TITLE: Defensive Alliance
AUTHOR: Jemma Westbrook
SERIES: Alaskan Security: Team Rogue
WHERE DOES THE BOOK FALL WITHIN THE SERIES: Book 9
CAN THIS BE READ AS A STANDALONE? Not really. There’s an overarching plotline that starts in Dangerous Proximity (#8) that sets up this book. Personally, I think you should read this series from the very beginning, starting with Loss Recovery (#1.) But, if you don’t want to go back that far, you can also start with Advance by Bounds (#6)
WHEN WILL THIS BOOK BE PUBLISHED? Monday, February 28th (HAPPY RELEASE DAY JANICE/JEMMA!!)
GENRE: Romantic Suspense
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
BLURB:
Jamison was just doing his job.
Protecting the woman his friend loved.
But unintended consequences are everywhere. It doesn’t matter how careful you are, eventually they will find you.
And what finds him is a woman with dark hair and haunted eyes.
A woman who has no idea where she’s from or who she is.
It’s information Alaskan Security needs.
And there’s only one way to get it.
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Waking up in the hospital didn’t seem right.
Nothing did.
Except for the way her husband looked at her as she fought to recover from the fall that stole all her memories.
She can’t remember a single moment with Jamison, but that doesn’t stop the attachment she feels to him.
Having him at her side keeps the fear clawing up her insides at bay.
Because she knows he will keep her safe.
But the fear isn’t for her. It’s for someone else.
If only she could remember who.
MY REVIEW:
DISCLAIMER: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Defensive Alliance had everything I love about the Alaskan Security series: action, romance, mystery, suspense and plenty of steam! I also like series where there’s an overarching plotline, and the story continues. (Not to be confused with cliffhangers! I don’t like when the MC’s lives are left in limbo at the end of a book.)
Anyway, this story has an overarching plotline that began with Dangerous Proximity (#8) and picks up in this story with Sadie suffering from amnesia and Jamison claiming to be her husband.
I really enjoyed watching Sadie and Jamison’s relationship develop throughout this book, and their ‘fake’ relationship start to become more real. I loved the cat and mouse game they played in the beginning when they were trying to figure out if they could trust each other. I loved their closeness, and how playful they were. I also really loved that Team Intel played a major role in this story.
I’m looking forward to seeing what Janice/Jemma has in store for this series! I just love being in Alaska with the men and women of Alaskan Security!
Thank you Janice and Julie for the advanced copy!
If you have yet to read this series, like I mentioned above, there are two “entry points” into this series. The first one is Loss Recovery (#1) and the second “entry point” is Advance By Bounds (#6). I’d recommend you read the series from the beginning, but if you don’t want to go back that far, you can definitely start at #6 and not feel lost.