Teacher Emma Whitstone, reserved and quiet, works with deaf children while yearning for a family of her own. Charles Strong Manning is an outgoing, self-assured attorney. They couldn’t be more different, but their incredible chemistry leads to love, marriage, and a family.
There is more to Strong than meets the eye. In addition to his successful consulting law practice, he also has a dangerous and clandestine second job—one that could jeopardize his family. To protect Emma from worry, Strong does not tell her that he is the leader of a four-person undercover rescue operation. When one of those missions goes terribly wrong, and lives are lost, Emma suspects her husband is involved in something mysterious and violent.
One of Strong’s team-members wants Strong for herself and will do anything to get him. Finding Emma in a vulnerable state, the woman feeds Emma horrifying information about Strong. Emma takes her children to a place she believes is safe from her husband and the double life he leads. But is any place safe? Is Strong the monster she’s told he is, or the man she fell in love with? Or something entirely different?
Strong leaves no stone unturned and finds his wife and children. Can he convince Emma to trust him again? Will love be enough to heal their wounds? He has never failed a mission. Can he rescue his relationship? AMAZON LINK
3 STARS
The main characters were good ones although they didn't pull me in as much as I would have liked. The "courtship" between them felt awkward most of the time. I know that they were in the getting to know you stage but Strong had SO many secrets it was hard to get to know him. Wasn't even really feeling the attraction between the two of them. There was a lot of information about places they went and things they saw or bought. Good details in that way. It often felt more like a recital of facts.
You could begin to see Strong's double speak as Emma called it. As for Emma, she was a good woman with a good heart. Who didn't ask enough questions from the get go. The things that she put up with had me shaking my head more than once.
There were several other good people in the story. Lars was one and Elizabeth was another.
If you are looking for dangerous activities in the story it does have that. And also a H.E.A. which does take some determination for people to get to. Some much needed honesty as well. I'm just sorry the story didn't draw me in more.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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