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Wingmen Warriors #12
Fully Engaged
They'd shared one wild weekend of passion, then she'd left without a word. Five years later, Nola Seabrook tracked down Captain Rick DeMassi to apologize for her hasty departure, not realizing this fresh encounter would lead to Rick moving in with her... as her bodyguard. Playing protector to his ex-lover had not been Rick's plan. But disturbing letters and a nearly fatal car bomb soon had him jumping into action.
He fully intended to protect Nola with his life, find out why she'd been so quick to leave his bed... and do "whatever" was necessary to get her back in it.
He fully intended to protect Nola with his life, find out why she'd been so quick to leave his bed... and do "whatever" was necessary to get her back in it.
246 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 2006
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Catherine Mann
597 books1,247 followersUSA Today bestseller Catherine Mann has written women's fiction, romance, and romantic suspense for Lake Union, Harlequin, HQN, Berkley, Tule, and Sourcebooks, with titles released in more than 30 countries. Catherine’s novels have won numerous awards, including a RITA Award, the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer’s Choice Award, and the Bookseller’s Best Award.
A South Carolinian at heart, after years of moving around the country Catherine has settled back in her home state with her Harley-riding husband. Empty nesters, they have a blended family of nine children, nine grandchildren, two dogs, and three feral cats, who all provide endless inspiration for new novels. For more information, visit: http://catherinemann.com
A South Carolinian at heart, after years of moving around the country Catherine has settled back in her home state with her Harley-riding husband. Empty nesters, they have a blended family of nine children, nine grandchildren, two dogs, and three feral cats, who all provide endless inspiration for new novels. For more information, visit: http://catherinemann.com
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June 23, 2014
Opening Line: “Lieutenant Nola Seabrook accepted that she could face death on Monday. But for the weekend she intended to celebrate life to the fullest.”
I’ve come to the conclusion with Catherine Mann (in particular with her Wingman Warrior series) that while she writes really excellent opening chapters for some reason the rest of the book tends to fall into very forgettable mediocre-ville. As was the case here, within a couple of pages I was thinking this is going to be an amazing read; exciting, sexy and immediately drawing me into the characters lives so that I’m left super curious about their upcoming story. Unfortunately though as things progress Mann struggles to keep that same level of intensity going.
Fully Engaged is still a good read, I’d give it 3.5 stars (5 for the opening chapters) I enjoyed this couple and appreciated reading a romance where both the H/h are recovering from injuries. There’s not many romances out there that have the hero on crutches for the entire read (while still kicking ass) and I can’t think of any I’ve read that deals with the aftermath of a breast cancer survivor. So kudos to Mann for including the C topic without making it a public service announcement. These were just two realistically damaged characters who found each other and compared scars (damn that was a touching scene)
As I said the first couple of chapters here are great. We meet Pararescueman Rick Demassi in an Officers club bar. He’s engaged in a push-up contest, like some kind of training scene out of a Rocky movie, doing them one-handed with a waitress on his back when Air Force pilot Nola Seabrook catches his eye. Rick is exactly what Nola is looking for tonight, a perfect male specimen; strong, virile and most importantly healthy although it takes a while for us to learn why that’s important. Before long our couple is banging away and then just like that Nola is gone.
We then travel 5 years ahead, Rick is in a medical centre learning to walk again after suffering career ending injuries during hurricane Katrina recovery. Nola is ticking names off a list, a list of all the people she’s hurt so that she can close the door on the recovery part of her cancer journey. And while their initial meeting is terse, neither can deny the attraction is still there even though they’re both very different people now.
As it turns out Nola also has a stalker (crazy huh) and when her car blows up in the hospital parking lot Rick steps up to act as her bodyguard. (This made little sense to me because the man can barely walk and still needs a nurse but whatever it got them in close quarters and gave us a stalker/bodyguard storyline.) I should mention that Rick’s daughter also plays a key part in this story and that divorce is also a hot topic. These matters are both handled realistically whereas the whole stalker storyline is pretty silly. Cheers
I’ve come to the conclusion with Catherine Mann (in particular with her Wingman Warrior series) that while she writes really excellent opening chapters for some reason the rest of the book tends to fall into very forgettable mediocre-ville. As was the case here, within a couple of pages I was thinking this is going to be an amazing read; exciting, sexy and immediately drawing me into the characters lives so that I’m left super curious about their upcoming story. Unfortunately though as things progress Mann struggles to keep that same level of intensity going.
Fully Engaged is still a good read, I’d give it 3.5 stars (5 for the opening chapters) I enjoyed this couple and appreciated reading a romance where both the H/h are recovering from injuries. There’s not many romances out there that have the hero on crutches for the entire read (while still kicking ass) and I can’t think of any I’ve read that deals with the aftermath of a breast cancer survivor. So kudos to Mann for including the C topic without making it a public service announcement. These were just two realistically damaged characters who found each other and compared scars (damn that was a touching scene)
As I said the first couple of chapters here are great. We meet Pararescueman Rick Demassi in an Officers club bar. He’s engaged in a push-up contest, like some kind of training scene out of a Rocky movie, doing them one-handed with a waitress on his back when Air Force pilot Nola Seabrook catches his eye. Rick is exactly what Nola is looking for tonight, a perfect male specimen; strong, virile and most importantly healthy although it takes a while for us to learn why that’s important. Before long our couple is banging away and then just like that Nola is gone.
We then travel 5 years ahead, Rick is in a medical centre learning to walk again after suffering career ending injuries during hurricane Katrina recovery. Nola is ticking names off a list, a list of all the people she’s hurt so that she can close the door on the recovery part of her cancer journey. And while their initial meeting is terse, neither can deny the attraction is still there even though they’re both very different people now.
As it turns out Nola also has a stalker (crazy huh) and when her car blows up in the hospital parking lot Rick steps up to act as her bodyguard. (This made little sense to me because the man can barely walk and still needs a nurse but whatever it got them in close quarters and gave us a stalker/bodyguard storyline.) I should mention that Rick’s daughter also plays a key part in this story and that divorce is also a hot topic. These matters are both handled realistically whereas the whole stalker storyline is pretty silly. Cheers
April 20, 2018
This is book 12 of the series.
You have met these characters before but this can be read as a standalone book.
If you want to hear about the background of the book read the tiny blurb above the reviews.
Our hero and heroine meet when she's looking for a good night out and she finds him in bar showing off. They end up together that night before walking away.
Our heroine lets you know about her last big night out, as she calls it, before something life changing happens to her.
Our hero was always a huge show off and loved to do anything physical. He loved his job and chasing the girls. However, over the past few years, he became a father and lived up to his responsibilities, although his relationship with his child's mother didn't last and was volatile to say the least. When a mission goes wrong, he ends up having to rebuild his body, career and his relationships.
What our hero wasn't expecting was a one night stand show up out of the blue to say thanks for something that happened years earlier. What our hero and heroine do is lean on each other when things start to happen to everyone and everything around them.
Will they last or will everything come down on top of them?
I liked the entire plot of the book because it was so different even though it started with a one night stand, the issues around it on the heroine's part were pretty serious. I liked how the hero, even though everything was going completely awful for him, he was still trying some way to go ahead. Then when he finds people he cares about in the cross hairs of danger he protects what's his and this is including the heroine even though the heroine doesn't want it.
The hero and heroine are both strong and strong willed which is interesting, but the heroine is less strong willed I felt. Although this could be influenced by me connecting more with the hero and how he goes about things in life because that's how I was raised. The daughter I would have shot or strangled because of all the worry she put her parents through, although if she didn't like the partner of her mother, I do know others that did drastic things when in the same situation.
Overall, a pretty good book and I would recommend it.
You have met these characters before but this can be read as a standalone book.
If you want to hear about the background of the book read the tiny blurb above the reviews.
Our hero and heroine meet when she's looking for a good night out and she finds him in bar showing off. They end up together that night before walking away.
Our heroine lets you know about her last big night out, as she calls it, before something life changing happens to her.
Our hero was always a huge show off and loved to do anything physical. He loved his job and chasing the girls. However, over the past few years, he became a father and lived up to his responsibilities, although his relationship with his child's mother didn't last and was volatile to say the least. When a mission goes wrong, he ends up having to rebuild his body, career and his relationships.
What our hero wasn't expecting was a one night stand show up out of the blue to say thanks for something that happened years earlier. What our hero and heroine do is lean on each other when things start to happen to everyone and everything around them.
Will they last or will everything come down on top of them?
I liked the entire plot of the book because it was so different even though it started with a one night stand, the issues around it on the heroine's part were pretty serious. I liked how the hero, even though everything was going completely awful for him, he was still trying some way to go ahead. Then when he finds people he cares about in the cross hairs of danger he protects what's his and this is including the heroine even though the heroine doesn't want it.
The hero and heroine are both strong and strong willed which is interesting, but the heroine is less strong willed I felt. Although this could be influenced by me connecting more with the hero and how he goes about things in life because that's how I was raised. The daughter I would have shot or strangled because of all the worry she put her parents through, although if she didn't like the partner of her mother, I do know others that did drastic things when in the same situation.
Overall, a pretty good book and I would recommend it.
April 2, 2010
Fully Engaged by Catherine Mann was an OK book. I recommend it to anyone who likes romantic and suspenseful books. Basically,the reason I didn't like this book as much as I thought I would was because to me the story line was weak. It is about a woman who spent time with a man and then left him. It was like a one night stand but for an entire weekend. After she leaves him she goes back to him after many years. (That was one part I didn't really like. She all of a sudden wants to go back with him??????) While they are reuniting, he realizes that he needs to protect her from danger that she just got herself in. The ending was good so that made the book better.
January 2, 2014
Great story! The right amount of suspense and love and very emotional.
The only sad thing is that the villain was a bit "telephoned" (I mean I already knew who he was ;) ) but all in all a good story.
Onto the next one!
The only sad thing is that the villain was a bit "telephoned" (I mean I already knew who he was ;) ) but all in all a good story.
Onto the next one!
February 3, 2014
Years ago I had read this book assuming it to be a stand alone. It is only now that I have taken a liking to this author and have voraciously started reading her works. So it was a pleasant surprise to find that this book which I had liked is part of the Wingmen Warriors series.
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