A Perfect Storm is the next title in Lori Foster’s Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor series, and I was excited to read it. I was sucked into the series from the first book, When You Dare, and though book # 2- Trace of Fever – didn’t leave my raving, Savor the Danger reeled me back in to the series. During Savor the Danger we meet Spencer Lark and Arizona Storm, and these are the characters that are focused on throughout A Perfect Storm. Arizona is a twenty-one year old who was put through hell courtesy of her own father when he put her up for human slavery and sex trafficking. Jackson (Savor the Danger) saves Arizona from her captures and becomes like a brother to her, but Arizona is all about remaining independent – and intent on making sure any other human traffickers are brought to justice. Spencer has his hands full trying to keep Arizona safe, and now realizes he is starting to develop feelings for her on top of it. But with the recent death of his wife, should he be looking at another female? And Arizona is so untamed, so determined to live life her own way, that it would be near impossible for them to make it as a couple. But before they can sort out their relationship, another bad guy must be brought to justice.
I liked A Perfect Storm, not quite as much as books 1 and 3, but more than Trace’s. Arizona was a bit of a hot mess from time to time, but from her past I don’t think anyone could really blame her. I thought the plot was interesting with the bar that they were trying to expose – the bad guy in the end really surprised me and I thought it was a fabulous twist. It was great to catch up with the characters from the past books as well, and I read this fairly quickly. My only gripes are that it just seemed to be a lot of the same stuff – a petite girl with a huge rack, muscular dude that is so well-endowed the girl is a little afraid to be with him. Girl with a lot of trust issues that needs to be talked through the intimate moments. I would like to see maybe a little different scenario, but I understand the series is about guys who are professional mercenaries, so I can’t expect them to be a whole lot different. With that fact shoved aside, I really did enjoy this book and would definitely recommend this series from Lori Foster!
[Rating: 4]Excerpt from A Perfect Storm
Not trusting her to respect his privacy, knowing damn good and well she would snoop without remorse, he gave up the idea of a shower and shave and instead rushed through brushing his teeth, splashing his face and finger- combing his hair.
Since she wasn’t in his bedroom anymore, he took the time to pull on his jeans, but rather than mess with the holster, he just stuck the gun in his waistband. He grabbed up his knife, opened it, closed it again and slid it into his pocket.
Barefoot and shirtless, he went in search of Arizona— and he had to admit, anticipation chased away the cobwebs of old memories and lack of sleep.
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The title itself is really interesting…Thanks for the great review here! Anyway, Lori Foster is a great author and this makes me really inspired to read this…