The
Navy SEAL team code named Durango Team has been tasked with protecting
Senator Stanton and his daughter Emily from the latest threat posed by drug
cartel kingpin Diego Fuentes. But playing bodyguard to the adventurous
Emily is tricky when just keeping up with this hellion is a full-time task!
Enter Lieutenant Kell Krieger. He has known the
Stantons for years, and watched Emily for most of that time between
missions. Being assigned to personally protect Emily guarantees he’ll be in
close contact with the aspiring writer 24/7, but she’ll not find it as easy
to scare Krieger off as she did all of her previous bodyguards. He knows
what makes her tick, understands her frustrations, and intends to show her
how to spread her wings while keeping her pretty little butt safe from all
threats. Still, the capable SEAL finds the Senator’s daughter more than a
handful, and her mere presence menaces his normally unshakeable control.
He
just needs to keep her safe until Durango Team uncovers the mole who has
been feeding information to Fuentes and has demanded Emily’s death. But
keeping his heart safe from Emily proves to be the real challenge…
Okay, I will admit it up front. I am a fool for sexy Cajun men, and Navy
SEAL Lieutenant Kell Krieger tops my list of men fitting that description!
Lora Leigh’s fourth installment in her Tempting Seals series
continues the ongoing saga of the Durango Team’s mission to defeat the evil
Diego Fuentes and the drug cartel leader’s continuing attempts to retaliate
against the SEALs and their loved ones for the battles they’ve already won
against him. This series captivated me from book one, and Hidden
Agendas further entrenches my love for these hunky SEALs!
Emily embodies the poor little rich girl type heroine, having been held
captive by a life a privilege, denied the freedoms enjoyed by most due to
the dangers surrounding the daughter of a man in her father’s position as a
Senator and ex-SEAL agent himself. She bucks against his control and the
stifling presence of the revolving door of bodyguards he saddles her with.
While most of us have not grown up in her specific situation, it is still
easy to identify with her as a woman who is fighting for her independence.
Kell is the perfect hero for Emily. Having suffered unbearable tragedy in
his past, he is a man who needs a woman who can stand by his side, not
behind him. While certainly he tops the list of Alpha Males, he is strong
enough to allow his woman her independence she needs and freedom to
determine her own destiny. Indeed, he bolsters her courage and
determination to stand up for herself, winning her heart and locking their
souls together forever in the process.
If you loved the suspenseful storylines in the previous Tempting Seals
editions, then you will be gratified to know that Hidden Agendas
is fraught with just as many twists as the stories that preceded it! Leigh
managed to throw me some curve balls, and kept me sitting on the edge of my
seat until I turned the very last page.
Of course, while the story wraps up some of the mysteries, the author leaves
plenty of room for sequels, which I am itching to get my greedy little book
loving hands on!
This series knocked my socks off from book one, delivering all of the sexual
intensity you expect in a Lora Leigh book, coupled with the sweet romance
and happy ending she can always be relied on for.
Reviewed by Jennifer
