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Secret Maneuvers (2014)

by Jessie Lane(Favorite Author)

3.91 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Whiskey Girls Publishing

series

Ex Ops

review 1: This was one of the best stories that I've read. They both have done something to hurt the other now they have to try and find their way back together. Belle and Bobby were in love when they were teens in Georgia Bobby sent Belle a Dear Jane letter and turns their their lives upside down a then one day Belle walks into Bobby's Ops meeting and their whole world turns again. It's a love story with a lot of adventure,laughs and tears. But you have to read the rest you will love it. Don't miss the next book I sure you will enjoy it just as much.
review 2: This is the first book in the Ex Ops series which is about a secret organisation headed by the CIA, made up of ex-military and agency men so yes plenty of alpha men! This story is Belle and Bobby’s story and als... moreo introduces the whole team with a glimpse of their back stories to entice us for future books in the series.Belle and Bobby were an item from a young age, both from opposite sides of the tracks. Bobby was going places but he was taking Belle with him, away from her trailer park life with her devious and violent father. He joins up for the Army and promises Belle he will be back for her after his training. But Bobby never comes back and sends a ‘dear Belle’ letter telling her things have changed and they need time apart. This devastates Belle and with nothing to hold her in the town anymore, she packs and flees little knowing that another big curve ball will be thrown at her that will affect her and Bobby for the rest of their lives. Two weeks after writing that letter Bobby realises he made a big mistake and sends another telling her this. But Belle never received this and with the help of his family they try to track her down. Bobby never finds her, even after many years have passed he has never lost hope of finding his soul mate again and hoping she will forgive him.In the fifteen years that have elapsed since that time Bobby is now part of a secret ops organisation and the Texas ATF need help on a case. When the ATF officer walks into the room to debrief the team, Bobby is shocked to find out it is Belle who is the officer. Little does he know she has another shock in store for him.I just loved the whole world building of this series, the team of secondary characters are an instant hit and entice the reader into wanting to know more about them.The reunion of Belle and Bobby is not an easy one, Belle is standoffish and will not entertain any interaction with her ex-lover. Bobby is not a pushover though and he, along with the help of his team mates, the Sullivan brothers – Declan and Riley, Belle finds herself unable to ignore him. Once the barriers come down it is just fabulous to be pulled into the sensual tension and explosive encounters between the pair. But Belle is holding a secret and once Bobby finds out the hostility is enforced but only this time Bobby is the enforcer.Whilst all this romantic tension is going on there is still a case to be solved and the dangerous recons the team are signed up for give a generous helping of suspense and drama.From the get go this was an instant hit for me and a book I could not put down. The only reason this is not a five is that I wanted more interaction with Seth and Bobby. It just fell a little flat in that area and I would have loved to see that bond growing and cementing. There were also some over the top drama that Belle submitted to, especially the ‘forgiven’ episode. There is then a lot of further angst thrown in that for all that the reader has already been taken on, I didn’t feel it warranted it.However I just loved this book and am hooked on this series now, so much so that I went straight onto book two – Stripping Her Defences. Fabulous. Four stars. less

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