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The Woman Left Behind

(GO-Team #2)

Linda Howard

4.10 · Rating details · 7,741 ratings · 919 reviews

Jina Modell works in Communications for a paramilitary organization, and she really likes it. She likes the money, she likes the coolness factor—and it was very cool, even for Washington, DC. She liked being able to kick terrorist butts without ever leaving the climate-controlled comfort of the control room.

But when Jina displays a really high aptitude for spatial awarenes Jina Modell works in Communications for a paramilitary organization, and she really likes it. She likes the money, she likes the coolness factor—and it was very cool, even for Washington, DC. She liked being able to kick terrorist butts without ever leaving the climate-controlled comfort of the control room.

But when Jina displays a really high aptitude for spatial awareness and action, she’s reassigned to work as an on-site drone operator in the field with one of the GO-teams, an elite paramilitary unit. The only problem is she isn’t particularly athletic, to put it mildly, and in order to be fit for the field, she has to learn how to run and swim for miles, jump out of a plane, shoot a gun...or else be out of a job.

Team leader Levi, call sign Ace, doesn’t have much confidence in Jina—who he dubbed Babe as soon as he heard her raspy, sexy voice—making it through the rigors of training. The last thing he needs is some tech geek holding them back from completing a dangerous, covert operation. In the following months, however, no one is more surprised than he when Babe, who hates to sweat, begins to thrive in her new environment, displaying a grit and courage that wins her the admiration of her hardened, battle-worn teammates. What’s even more surprising is that the usually very disciplined GO-team leader can’t stop thinking about kissing her smart, stubborn mouth…or the building chemistry and tension between them.

Meanwhile, a powerful Congresswoman is working behind the scenes to destroy the GO-teams, and a trap is set to ambush Levi’s squad in Syria. While the rest of the operatives set off on their mission, Jina remains at the base to control the surveillance drone, when the base is suddenly attacked with explosives. Thought dead by her comrades, Jina escapes to the desert where, brutally tested beyond measure, she has to figure out how to stay undetected by the enemy and make it to her crew in time before they’re exfiltrated out of the country.

But Levi never leaves a soldier behind, especially the brave woman he’s fallen for. He’s bringing back the woman they left behind, dead or alive. ...more

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Mar 16, 2018 A. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: top-reads, assholes-anonymous, tsk-tsk-tsk-love-without-glove, dark-deadly-and-dangerous, _romance, gasp-he-s-not-a-man-hoe, gruff-grumpy-or-brooding-hero, killer-chemistry, alphas-cavemen-n-such, pov-3rd-person

4+ Stars

Yum.

So the story is a bit unbelievable.
The characters are too badass.
And the romance is too slow.

So what?

Does it deserve 5 stars?

Probably not.

But I enjoyed it so much that I can't not give it a bonus star.

QUICK REVIEW:

Enjoyment: 5/5
Writing style: 4/5
Storyline: 3.5/5
Hero: 5/5
Heroine: 4/5
Secondary characters: 5/5
Hotness/steam: 4/5
Romance: 3/5
Angst: 3/5
Darkness level: 2/5
Humor: 2/5
Depth of the book: 3.5/5
POV: dual, 3rd person
Triggers: (view spoiler)

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Dec 13, 2018 peachygirl rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2018

4.5 Ace-Boom-Voodoo stars.
As entertaining as the first book.
Babe was indeed a "grenade". Best heroine ever!
Jina's smart mouth, the team's rapport, the training backdrop and LH's slow paced romance, everything worked like a charm. Levi was a jerk (which LH hero isn't though??), but it was hard not to love him. Such a badass!
The Congresswoman's revenge plan was uninspired and tacky. That was the only flimsy bit in an otherwise decent plot.
And it wouldn't have hurt to add bits and pieces of Morg ...more

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Jun 06, 2018 Alp rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romantic-suspense, crime-mystery, slow-burn, forbidden-love, brooding-hero, heroine-i-love

I LOVED THIS BOOK!

Linda Howard has once again outdone herself with this compelling romantic suspense story. The Woman Left Behind is the second installment in GO-Team series and it was really worth waiting for!

**Some possible mild spoilers here**

Jina Modell was an ordinary office worker. But with her tech skills, she was assigned to Levi Butcher’s GO-Team and her job was to operate the surveillance drone. And in order to become an official part of the team, she had to get through a lot of tough ...more

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Mar 16, 2018 ♥Rachel♥ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio-book, favorites, romantic-suspense

Jina Modell goes from working in the office of a paramilitary group to being drafted for in the field operations as a drone operator. She’s assigned to a “Go-TEAM” and must go through and pass rigorous physical training to keep her job or she must quit. Jina’s fiercely determined even though she’d like to die by the end of each training day. Another motivation is showing Levi, her team leader, that she’s capable and no quitter when he’s made it clear he doesn’t want Jina on his team. Levi’s not Jina Modell goes from working in the office of a paramilitary group to being drafted for in the field operations as a drone operator. She’s assigned to a “Go-TEAM” and must go through and pass rigorous physical training to keep her job or she must quit. Jina’s fiercely determined even though she’d like to die by the end of each training day. Another motivation is showing Levi, her team leader, that she’s capable and no quitter when he’s made it clear he doesn’t want Jina on his team. Levi’s not convinced Jina will be an asset, and not a liability to his team. She meets his attitude with a bunch of her own, and they knock heads more than a few times. Simmering beneath all the tension is a powerful attraction neither wants but can’t deny. With each week that passes Jina proves her mettle and value. A good thing considering the dangerous situations Jina’s in for when she finally goes out in the field. Her training, determination and mental fortitude are what makes all the difference in one assignment that goes horribly wrong.

I loved this story! Much of it focuses on Jina’s training with her team, getting in battle ready shape, and overcoming challenges. She had her work cut out for her. I’m constantly on a fitness mission so I was really interested in her struggles and rooting for her the entire time. I adored Jina! I loved seeing her get stronger, gradually fit in with the team, and navigating her relationship/attraction to Levi! You could see them grow close and care even when they snipped and snapped at each other. The sexual tension between them was electric! Levi was one hard, focused male; protective and a little possessive, but a really good man underneath all the gruff.

Linda Howard combined her signature elements of playfulness, danger, action and a hot romance in The Woman Left Behind, and I ate it up!. I’m sure I’ll be doing a re-read in the future.

A copy was kindly provided by William Morrow via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

This review is also posted at The Readers Den. ...more

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Jul 21, 2020 Tina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2020

This is a thriller, and it is the 2nd book in the Go-Team series. I cannot say much without spoiling the book. This is about an elite paramilitary unit that is assign a woman that is a gamer to control a flying camera. This book is all about the woman "Jina" trying to become part of a team made up by men. I really love this book. I would say the ending was fill of advance and was fast pace.

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Jan 03, 2019 Carol rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: r-romantic-suspense, kindle-bargain-books, favorites, read-in-2019, books-to-re-read

4.5 stars.🌟🌟🌟🌟

My second Linda Howard. I really love this woman's style of storytelling. It is so reminiscent of Mariana Zapata IMO.
Borrowed this book from the library but would really like to reread this one day.
Jina was a great character and a kick-ass heroine, so not a quitter even when her body was physically taxed to it's limits. I loved the slow build up between her and Levi .
Though this could loosely be considered an action book it isn't really as central to the story as the emerging d ...more

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Aug 03, 2020 Bibi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-author

To be honest, there was barely any romance in this book, however, the characters and plotline were well-drawn and I found myself riveted and unable to concentrate on anything else until I'd read the last page.

Linda Howard is a newly-found treasure.

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Feb 08, 2018 Hollis rated it really liked it

Shelves: alphamales-i-want, aar, seriously-kick-ass-lady-protag, crime-mystery, sexytimes, contemporary, romance, arc, hate-to-love-romance, 2018-reads

I've rated this a B- for AAR which is equal to 3.75 stars.

The Woman Left Behind is the best kind of romantic suspense in the sense that the heroine is no damsel in distress requiring rescue but neither is she a beefed up black-ops assassin as are found in so many female-empowered stories of this genre. Instead she's somewhere in between; she's basically tech support. Communications. But after scoring high on a spatial awareness test disguised as a video game, she and a few others from her depart ...more

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Apr 14, 2018 Ian rated it it was ok

Shelves: t-soldiers-cops-firemen, g-romantic-suspense, b-train-wreck

Jina is unfit.
She has no weapons training.
She's not motivated.
She doesn't even know that boots come in different sizes.

So she's just the sort of person you would want on a generic Romantic Suspense SEAL type team.

She's really annoying.

This whole book annoys me.

Why was it written?

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May 18, 2017 Wendy Darling marked it as to-read

Shelves: adult, 2017-publication, harpercollins, november, romantic-suspense

The last good Linda Howard book was in 2008. But she used to be one of my favorites, so...I'll keep trying.

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Mar 06, 2018 Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews rated it it was amazing

Shelves: guiltypleasures-shadow

The Woman Left Behind is simply Linda Howard at her best. The story is rapid-paced and totally believable, the characters strong and likable, and the thrills are non-stop. This was a joy to read, and will go on my keep shelf.

Jina Model, “Babe” is a computer geek working for a special ops group, the GO teams. She is happy in her behind-the-scenes role in communications-until her ability to play video games gets her and ten others a job as a drone operator in the field. Of all the newly transferred drone operators, she alone is taken in hand by the team she is expected to work with, Her new boss, Levi “Ace” Butcher, makes it clear she is the least important member of the team. He also makes it clear that he expects her to wash out of the training.

But Jina is not a quitter. In spite of the fact that she likes to be clean and is terrified of parachute jumps, she takes on every challenge and is the first to graduate from drone training and report for active duty. From the beginning, she ignores her attraction to Levi, knowing that a romance while they are on the same team is asking for trouble. What makes it harder is the fact that he also makes his attraction to her clear, but only to her. He would love for her to wash out of the team so he could ask her out, but he won't do anything to make the job harder for her.

But his warning about being the least valuable member of the team becomes all too clear when the team is pulled into an ambush in Syria, and the bunker where Jina is hiding while operating the drone explodes. With two members of his team desperately wounded, Levi makes the call to bug out, intending to come back and find her body. But Jina has not been training for months without results-and runs through the desert by herself to the pick up point.

Now she has to decide: can she stay a part of a team where she is deemed expendable? And can her love for Levi survive the fact he left her in the desert without even checking to see if she was alive?

The intense force of the attraction between these two strong, stubborn people is drawn with a delicate hand, yet there is no denying the pull. Jina is one of Howard's best heroines to date and Levi is a yummy alpha male. Whatever the difference is between a good book and a great one, Howard takes this one across the line firmly into being a great one.

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Mar 12, 2020 Mindy Lou's Book Review rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audible-escape, 2020, fantastic-narration, jerk, favorites, sassy-heroine, broody, library

If someone had told me that the hero was a jerk to the heroine, that there was very little romance, only a bit of suspense, and that the heroine was beyond stubborn? I would have missed out. I wouldn't have read this and I would have missed out because this was fantastic.

This is one of those books where I can't exactly pinpoint what made it so great, but I can tell you that it grabbed me from the very first chapter and I couldn't stop listening to this audiobook. First of all, the narrator was ...more

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Apr 04, 2018 Isabella - Madly in Love with Books rated it liked it

Shelves: im-besitz, print, suspense

Almost 3.5 stars

I liked this one - it felt like a good linda Howard book in the beginning. But then a problem surfaced, that happens quite often with her current books. It kinda draaaaaaaged.

I would lie when I said I wasn't at least a bit disappointed. Because the story started so strong for me, with a female protagonist that was right up my alley. She is a real character and I loved her backbone throughout the whole book. No super special snowflake in the beginning - and fortunately not in the Almost 3.5 stars

I liked this one - it felt like a good linda Howard book in the beginning. But then a problem surfaced, that happens quite often with her current books. It kinda draaaaaaaged.

I would lie when I said I wasn't at least a bit disappointed. Because the story started so strong for me, with a female protagonist that was right up my alley. She is a real character and I loved her backbone throughout the whole book. No super special snowflake in the beginning - and fortunately not in the end either - she impressed with a whole lot of grit and balls of steel. What did I say? Right. Up. My. Alley.

But then the Linda Howard thing happened. She lost herself in scenes where she proved just HOW MUCH grit the heroine had. Again. And again. And again. Up to a point where I wanted to scream out of my window: "SHE IS NOT A QUITTER!!! I FUCKING GOT IT!!!!!"

Tired Jet Lag GIF

The blurb mislead me a little, I was even expecting a little bit of survival story from the heroine - and I am a sucker for survival stories. But oh well - we got a survival, but it kinda wasn't worth mentioning.

Then at some time the slow burn romance grated on my nerves a little. I loved Levi - you could feel how he was torn and sometimes too cruel in his intentions, but he did not make use of the situation, there was no secret relationship, what I feared and I don't like those.
Still a little too less romance for me to be quite satisfied.

The past part of the book really was the heroine. She doled out as good as she got, she was stubborn to a point where it was freaky, she refused to stand down and she held her ground in team of alphaholes that wanted her gone. That takes balls and Babe got more then enough of them. A great heroine can make up a lot for me. But still I not enough for me to miss that the first half of the book was nothing but training and getting in shape and then the second half going on missions she didn't like. PWP? Exactly Plot what plot? YOu had to search intensly to find some. And whil the antagonist could have been interesting and cool, we got to see so little of her that the whole concept didn't work. Now I didn't read the first book in the series, so perhaps we get to know more about that there - but for this book she was not good enough for an antagonist.

This was abook with quite some flaws. But I happened to enjoy it nevertheless, mostly because I really liked the gutsy heroine. I also liked parts of the tenseness between her and the H. Don't grab this book if you are expecting some serious suspense or one of Howard's steamier, hotter reads.

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Apr 05, 2018 Shawna rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: crime-mystery-suspense-thriller-fic, angsty-dark-heavy-lotsa-drama, rt-book-reviews-top-pick, hero-alpha, hh-smart-intellectual-brainy-geek, hh-couple-disappointing-frustrating, military-romance, hero-military-war-veteran, editing-needed-long-winded, heroine-kickass-spirited-strong

3.5 stars - Romantic Suspense

I loved the movie G.I. Jane, and this reminded me a lot of that. I was hoping/expecting more of a true military romantic suspense, but the romance and suspense parts fell somewhat flat.

*Jina's character was really annoying and abrasive at times, even though I did respect and admire her.
*There is way too much page/story time spent on Jina's training for the GO-Team (like more than 50% of the book).
*There isn't nearly enough story time/development on the team's actual ...more

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Jul 03, 2018 Ira rated it really liked it

Shelves: kick-ass-heroine, strong-heroine, suspense, audiobook

4.25 ‘Babe’ stars 🌟

I don’t know how to write a review for this book 🤨

Er.... story of Snow White and Seven Dwarfs with a twist?
Only our Snow White actually is a nerd who had been forced to be a kick ass heroine to join a Special Forces Team, yeah instead of dwarfs, the guys all Tall, Dark and Handsome! 🙄😂
Hm.. yes the villain is a woman too! LOL.

So, half of the story more about her training with the guys how to qualify to be in their team.
I thought the book will be boring! LOL 😂
But hello, it’s a ...more

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May 10, 2018 Vintage rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, alpha, bromance-alert, cranky-pants-review, danger-will-robinson, strong-silent-type, kick-ass-heroine, spine-of-steel, mighty-military-men, molly-you-in-danger-girl

Linda Howard's editor and publisher must really, really love her.

Nine CD's for this audiobook of which five focus on her training with a touch here and there about the hidden fire between Jina and Ace, the massive alpha commander of their SEAL-like team. We have seven hunky, honorable fighters and what turns out to be their mascot, Jina the drone operator, and all we get is running, running, and more training/running. The camaraderie between Jina aka Babe and the guys is one of the best parts o Linda Howard's editor and publisher must really, really love her.

Nine CD's for this audiobook of which five focus on her training with a touch here and there about the hidden fire between Jina and Ace, the massive alpha commander of their SEAL-like team. We have seven hunky, honorable fighters and what turns out to be their mascot, Jina the drone operator, and all we get is running, running, and more training/running. The camaraderie between Jina aka Babe and the guys is one of the best parts of the story

I'm going to stop now with hunky SEAL images.

It was interesting, but the transformation from wimpy civilian into a kickass Babe went on too long. I think there was a CD just about her parachute training, and I wanted to throw her out the plane myself by the end of it.

Jina is actually a pretty spunky heroine, and she is there to support the guys with the drone to keep a look out for bad guys. The middle child of five with older and younger brothers, she takes no guff off her male compadres and it was okay. But readers need more than that. Ace, the hero, says maybe ten words the whole book, but smolders with broad shoulder intensity

The team is finally sent off on a mission set up by the evil-doer where it goes pear-shaped, and any hope of three stars was gone.

Nitpicky spoilers/rant(view spoiler)

There is a suspense part to the novel, but it is barely touched on.

H and h finally connect, bad guys are dealt with. I would love to say more about the HEA, but after 8 1/2 perfect CD's, the last three tracks on the 9th CD were so damaged who knows what happened. ...more

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Mar 25, 2018 Lučka rated it really liked it

Shelves: action, contemporary-romance, no-cheating-or-triangle-b-w-mcs, suspense, kickass-heroine, 3rd-pov, military, alpha-male, slow-burn, awesome-heroine

4,5*

Loved it! It was really action packed with paramilitary training and missions that I craved and haven't read for a long time. It's a safe, slow-burned romance, very little of it, and don't expect any smut until 90%. Super yummy alpha asshole hero and a strong-willed, stubborn heroine had a great chemistry. (view spoiler) ...more

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Feb 19, 2018 Kathryn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, 2018, e-arc, military-romance, romantic-suspense

I thoroughly enjoyed this military like romantic suspense novel - The Woman Left Behind by Linda Howard. It was pure escapist reading, that kept me up reading two nights in a row.

Jina or "Babe" as her team name her to her disgust, is a gritty, sassy and very able young woman who just cannot quit. Her brothers have given her the basis for that and now when she finds herself thrown into a entirely new and different experience, she does not give up.

The team is a little like a Seal team, they train ...more

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Jul 01, 2018 *TANYA* rated it really liked it

Shelves: highly-recommend

Levi was “one bad man” and I loved him. The slow simmer romance was great. Linda Howard’s writing keeps getting better with each one of her books I read.

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Mar 11, 2018 Nadia rated it did not like it

Shelves: favorite-author, i-wanna-punch-the-hero-in-the-face, slap-slap-kiss, heroine-is-my-idol, i-m-so-mad, girl-power

I want to say this was a waste of time, but it wasn't. For the biggest part of the book, it's pure action and thoroughly entertaining, but for the love of me, I cannot forgive the horrible romance part of this book.

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Mar 09, 2018 BleuBelle rated it liked it

Shelves: no-cheating, no-ow-om-drama, no-separation, safe-book, from-friends-to-lovers, strong-heroine, alpha-male, military, slow-burn, wedding-bells

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book was way better than the first one in the series. I enjoyed reading it.

The one thing I absolutely loved about it was the Heroine. She made the story. Jina was the bomb. Reading about her journey was inspiring. She's one tough woman, doesn't give up and pushes herself stronger than anyone else. I loved her in the team. She belonged.

The team members were cool. They were unique characters and became a new family for the Heroine.

Now about the things that I didn't really like.

There wasn't mu This book was way better than the first one in the series. I enjoyed reading it.

The one thing I absolutely loved about it was the Heroine. She made the story. Jina was the bomb. Reading about her journey was inspiring. She's one tough woman, doesn't give up and pushes herself stronger than anyone else. I loved her in the team. She belonged.

The team members were cool. They were unique characters and became a new family for the Heroine.

Now about the things that I didn't really like.

There wasn't much romance in the book. There was attraction and lust. The Heroine wanted the Hero and he wanted her. But they couldn't be together while working in the same team. This went on about 95% of the book. Hero tried to ignore her, tried to build up walls. He wasn't mean or anything. He just held his distance.
(Heroine and Hero know and work together for more than a year, and there is no mention of other women at all. As it was written, I believe that the Hero didn't have any other women in this timespan, because his focus was only on the Heroine from day one, and he isn't the type to look for other things when he there is a woman he wants.) A huge plus in this story is that there isn't OW/OM drama at all. Hero is definitely not flaunting other woman in Heroines face and doesn't need to get her out of his system with OW.
I just found it so sudden, that they got together. The Heroine quits the team after a horrible experience. And this was the start of their relationship, because they were able to move forward. Hero goes to Heroine and they sleep together. Boom. And he doesn't leave. He want's her for his. She wants him too, but has mixed feelings.

We don't get to experience their relationship growing. We don't hear "I love you's". There's no heart to heart. No communication. Their just together and that's it. No apologies, no explanations about past decisions.

The book ends with their wedding, but again the reader doesn't experience it at all. The story tells us their married and that's it.

I would have loved more feelings in the book. More romantic details, more love. I'm not quite convinced that the Heroine and the Hero share this monumental love for each other, because we don't get to experience it. For me it's only attraction and lust.

All in all I enjoyed the read from start to finish. I'm definitely going to look out for book III in the series, with the hope of more. ...more

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May 22, 2018 Laura (Kyahgirl) rated it liked it

Shelves: action-adventure, romantic-suspense

First 80% is a solid four star read then the last 20% is a two star read.
Howard was doing such a good job building the team and showing Jina growing into her role then bam, nosedive. (view spoiler) ...more

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Mar 10, 2018 Anita rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle-la-county, romantic-supense

Linda Howard is one of my favorite authors. She always has a twisted suspense plot and a hot romance and "The Woman Left Behind" is no exception. The prologue starts with the baddie lamenting the death of her husband and vowing revenge against Axel MacNarhama. But, this book is not about this twisted plot of revenge, well not totally. Jina is a complicated character and prickly as all get out. Levi is one stone cold SOB, except when he smacks up against Jina. But, the Team comes first. Oh, the s ...more

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Mar 10, 2018 Cheri rated it really liked it

Yes, this story starts out a little slow. Yes, there is only some sex with just one couple. Yes, I loved this book anyway! I'm pretty sure there will be another book written to follow this story. I loved the character of Jina and Levi was just plain hot! PBJ tattoo..just hilarious :) If you are looking for romance then go somewhere else. No time for romance in a war zone. Plenty of action and a final "O Shit" moment....on to #3 please.

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Aug 24, 2018 CD {Boulder Blvd} rated it it was ok

2.5 Stars rounded down.

I didn't realize that this was the second in the series until I finished it and looked it up on Goodreads. I had read the first book and looking back some blanks were filled in for me...but not enough to save the story.

I give the h points for being stubborn but then subtract them back for too many clueless and stupid moments. The boots issue just made her appear like she was just a clueless wonder. How am I supposed to believe she's has a brain after not knowing that boots ...more

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Mar 25, 2018 Glamdring rated it it was ok

Shelves: romantic-suspense, reviews, 2018

*2,5 stars*

I would like to say that I only discovered that this book was part of a series after I finished it.

I don't really know how to rate it. The book is well written, and I liked the heroine as well as the secondary characters. But I didn't like the hero much, the end felt rushed to me AND, for reasons inherent to the plot, the romance in this book is almost non existing.

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Mar 11, 2018 Renee rated it liked it

*3.5 stars*
Enjoyed this one, didn’t love it. I love a good romantic suspense but I felt this story needed a lot more dialogue.

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May 13, 2018 Eve rated it it was amazing

Shelves: feisty-heroine, strong-heroine, kick-ass-heroine

Contemporary > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Military

I usually don't read military-themed books but quite surprisingly I found myself totally immersed in this one -- I enjoyed all those training routines and missions; it was entertaining to get to know the members of GO-Team.
The character detail & development was rich and interesting.
Our heroine, Jina/Babe had so much grit and determination to be part of the GO-Team. Howard's writing was so good and vivid, that she had me feeling what Jina wa ...more

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Jan 22, 2018 Fabiola Chenet rated it did not like it

I'm so sad to give this quotation to one of LH's books... When I was not boring, the hero's behavior upset me. And I absolutely didn't like AT ALL what LH chose for the heroes to be together.

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Mar 01, 2018 Bambi Unbridled rated it really liked it

Shelves: avon-addicts, arc, romance-suspense, million-page-challenge, read-2018, dtb

This must be a week for new-to-me authors, as this is another new one for me. Though I have had Linda Howard on my TBR for a really long time, I just haven't found time to fit her in until now. And now I want to go back and read the whole back list! This was a great romantic suspense!

The premise revolves around GO Teams, a secret sect of the government sending highly specialized and trained teams out into dangerous situations to address whatever situation is needed. Unfortunately the teams, and their leader, Axel McNamara, have an enemy in Congress who wants to see them fail in the worst way. So there was suspense and danger at ever angle in this novel.

Jina "Babe" Modell loves her job working communications for the secretive GO Teams, until she gets reassigned to be a full fledged team member and learns that she will have to start going out on missions. As somewhat of a girly girl, albeit it with a smart mouth, this is the last thing in the world that Jina wants or is ready for. I loved it when Jina showed up at the training facility and her training was taken over by her big bulky hunky testosterone-filled teammates. They totally kicked her ass and pushed her beyond her limits, and Jina never gave up. I respected the hell out of her, and so did all the guys even if they didn't show it. There were lots of moments in this book where I admired Jina. She took on an almost G.I. Jane sense of determination and grit, and its hard to find fault with that. However I think my favorite aspect of her character was her plucky snarky attitude, particularly when she was cursing under her breath about what nutjobs the guys were.

Levi "Ace" Butcher is our team leader and neither he, nor his team, is too keen on being saddled with the sole woman in the program. Levi was extremely tough on Jina, but the dangerous situations they encountered didn't allow for liabilities and it was his responsibility to make sure she was up to par. Levi was a good team lead - he was willing to make tough decisions and always put the team first, even above himself.

This was a slow burn romance as Levi and Jina had this whole forbidden attraction thing going on. They both lit up around each other, but they couldn't cross that line being teammates. This led to quite a bit of prickly and awkward behavior, and it got to the point where they couldn't even look at one another. But the tension was there and building throughout the story, so you knew when things sparked off, they were going to be explosive.

About the first half of the book is spent on Jina's training and conditioning, and damn if it didn't sound fun. I wish I had 6 huge guys to force me to get in shape whether I wanted to or not... so this part was somewhat motivating. Then when the team starts going on missions, the varying dangerous situations kept my interest piqued and advanced the plot nicely. I liked how the building chemistry was intertwined with the action, and some emotional moments were even thrown in as well. Overall, this was a romantic suspense and I'm glad I've finally delved into the world of Linda Howard.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book that I received from the publisher, William Morrow. ...more

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Linda S. Howington is an American best-selling romance author writing under the pseudonym Linda Howard. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance ...more

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