Cover Me (Elite Force, #1)

Feb 18, 2013 Karla rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Karla by: Jill

Shelves: awesome-alpha, exciting, kick-ass-heroine, military-heroes, possessive-alpha, scrumptious-hero, sensual, sizzling-romance, secondary-romance, strong-willed-heroine, terrific-dialogue, wonderful-secondary-characters, yummy-men

Just a heads up kids! If you live here in the states and get the NatGeo channel, check out the six-part special that starts tonight about this amazing branch of the military. I knew very little about them until I started reading these books, and when the elite need rescuing, these are the guys who do the job. I know these books are fictional, but these men are real...they are amazing heroes. It's the first time a camera crew was allowed to imbed themselves with the Air Force's Pararescuemen, or...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Beanbag Love rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of romantic suspense/adventure

This is the first book I've read by this author and, to be honest, I'm not sure how it ended up on my Kindle. Another impulse buy? However it got there, I'm glad it did. This was a solid 4.5 for me with good characters and chemistry, an interesting location, and suspenseful, exciting moments.

This is the first book in the "Elite Ops" series about Air Force pararescuers. The setting of this book is Alaska, but the next one will be set somewhere else. This story concerns Wade Rocha and Sunny Foster...more

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Nov 18, 2012 Wendy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle, men-in-uniform, romantic-suspense

Wow, this has the perfect balance of suspense, action and hot steaminess. Catherine Mann sure knows how to write a great suspense. Her knowledge of the military world if fantastic and really gives a great feel for the book setting and plot.

This is one of the best romantic suspense I've read in a while. Loved it! If that's not enough to tempt you maybe this will?

Wade.

Enjoy!

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Jul 03, 2011 Saly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Cover Me is the start of series and I am intrigued enough to read the next few books.

It's based in a new world, Wade is a pararescueman. He is totally military, with parents who served. He was a hell-raiser in his teens but has changed. He still carries guilt over his mother getting injured and loves what he does and saving lives. In Alaska, he jumps on a rescue mission and finds Sunny, who seems not happy to see him and more than capable of looking after herself. He thinks she is a stranded cli...more

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Jul 15, 2011 Jill rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romantic-suspense

4.5 stars

Tech Sergeant Wade 'Brick' Rocha comes from five generations of military. He's a pararescueman (PJ) in the United States Air Force, sent in to any military or civilian rescue where the best of the best are required. On Mt Redoubt in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Sunny Foster has been cut off from returning to her isolated community by a blizzard unaware that the PJ's have been called in to rescue a group of tourists on the mountain. When Wade's crew pick up Sunny's heat signature Wade p...more

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Dec 28, 2011 Crystal ♥ RBtWBC rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-military-romance, rating-5-star

4.5 Stars

High altitude danger, riveting suspense and scorching romance, Cover Me was a book that I couldn’t put down!

Pararescue Jumper, Wade Rocha, is in Alaska on a training mission when his team gets the call to pick up a stranded group of climbers. When he parachutes down towards the last figure he sees Wade finds the beautiful Sunny Foster and her dog Chewie, who do not want nor need his help. But when somebody takes a shot at them and a lot of the woman’s story just doesn’t seem to add up,...more 4.5 Stars

High altitude danger, riveting suspense and scorching romance, Cover Me was a book that I couldn’t put down!

Pararescue Jumper, Wade Rocha, is in Alaska on a training mission when his team gets the call to pick up a stranded group of climbers. When he parachutes down towards the last figure he sees Wade finds the beautiful Sunny Foster and her dog Chewie, who do not want nor need his help. But when somebody takes a shot at them and a lot of the woman’s story just doesn’t seem to add up, Wade decides to stick close to her no matter what she wants. And if he gets to explore the chemistry he feels sizzling between them then all the better.
Sunny Foster does not plan to get close to the handsome PJ who is an outsider to her town and a threat to her whole way of life ‘off the grid’. She is torn between the attraction she feels for Wade though and a duty to her brother. When they stumble upon a frozen grave of former town’s people Sunny knows that she must put her trust in Wade and his military team to discover the culprit behind a sinister plot, even if that means revealing the skeletons in her own back yard.

Wade lives by the PJ motto, “That Others May Live.” Strong, honorable, sexy and determined, author Catherine Mann brings this hunky hero to life from the pages. His character instantly grabbed my attention from the first page; his past demons grabbed at my heart and his heroism made me want strand myself on a freezing cold mountain in hopes that a sexy PJ would come rescue me! Sunny is a guide for her town, living off the grid has made her fiercely independent and protective of her family and town, and very untrusting of outsiders. However, she’s not stupid and knows when she needs help. I really liked Sunny’s personality and her ability to take care of herself for the most part but not being too stubborn to accept help. Sunny and Wade’s relationship developed quickly but it was all very open and upfront, which was refreshing to read. Together they sizzled and I was certain that they would melt the icy mountains around them!
The murder plot added some great tension and though you knew right away who most of the villains were, the story still kept you on the edge with what they would do next and who would come out ahead. Sunny’s secrets did hinder the expectation a little bit and slowed the story down somewhat. Still, Cover Me had the perfect mix of suspense and romance with detailed and authentic world-building for the icing on the cake.
Also, there was a secondary storyline with Sunny’s sister, Misty, and her ex, Flynn, that was quite captivating and a bit of an emotional rollercoaster in itself. I really felt for the pair. The dynamics between Wade’s pararescue team was great with the banter and little jibes between them entertaining, I can’t wait to read more about each team member!

A fabulous start to the Elite Force series that is now on my must-read-series list! You can definitely tell that the author puts her heart and soul into her writing and knows what she is writing about.
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May 26, 2012 Rachel Kall rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this book. I love this type of military romantic suspense. I would compare the general subject matter to Suzanne Brockmann, but Mann has her own distinct voice that I fell in love with. So many things that were great about this book. The hero, pararescueman Wade "Brick", is everything you want in an hero. Besides being incredibly hot, he is intelligent and kind. He has his own emotional wounds that need healing. I liked that when we were in his point of view,...more

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Oct 21, 2011 E. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense, romance

4 1/2 stars! Elite Force, Book 1: Well paced tale of Wade "Brick" Rocha, one of the highly trained pararescuemen who are sent into perilous situations that most mere mortals can only imagine, never mind react efficiently to defuse. An intense training regimen that includes not only "standard" military training but also combat diving, underwater egress training, survival school, freefall parachute, combat medic and recovery specialist training using all sorts of locations, environments and scenar...more

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Oct 14, 2011 Eggs rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Meh.

Do you love romantic suspense? Do you love hot, smart guys doing dangerous things while they fall completely, totally and utterly in love with the equally sexy, equally smart heroine? Do you love books where the hero and heroine know themselves so well, are so brutally honest with themselves that each KNOWS that the other is The One for them - even if they can't see how they will ever possibly be able to be together? Even if they believe one or both of them will die before the day is out? D...more

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Aug 04, 2011 Ing rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My Synopsis:
Wade Rocha and his fellow team members of pararescueman have just completed a grueling training session when they are called in to rescue some stranded climbers on Mount Redoubt. Mount Redoubt is located on the Aleutian Islands of Alaska and his known as "the place that God forgot".

Sunny Foster is stranded in a snowstorm after seeing her friends safely off the mountain and transferred to the safety of Sheriff Rand from the mainland. While trying to seek shelter with her dog Chewie s...more My Synopsis:
Wade Rocha and his fellow team members of pararescueman have just completed a grueling training session when they are called in to rescue some stranded climbers on Mount Redoubt. Mount Redoubt is located on the Aleutian Islands of Alaska and his known as "the place that God forgot".

Sunny Foster is stranded in a snowstorm after seeing her friends safely off the mountain and transferred to the safety of Sheriff Rand from the mainland. While trying to seek shelter with her dog Chewie she is caught off guard by a man landing close to the edge of the cliff she is at in a parachute.

Wade's team was successful in rescuing the stranded climbers. The climbers were so out of it they weren't able to let the team know if there are any others still out there so when the equipment picks up the body heat of another person Wade makes the daring jump to rescue said victim.

Little does he know that Sunny doesn't need any rescuing. Sunny and her family have been living off the grid. They disappeared long ago into the wilderness of Alaska to protect her older brother who went AWOL prior to deployment when she was a teen. Her family has been living in a community that has no outside contact to the world and they basically live off the land. The community is very private and protective that once a member decides to leave they can never come back and they are not allowed to talk about the community.

Wade and Sunny are instantly attracted to one another. Wade insist on sticking with Sunny and bringing her back to the military base and Sunny is insistent that she can take care of herself and is fine. As they spend the night together in a cave Wade discovers that Sunny is hiding something from him and he doesn't like it. He's determined to rescue her and she's determined to get rid of him once the storm lets up.

In her attempt to ditch Wade, Sunny ends up needing him to rescue her when she falls into an embankment. They both make a chilling discovery while down there that will cause Sunny to have to spill the secrets on her community of all she knows to stop a sinister plot in her own backyard.

My Thoughts:
Wade Rocha our hero is a pararescueman. He comes from a long line of military family. He was a wild child growing up but during an air show as a teenager he witnessed a plane crashing and felt helpless not being able to jump in and help. His mother later in life was injured in a roadside bomb and because there was not help available she now lives in a rehab center staring in to space. All these things shape Wade and makes him live and breathe the motto "That Others May Live" that he and his brothers and arm follow. These are the things about Wade that made me absolutely love his character. Catherine gave such a great picture of what drives Wade and makes him the sexy and stubborn man he is today. He is instantly attracted to Sunny but knows that she's hiding things and that doesn't sit well with him. His stubbornness comes in handy because he refuses to give up until he knows what she is hiding.

Sunny is secretive and protective of those she love. She is a self sufficient heroine. She trains and runs a gym in her community. She is the mountain guide and is usually one of the people who helps guide any of the community members safely from the mountain if and when they decide they would like to join the outside world. Sunny is quirky. I love that she can take care of herself for the most part. She is loyal and protective to those she love and it's a very admirable trait at times.

Really love that they both feel the attraction and don't fight it. They both go for it and there is no games where their feelings for one another are concerned. The whole murder sinister plot part of the story was entertaining. You know up front who the responsible parties are but the storyline was still fascinating and kept me on my toe wanting to know how it will all end. There were some slow parts here in there where the action kind of stalled for me. And sometimes Sunny's protective instinct and wariness to share details about her community got annoying. I get where she was coming from but come on when bodies of people you thought were safely living out in the world are found you need to give up some detail. Anyway for the most part both characters were level headed.

There was a secondary romantic storyline woven through all of this between Sunny's sister, Misty and an ex-boyfriend, Flynn that was really good. I really enjoyed that storyline a lot. I actually enjoyed that storyline a bit more than the leading couple. Their story was sweet and about second chances. I can't wait to find out more on the rest of the team member of Wade's pararescue team. The camaraderie between the guys was adorable. I love the little banter and joking the men did with one another.

Cover Me was a great start to Catherine's Elite Force series. Lots of action, sexy honorable men in uniform, self sufficient heroine, mystery, steamy loving and action to keep me turning the pages on this book. This book starts off with an exciting training rescue mission that puts the reader right in the thick of things. Catherine's very knowledgeable background in the air force and her research was very evident in this book. The Alaskan backdrop with it's wild, untamed and beautiful land definitely added to the story and brings it all together for this sexy action pack story.(less)

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Jul 29, 2011 Book Binge Blog rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sourcebooks, romantic-suspense, for-review, contemporary

I adore Mann's writing, even when there may be something missing in the story. This story had a very interesting premise – taking place on the remote islands off of Alaska. It centers around a colony of people who have isolated themselves from society in order to live a better life. However, something horrible is happening to those who decide to leave. Once Wade discovers that Sunny is in danger, he goes into full alpha protective mode. This, of course, grates on her since she likes to view hers...more

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Jul 28, 2011 Heather Pearson rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As a rule, I don't read modern romances. For me it's Regency Era and Kilts, but when I came across this title it caught my attention. Set on an Aleutian Island, off the Alaskan coast, pararescueman Wade Rocha parachutes into a blizzard to rescue an unknown person in distress.

After her snow machine brakes down, Sunny Foster and her dog Chewie are seeking shelter from the storm, when a man falls from the sky claiming he is there to rescue her. She is adamant that she doesn't need rescuing.

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Jul 27, 2011 Wendy rated it 5 of 5 stars

My Thoughts
COVER ME by Catherine Mann is book one in her new Elite Force series. With COVER ME fans of Catherine Mann’s previous titles will be completely awed. If you are new to Ms. Mann’s writing, what a treat you are in for. This is one of those OMG reads that you can’t help but adore. It’ll quickly be added to your Keeper Shelf but don’t be surprised if you want to reread it. You get a great setting, Alaska, and realistic completely believable characters with a story that will have you turni...more

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Jul 26, 2011 Patty rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In this book we meet Wade "Brick" Rocha as he and his team of pararescuemen are on a training mission. All big, strong and handsome they are the elite of the elite of the Armed Services going into extreme situations to rescue servicepeople and civilians alike when they are in dire situations. As soon as they finish their training they learn of a group of hikers lost in a blizzard in the Aleutian Islands; are they ready to rescue? Of course they are!

Wade lands just in time to find Sunny Foster an...more

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Jul 20, 2011 Sandy M rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is my first Catherine Mann book, and, wow, what a way to start. She’s taken the wilds of Alaska and made them beautiful and horrific at the same time. She’s written two very strong-willed characters who know they can’t tame those wilds but wouldn’t give them up for anything but an undying love. She’s come up with a storyline that’s different from anything else out there, at least that I’ve read. I enjoyed every action-packed moment of Cover Me.

Wade is a pararescueman whose rigorous training...more This is my first Catherine Mann book, and, wow, what a way to start. She’s taken the wilds of Alaska and made them beautiful and horrific at the same time. She’s written two very strong-willed characters who know they can’t tame those wilds but wouldn’t give them up for anything but an undying love. She’s come up with a storyline that’s different from anything else out there, at least that I’ve read. I enjoyed every action-packed moment of Cover Me.

Wade is a pararescueman whose rigorous training takes him a step above a Navy SEAL. He’s on his last training mission when a call comes in for his team to locate and extract lost climbers in the Aleutian Islands. Parachuting through a blizzard, Wade comes face to face with Sunny, the last to be found. Or so he thinks. The more he gets to know this close-mouthed, independent woman, the more he has a feeling something just isn’t right. Now just to find out what that is.

But Sunny has her reasons for being evasive when this handsome military man asks his questions. She’s just handed off a couple who chose to leave their isolated village, a place where folks live off nature and all it has to offer and who can never return once they’ve experienced the rest of civilization. Sunny and her family have lived there for years and she’s happy as can be with the way her life has turned out, all due to her determination and hard work. But that world is about to come crashing down, and thank God Wade is by her side.

When it’s discovered that someone has been manipulating the village and its citizens for years, all for ill-gotten and bone-chilling gains, disbelief wars with a need to keep those she cares about safe, so instead of staying with Wade while the military and law enforcement investigate, Sunny is determined to return home to warn everyone of the danger in their midst. Wade refuses to leave her side, whether she wants him with her or not and despite the fact the woman can take care of herself - in most situations. She and her townspeople have never been up against someone as evil as this villain, who knows just how to get people to do his bidding to further his own selfish needs. I love how he’s eventually taken down, a surprise to him as well, in more ways than one.

The attraction between Wade and Sunny starts early but slowly. They’re drawn to one another because in one sense they’re so much alike, knowing how to survive against the elements, while everything else in their lives are so different from the other. Even so, they complement one another quite well. Sunny has to learn to trust, especially after the awful discoveries in her backyard. I like that Wade doesn’t give up on her, keeps working to build that trust. When they finally do come together, their loving is intense but sweet, and I like that we didn’t have to wait for three-quarters of the book for that to happen. Sometimes sexual tension is taken a little too far, but Ms. Mann does it perfectly here.

The action is done very well, keeping your heart pumping till all is said and done. We meet a number of Wade’s brothers-in-arms. Their teasing and joking within the team is fun, giving us a closer look at those we’ll meet again later. So I’m definitely looking forward to more books in this series.

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Jul 09, 2011 Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, suspense-mystery, non-erotic, action-adventure

The 300 pararescue jumpers (PJs) in the world are the most elite force in the U.S. military, trained in high-risk rescue, and have never been featured in a romantic suspense series.

PJ Wade Rocha is fast roping from a helicopter into a blizzard to rescue stranded climbers when he meets beautiful Sunny Foster, who insists she can take care of herself just fine. As the snowstorm kicks into overdrive, she and Wade must take to the frozen wilderness in a race against time…and their own explosive p

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The 300 pararescue jumpers (PJs) in the world are the most elite force in the U.S. military, trained in high-risk rescue, and have never been featured in a romantic suspense series.

PJ Wade Rocha is fast roping from a helicopter into a blizzard to rescue stranded climbers when he meets beautiful Sunny Foster, who insists she can take care of herself just fine. As the snowstorm kicks into overdrive, she and Wade must take to the frozen wilderness in a race against time…and their own explosive passions.

Ever have one of those books you just couldn't put down, even when you had to go to sleep because you had work the next morning? Cover Me, by Catherine Mann, is one of those books. I couldn't put it down if I wanted to, and trust me, I didn't want to.

I've loved Catherine Mann's books since her Ops series. This book measures right up there with those. The writing flows and kept my attention. Heck, I wasn't even sure what time it was when I finally did close the book. The scenes are vivid and the characters unforgettable. I don't know a whole lot about paratroopers and pararescue techs but in the case of this book, it wasn't a huge deal. It was really like I was there on the Aleutian Islands, tromping through the snow with Brick and Sunny.

Let's talk about the characters. Sunny is more than a little hard-headed, but she's realistic. I liked that she wasn't about to take guff from Brick. Plus the chemistry is spot on. Who can honestly knock a guy who wants nothing more than to rescue you? Not me.

Then there's Brick. He's just as stubborn, but again, it's believable. I rooted for him because I wanted to see him melt a little. And I liked how they melted together. Phew.

There's a ton of plot twists and things I didn't see coming in this book. Bodies in the snow? Check. Scorching snuggle time between the hero and heroine for the sake of keeping warm? Check. A baddie that's all bad and it's so much fun? You guessed it. Check.

If you want a book that's got a little mystery, a little action, lots of snow, and lots of heat, then you need to snag a copy of Cover Me. It's a great read.

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Jul 07, 2011 Jane Stewart rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romantic-suspense

3 ½ stars. It has some good ingredients for romantic suspense. It was ok but I wasn’t wowed.

STORY BRIEF:
In the Aleutian Islands (in Alaska near Russia) is a village of people living “off the grid” (no credit cards, no utilities, no tax returns). They grow their own food in hot houses. The sun and volcanic heat provide energy. When Sunny was a teenager her family moved there because her brother Phoenix went AWOL from the military, and they wanted to keep him out of jail. She has a younger sister...more 3 ½ stars. It has some good ingredients for romantic suspense. It was ok but I wasn’t wowed.

STORY BRIEF:
In the Aleutian Islands (in Alaska near Russia) is a village of people living “off the grid” (no credit cards, no utilities, no tax returns). They grow their own food in hot houses. The sun and volcanic heat provide energy. When Sunny was a teenager her family moved there because her brother Phoenix went AWOL from the military, and they wanted to keep him out of jail. She has a younger sister Misty. Sunny is now 27. She runs an exercise club, does survival training, and performs guide services. Occasionally village members leave. Anyone who leaves is asked not to return to protect the secrecy of the village. Ted and Madison left. Sunny was their guide taking them through the mountain pass. As she was returning, a blizzard temporarily stranded her.

Wade is a pararescueman with the U.S. Air Force. His team rescued some hikers who were stranded near Sunny. They noticed Sunny and sent Wade to stay with her until the weather calmed enough to allow a pickup. Sunny doesn’t need him or want him there. She won’t tell him about her village. She tries to sneak away from him and falls into a ravine. He follows her and they discover the dead bodies of Ted and Madison. Then someone starts shooting at them but runs off when the rescue helicopter arrives. Sunny is forced to go with Wade to the authorities where an investigation discovers more dead bodies in the ravine.

The main bad guy is taking money from the Russian mob. He brings in terrorists and weapons and has them live in the village temporarily until moving on into other parts of the U.S.

REVIEWER’S OPINION:
This was pretty good for romantic suspense. I had no major problems with it. Sunny and Wade are drawn to each other but the odds are against a relationship. She needs to return to her village which must to be kept secret from him and the authorities. He will be sent on a four-month mission to Afghanistan. Knowing they couldn’t be together was the main conflict between them for much of the book. During the bad-guy-crisis Sunny and Wade have a fight. It didn’t fit. It felt unnecessary. I suspect some editor or other person advised the author to include a fight, so she added it after the fact. Oh well. On balance, if you’re looking for romantic suspense and have nothing else to read, go ahead and try it.

I had a logic problem but it wasn’t major. Someone warns the military that some bad guys are going to blow up a nuclear power plant. The military goes there to catch the bad guys and find the bombs. Why did they take three civilians with them? I saw no reason. Of course something bad happens to one of those civilians.

I was disappointed that the author never finished the story about Sunny’s brother Phoenix. There were a couple of bad guys living in the village. I wanted to know more details about those guys. I also wanted to know more about the traveling terrorists who would come into the village for a while and then leave. How did they interact with the locals? Why would the local accept these “foreign strangers” and trust them to keep their secrets.

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Story length: 322 pages. Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 5. Approximate number of sex scene pages: 16. Setting: current day Alaska. Copyright: 2011. Genre: romantic suspense.(less)

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Jun 29, 2011 Bookaholics rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Cover Me by Catherine Mann
Romantic Suspense –July 1st, 2011
4 stars

Cover Me was a surprising suspense novel. It is set in the cold, barren wastelands of Alaska where the two main characters must fight for survival with just their wits and their well honed skills.

Real life hero, Wade Rocha is part of an elite team of Pararescuemen who go on death defying missions to save people from terrible conditions. His latest assignment is to save a group of climbers in the frigid Aleutian Islands. There he...more Cover Me by Catherine Mann
Romantic Suspense –July 1st, 2011
4 stars

Cover Me was a surprising suspense novel. It is set in the cold, barren wastelands of Alaska where the two main characters must fight for survival with just their wits and their well honed skills.

Real life hero, Wade Rocha is part of an elite team of Pararescuemen who go on death defying missions to save people from terrible conditions. His latest assignment is to save a group of climbers in the frigid Aleutian Islands. There he and his team find a straggler and Wade parachutes down. His mission is to find her and help her survive the deadly cold weather until help can safely rescue them both. But Wade is in for a big surprise when the woman he is supposed to save doesn’t want to be saved at all! And she shows him some tricks that have him dazzled.

Sunny Foster and her dog Chewie are stranded. Caught in a blizzard until she can reach her ‘off the grid’ town. She and the local deputy have escorted two of their town members, Ted and Madison, to a new life away from their secret community. Sunny lives in an isolated town that wants nothing to do with the outside world, let alone the government. Although Sunny finds her ‘hunky’ rescuer attractive she knows she must loose him and keep the knowledge of her town safe from the rest of the world. But Wade is tenacious. When they are both shot at and then stumble upon the dead bodies of Ted and Madison, Sunny finds that she may need some extra help after all. Because she suspects someone in her small community may be the murderer…

This story was very original. I liked how the author gave the feeling of living in a hostile environment and how the two main characters were very savvy at surviving. Both seemed very well matched. But since Sunny has been living in an isolated town cut off from much of the rest of the world, she was a little naïve and paranoid. On the other hand, I really enjoyed Wade’s character. For women who love living heroes like firemen. I have to tell you, Pararescuemen are even better! He and his team of buddies are funny, hot and save the day. And not even break out into a real sweat! I hope the author writes about the rest of the team members.

As for the story, while not overly complex, I also found the mystery behind the murders involving. The villain was certainly twisted and clever. The only thing I found a bit strange was Sunny’s brother. I was still confused about his involvement in the story and felt his character was a bit tacked on. There is also another side love story including Sunny’s seemingly vulnerable, deaf sister which was very entertaining.

Awesome real life heroes and an engrossing and tense mystery. Plus two romances round out a very suspenseful read.

Reviewed by Steph from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club

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Dec 11, 2011 Laurie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, hot-romances, servicemen, action-packed

The 300 pararescue jumpers (PJs) in the world are the most elite force in the U.S. military, trained in high-risk rescue, and have never been featured in a romantic suspense series.

PJ Wade Rocha is fast roping from a helicopter into a blizzard to rescue stranded climbers when he meets beautiful Sunny Foster, who insists she can take care of herself just fine. As the snowstorm kicks into overdrive, she and Wade must take to the frozen wilderness in a race against time...and their own explosive pa...more

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Nov 22, 2011 Crystal (Redheads Review It Better) Cuffley rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: military-romance

First and foremost, isn't the cover guy hawt!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Wade Rocha just finished up a training exercise when his team got a call to help a stranded group of hikers on a mountain in Alaska. After picking up the disoriented group of hikers, Wade sees one more hot body still down there but not where the group was. Not being able to get an answer if one from their group was missing, he parachutes down to the figure. And that's when everything in h...more

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Jul 21, 2011 Christi Snow rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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My Review:
I really loved the premise of this book. Coming from an Air Force background, I love that Catherine Mann is starting a series about PJ's (Air Force pararescue jumpers.) While in theory, this book had a great premise, the whole story behind Sunny's hidden off-the-grid community was such a foreign idea that the details (no one can come back once they leave, but new people can come in, etc.) just didn't make sense to me. Unfortunat...more

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Dec 14, 2012 Mlleelizabeth rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I give this 3.5 stars. There are a lot of plusses her. The heroine is fairly intelligent and has a better excuse than most for doing some of the tstl things she does since she's a wilderness guide and trek leader and has some survival training. The hero is very hot, alpha and protective. There's a delightful secondary romance between the heroine's sister and her ex that turned out to be the main romantic draw for me. There is a theme to the story that I liked a lot and I feel like it was mostly...more

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Jul 18, 2011 Kathleen Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Cover Me by Catherine Mann is a military romantic suspense novel about an elite rescue team called the Pararescueman Team. The first book in the series's cast include Sunny Foster and her dog Chewie,who are both in need of rescuing, even though she claims she doesn't need to be rescued, that is until she gets shot at and Wade Rocha, a pararescueman who rescues them from a mountain in Alaska. The story basically takes place in the Aleutian Islands where there is a small community that has closed...more

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Jun 06, 2011 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Cover Me is the first book in the Elite Force series by Catherine Mann and a Romantic Suspense from SourceBooks Casablanca.

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It should have been a simple mission...

Pararescueman Wade Rocha fast ropes from the back of a helicopter into a blizzard to save a climber stranded on an Aleutian Island, but Sunny Foster insists she can take care of herself just fine...

But when it comes to passion, nothing is ever simple...

With the snowstorm kicking into overdrive, Sunny and Wade hunker down in a...more

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Sep 14, 2011 Anna at Book Lovin' Mamas rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Being stranded in a snow storm has never been this HOT before!

Wade Rocha was just doing his job by dropping out of a helicopter to rescue stranded climbers from a snow storm when he met sexy secretive Sunny Foster. As one of 300 pararescue jumpers, also called PJs, in the US Military, he's used to rescue missions like this one. Only when he finds Sunny, she doesn't really need his help to get through the coming snow storm. But she does need his help to escape the unknown danger that stalks her o...more

Being stranded in a snow storm has never been this HOT before!

Wade Rocha was just doing his job by dropping out of a helicopter to rescue stranded climbers from a snow storm when he met sexy secretive Sunny Foster. As one of 300 pararescue jumpers, also called PJs, in the US Military, he's used to rescue missions like this one. Only when he finds Sunny, she doesn't really need his help to get through the coming snow storm. But she does need his help to escape the unknown danger that stalks her on the mountain she calls home.

Sunny is trying to get to cover from the storm when the big macho military man comes from nowhere to rescue her. She doesn't need or want his help, she just wants to get through the storm so she can get back home to her family. But when she stumbles across something horrible and unexpected while trying to get away from Wade, she's suddenly facing something much worse than a big hulking man trying to save her. She facing death! And if she doesn't let Wade wisk her away on his big helicopter she may not make it home after all.

My thoughts - When I added this book to my tbr list it wasn't something I intended to read soon, it just looked like one I might like so I added it and didn't think about it again. But then last week I was SO bored with everything I was trying to read so I decided something different was needed. So I went searching and chose this one...and boy am I glad I did too! I LOVED this book!!! It's hard to find ramantic suspense that seems believable, and while I know nothing about mountain climbing, snow (I live in Texas) or living off the grid, this book still sucked me in and felt real to me. This is the type of romance I started on when I found the wonderful genre of Romance. Big strong sexy men, small but fiesty women(not always small though), the man being the hero and the woman doing everything in her power to fight him. Call me crazy, but I love it! LOL

It was nice to see inside a different type of military special op this time. The pararescue jumpers isn't something I've ever heard of, so it was cool get a glimpse of it. And without giving off any spoilers, those guys are HOT! Sunny was interesting too. No weak flower in her, she's all knowledge and strength. Her and Wade complement each other very nicely, their combined strength and knowledge was really a nice surprise in this book. It was definitely suspenseful, had lots of action, the love was there and felt real and even the doubt and secrets didn't seem over done like some authors seem to do. And I really like books that have side stories like Sunny's sister's story.

All in all, I'd recommend this book to all romance lovers and especially the romantic suspense lovers! I can't wait for the next book to come out!!!

Happy Reading!

Anna

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Aug 28, 2011 Tamara rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Good story, interesting new premise. However as I have found in too man books recently a terrible job of editing. Just one instance, IN one scene the story line has Sunny straddling Wade's lap in a hot springs, in the next sentence it says Wade walks up behind her in the hot springs, Are you serious?

Sunny has lived in an isolated town " off the grid" in Alaska since she was 12 years old. She owns a gym and acts as a wilderness guide. She is strong, capable, intelligent and slightly paranoid. Whe...more

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Sep 21, 2011 Heather rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Some authors will leave no mystery: they will tell you who the bad guys are, where their staying and what their evil plans are. There are some who will leave everything a mystery: bodies are turning up everywhere, banks are being robbed every week, schools are being blown up and you have no clue if it's the crazy guy down the road, the feed store owner or even the deputy or what/who his next target is. Then you have Catherine Mann: she tells you who's giving the orders but doesn't tell you who's...more

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Jul 14, 2011 Hbeebti rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Wow I pleasantly surprised by this book. I have tried to read another book by this author and it didn't fare so well. But this sounded promising so I have it a go. Yep I liked it a lot.

Wade is a pararescueman. Which leads to to rescuing Sunny who he thinks is stranded in the Alaskan wild. Nope not really whats happening. lol Thing is that Sunny has secrets and she doesn't want to get to close to this super hot dude. Things heat up when dead bodies are found and someone is trying to hurt Sunny....more Wow I pleasantly surprised by this book. I have tried to read another book by this author and it didn't fare so well. But this sounded promising so I have it a go. Yep I liked it a lot.

Wade is a pararescueman. Which leads to to rescuing Sunny who he thinks is stranded in the Alaskan wild. Nope not really whats happening. lol Thing is that Sunny has secrets and she doesn't want to get to close to this super hot dude. Things heat up when dead bodies are found and someone is trying to hurt Sunny. I really like Sunny she was so sassy and I don't need help kinda women. Wade was more in your face Im the boss , get your ass over here and do as I say , Oh and very hard headed which is why he is nicknamed the "Brick". But seriously there was a moment or two when I wanted to smack him upside his head. I mean the secret Sunny is hiding is something not good. But this was what she grew up with . As a child it was instilled in her not trust outsider and my god its her family. Yeah what someone did was wrong but Wade gave off the vibe when he found out that she wasn't right as well because she was still protecting (it). I just felt like that was so unfair. He made snide remarks and she would get mad but then be understanding because well she lied to him so much in the beginning. Don't get me wrong I mean Wade has serious loyalties and all and that makes him who he is and why he has such strong emotion and reactions to the secret. I just thought that he should have been a little bit more open-minded when he had time to cool off. After all she didn't ask to be part of it.

Lots of sexual tension and lots of hot lovin. So good. But there many POV's, but also it about midway through became almost two stories in one. Sunny's little sister has a side story in here as well which at first I was kinda like huh?? But when I got further into it I really liked it. It was very sweet.

So the ending was nice and I am really excited that the next book will be about Franco. After hearing what happened to him I cant wait. Then there is Phoenix.Where oh where are you man?? That was left so wide open that I can only hope that means he will have his own book as well. (less)

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Sep 18, 2012 Jennifer Young rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed this story, although, the relationship between the two main characters could have been better.

This story is the first of the Elite Ops and is a romance between Wade “Brick” Rocha and Sunny Foster. The story starts off with Wade and his team of pararescuemen in Alaska who have been sent to rescue Sunny. She doesn’t need their help though; she’s a wilderness guide who knows everything about the Alaskan land around her. Suddenly a bad storm starts, and Wade and Sunny have to stay warm in...more

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Jul 31, 2011 Ally rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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