and I was looking forward to the conclusion because of it, but he just dies in a shooting. This book lost some points for this too because I felt what could have been a gripping end was overlooked.
7) A shot to the head is truly a serious injury. But apart from a bit of rest everything carries on as normal for Ellen…and then marriage prep is in order.
8) The author sometimes used American terminology to describe some things. For example, the term ‘high school’ was used when here we commonly call that level of study ‘secondary school’, and the term ‘shirt’ being used instead of ‘T-shirt’.

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[Jayne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tall, dark and moody!!! Yum!

28yr old Ellen Thomas has been hiding in plain sight for over 3yrs. She dyes her natural blonde hair 'muck' brown, wears coloured contacts behind thick framed unnecessary glasses, hides her good figure behind baggy, drab clothes, and besides being extremely intelligent, waitresses and basically keeps herself to herself.
Luke Roberts is ex military, now co owning a security company with his brothers in arms. Tall, dark and moody, he's in search for answers in the events leading to his twin brothers death.
Set in England the storyline was good, an air of mystery surrounded the initial chapters and the intrigue kept the pages turning quite easily.
Each chapter was headed clearly from the characters view point (mostly Luke and Ellen,) but was written in the third person. Loads of interesting extra characters in the mix too.
Now, the story was good, it flowed at a steady pace, the sex scenes were well written, plenty of snappy, humorous dialogue between the characters, who were all likable, and the plot was mostly believable...mostly!!! I felt the two main characters had personality transplants, (repeatedly throughout.) And the attraction between them a bit quick and iffy to say the least. The 'bad guys' were a little too swiftly 'sorted out'! And it's really hard to believe the scenario surrounding Ellen's father...(you'll have to read the book to understand that!!!)
Overall though, I enjoyed the book. Found it free too. 3.5*

[Kami Dodson-Perry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ellen was thrown into a bad situation by her fathers poor decisions. Now Ellen is on the run and must be invisible to stay alive.

Luke is looking for answers to his brother Casey's death.

Ellen & Luke meet and threw the story you find out they are connected through Casey's death.

Now Ellen must find her father and get them out of this life or death situation so she can live a normal life again.

Luke and his friends help clear the threat to Ellen and her dad and Ellen finds her place in the world.

This is a nice story of 2 people meant to meet and be together. Through death and tragedy comes love, understanding, and acceptance.

Rating: 3 stars

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[Kristy Moore · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe this book should be titled Forgettable, because I have it marked as finished, but I literally don't remember a thing about the plot other than the h is trying to "hide in plain sight" after witnessing a crime that the H's brother may have been implicated in while working undercover.

[Robin Reviewer · Rating 1 out of 5]

Laundry list of problems - read on KU

I don't think Amazon allows enough space to comment on all the things wrong here. There is a review by Gabby something that was spot on. Review includes spoilers.

I liked the characters. The story line was reasonable but had tremendous plot holes.
- she's hiding from the mob and changes her name from Emma Thomax-Lansing to Ellen Thomas. Wow, big change there. She did change her appearance as much as possible. She still had to work to live, so she really did the best she could there. The mob tracks her there rather easily. Not sure how they knew she saw things but maybe they just wanted her as leverage.
-her dad goes to live in a vacation home they stayed in several times before but the mob doesn't find him. Her dad has been living a great life and didn't seem to care what she had gone through.
- She's a 28 year old virgin and acts rather juvenile about sex. When Luke kisses her for the first time, she thinks someone like "she could tell something special was happening with her body." Really? This is like a grandma's romance. The next time they make out, they have kissed and he has squeezed her breast and she thinks "this is what making love feels like." Making love feels way different than 2nd base.
- Luke is there looking for her and he figures out that she must be who he is looking for but by the time he returns from a business meeting he has forgotten his suspicions.
- Ellen giggles about sexual things. Even as a virgin, I would like to think she would be more mature than to giggle like a school girl.
- The security team, Matt, JT, Luke, and Danny, never think that she could have been being watched.
- There is a guy who started working at the restaurant where she did and kind of stalks her. No one considers this guy might be watching? The timing didn't seem suspicious? I think a security team would have run facial recognition on everyone in her life.
- They fail to use condoms twice. (They forget it was twice by the end if the book.) She ends up in the hospital and no one from the hospital asks if she could be pregnant? Every time I got for any time of scan or surgery, they always ask if I could be pregnant AND they run a full blood panel before surgery. They would have figured out she was pregnant.
-She was shot in the temple from a rifle and the bullet travels to the back of her head. They had to cut open her skull to remove the bullet. Yet she walks out 100% fine after 14 days or so. She's a little tired is all.
- The head mob guy actually goes to take her out. Head mob guys stand back and let others do that kind of thing. It helps shorten the story, though.
- She goes to a doctor to go on birth control and is surprised she is pregnant. Her doctor didn't check for pregnancy until she asks if she has had unprotected sex. The doctor always checks that before prescribing birth control. It's standard.
- They announce their pregnancy to his parents by handing his mom the pee stick. Gross! I know they have caps but still yuck!
- This is written as dual 3rd person POV. I hate 3rd person in romances! At places, it seems like she is talking about herself in 3rd person. She also switches pov within the chapters if they are both in a scene.
- The sex scenes were almost clinical. They are very matter of a fact.
- The writing is too informal. I had problems with the grammar and there are places where I know there were errors but some things may be the difference between US and British English. She uses !s way too often. It's one thing to use them when people are speaking but she uses them a lot in thoughts. She also uses the word "cos." This is not a word we use in the US. We do sometimes say 'cause but not in writing. Again, if it was a person speaking, it would be expected since that is how people speak but as the narration, it's too informal.
- Completely unimpressed with them as a security team. They never watch out to see if they have been followed. They even go shopping in London with any additional protection.
- There were other things but I've run out of steam to write more.

I absolutely do not recommend this book or this author unless her newer books are night and day different than this. I've read several books lately with grammar problems that I've been disappointed in but this book takes the cake. How this book has 4.3 stars with over 560+ reviews is beyond me. But I noticed there are less than 100 reviews for subsequent books. They have higher ratings but it probably because everyone that hated this book didn't read further. So many people will only leave a review if it is positive, so stars are highly inaccurate for knowing if people enjoyed a book. We need to be able to see how many people read it.

[Lauren · Rating 1 out of 5]

The story is sloppy. Ellen is hiding (changed her appearance, alone, supposedly trying to stay invisible) after witnessing a murder and her father instructing her to run (and she has no idea where he is or if he’s alive). The man she saw die was Casey, twin brother to Luke, who Luke described as his mirror image. So they’re identical. Luke meets Ellen at the restaurant where Ellen works. She instantly froze up upon seeing his face as she thought he was dead last time she saw him. Luke has been searching for the woman who saw his brother die, not knowing it’s Ellen. But he starts asking questions and meets a dead end when he conveniently asks Ellen (who obviously doesn’t tell him anything). Here’s where for sure you think “oh shit” Ellen needs to run again, but no, this is where the story dissolves into a mess.
Luke and Ellen start dating, like what!? And Ellen is definitely not being invisible. She’s dating the man who looks identical to the guy who died and the reason she’s been on the run/hiding for over three years! What the!? After a night together she finds files and realizes Luke must be related to Casey (uhhh you think!? Is Ellen a complete idiot?? Or is the author the idiot!?). I just don’t get how the author could forget what she wrote and play off the fact that Ellen would date the man who is the twin without realizing who he was. Like does the author want us to believe Ellen is completely stupid, like super incredibly stupid? Or has amnesia? None of which would lend itself to Ellen being so excellent at hiding out for over three years since the incident, considering she led a normal life up until then (don’t even get me started on how normal innocent Ellen could maintain life being anonymous having to give up everything including her identity so successfully with no help other then instructions from her father, some money and a secret mobile phone she’s supposed to turn on at only a certain time each night). It just doesn’t fit together. It’s so incredibly sloppy.

So Ellen and Luke will go to see her dad who she’s apparently had contact with twice a year, a 90-second phone call each time and that’s it. Her father has built himself a new family. Like wtf!? While in hiding, you sent your only daughter away, and you both were super close since you only had each other, and it’s been 3+ years and you don’t care about your daughter anymore!? I honestly don’t get why the author turned her dad into a huge asshole. He has a new family and is upset to see Ellen. It just made absolutely no sense from the dad Ellen talked about before. Then Georgie and his men find them and Ellen gets shot in the head and somehow miraculously survives and is home a few weeks later with absolutely no effects from the wound. Bullshit. Then a doctor comes to visit and Ellen gets a pregnancy test, uh hello wouldn’t they do all that blood work, etc. in the hospital considering you were shot in the head and in a coma!!? But of course not. So now Ellen finds out she’s pregnant. Then it ends with a beach wedding in Barbados.
This book is a huge sloppy mess. I stuck it out even through the awful writing and the boring bits, but what a waste of time. Thankfully I got it free. Don’t waste your time, it sucks. And I have absolutely no desire to continue the series. The author didn’t seem to know what kind of book she wanted to write and ended up with a mess. Ellen has a huge personality change, going from I’m invisible to acting like Suzy and she are incredibly close, calling her friend “bitch” etc. in a playful way as if she’d always been so close, which we got reminded over and over, she was invisible and not close to anyone. Her dad has an even worse change that just made no sense. The Georgie thing is resolved so easily too, especially with the slit to the throat and shot to the head and both recovering, like that’s an everyday injury. So many holes in the story, and not enjoyable.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. Ellen's father was in bed with a ring of criminals and gathering intel for the police so they could bring his crime ring down. One night the henchmen stumble upon them, and their lives are forever changed. A handsome stranger comes to their aid, but he is killed in the process. Now Ellen is on the run from and has been living her life as invisible as possible. She colors her hair and wears colored contacts and glasses to disguise her beautiful appearance. Then HE comes along, tall, dark, and moody! He's searching for a girl that's tied to his brother's death. She holds the answers he seeks to clear his brother's name and to put away the criminals that caused his brother's death. What will he do when he learns Ellen is the girl he seeks? Will she come forward to clear his brother's name, or will his gruff behavior cost him everything?

The characters in this book were well flushed out, You get their back story to really know who they are and where they're coming from. I like the humor and the relationship between Ellen and her best friend Suzy. Suzy is a real spitfire, and these two ladies are a ball together. Toss in a handful of hunky men and a couple of great parents, and you have a wonderful tale. The books is fast paced with a lot of romance and action. I will definitely be reading more from this author!

[Elaine Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brilliant introduction to this author

This book contains the perfect amount of mystery, intrigue, murder and romance to make me want to read book 2.
The characters are three dimensional and the chemistry between our hero and heroine is off the charts. You've also got to love Ellen's best friend, Suzy.
I can't say too much without giving the game away, but you will laugh and you will get a tear in your eye with all the shenanigans going on.

After a traumatic night where she finds out her father isn't the man she once thought he was and another man dies trying to protect her, Emma Lansing escapes and goes to work in a restaurant, just outside birmingham, West Midlands.
She is trying her hardest to be invisible, by hiding in plain sight.
She dyes her hair, puts contact lenses in and wears the frumpiest clothes on the plant. Emma dies and Ellen is born.

Like and his old army buddies are hard on the trail of a girl who can put a nasty piece of work behind bars, but might also hold the answer as to why his brother died and why the police think he was dirty.
He wasn't and Like is dead set on proving it.

He wanders into a restaurant, little knowing that both his and Ellen's lives are about to be forever changed.

[Nix · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable read with likeable and believable characters.

Ellen has become an expert at being invisible; she's changed her hair colour to mousey brown, wears brown contact lenses to hide her deep blue eyes and dresses in baggy clothes to hide her figure. She needs to stay invisible, or her life may be at risk.

Suzy, her best friend, is anything but invisible and she's trying to get Ellen to 'live' a little and start enjoying life again.

Luke is desperately trying to find out who killed his twin brother Casey over three years ago. He and his friends at Alpha Company have a few leads but they are desperately looking for a woman and her father, who they are certain have the information they need to clear Casey's name and bring justice

“So, you stop, take stock, and then take another path. Sometimes just for a while, sometimes for longer, and you keep trying until you find the path you want to be on for the rest of your life. Your true path.”

This is the first of six books in the Alpha Company Women series; Invisible, Anonymous, Concealed, Healing, Living, and Impossible.

PS. There are PG-13 clean versions of all the books in the series, although I've come across more explicit books without any age warnings.

[Judi Easley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, romantic, and heartwarming all at the same time

She walked away from her first life with nothing and no one. She started over from scratch and has built what little she has by herself on nerve. Ellen is surviving this life as best she can. Her father said to run, so she ran. She hasn't gotten close to anyone. She works as a waitress and gets paid under the table, so she has no record. She pays her rent in cash cause the bank would want identification. She has no medical insurance for the same reason, so she can't get hurt or sick. For three and a half years, she's been careful.
Ellen has one friend. Suzy works at the same restaurant. Ellen sometimes takes care of Suzy's baby so that she and her husband can go out. This is how Ellen and Luke make their magical connection. It's who they both are related to and what happened that makes things take off so quickly. Once the truth of the matter comes out, things get dangerous. By then, the two of them have already fallen happily in love and are inseparable. Things escalate and literally become explosive. Recommended.

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

I typically enjoy reading romantic suspense with a military vibe to it and this book was no exception. I liked that the setting was in London and surrounding areas and not the US. It was fun to read something that was based in another country where I could still understand and know what is happening and picture where things are.

I found the connection between Luke and Ellen and their banter and interactions together to be sweet and yet interesting. These are two people that you wouldn't expect to be together, but somehow, they just fit. It is definitely insta-love between them but that didn't bother me. I found myself rooting for them and mostly for Ellen to have her HEA.

I always realize that with books like this that things wouldn't or couldn't happen the way that they do in these stories. If you suspend belief and just enjoy the story for what it is, then you will be along for a great adventure.

This was a fun and enjoyable summer romance read for me and I was very glad to find a new author that can sweep me into another world while reading.

[Book Monitor · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some very good aspects to this story including a likeable leading lady and a hot and sexy leading man, a good if slightly incredible back story to Ellen Thomas and a bad guy criminal element thrown into the mix.
The romance is often fast to develop in romance novels but this one seems faster than usual. However the chemistry is definitely there between Ellen and Luke and the sex scenes are fairly well written,and not too clinical.
For me the dialogue was off-putting - This story is set in Britain, and has British lead characters yet there are so many Americanisms it just didn't ring true, they may have said bad ass but never ass for arse.. It was only when things moved to the bad guys and later to Wales when the language becomes a bit more realistic. I recognise that the market is perhaps largely American but it still needs some authenticity. Having said that I am probably going to give the next in the series a go as I liked the characters.

[Ruby's Java Corner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Worth every penny to read this book!

Invisible Ellen, aka Emma knew her time was coming to end. Soon time to come out from hiding after she met Luke, who was searching to clear his twin brother's name. Lot happens between their meet and her seeing her dad after 3 1/2 yrs and not without an in your face surprise with her dad. Then comes trouble from their past where her dad resides then hell breaks loose again at the hospital while bother Ellen's dad and Ellen herself were being cared for their injuries. Ellen loses her father when he made his choice and gains a big family in the end.

I absolutely love this book. Any book that can make me laugh and cry through entire book deserves my rate of 5 cups of steaming hot java, ☕☕☕☕☕! You betcha I'll be reading the next book for sure, especially after reading the excerpt which ensnared me attention and gripped me heart already! Buy this book!

[Carol orr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet romantic thriller

No plot spoilers
No potential triggers
There are just a couple of errors but absolutely nothing to get irritated about.
The characterisation is excellent, with individual personalities that allow the reader to form a connection.
The plotline is engaging, with twists and turns leading to a satisfying culmination.
I purchased the series years ago and I have no idea why I have not left feedback before now, shame on me! Consider that mistake remedied.
The writing style is a little odd, as if the author can't decide if she is writing for an American or English audience (I believe the author is Welsh, maybe that's the reason why) but I have never heard a Welsh person call a lift the elevator. There are a couple of similar instances, but again, they don't spoil the reading experience.
There are some sex scenes and plenty of swearing.
I have no problem recommending the series to fans of romance and intrigue.

[DarcLibrarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shes done hiding

Ellen Thomas has been on the run for years after being caught up in a gangland shooting involving her father and a undercover cop. Luke Roberts and his friends and colleagues have been desperately seeking answers about what really happened to his twin Casey on the night he was shot and killed. Luke has never believed his brother was dirty and believes if he can find the daughter of the man who was present and disappeared that fateful day that he will get his answers. When Luke and Ellens paths cross she has to decide if she will run again or this time fight for her future and the man she has come to care for. Whatever she chooses she can count on the men of the Alpha Company to have her back. A really good introduction to the series. Looking forward to reading Danny's story.

[Brenda Russell · Rating 1 out of 5]

While the basic (blurb) premise was good enough for me to pick up a free copy, the execution left gobs of everything to be desired. For a woman intelligent enough to earn an advanced university degree, our valiant heroine proves herself to be TSTL multiple times over. When she is eventually "shot in the temple," she is released from the hospital only ten days later with no lasting ill effects. Unbelievable. Miraculous, in fact. Then again, I'm not a doctor. There are also numerous spelling, grammar, punctuation and word choice issues (I suppose some of these could be laid at the door of Brit-isms, but I'm not holding my breath waiting for proof of that). In short, regardless of the "blurb" contents, I have no desire to read any more books in this series.

[Karen J Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hiding in "plain" sight.

Ellen (formerly Emma) has dulled down her looks in order to hide from the criminal her father had worked for. She fled from the house where her father was attacked and where Casey, the man who had saved her, died in front her. Almost there and a half years later she is still in hiding, only hearing from her father twice a year for just a couple of minutes. Working as a waitress long hours six days a week to get by and still terrified she will be discovered. Then one night in walked a hugh, gorgeous man the image of the man who saved her. Luke has been looking for her to find out what happened to his twin brother. Can she trust him with her life and her heart?

[Cozzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Invisible

I really enjoyed this book!
Fleeing after seeing a gun battle, which included her father and an undercover police officer, Emma ends up in the East Midlands.
Having changed her name to Ellen, and living off grid for over 3 years, she meets a gorgeous man mountain with the same anomaly to his eye as the undercover police officer who died saving her life!
Luke is looking for answers as to why his brother was killed, and what he was doing in a drug barons house! He thinks Emma may have been involved, but she's disappeared, but he's tracked her last known sighting to a small village in the East Midlands. Whilst scouting for answers he meets Ellen and they hit it off straight away!
A great story!

[Mizunderstood · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it from beginning to end

This is my first read of this author (I believe) and I cannot express how impressed I am with the authors ability to grab and hold my attention all the way through top the end. I literally read it through in one sitting (or laying down honestly, as I read it through the night). Well developed characters, awesome plot and a wonderful mix of genres- romance, mystery, action and adventure. I literally was spell bound all the way through, alternately laughing, crying and on edge, but what an amazing ride it was!!! :-)
Can't wait for the next adventurous romance in the series!

[Alex · Rating 1 out of 5]

Honestly I dont know if 1 Star is fair but..

... i couldnt get past page 2. Thats not giving the book much but, i just couldnt. I know she is in hiding, but the author starting off with "shit brown" and "mud" and calling brown hair and brown eyes boring and ugly and basically invisible or wallpaper, (but being blonde and cornflower blue-eyed is gorgeous and stands for being able to be seen and youre only seen if youre blonde abd blue eyed really pissed me off.
Sorry book. Glad you were free. Maybe all of the blonde blueeyed white women will love it and give you undeserved accolades.

[sheri victor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I world love to be in a room with Suzy and Ellen...well and the men.

They are a hoot. This was a great book I didn't want it to end. All the characters were so real that I felt invested in every chapter. Can't wait to get thru the rest of the guys and the spunky girls they attract. Beth had me from the first chapter. I love the attitudes everyone had. That just shows how close they are and what a wonderful job she did at portraying that brotherly bond the A.C. Men have. Best mates for life! :)

[Pam Bryant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great!

I chose this rating because this was a really great book, I enjoyed most of the characters. Ellen she was a shy young lady at the beginning. Luke was a angry brut in the first couple of chapters. As you know that was a quick turn around. They both were to me searching for answers. So I loved the way Ellen came into herself and Luke became sweet around his lady love. This book was well-written and the characters were amazing and some were really funny. This was a great read.

[Tonya Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hiding in plain sight

Jake was determined to clear his twins name from the day he was killed but he didnt have much to go on but a picture and around a certain area that a woman witnessed and can put it to rest but when he stopped at a restaurant he was grumpy and the waitress was curious why all of a sudden he was asking about where she use to live, till one day a file opened and the pieces all came together. For the first time though the hurtful past had something good ellen didnt feel alone anymore and was on her way to freedom.

[Helen Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ellen's life is turned upside down when she has to go into hiding due to her father being involved with a criminal who will stop at nothing to silence them so she becomes "Invisible". Dyes her hair, wears contact lenses to hide the colour of her eyes and blends in the the scenery. Till Luke comes along...
I really enjoyed this,(even more so that it was set in the UK) and as it is free there is nothing to lose by giving it a go. Does leave you wanting to read the rest of the series though, which I will be doing

[Lennie McDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yowza hand onto your hat.

Ellen has worked hard at being invisible due to a past experience. All that sort of flies out the door when Luke walks into the cafe where she is working. Drawn to each other and each trying to hide the past these Two decide honesty is the best policy.
Fun, adventure, sadness, and happiness all work their way into their lives.
A perfect first book and very much a stand alone while still leaving you wanting more stories about the other guys you met in this book.

[Linda Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wasn’t sure if I’d like this—the beginning did not grab me but I’m really glad I kept going! Loved Ellen & Luke—a great way to bring an unlikely couple together! Loved Luke’s friends. Loved Luke’s parents and Suzy. Suzy was actually a great friend that Ellen didn’t even realize she needed. This story meshed all the characters so tightly together and made you believe in true friends. (I will say that Ellen’s father was a disgusting person though. Ellen is better off without him.) A really good story with plenty of steamy scenes.

[Kelly Crowley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't like Ellen's father at all. The man is a selfish asshole, not even once considering what his daughter is going through. Instead he remarries and has another child, meanwhile his oldest daughter is wondering and hoping her fathers past doesn't catch up with her and kill her. Luckily for Ellen she does wind up with help. Unfortunately she also almost winds up getting killed because of her jackass father. As usual everything works out in the end.

[Manny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Walking stories

I didn't know what to expect reading this author for the first time. Somewhere after the first gun fight I lost myself and didn't want to out the story down. Like "Tall, dark and moody" is an awesome match for Ellen "hiding in plain sight". They didn't know that they needed each other until their world collided together. Their lives were intertwined before they knew each other. Their love making scenes are not and they can't love without the other. 💖