Bought this book because the reviews said it was a good hot read, but really it was tame and the whole story felt unimpressive. If you're not really a big reader, you should like it. If you have a lot of erotica/romance under your belt this just wont cut it. I returned all the books I got by this author based on this read. ( )

Into the Crossfire
3 Stars

Former Navy SEAL, Sam Reston runs his own private security company and is used to consorting with the darkest members of society’s underbelly. For this reason, he is caught completely off guard by his new neighbor, the beautiful and intelligent Nicole Pearce. After doing her a service, Sam manages to wrangle a date from Nicole, but little do they know that a dangerous threat from across the world is about to derail their budding romance.

Sam and Nicole are both likable characters and their romance is exceedingly spicy. The terrorist plot has potential and there are some intense and exciting scenes, but something is definitely missing.

Perhaps it is the fact that the basic storyline is very similar to Pursuit written by Rice's alter ego Elizabeth Jennings. In both books, the heroes are Navy SEALs, the heroines are targets of an assassin, and the killers are highly trained military rejects. Consequently, it all feels too familiar and might have been more enjoyable if I hadn’t read the two books so closely together. ( )

I have recently been reading Lisa Marie Rice and I believe that out of all the "romance novel" authors I read, she writes some of the most solid plots and characters. Of course the stories are just stories, but I feel as if she develops her characters in a complex way. The same with her plots. The Navy SEAL details are great, as well as other aspects of society which seem researched in a way some of the other authors don't bother on. I actually shed some tears in this one about the family relationship too. ( )

This book was fun. More of a thriller with some sex sprinkled in. I enjoyed a romance novel for once. ( )

Modern Romance. Protectors 1. Sam and Nicole, a translator, that moves into the office next door. OK ( )