BOOK REVIEW- Damage: (A Ghost Squad Novel) by Lilith Saintcrow **

  

 General Fiction (Adult) | Romance 

Description

Ghost Squad, Book 1

Keeping her safe will be his hardest assignment yet. . .

Reeling from trauma and divorce, Cara Halperin takes what should be a simple job with an expensive agency. As a nanny to rich children, she shouldn’t have much to worry about, and her job is just complex enough to keep her from brooding. Unfortunately, the agency’s sent her into a trap.

Vincent Desmarais wants to go back into the field, but instead, he’s put on leave. The diagnosis? PTSD. No problem--he can pick up security work on the side to keep himself sharp--that is, if the side work isn’t just as dangerous as the bloody places he’s longing to get back to.

When the lights go out, Cara and her young charge have only one option: to trust the new security guy. Vincent finds himself unwilling to abandon them to fate or let them out of his sight. If the trio wants to stay alive, they’ve got to trust each other. . .

. . .but that may just be what their enemies are counting on.  AMAZON LINK

4.5  STARS

This story surprised me.  It came at the story in a different way than I was expecting but that was also good.

In the beginning and for quite a while the story centered on Cara and her six year old charge, Eddie.  There was a pretty good amount of world building and well detailed information about Eddie's home and his home life.  But that didn't slow things down at all.  I could see how Eddie was easy to like because that happened to me.

 Cara and Vincent both had some nightmares in their pasts that they are trying to heal from.  But unbeknownst to them they have more future "nightmares" heading their way.  The keeping me on the edge of my seat kind.   I couldn't put this book down and I didn't want to either.

Their isn't a lot of pages spent on a romance between the two main characters but you could "see" the attraction.  Also the developing trust and friendship between follow -the rules- Cara  and skilled but at times overwhelmed Vincent. It was fun to watch Cara find out that she could be fierce, when it came to protecting Eddie.  

Don't even get me started when it comes to "Dracula Cowboy."   You'll have to read the book to get that part of the story.  I will give you a hint: this is NOT a paranormal story. 

Great ending to the book with a good follow up of the characters six months later. 

  I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.