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Sep 03, 2010

Zosia rated it:

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Aug 24, 2011

Buggy rated it:

Opening Line: "Nathan Malone stood in the clinical white office he had been brought to"

This one is a keeper. One of those books that you can't stop reading and then find yourself sad as you approach the end because you don't want it to be over. WILD CARD is a beautiful romance with scorching hot love scenes, plenty of action and a sexy alpha male hero that literally jumps off the pages at you. Bound in leather chaps and just daring you to get on the back of his Harley. What More...

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Jan 20, 2009

Julie (jjmachshev) rated it:

I'm not sure what it was about Lora Leigh's latest, "Wild Card", but something just didn't hit all my pleasure buttons with it. Maybe it was the hero's stubbornness that lasted just too long for me not to get irritated with it. Or maybe it was his push/pull tactics that drove me nuts...Either way, I just wasn't as thrilled with this book as I usually am with most everything Leigh writes.

Bella lost her soulmate three years ago when her SEAL husband didn't return from his l More...

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Aug 24, 2008

Auntee rated it:

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May 02, 2011

Dina rated it:

Based on everything I'd heard about Lora Leigh's books, I started reading Wild Card with some caution. But I'd also heard that this book was very good and not too heavy on her usual "style", so I decided to give it a try. Well, I'm happy I did. :)

I loved the setting and the story. I was surprised by the identity of the villain who had been leaking all the info to the bad guys (I won't go into details here, for it would be a major spoiler) and I was literally sitting at the More...

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Dec 14, 2008

Eyre rated it:

Wow, what a book! Imagine being a young wife and losing your husband. Then, six years later, a dark, powerful man comes into the life you've been barely living. You're feeling scared a guilty. As your confusion begins to clear, you realize that this sexy stranger is your dead husband.

Wild Card is a great example of why I love Lora Leigh's writing. The plot is intriguing, the characters interesting, and the sex hot. I'm going to pick up Maverick right away because I want to stay More...

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Oct 05, 2008

Kathrynn rated it:

What a ride! When I started this I was rolling my eyes: TWO prologues and several large leaps through time. But, I was riveted to the book from that point on. I had a lump in my throat at the PROLOGUE for crine out loud! The two main characters LOVED each other so deeply I felt it down to my toenails. They had a connection, a soul-deep connection that spanned miles and included shared dreams and horrors.

This is book #1 in a new series, but it is a spin-off from the Tempting SEAL More...

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Sep 21, 2008

Isis FG rated it:

I couldn't wait to read this book once I got started on Leigh's Tempting SEALS series...and it mostly lived up to my expectations.

I enjoyed the overall storyline...SEAL Nathan Malone spent 19 months tortured by a drug lord, and when he's finally free, he's so messed up he doesn't let his wife know that he's alive. Years pass, Nathan takes on the identity of Noah Blake and signs up with an private sector Elite Ops groups. Then he finds out his wife is in danger from a militia group More...

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Jul 23, 2010

ElaineY rated it:

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Mar 03, 2011

Heather rated it:

I wasn't sure how I'd feel about a man who has hidden from his past and let his wife think he was dead, even if he felt that he couldn't give her what she needed. But Noah and his Bella were interesting, because while they both pined for their lost spouse, they both learned to grow and continue without each other. And coming back together really lead them to create some serious sparks. I loved Noah from before; his strength in the face of addiction was quite powerful. Bella's feistiness, and her More...

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Sep 03, 2011

Emily rated it:

If you can't say anything else about Lora Leigh, you can at the very least acknowledge that she can write a hot and kinky scene as good as anyone. But be warned, she isn't into the vanilla and if you're looking for strait-laced 'nice' sex and love, don't even bother delving into her world. If you're okay with extreme, and I do really mean extreme, dirty talk and seriously hot sex, then you've found the right woman. There are also numerous elements of light (but incredibly hot) BDSM and men More...

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Feb 01, 2011

Zeek rated it:

There are only two series the prolific Lora Leigh writes I continue to follow: that being the Breeds and her Tempting SEALs series.

By far the Breeds are my favs, but the latest- and I believe the last Tempting SEALs team entry as well as the first in a band new one called Elite Ops, - reminded me so much of the Breeds, I enjoyed it much more than the previous entries.

Sure, there wasn't fated mating heat or animal "instincts" popping up everywhere, but the hero i More...

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Apr 21, 2009

Amber rated it:

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Oct 21, 2011

Alyssa rated it:

To sum it up: It was supposed to be simple. All Navy SEAL Nathan Malone had to do was rescue three young girls from a Colombia drug cartel, then allow himself to be captured just long enough to draw out a government spy. That was before his mission went disastrously wrong- and before his wife, Bella, was told that Nathan was never coming home. ...Bella's mourned her husband's death for three long years. But she has no idea he's still alive. Forced to assume a new identity, the man Nathan was is More...

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Sep 13, 2011

Kristy rated it:

Wow, so this was my first Lora Leigh book. It was a bit...raunchy. I was not prepared.

I really loved the story. It was gut wrenching at parts. There was a lot of emotional pain, and I felt it. There were parts that made my stomach clench and my chest tighten with the sadness Sabella felt. Regardless of Nathan/Noah's stubbornness he was pretty HOTT! I loved all that dark attitude and fierce protectiveness he felt for Sabella. Although I though some of the parts where he talke More...

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Aug 23, 2011

Nina rated it:

Let's sit down and talk about something for a minute. That one thing we all think about but don't really talk about. You know the one.

SEX.

I'm not going to get into the romance is porn for women discussion. Not gonna do it. But obviously, I'm a girl that likes a good romance. I love the snap and sizzle. The gutting heartbreaks. The push and pull between people falling and fighting. The eccentric families that always seem to surround them. In all its shapes and forms, I l More...

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Jul 12, 2011

Angie rated it:

Nathan Malone was a Navy Seal, captured in a mission and tortured by 19 long month by his captures. He never broke for them. But 19 month in hell has a way of killing a man. When he was rescued Nathan Malone stopped existing and Noah Blake took his place. After long surgeries, painful recoveries and extensive training he became icy, deadly, a killing machine. Now the target were his wife and brother and he had to protect them, even if he had to kill to do so, no one was going to touch his family More...

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Feb 25, 2011

Jennifer rated it:

Before I give a full review, I just wanted to put something out there. I'm sure many readers here do this, but just to be clear. I try to review each novel in the context of its genre, not as compared to all written word. When I review a Lora Leigh book, I'm comparing it to romance novels/romantic suspense, not say, historical fiction or horror. That would be comparing apples to oranges. Do all reviewers do this? I'm not sure. I've seen scathing reviews of books that reviewers clearly s More...

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Nov 24, 2010

Alice rated it:

This is the first time reading a Lora Leigh book outside The Breed series for me and I wasn't sure what to expect. The writing and the plot were very LL, which is good. The characters felt a little bit deeper to me than I'm used to seeing, but this book was longer than a typical Breed book so that, I think, accounts for it.

Sabella was a wonderful heroine. She was smart, sassy, beautiful and self sufficient. Some of my favorite parts of the book were the glimpses of Nathan & Sabella's More...

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Mar 20, 2010

Georgina rated it:

Four stars because, once I started reading, I literally couldn't put it down, and despite whatever plot or character flaws occur in a book, if it can hold my attention from beginning to end, then it's doing it's job.

Having said that, I found the explicit (and numerous) sex scenes rather tedious after a while. Yes, they're definitely hot, and leave zero to the imagination, but I personally don't need it all laid out on a plate for me, so to speak. Also - although it was only used once More...

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Nov 04, 2011

Barbara rated it:

Six years ago, Navy SEAL Nathan Malone died in military hospital after being tortured and disfigured by drug lord Diego Fuentes. In his place, Elite Ops Agent Noah Blake was born. Nathan left behind a family, including his young wife Sabella, who were told he died in combat rather than the truth – he came back from Columbia a physical mess and pumped full of whore’s dust, a drug that creates a crippling need for sex. So Noah has a new face and a new job as a special security agent – in exchan More...

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Jun 27, 2009

Agnes rated it:

When Nathan Malone was captured and held hostage by druglord Diego Fuentes his young wife Sabella was left behind... thinking his perfect husband is dead! Reading the Tempting Seals series I thought that something just didn't klick concerning the Irish hot head... so when I finished Hidden Agendas I knew that Nathan has to come back in his own story and plot...

Reading about Noah Blake/Nathan Malone's faith and submission... yeah submission is a good word for that... was just great. More...

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Sep 08, 2011

Natalie rated it:

This is, by far, Lora's best book. The emotion is so palpable, I felt as if I was living the book. My heart literally sank at the pain Sabella was going through and my skin tingled whenever she felt that unwanted pull to touch Noah. I love Noah's character the best. I love how he never forgot who he was. This proven by the words which he used to identity himself to his brother and the vow of love he whispers at his unknowing wife. The best part about it, is how Noah's family is involved. From th More...

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Feb 26, 2011

Bronwyn rated it:

It started off well but got a little heavy in the middle and finsihed really well.

Navy SEAL Nathan Malone said goodbye to his wife Sabella 6 years ago when he went off on a supposedly simple mission to rescue 3 women who had been kidnapped. He was captured, tortured and held for 18 months before his rescue. He was so badly damaged that he was not expected to live, when he healed he was asked to make a choice, let his wife know he was alive or join an Elite Ops group which is made up More...

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Apr 18, 2010

Jess rated it:

This is not one of my favorites from Leigh. This book is sort of a spin off of her Seal's series, and the main character Nathan is a special ops man.

I thought the plot was somewhat interesting, the sex scenes were pretty blush producing, but overall I really didn't like the main characters. I sort of had an open disdain for Noah. His domineering attitude bordered on abusive for me. Not that he was abusive towards Bella, but it wasn't attractive to me. Bella was okay for the most part More...

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Jan 24, 2010

Evelyn rated it:

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Dec 04, 2010

Lynsey rated it:

I LOVE THIS SERIES! I was totally in love with the Tempting SEALs and now I am in love with the Elite Ops too.

At last we meet and learn more about Nathan Malone, who was rescued at the end of Hidden Agendas from the clutches of the evil Diego Fuentes. He has undergone 19 months of awful torture and it has changed him forever, so much so that he subsequently decides to remain dead to his wife and family and has been reborn as the very dark and dangerous Noah Blake. Over the 6 years h More...

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Jan 04, 2012

Jessica rated it:

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Jun 24, 2010

Sarah rated it:

When Navy SEAL Nathan went on a mission he thought it was going to be easy and he'd be back with his wife Bella within a couple of weeks. However, when the mission went wrong he ended up captured and tortured for 19 months. By the time he was rescued Bella had already been told he was dead. Both physically and mentally scarred from the torture he endured Nathan believes that Bella is better off without him and to protect her he takes on an assumed identity as Noah Blake and starts working for More...

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May 10, 2010

Lili rated it:

I thought this book was going to be really good… it wasn’t.
I got tired of all the sex… every chapter had at least a steamy hardcore scene, no kidding, every chapter!
And pleeeease!, someone get Lora Leigh a frigging thesaurus!, I’m pretty sure I’d get a three number digit on the count of either “cock” or “pussy”.
But then again, it had to compensate the crappy plot, I just can’t believe that a woman who was married to a guy for two years can’t recognize him when he comes back as More...

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