BOOK REVIEW- CLOSE TO THE EDGE by Dawn Ryder

They are part of an elite unit. On task. Off grid. These are the men of the Shadow Ops task force. Be seduced and thrilled by Close to the Edge, the next Unbroken Heroes novel by Dawn Ryder.

HOW FAR WILL ONE MAN GO

Jenna Henson always plays it safe. It’s what has gotten her through all these years . So she never expected to end up in arm-to-arm combat with a gorgeous, muscle bound mercenary named Dare…

Agent Dare Servant lives for the thrill of the chase, the adrenaline high. He’s fully committed to his job, fully armed, and full-on dangerous. But when innocent, irresistible Jenna Henson walks in on his latest mission, the need to keep her safe becomes all-consuming.

TO PROTECT THE WOMAN HE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT?

Jenna’s captured the attention of Dare’s deadliest enemies, and with a target on her back, she needs Dare’s protection. But being Jenna’s bodyguard might be his hardest challenge yet. How can he keep her safe when he longs to take her in his arms and never let her go?

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 AMAZON 3.5 STARS

This was very much an adult story. It was intense with spots of sarcastic humor.  Most of the sarcastic humor coming from Jenna; who owns up to having no filter.  Even in the dangerous encounters with Dare, she looks him in the eye and lets loose on him. All in all, a pretty gutsy lady.  And she's going to have to be.

Dare is all tough guy with a mission to complete  and no time to get involved with a beautiful, smart woman who accidentally got in the way.  He puts on his "stone face" and just tries to muscle his way through things.   That doesn't fool Jenna for long but she does hover between thinking he's jerk and at other times a hunk.  They do know how to push each others buttons.  And unbutton each others buttons later on.  There will be a fair amount of that and some pretty detailed sex scenes.

Jenna's life spins so far out of her own control after being in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Just when you think that things can't get any worse for her, they do.  Dare and his team are doing their best to protect their "witness".  Dare is also trying not to commit the so-called "fatal error."  That was what it was called when someone like him began to care about her, "the package."  They tried to distance themselves from people under their "care" by making seem less personal.  He is having a hard time of it though because he does like and admire her spunk and her in-your-face attitude.  You can almost tell he's not going to win this battle.  

Some of the writing made me smile with the way it was phrased. But that is good because some of the rest of the story is pretty dark.  Many parts made me cringe.  

This story only has some of it completed, it looks like the adventure will continue into another book.  The adventure where several sets of powerful bad guys meet justice. 

I gave it 3.5 Stars on Amazon.  While I liked the adventure and interaction of Jenna and Dare and even some of the team members. Some of the violence and sexual abuse made it harder to read.   

I received a copy of this book via Netgalley and this is my honest opinion of it.