Saturday, May 21, 2022

Book Review- Code Name: Libra by [Janie Crouch]

    

My code name is Libra. The stars say I’m charismatic, intelligent, charming.

The one with the easy smile.

Zodiac Tactical has been the biggest part of my life for the past three years. We guard, protect, rescue...eliminate the threat when nobody else can. And I’ve always been at the front lines—first to help in whatever way was needed.

Until I took a bullet to the chest.

Now everybody’s worried about me. So I’m sent on what’s supposed to be an easy mission—gathering intel about some potential bad guys while on a tropical island for a wedding. Lay low, blend in, catch a little tan while getting the job done. Can’t be too hard.

Until I defend the bride’s adorable sister against some cruel cattiness and the next thing I know I’m mentioning I’m her fiancé.

Surprise.

When the mission takes a turn for the much more dangerous, and my
fiancée finds herself in the middle of it, I will do whatever it takes to keep her safe. My wounds may have knocked me down, but a Navy SEAL, even former one with a couple extra bullet holes, always gets back up.

My code name is Libra. Don’t let the easy smile fool you.
4 STARS
 
 "My code name is Libra. Don’t let the easy smile fool you."   That right there in the book info hooked me before I even opened the first pages.  I loved that !  Can't explain it, it just is. 
I found the story to be kind of a bit different.  Both main characters were engaging and Bethany sure deserved a break from her demanding family.   Her mother was the first and main one who deserved a set down.  Critical, much?  Next in line is the groom's mother, Patricia.  There is another person who really deserved more like maybe a fist to the face and that was Mina.  Should have been named Meana because she was entitled,  nasty and always trying to stir things up against sweet Bethany.  
Landon Black (Libra) is finding himself between a rock and a hard place.  The more time he spends with Bethany, the more he wants her.  I liked the nickname he gave her of Wildflower and how he came up with it.  Landon is walking a tightrope between his need to keep  his attention on his mission and his attraction to Bethany.
Things stay calm for a while except for the tension of the drama of the family wedding.  Then dangers begin to mount and it comes from a few unexpected directions as well.   More surprises follow bringing everything to a good conclusion.
 
   " I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book, and this is my honest opinion about it.

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