SEAL Under Covers by Sharon Hamilton

Title: SEAL Under Covers (Seal Brotherhood #3)
Author: Sharon Hamilton
Source: Self-Purchased
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Military
Length: Novel
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 3
Sexual - 3

Navy SEAL Armando Guzman has just returned from a difficult tour in Afghanistan
only to find his sister still making choices that land her in the company of a San Diego drug gang. Vowing he will save her from the bad environment she has placed herself in, he is blindsided by his sister’s hotter-than-hot best friend, Gina.

Gina Mancuso is working her first under cover detail, trying to prove herself on a male-dominated police force, even if it means she has to work side by side with the SDPD officer with whom she had a brief, abusive relationship. She is not prepared for the chemical attraction that slams her against the hard body of her subject’s Navy SEAL brother, Armando. Their hot affair not only threatens to ruin her mission, but could engulf Armando in a career-ending dispute with local law enforcement.

Armando is unwilling to walk away from his sister, especially as tensions rise between he and Gina’s ex-lover. Gina is in a race for time to keep her secret identity from the man she is now sure she loves with all her heart. But will she have to sacrifice their relationship in order to accomplish the mission she was sent to do?

I am really loving the SEAL's of Sharon Hamilton. The way they interact with each other and their different personalities really keep things interesting and fun. Armando and Gina make a wonderful cover, and even though they aren't on the same page at first, they find out they have so much in common.

My biggest concern/complaint about the series, is that so far they seem to end in about the same way. I'd like to see the type of final scene mixed up a bit more in future books. I do like how even though each book could be a stand alone romance, there is a backstory that carefully weaves its way through and really ties the books together.

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Review: Fallen SEAL Legacy (Seal Brotherhood #2) by Sharon Hamilton

Title: Fallen SEAL Legacy (Seal Brotherhood #2)
Author: Sharon Hamilton
Source: Self-Purchased
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Military
Length: Novel
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 3
Sexual - 3

Nebraska born and bred Navy SEAL Calvin “Coop” Cooper, after his own family has
perished in a tornado, is ordered to meet the family of a prominent San Diego psychiatrist. The doctor’s brother is a fallen SEAL medic who died in Grenada. There, Cooper meets Libby Brownlee, the beautiful niece of this fallen hero. Heavily influenced by her father, “We don’t speak military here,” is her comment about the military in general, and the SEAL community in particular.

What starts out as a frosty debate between two people privately dealing with their own personal grief, turns into a passionate affair neither expected. Just as Cooper realizes perhaps Libby is the woman he’s always been looking for, she is snatched out from under him by a psychopathic killer bent on revenge.

Dr. Brownlee is forced to rely on Cooper’s help, along with his buddies in SEAL Team 3. Will Cooper be able to survive the loss of the woman he loves, or will his self sacrifice be enough to keep her safe?

Another really exciting story full of all sorts of action.  Another strong female character with a SEAL that just loves that part of her.  Book two in the Seal Brotherhood lets us go visit all the seal team guys again - wish I had seen a little bit more of our couple in book one, but the rest of the guys were definitely present in a big way.  Cooper (owner of the Babemobile) is about to find the woman that is going to change his world.  And he really needs that after losing his entire family.

Libby is awesome.  My only fault is the whole "I loved you at first sight" thing.  I just don't buy it - lust, yes.  But not love.  Libby is a fighter and she's not going to let anything bad happen if she can do something about it.  She was fun and quirky and she loved her cat.  Her family was a bit weird though.

Libby's father was my least favorite part of the story.  He was supposed to be a bit off I think, but he was just really not a person I could imagine staying with Libby and her mom.  Wanting to put everyone in danger just because he thought he was smart just didn't seem like something a dad would do.

The ending was out of this world.  I loved the build up of suspense.  Watching the SEALs in action was fantastic and my heart was pounding the whole time.

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Review: Accidental SEAL (SEAL Brotherhood #1) by Sharon Hamilton

Title: Accidental SEAL (SEAL Brotherhood #1)
Author: Sharon Hamilton
Source: Indie Romance Convention 2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Military
Length: Novel
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 4
Sexual - 3

Christy Nelson embarks on her new career in Real Estate by holding her first open
house. Entering the wrong house, by accident, she finds the nude sleeping body of a young man.

Navy SEAL Kyle Lansdowne, on a mission to find his AWOL Team buddy, is staying at his buddy’s home while investigating the disappearance. When someone breaks in, he takes protective measures. He doesn’t expect to find that a beautiful young woman is responsible for his teammate’s abduction.

What starts out as a meeting by accident becomes a hot affair neither one is ready for. Kyle is conflicted about getting Christy involved in his mission, but his hand is forced when he learns the same San Diego gang responsible for his teammate’s abduction has kidnapped her.

Battling a cadre of dirty law enforcements hell-bent on getting military equipment, especially state-of-the-art firepower, Kyle is forced to admit that he would die to protect her.

The think I liked most about this book was the way the characters related with each other.  We have humor, misunderstandings, loyalty, and betrayal.  The SEALs on the team are very close and I loved how you could see that every time they were together.  We get to know most of the team to some extent - it was a great way to introduce them while still focusing on our main character, Kyle.

Kyle is a hard man - but that makes sense because he's seen and done things that were necessary, but not easy.  But he seems to melt just a little when Christy is around.  She seems to understand him without him having to really say anything.  Their first meeting was a bit rough, and I'm not sure I would have been able to get over it like Christy had.  There were a handful of times that the characters acted a bit - over the top, but this is a fantasy and it definitely kept the book very entertaining.

I had a hard time relating to Christy at first, but she definitely grew on my by the end.  She's a tough little princess-like girl that knows what she wants, at least most of the time.  She is put under quite a bit of stress and has a good mix of cracking under it and fighting back.

As with many military romances, there was a lot of action.  But in this book it was spread out and given in doses that were easy to absorb without getting too much.  It was very well done and the military story arc was incredibly exciting.

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Cover Reveal: SEAL My Home by Sharon Hamilton

Title: SEAL My Home (SEAL Brotherhood #9)
Author: Sharon Hamilton
Genre: Contemporary Military Romance
Release Date: March 31, 2015

Bad boy Rory Kennedy was raised in foster care, bouncing in and out of trouble along the way. He finds his true family and real brothers as a Navy SEAL, one of the Navy’s elite warriors. When his BUD/S instructor barked the SEAL’s Motto: Only Easy Day Was Yesterday, he knew he had found home.

Megan Palmer works in a bookstore and finds her passion in life through reading steamy romance novels. Her brief affair with a man she later found out was married has left her damaged, until she meets the handsome SEAL, who stands ready to open her world and give her things she’s only dreamed.

On a skiing trip, Rory suffers a possible career-ending injury and also comes face to face with a past he never knew of, and a family who had abandoned him. His relationship with Megan is tested to the breaking point as Rory wades through the dark waters of recovery and whether or not he can live without the life he loves. A home-grown terrorist cell forces his hand and he discovers his true purpose.

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About the Author:

NYT and USA/Today Bestselling Author Sharon Hamilton’s SEAL Brotherhood series have earned her Amazon author rankings of #1 in Romantic Suspense, Military Romance and Contemporary Romance. Her characters follow a sometimes rocky road to redemption through passion and true love. Her Golden Vampires of Tuscany earned her a #1 Amazon author ranking in Gothic Romance.

A lifelong organic vegetable and flower gardener, Sharon and her husband live in the Wine Country of Northern California, where most of her stories take place.

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Review: Underworld Queen (The Guardians #3) by Sharon Hamilton

Title: Underworld Queen (The Guardians #3)
Author: Sharon Hamilton
Source: Author Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 4
Sexual - 3

Audray has just assumed the title as first-ever Queen of the Underworld. As she
attempts to consolidate her rule, characters from the past threaten to destroy her and the love she shares with Jonas Starling, a 300-year old dark angel. When she discovers she has been the recipient of a miracle, suddenly their whole immortal lives are changed forever. Will they survive the coming war or get snagged in the power struggle over not only the underworld, but the human world as well?

I definitely recommend reading this series in order.  There are references to past events and characters that may leave you just at tad lost at first if you don't.  However, I have not read the previous books and still really enjoyed this part of the story.

Audray and Jonas are an interesting couple.  And their story was a very exciting one.  There is also a side couple with a few surprises to throw your way and they play an important part in the final battle of the book.  My only complaint about this couple is that they didn't seem to really fit in at first.  I didn't understand why they were there until about half way through.  I would have liked to understand that just a little sooner.

Jonas and Audrey were great together.  They really had a special connection - and that connection helped save them several times.  As a new power in the Underworld is fighting for control, Audrey is caught up in the action.  I liked that she could take care of herself most of the time - but Jonas still had to come to the rescue once in awhile.  Love me a girl that can hold her own.

The last half of the book is when things really get very exciting.  I loved the tactics on both sides and their fight was definitely a major turning point that pushed Audrey and Jonas into the right direction to have such an amazing ending.

*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*

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