Title:
Charlie Foxtrot
Series:
Code 11 KPD SWAT #5)
Author:
Lani Lynn Vale
Genre: Romantic
Suspense
Release
Date: September 3, 2015
Foster made a promise in
his hospital bed when his leg was taken from him that he’d get back to one
hundred percent. Leg or no leg, he’d get back on the SWAT team if it killed
him.
And he does get back. But
he has a problem.
He can’t let go of the
past.
The anger burns deep,
making his emotions volatile at the best of times.
Then he meets Blake with
her haughty attitude and inability to distinguish the difference between a
pocket knife and a sword.
Little by little, she makes
him whole again, one bad joke at a time.
She doesn’t see the revenge
in his eyes, though. Doesn’t see the rage burning deep.
Rage so pure and all
encompassing, that he knows it’ll explode.
It’s just a matter of
time.
What Foster doesn’t
realize, though, is that the love that Blake has for him is enough to fight
his demons, one kiss at a time.
Foster never stood a
chance.
“I cannot believe you’re
making me do this, Uncle Darren. This is Missy’s job. Seriously, I’m going
to give every single one of your SWAT team food poisoning, and then where
would you be?” that voice said.
The voice that gave me an
instant hard on.
The voice that’d been
teasing me for weeks over the airwaves.
The voice that I wanted
screaming my name with me pounding her to oblivion.
“Missy gave you very
detailed instructions. All you have to do is right here,” Chief Rhodes said
to Blake.
I’m glad that I never did
anything with her…or to her, that would’ve brought his wrath down on my
back.
It was a good thing to
know. Considering it’d been in all my intentions to seduce her…and possibly
keep her.
“Alright, I’ve got the
biggest pot I could find, boiling with water. Now what?” she asked, running
her finger over a piece of paper at her side.
I glanced at Chief Rhodes
and nearly laughed when I saw him flipping through what looked like a Guns
& Ammo Magazine.
He wasn’t even paying the
least bit of attention to her.
Leaning against the door
jam, I continued to watch as she brought out a large paper bag that had
‘Fisherman’s Cove’ on the side.
Peeking into the bag, she
squeaked and stepped back, letting the bag drop to the floor.
“Oh, my God! They’re all
over the floor, Uncle Darren!” Blake squealed.
The Chief didn’t even look
up from his magazine.
“Pick them up,” he said
distractedly.
The lobsters, all fifteen
of them, started crawling around the kitchen floor.
“Uncle Darren, you big
bastard,” Blake hissed.
The Chief smiled. “Did you
read this article yet?”
“Which one? The one on the
fifty caliber AR-15?” Blake gasped, stepping to the side of a crawling
crustacean.
“That one. Do you see how
far the shot knocks him back?” the Chief laughed.
“About as far as I’m going
to knock you if you don’t fucking help me,” she growled, dancing on the
tips of her toes and shaking her head.
I scanned her body, taking
in everything in a glance.
Her hair was up in messy
bun on top of her head, stray hairs falling out every which
way.
She was wearing blue jean
shorts that just barely covered her ass, and a white tank top that said, ‘I
make dirt look sexy.’
Her legs were long and
toned.
They were deeply tanned,
but you could tell that they were tan from being outside, and not a tanning
bed.
She had a suntan line at
her ankles from what looked like socks and shoes.
Her toes were painted a
lime green, and she was wearing a pinky toe ring.
The whole outfit was
outrageous, but it fit Blake’s personality perfectly.
“Need help?” I rumbled from
the doorway.
The Chief didn’t look up,
but Blake did.
And she looked
stunned.
“What are you doing here so
early? Dinner’s not ready yet,” she snapped.
I held my hands
up.
“I’m here because I’m
supposed to drop these off,” I said, waving a stack of folders in her
direction.
My eyes roamed the front of
her, zeroing in on the way her pink and white bra straps showed from under
her tank.
She narrowed her eyes, and
effectively dismissed me by turning her back on me.
I guessed, though, that it
was because she was hiding the way her nipples pebbled in reaction to my
gaze.
Well, I’ll take that as she
was happy to see me.
The Chief finally stood and
walked over to me, stepping over a lobster as he went. “You have one
escaping into the kitchen,” he said on his way out.
I followed him, smiling at
the curse she tossed at his back.
“You’re mean,” I
laughed.
The Chief looked over at me
and winked. “She needs to be challenged sometimes. And she’s stubborn as
hell. If I hadn’t given her something to do, she’d just be
worrying.”
I’m a married mother of three. My kids are all under 5, so I can
assure you that they are a handful. I’ve been with my paramedic husband now
for ten years, and we’ve produced three offspring that are nothing like us.
I live in the greatest state in the world, Texas.
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ALPHA BOOK CLUB REVIEW
Charlie Foxtrot (Code 11- KPD SWAT Book 5)
by Lani Lynn Vale
Synopsis
Foster made a promise in his hospital bed when his leg was taken from him that he’d get back to one hundred percent. Leg or no leg, he’d get back on the SWAT team if it killed him. And he does get back. But he has a problem. He can’t let go of the past. The anger burns deep, making his emotions volatile at the best of times.Then he meets Blake with her haughty attitude and inability to distinguish the difference between a pocket knife and a sword. Little by little, she makes him whole again, one bad joke at a time. She doesn’t see the revenge in his eyes, though. Doesn’t see the rage burning deep. Rage so pure and all encompassing, that he knows it’ll explode. It’s just a matter of time. What Foster doesn’t realize, though, is that the love that Blake has for him is enough to fight his demons, one kiss at a time. Foster never stood a chance.
Review
5 Bullet Proof Vests
I absolutely, without a doubt loved this book. Charlie Foxtrot is book 5 of the Code 11- KPD SWAT series, with two more books in the works. Unfortunately I have not read the four previous book, but if they are anything like Charlie Foxtrot, I have to go get them. Charlie Foxtrot can be read as a stand alone book. To tell you the truth, I could not tell by reading it that this was part of a series. No cliffhangers, and no wondering what you missed.
Charlie Foxtrot is full of danger, sexual tension and lots of comic relief. Foster and his brother Miller are named after beer. Blake was named after her grandmother’s dog. I found this fact too cute not to mention. If you want the backstory, get the book. Foster, meets Blake at the police station when she accuses Foster of giving her grandfather a ticket without justification. Blake’s grandfather can only be compared to Grandma Mazur from the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. They are both characters that add so much to the story.
Everyone can tell that there is a connection between Blake and Foster including her Ex-Husband who is also on the job, and let me tell you that Ex David is not happy. Blake’s dad is a State Trooper, with the reputation that demands respect from everyone, including his brother who is the Chief of Police.
When danger enters Blake’s life, we learn just how fierce the men around her can become to protect her.
If you like Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, you will definitely enjoy this book.
ARC provided by the Author, distributed by Enticing Journey Book Promotions,
in exchange for an honest review. Read and reviewed by Mollien from Alpha Book Club
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