BOOK REVIEW- CYCLONE ( Linear Tactical Suspense #1)by Janie Crouch

"One rule," he said against her lips.
"Anything makes you nervous, brings back bad memories—you tell me right away. You don't try to power through anything. We go as slow as you need."

Meet Zac Mackay. Military codename: Cyclone .
He's a widower, a protector, a hero.

And the person who could destroy Anne's life.

Doctor Anne Griffin is back in Oak Creek, Wyoming, only because she has no other options. Here, she was always the shy, stuttering girl, invisible to everyone.

Except Zac Mackay. The very reason she left in the first place.

Zac’s years in Special Forces taught him survival skills, and he’s created a company—Linear Tactical—to teach those skills to others, so they never have to live in fear.

Then why is Annie, the last person he’d ever want to hurt, afraid of him?

Zac’s determined to wipe the fear from the eyes of the woman who has never been far from his mind. And fix the mistakes— hismistakes—that put that look there in the first place.

But a predator has set his sights on Annie. And now survival skills will become much more than lessons… 

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5 STARS

Wonderful from start to finish!  A new favorite for me.  The people, the tense danger, the enemy waiting to strike again (time and time again). 

Starting out with Annie, she quickly brought out every feeling of wanting to protect her from all the hurts she suffered.  Invisible Annie was how she was seen or rather NOT seen for so long.  All the pain that had caused her to stutter which isn't something you see often in a book.  But I liked how smart she was and how with help she'd managed to get that stutter under control. Being a Brilliant doctor was also something that had achieved. So high five to Annie on that.

I liked that there was a history with Zac, although there was a lot of pain inflicted there too.  Most of it Zac didn't remember.  But prior to that pain, I did enjoy the part of the story where Zac's wife Becky and Annie were such good friends.  

That enemy that was stalking women?  I was so sure I knew who that was and kept yelling in my head, "look around, it's___".   Surprise, Surprise.  I was SO wrong.  Major twist waiting at the end of the book for a spectacular ending.  Bravo author, you got me with that one!  And I loved that you did!