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Heat Seeker (Elite Ops #3)
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Lora Leigh
John Vincent has always led a life of danger, and now he has every reason to want to remain as dead as the obituary in the Australian papers had proclaimed him to be. He’d left nothing behind in the life he had once led—except for one woman, and one night of unforgettable passion. Now, both will return to haunt him…
Bailey Serborne is still tormented by a past she can’
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Published
September 1st 2009
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Why did I read this?
Because the couple’s dramas were introduced in the last book, and the naughty author made me want to find out what happened. Also, the hero is Australian, and I wanted to see what she did with that. (Turned out she didn’t do much.)
What happens?
Oh God that’s a hard one to answer. There’s lots of sex. Then there’s some convoluted plot about illegal arms dealing with a cast of one million, seven hundred and two characters (and many of these people have t...more
Because the couple’s dramas were introduced in the last book, and the naughty author made me want to find out what happened. Also, the hero is Australian, and I wanted to see what she did with that. (Turned out she didn’t do much.)
What happens?
Oh God that’s a hard one to answer. There’s lots of sex. Then there’s some convoluted plot about illegal arms dealing with a cast of one million, seven hundred and two characters (and many of these people have t...more
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Shawna
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Fans of steamy romantic suspense; Lora Leigh fans
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4 ½ stars – Romantic Suspense
I’m a big fan of Leigh’s Elite Ops series and its predecessor Tempting SEALs series, so I’ve been waiting excitedly for this one and had high expectations, and for the most part it delivered, although I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as Wild Card or Maverick.
Heat Seeker is the third book in the Elite Ops series, and although this one could be read as a stand-alone novel, I would recommend reading the previous books (and in order) since there is...more
I’m a big fan of Leigh’s Elite Ops series and its predecessor Tempting SEALs series, so I’ve been waiting excitedly for this one and had high expectations, and for the most part it delivered, although I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as Wild Card or Maverick.
Heat Seeker is the third book in the Elite Ops series, and although this one could be read as a stand-alone novel, I would recommend reading the previous books (and in order) since there is...more
Jeez, what a struggle it was to finish this one. I was determined though, despite warnings from other reviewers but also because I was such a fan of Lora Leigh’s previous Elite-Ops/Tempting Seals books. I felt confident that I’d be able to see through the anticipated bad editing and ‘soul’ searing sex scenes, I’d just suspend belief for a couple of days and enjoy another great addition to the series…
So, two weeks, one spread sheet and several graphs later--which I used to keep track...more
So, two weeks, one spread sheet and several graphs later--which I used to keep track...more
Pamela(AllHoney)
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Found this at my library, otherwise I probably would never have read it. It just didn't work for me. Lots of graphic sex but not much else.
I'm going to try to be fair about this, but this had to be one of the most confusing, disappointing, boring, and poorly edited Lora Leigh books of all time. If it weren't for my obsession to find out just who the traitor "Warbucks" was (and what kind of name is that for a bad-guy? I kept imagining "Daddy" Warbucks...), and to read about the hot reunion romance between the H/h (Jonh/Trent and Bailey), I would've ditched this one after a couple of confusing chapters. Whether...more
The Elite Ops series continues with Heat Seeker, which stars Australian agent John Vincent and former CIA operative Bailey Serborne, who we met in the last book. After being put through the emotional blender with the last book, this one was a nice change, and Bailey is probably my favorite of the heroines in this series so far. She's sharp, clever, funny, and has some serious brass balls, which are all characteristics I enjoy in a heroine.
John Vincent, on the other hand, is ano...more
i liked this one more than maverick less than wild card. The heroine was stronger than we have seen in this series. not at all the damsel in distress. though she did remind me a little too much of how they originally played out Kira in Killer Secrets.
i am a complete sucker for the scenes al a wild card where the woman realizes this new man is the man she loved years ago. the romance in this one was great. it was there from second one and since our heroine was not only a smart ...more
i am a complete sucker for the scenes al a wild card where the woman realizes this new man is the man she loved years ago. the romance in this one was great. it was there from second one and since our heroine was not only a smart ...more
My Review:
A Forever Love- that's what this book is about. Trent and Bailey were partners on an operation in Australia that ended positively. They celebrated by finally giving into their attraction and connection, but then Trent was killed by a car bomb which devastated Bailey.
Now it's 6 years later and Bailey is running her own op- one for revenge against Warbucks who hired the killer that killed her family. Also after Warbucks is Elite Ops. A year ago they had crossed paths wi...more
A Forever Love- that's what this book is about. Trent and Bailey were partners on an operation in Australia that ended positively. They celebrated by finally giving into their attraction and connection, but then Trent was killed by a car bomb which devastated Bailey.
Now it's 6 years later and Bailey is running her own op- one for revenge against Warbucks who hired the killer that killed her family. Also after Warbucks is Elite Ops. A year ago they had crossed paths wi...more
This couple had a good lead in, in the last book. I really liked the main characters and the story was interesting and complex. The only problem I have with the series so far is the repetitiveness of the references to not falling in love and having to leave when the op is done because they are not suppose to be the people they are and not suppose to have a life. Clearly they are not leaving when the op is done and they are not staying uninvolved at this point so lets see something different. ...more
Unfortunately I can only give this 2 stars - I wish I could give it more. I'm am so disappointed with it!
I have totally loved all of the Tempting SEALs and Elite Ops books up until now, but I just can't ignore typo's and random characters appearing at the end that had obviously been edited out at some point. The story itself wasn't too bad and I was hooked until about half way, but the overwhelming cast of characers on top of the usual problem of repetative phrases have done me in...more
I have totally loved all of the Tempting SEALs and Elite Ops books up until now, but I just can't ignore typo's and random characters appearing at the end that had obviously been edited out at some point. The story itself wasn't too bad and I was hooked until about half way, but the overwhelming cast of characers on top of the usual problem of repetative phrases have done me in...more
Trent Daylen was an Australian Intelligence agent, he was working in a joint operation with the USA CIA. The CIA agent was Bailey Serborne and he was mightily attracted to her, so when the mission ended they shared an unforgettable night together. The same night Trent 'died' and John Vincent was re-born in his place.
Bayley has never one man, and the one night she shared with him before he died and left her alone and aching for the only man she could ever love. Now John Vincent is confusin...more
Bayley has never one man, and the one night she shared with him before he died and left her alone and aching for the only man she could ever love. Now John Vincent is confusin...more
I didn't realize this was another elite ops series - I really like this series and this one didn't disappoint either.
A former Elite Ops captain with a dark past meets his match in a female ex-CIA agent who’s dead-set on revenge. And this time, the action—and the attraction—is more adrenaline-pumping than ever…
John Vincent has always led a life of danger, and now he has every reason to want to remain as dead as the obituary in the Australian papers had proclaimed him to be...more
A former Elite Ops captain with a dark past meets his match in a female ex-CIA agent who’s dead-set on revenge. And this time, the action—and the attraction—is more adrenaline-pumping than ever…
John Vincent has always led a life of danger, and now he has every reason to want to remain as dead as the obituary in the Australian papers had proclaimed him to be...more
I really enjoyed this book but I have to say that there is such a thing as too many sex scenes. By the fourth scene I found my mind wandering and thinking about how to unblock the kitchen sink and whether a plumber was needed.
Don't get me wrong these books are great but halfway through the book the main characters seem to have decided they adore each other and can never leave each other. Yay for them but then for the second half of the book they seemed to remind me of this fact over and ov...more
Don't get me wrong these books are great but halfway through the book the main characters seem to have decided they adore each other and can never leave each other. Yay for them but then for the second half of the book they seemed to remind me of this fact over and ov...more
John Vincent aka Trent Daylan, Australian Secret Intelligence... dead, reborn, reconstructed... Bailey Serborne, wealthy heiress, exCIA agent, trained by Massoud, worked with Trent 5 years ago, one night of fabulous sex, and she lost Trent to a car bomb... and before that she lost her best friend & her mother, and her own parents to Warbuck's power... and she knows that one or more of her parent's wealthy friends is Warbuck, and she wants vengence...
After leaving the CIA, she spent ...more
After leaving the CIA, she spent ...more
I don't like it as much as I do Maverick for a few reasons but before I go into that, I just want to say kudos to LL for starting the book with what she writes best: sex. Hot sex <3
1. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the whole timeline of the event that takes place in the story is wrong: It should be SIX years later after Trent 'died' and not FIVE.
2. The case is not interesting at all, unlike the Whore's Dust case in Maverick. Terrorism/patriotism and upscale soci...more
1. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the whole timeline of the event that takes place in the story is wrong: It should be SIX years later after Trent 'died' and not FIVE.
2. The case is not interesting at all, unlike the Whore's Dust case in Maverick. Terrorism/patriotism and upscale soci...more
This was a pretty good story to continue and interesting series. I will agree with some previous reviews that there was a bit of plot sampling from previous in the series, but that's what all authors do to bring in chains. Also there were a lot of "coincidences" but i have a feeling those were intended to show that in covert agencies things are almost always linked in one way or another, which i don't find so hard to believe. I too was a little confused as to why Bailey was calling h...more
A_Dreamer_aka_Synnister
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Recommends it for:
Anyone that loves action, suspense and great great romance!
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UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~*
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This was a good read - sensual and erotic as we have come to expect
from LL - fast paced with lots of adventure although I thought the
actual plot itself was very complicated and did not seem to have
that wow - world threatening awe moment - it sort of just panned along
with a war of words mainly.
Why most of the characters seemingly had to die and be re-born was a
bit beyond me and maybe I missed the part where John Vincent did
actually declare in his former l...more
from LL - fast paced with lots of adventure although I thought the
actual plot itself was very complicated and did not seem to have
that wow - world threatening awe moment - it sort of just panned along
with a war of words mainly.
Why most of the characters seemingly had to die and be re-born was a
bit beyond me and maybe I missed the part where John Vincent did
actually declare in his former l...more
I give this book a 5 for the sex and and 3 for the story.
The relationship between John Vincent and Bailey Serborne was good but the story line I found hard to keep up with as it had too many layers. I want to ask too many questions about it as well.
John Vincent had been Trent Daylen 5 years ago in another life, Bailey Serborne had been in love with him but he was killed??? They had both been agents, she for the CIA and he for an Australian group - they had been after a man ...more
The relationship between John Vincent and Bailey Serborne was good but the story line I found hard to keep up with as it had too many layers. I want to ask too many questions about it as well.
John Vincent had been Trent Daylen 5 years ago in another life, Bailey Serborne had been in love with him but he was killed??? They had both been agents, she for the CIA and he for an Australian group - they had been after a man ...more
I'm not sure if I would give this a 3 1/2 stars or a 4 star rating. It was not one of LL best books, however I did enjoy it. The dead man walking theme is getting a bit old to me. The book had HOT sex scenes however it seemed everytime they had sex, it was the best that they ever had. To me there was one LOVE scene in the book and it was very touching, it brought tears to my eye's. The bad guy in this book was a secret to the end, however I had a feeling who it was from the moment he entered the...more
This was a good book, but it was almost too long. The intrigue and mystery about who was who and who was the bad guy was drawn out waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. I spent the majority of the time I was reading trying to keep track of everyone and basically being confused. I don't think it was such a stretch to believe who Warbucks really was since all of the signs pointed away from everyone they suspected. Bailey & John's romance really took a backseat to the suspense plot, aside from some spur...more
OK read - far and away not her best book in this series. As one of the reviewers pointed out almost everyone has an OLD name [from before they joined:], a NEW name [after they joined:], a nickname [at least one:], and a PERSONA name for their current role... I sometimes felt like I needed a score card. And the plot folded so many times I thought it was origami.
Which is not to say it awful - just not the page turner we expect from Lora Leigh. I still buy the next one of course!
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Which is not to say it awful - just not the page turner we expect from Lora Leigh. I still buy the next one of course!
...more
I'm happy to report that I finally finished Heat Seeker. Sorry, Lora Leigh lovers, but this was a chore. What to say about it? For one thing, it could easily have been at least 50 pages shorter if she hadn't persistently stated over and over how much Bailey hated the high society life her family and friends engaged in, and how pointless it was, and how she couldn't understand how her wonderful mother could enjoy that life, and, and, and...
Even tho the super-intelligent agents had super in...more
Even tho the super-intelligent agents had super in...more
To the rest of the world, Bailey has left her spy games behind and returned home to the life she never wanted. Only she and an elite group of men know that isn't the case.
After losing one too many people she's loved to the machinations of a deadly nemesis, heiress Bailey Serborne is determined- more than ever- to catch him and bring him to justice.
Special Agent John Vincent needs to keep his past identity dead and buried, but the woman he once loved, and never forgot, is ...more
After losing one too many people she's loved to the machinations of a deadly nemesis, heiress Bailey Serborne is determined- more than ever- to catch him and bring him to justice.
Special Agent John Vincent needs to keep his past identity dead and buried, but the woman he once loved, and never forgot, is ...more
As usual, Lora Leigh had me stuck to the couch so I could finish Heat Seeker, third in the exciting Elite Ops series. Lora sure has a way with men!
The thing about the Elite Ops team is that they are all dead. No, this is not a paranormal like her Breeds; its just that all its operatives were thought to have died (which got them away from whatever agency or group they'd been with and kept the bad guys from continuing to try to kill them)and were resurrected into new lives and given ...more
The thing about the Elite Ops team is that they are all dead. No, this is not a paranormal like her Breeds; its just that all its operatives were thought to have died (which got them away from whatever agency or group they'd been with and kept the bad guys from continuing to try to kill them)and were resurrected into new lives and given ...more
I liked this book much more than I thought I would. Wow. Way to start a review, but honestly this has been a bumpy year for Leigh during which she has turned out a LOT of books and quality has suffered. There. I said it and I am a huge LL fan, but her 2009 books have not been to her usual standards. The lack of editing alone is worth an extended rant (which I'll spare all of us) and this book was the worst with a character flipping back and forth between names in the last few chapters. So w...more
Laura
rated it
3rd in the Elite Ops series. We met Bailey and John in the previous book, Maverick. I was looking forward to reading their story after their introduction.
The book started off well with their back story and a hot love scene. From there, it went a little downhill for me.
I got a bit bored with the story and actually put the book down numerous times and wasn't excited to get back to reading it. Some of it was a little too unbelievable. For example, everyone was aware that...more
The book started off well with their back story and a hot love scene. From there, it went a little downhill for me.
I got a bit bored with the story and actually put the book down numerous times and wasn't excited to get back to reading it. Some of it was a little too unbelievable. For example, everyone was aware that...more
It's funny...the last book in this series, Maverick, I found to be kinda blah while others loved it. And this one I've seen a lot of so-so reviews, but I rather enjoyed it. It wasn't perfect by any means; there was one thing I really hated and another that bugged me, but overall I thought it was a good book. Go figure.
Series note: This is the 4th story in the Elite Ops series, sequel to Leigh's Tempting SEALs series. This series has an overall theme, continuing characters and co...more
Series note: This is the 4th story in the Elite Ops series, sequel to Leigh's Tempting SEALs series. This series has an overall theme, continuing characters and co...more
3.5? I'm not sure. I actually really liked the main couple of Bailey and John. The plot here is similar to the others in that the men in this Black Ops group all had prior lives and "died" before being reborn into their new roles. John was Trent, Bailey's Australian lover before the attempt on his life. He was scarred and had surgery, changing his looks. That's where it's hard for me to suspend my disbelief. I have always had a hard time believing that one wouldn't recognize a ...more
Colleen
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OK 2.5 stars and I feel like that is a GIFT. Which really disappoints me since I'm such a fan of this series. This book had so many people in it, it drove me bonkers - too many to keep up with. People were referred by their last name, their previous name, their "dead man" personna and then somebody else they were impersonating just for this op. Good night!
Then the sex between the H/H. C'mon - I take they just don't know how to carry on a conversation. I normally...more
Then the sex between the H/H. C'mon - I take they just don't know how to carry on a conversation. I normally...more
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Lora Leigh lives in the rolling hills of Kentucky, often found absorbing the ambience of this peaceful setting. She dreams in bright, vivid images of the characters intent on taking over her writing life, and fights a constant battle to put them on the hard drive of her computer before they can disappear as fast as they appeared. Lora’s family, and her writing life co-exist, if not in harmony, in ...more
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