journey made me laugh, want to cry, roll my eyes...just gave all the "feels". GREAT JOB JOLIE!!! - Shannon There’s a few strands from the previous books, as it builds upon the overall world, creating plenty of arcs for long-term readers. Featuring the McRae Clan as well, there’s plenty of recurring characters and cameos from a number of familiar faces. That being said, while it does cater to fans, it’s also accessible to newcomers, with its central story being stand-alone and self-contained. Her books have had a powerful impact, with many of them leaving a strong impression on her audience long after they’ve finished. Always invested in her storylines, she’s managed to entertain in a manner quite unlike any other, showing a clear passion for her art. Many of her stories resonate emotionally too, getting straight to the heart of the subject matter, and really finding something else. There’s plenty more to come too, as she will carry on writing for a long time yet, with many books planned upon the horizon. It had nothing to do with work and everything to do with my best friend coming to visit. We hadn’t seen each other in forever, and I missed him like crazy. Magic words. Adrenaline eked into my blood, just as it did when I prepared for a jump. Priming my body and getting me ready for…something.

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The mantra repeated over and over in time with the drone of the C-130 Hercules engines, and I fidgeted in my seat. None of this made sense. Not the ultra-short briefing I’d been given as I was hustled through the building and out to the airstrip, nor the role I had to play. I’d never had an assignment like this before. So…imprecise, with so few details. My function was intelligence, and I was used to being in the rearguard, providing the information. Clear about what was needed of me.Autumn has taken her baby nephew and is fleeing for their lives. Almost reaching the safety of a small wintery Washington State town, she narrowly avoids a collision as her car spins out on ice. The other driver is a huge mountain man who speaks only in glares. The instant attraction is like nothing she has experienced, but she isn't hanging around, no matter the enticement to stay. He thumbed at himself. “Solo artist. But I have session musicians. None I’d call friends. I’m not exactly alone, though.” I always pictured my brother's best friend to be impressive--after all, he's a military helicopter pilot whose job is to save people. Then he appears in front of me and my assumptions fly out of the window. A hail came from a gang of kids in the doorway, and my new friend swung her attention to them. Kitted out in neon skiwear, they waved to her, clearly excited to carve up the slopes, or fall on their arses as most learners did. My hardened, bitter heart beat out of time at the random thought that I might see Nate. Why? I had no reason to expect his Special Forces unit to be there. Even so, it staggered me, just as it did every time I was deployed. The chance to see his face again…

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Lomax shot me a glance across the bare floorboards of our holding area. He wiped his straight razor across his pants, his head half-shaved. “Is there a problem?” At eighteen, there's no way this lass is right for me. She's my best friend's sister and five years younger than me. But she's gorgeous. Confident. A musician who plays a violin like it's a part of her.Claiming the child and becoming a worthy father will take everything Ally's got, but he won't stop there. He wants Scarlet too. Yet a split-second decision will endanger his life, and the two people he loves the most could be lost to him forever. Brodie’s dark hair hung over his eyes in a mess of static from the winter hat he’d just dragged off, and joy shone from him.

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This was going to hurt. My heart ached, beating double time, but I forced myself to gaze at her wee face. She scrunched up her nose, her eyes tight shut. Leopold?” A woman joined us from the other side of the lobby. “I was looking for you. Have you eaten?”Swoon with Cameron and Elise, and continue with the brooding, tough, protective men of the mountain rescue and the beautiful women who tame their hearts. This story contains a wounded hero and a heroine who has suffered sexual assault. Tender loving care is a given. Revenge, he meant. I couldn’t hunt down the f***er whose lies had put me behind bars. I already knew this. It had been drilled into me in the fortnightly therapy I’d endured. I gave him a punch to his bulky shoulder. “Glad you’re here. Want to talk about that cloud over your head?” McRae. I heard from your fans. Now I know what the VM stands for on your hat. Nice to meet you, Viola.” Then practice some more on me. Grind, even. I don’t mind.” With one finger, he lifted my chin. “Don’t overthink it. Your kiss sends me wild. Try it again. That’s all we’re going to do, so take your time and make it good.”

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I brought my gaze to meet his, suddenly unsure again. I was on his lap, and he wanted me to lead. Should I…move?I had the best time with the kids in my last group. They’re eleven or twelve and super confident.” She took another deep sip. “I’ve had lessons since I was able to walk, but at their age I was all elbows and knees.” Beyond that, I’d been working abroad for the last year of my engineering degree and I hadn’t seen Brodie. Until tomorrow. He’d be here in the afternoon, and I was itching to see my closest friend. We’d never discussed that night, and it was time we did. Is there a Blayne McRae in the house?” A holler came from the doors, and I dragged my focus up to witness a brawny Islander barrelling his way towards me. By the afternoon, the storms that had hit the Highlands had worsened. My shift finished, and I took a coffee to a quiet corner of the café, debating what to do with myself. I shrugged, glancing away before it got awkward. “Sorry. No clue. And I still don’t think those girls are looking at you, no matter how big a star you are. I’m probably more famous.”