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Charlie's Doctor (Shadow Elite #1)

Jocelynn Drake

Start date: August 19, 2022

Finish date: August 23, 2022

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Aug 22, 2022 Diana added it

Shelves: turning-pages-buddy-read, m-m, dnf

DNF-28% no rating

I didn’t realize this was a spin-off from the Elite series and I just couldn’t get into it. Totally on me

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Oct 21, 2023 Sheri rated it really liked it

Shelves: luv-2-reread, still-smiling, cliffy, love-knows-no-age

Lucky strike. Yes! I hit gold with this one. I picked it up in a giveaway or promo without peeking at the blurb. This is a new-to-me author (unusual for me these days) and I knew nothing about the Shadow Elite, but the cover sucked me straight in. It was like he (whoever he is) was daring me. Exactly what he was challenging me about, I had no clue. But I had to find out!

The cover star is Charlie Sands. Charlie is the leader of a small group of mercenaries known as the Shadow Elite. We start off Lucky strike. Yes! I hit gold with this one. I picked it up in a giveaway or promo without peeking at the blurb. This is a new-to-me author (unusual for me these days) and I knew nothing about the Shadow Elite, but the cover sucked me straight in. It was like he (whoever he is) was daring me. Exactly what he was challenging me about, I had no clue. But I had to find out!

The cover star is Charlie Sands. Charlie is the leader of a small group of mercenaries known as the Shadow Elite. We start off in an art gallery in Argentina. Charlie and his “team” are on the hunt for answers to an intriguing art mystery. I loved the team and how they respect and care for each other. There’s a definite brotherhood and deep trust between them. Without question, they follow orders and wouldn’t hesitate to step in front of a bullet to save a brother. Each man is unique and brings something different to the table. Charlie is a natural leader and always cool, calm, and collected. Ahh, actually, there is one exception. The man who stole his heart and haunts his dreams, Will Monroe. Charlie was the master at picking up one-night stands and sneaking out before the sheets cooled. Until Will.

Will snuck under his defenses and became an addiction Charlie couldn’t break. One night turned into one week, a month, and then a year. The best year of Charlie’s life. But it couldn’t last. Relationships built on secrets never do. When Charlie had to leave Paris, he knew he was leaving his heart behind, but thought he had no choice. Fast forward six years and Charlie believes his dreams have gone to his head because he swears he sees Will on the streets of Argentina. There’s no way or reason why Will should or could be here. And when he discovers Will is tangled in the mess of his current ‘puzzle’ he thinks the universe is taunting him. Or…could this be his second chance? *sigh* I love a properly done second-chance romance and I gotta say, Drake nailed this one.

Will was devastated when Charlie left him. He never dared to ask where ‘they’ were going with their relationship, but he assumed Charlie felt the same. He would have changed his path if it meant staying with Charlie. Doctors were needed everywhere and he would have gone ANYwhere to stay with the sexy silver fox that made his knees weak and heart skip a beat. What they had was too important, jobs were just…a job. Or so he thought. Charlie Sands was a liar and thief, stealing his heart and abandoning him. He’s finally over him. He can’t trust him ever again. He doesn’t love him anymore. Well, maybe he’s a liar too.

Prepare for fantastic chemistry, simmering heat, and an explosive reconnection. I enjoyed the fight but loved it when they both caved and admitted they not only loved but needed each other. I loved getting to know all the guys. I loved the mystery of the Elites’ perplexing art conundrum. I loved getting to know Will’s special patient. I loved the balance of fierce and feisty and soft and tender. Drake creates a fast-paced romantic thriller full of heat and humor. I was not only hooked on these two but knew the rest of the gang would deliver in full and bought the rest of the series in one single click.

Beware of: Two decades separate the good doctor and the steely warrior…but love knows no age here. A tangled spider web weaves paths together…again. And a fulfilling ending will leave you content and craving at the same time. Kairo here I come!!

This book is for: Do you like romance with a side of mystery? How about naughty men? Sometimes naughty men are actually really nice. These contract killers have huge hearts and I had a blast witnessing them melt into swoony puddles. I bet you will too! Now, I’ve got to run, I’m off to meet a billionaire.

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Aug 17, 2022 Diane Dannenfeldt rated it really liked it

Shelves: grr-book-arc, on-my-kindle, kindle-unlimited, m-m, 201-300_pgs

I really want the next book now! So this new series is about a group of ex CIA operatives who are now missionaries who vote on which jobs they decide to take. Mostly going in and rescuing hostages, etc. Charlie is the head of the team and several years previously he walked away from the man of his dreams thinking he couldn’t tell Will about his CIA job and not knowing where the jobs would take him. And Will had every intention of heading back to the states after is residency in Paris was over. T ...more

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