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Code Name: Danger #15
Risky Engagement
Secret Service Rafe Blackstone
Wolf
Prevent breaches in U.S. government security by any means necessary. Bring down Sebastian Cordell, international thief suspected of selling top-secret technology to the highest bidder.
Zero in on target in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico—and persuade sexy, brilliant medical researcher Dr. Nina Grant to help secure his undercover identity…as her fiancé.
It's too easy to be "engaged" to Nina. Despite the dangerous circumstances of their alliance, the peril excites her. The intrigue is powerful—the attraction sizzling between them, unstoppable. In the end he must keep Nina safe by walking out of her life, or be her only protector…forever.
Wolf
Prevent breaches in U.S. government security by any means necessary. Bring down Sebastian Cordell, international thief suspected of selling top-secret technology to the highest bidder.
Zero in on target in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico—and persuade sexy, brilliant medical researcher Dr. Nina Grant to help secure his undercover identity…as her fiancé.
It's too easy to be "engaged" to Nina. Despite the dangerous circumstances of their alliance, the peril excites her. The intrigue is powerful—the attraction sizzling between them, unstoppable. In the end he must keep Nina safe by walking out of her life, or be her only protector…forever.
224 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2010
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Merline Lovelace
407 books139 followersAfter a 23-year AF career, Colonel Merline Lovelace launched a second career as a writer, basing many of her tales on her own experiences in uniform and on her travels all around the globe.
The USA Today best-selling author now has more than 11 million copies of her books in print. Her works have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA. Merline is especially proud to have been named the University of Oklahoma's Writer of the Year and the Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year.
The USA Today best-selling author now has more than 11 million copies of her books in print. Her works have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA. Merline is especially proud to have been named the University of Oklahoma's Writer of the Year and the Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year.
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August 18, 2010
Sweet and just a bit of intrigue. Very nice.
August 13, 2017
Good entry in the Code Name: Danger series. Rafe is on the trail of an international thief with some stolen information when he encounters Dr. Nina Grant. Nina is on a forced vacation after her staff threatened to mutiny if she didn't take some time off. She meets Sebastian Cordell when her car breaks down, and Rafe is quick to use that chance meeting for his own purposes.
The book starts with a tension filled scene and the intensity never really lets up throughout the entire book. We are dropped right in the middle of the op, as Rafe and company are watching Cordell. He is suspicious of Nina's arrival on the scene even after it appears to check out as innocent. Thanks to who she is and what she does, he feels that she would be the perfect accomplice to help him get closer to Cordell.
I liked the initial meeting between Rafe and Nina. There are sparks between them from the beginning, and Nina briefly contemplates the idea of a vacation fling. That is until Rafe blackmails her into helping him with his mission. Though it makes her angry, it doesn't do much to reduce the attraction. Once she hears the reasons that Rafe needs her help, she is all-in for doing whatever she can, including having Rafe pose as her former fiancé.
I enjoyed the development of their relationship. Rafe is a loner who has avoided ties and entanglements throughout his career. He is attracted to Nina more than any other woman he's known. He knows he should keep it professional, but his body and heart have other ideas. When the need arises to make their relationship look even more genuine, he has no trouble doing so. He is surprised by the depth of the protectiveness he feels for her, and the way his mind and heart tell him he wants to keep her in his life. Nina is drawn to the strong and sexy Rafe, but wary also. She recently ended her engagement when she discovered her fiancé stealing proprietary information from her computer. She's not sure how much to trust Rafe or her growing feelings for him. But the intensity of their situation and the danger they are in makes them realize just what they have. It was pretty sweet to see the tough guy have a little trouble expressing his feelings at the end, but he did manage quite nicely.
The suspense of the story was good. Rafe needed to find Cordell and stop him before he could sell the information to the highest bidder. Cordell is smart and slippery which is why he hasn't yet been caught. His interest in Nina was because of her business and what he could do with it. Rafe's determination to succeed caused him to go a little overboard in his methods of recruiting Nina, but she eventually understood why he did it. I was impressed with the way that Nina handled herself throughout the whole thing. Though she started out unwillingly, by the end, she was quite coolheaded. The danger to Nina increased as the sale time grew closer. The final confrontation was very intense. I loved that it was Nina who figured out where the disc was and saved the day.
The book starts with a tension filled scene and the intensity never really lets up throughout the entire book. We are dropped right in the middle of the op, as Rafe and company are watching Cordell. He is suspicious of Nina's arrival on the scene even after it appears to check out as innocent. Thanks to who she is and what she does, he feels that she would be the perfect accomplice to help him get closer to Cordell.
I liked the initial meeting between Rafe and Nina. There are sparks between them from the beginning, and Nina briefly contemplates the idea of a vacation fling. That is until Rafe blackmails her into helping him with his mission. Though it makes her angry, it doesn't do much to reduce the attraction. Once she hears the reasons that Rafe needs her help, she is all-in for doing whatever she can, including having Rafe pose as her former fiancé.
I enjoyed the development of their relationship. Rafe is a loner who has avoided ties and entanglements throughout his career. He is attracted to Nina more than any other woman he's known. He knows he should keep it professional, but his body and heart have other ideas. When the need arises to make their relationship look even more genuine, he has no trouble doing so. He is surprised by the depth of the protectiveness he feels for her, and the way his mind and heart tell him he wants to keep her in his life. Nina is drawn to the strong and sexy Rafe, but wary also. She recently ended her engagement when she discovered her fiancé stealing proprietary information from her computer. She's not sure how much to trust Rafe or her growing feelings for him. But the intensity of their situation and the danger they are in makes them realize just what they have. It was pretty sweet to see the tough guy have a little trouble expressing his feelings at the end, but he did manage quite nicely.
The suspense of the story was good. Rafe needed to find Cordell and stop him before he could sell the information to the highest bidder. Cordell is smart and slippery which is why he hasn't yet been caught. His interest in Nina was because of her business and what he could do with it. Rafe's determination to succeed caused him to go a little overboard in his methods of recruiting Nina, but she eventually understood why he did it. I was impressed with the way that Nina handled herself throughout the whole thing. Though she started out unwillingly, by the end, she was quite coolheaded. The danger to Nina increased as the sale time grew closer. The final confrontation was very intense. I loved that it was Nina who figured out where the disc was and saved the day.
October 23, 2024
Exciting story. Great characters. Hot love scenes.
January 7, 2011
Forced into taking a vacation in Mexico by her loving staff, workaholic Dr. Nina Grant never thought she would get caught up in a secret service operation.
Not that she had much choice. When her car broke down and she meet the target, Agent Rafe Blackstone didn't hesitate to force her into helping them. However, it soon becomes clear that Nina isn't capable of going in alone so they use her recent break up with Fiancee Kevin James as a cover.
Now, they both must pretend the parts of a loving couple trying to work on their relationship while fighting the attraction....and oh yes, keep the target from selling vital health information.
Despite never feeling the urge to settle down, Rafe can't help but want a life with this woman he forced into helping them.
Not that she had much choice. When her car broke down and she meet the target, Agent Rafe Blackstone didn't hesitate to force her into helping them. However, it soon becomes clear that Nina isn't capable of going in alone so they use her recent break up with Fiancee Kevin James as a cover.
Now, they both must pretend the parts of a loving couple trying to work on their relationship while fighting the attraction....and oh yes, keep the target from selling vital health information.
Despite never feeling the urge to settle down, Rafe can't help but want a life with this woman he forced into helping them.
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December 23, 2014"Wow, what a story! I love the “Codename: Danger” series. Wrong place, wrong time, at least for Dr. Nina Grant. Nina had been driving her staff crazy ever since .... Now her staff have told her to take a week's holiday to relax and unwind or they will all quit. Nina is a very strong independent woman but not a very good liar. Secret Service agent Rafe Blackstone, codename Wolf will use whatever he has to, to bring the bad guys to justice. Even the lovely Nina Grant but .... some plans never work out as planned." from a review posted by an eHarlequin.com member. Read more HERE.
May 17, 2010
Having enjoyed the previous (14th) book in the Code Name: Danger series, this one came as quite a surprise, because I simply couldn't suspend my disbelief enough to "dig" the premise of a glorified paper pusher (albeit with a Dr. in front of her name) being recruited by a top-secret federal agency to help solve a major case.
Add to it the nonexistent chemistry, a hole-y plot and slow pacing and you get a two-star rated book.
Disappointing.
Add to it the nonexistent chemistry, a hole-y plot and slow pacing and you get a two-star rated book.
Disappointing.
June 2, 2010
Fun, quick read. The plot was completely predictable and not overly interesting, but I enjoyed the story.
June 7, 2010
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
August 27, 2011
I enjoyed this book so much, I recommended it to several of my friends! Fast paced full of excitment I did not want to put the book down.
March 14, 2012
Good installment to the Code Name: Danger series. The heroine was fiesty and fun and the hero was just what this reader has come to expect, sexy and dangerous.
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