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SEAL of Honor (Hornet) af Tonya Burrows
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SEAL of Honor (Hornet) (udgave 2013)

af Tonya Burrows

Serier: HORNET (1)

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It's a good thing Gabe Bristow lives and breathes the Navy SEAL credo, "the only easy day was yesterday," because today, his life is unrecognizable. When his prestigious career comes to a crashing halt, he's left with a bum leg and few prospects for employment that don't include a desk. That is, until he's offered the chance to command a private hostage rescue team and free a wealthy American businessman from Colombian paramilitary rebels. It seems like a good deal--until he meets his new team: a drunk Cajun linguist, a boy-genius CIA threat analyst, an FBI negotiator with mob ties, a cowboy medic, and an EOD expert as volatile as the bombs he defuses. Oh, and who could forget the sexy, frustratingly impulsive Audrey Van Amee? She's determined to help rescue her brother--or drive Gabe crazy. Whichever comes first. As the death toll rises, Gabe's team of delinquents must figure out how to work together long enough to save the day. Or, at least, not get themselves killed. Because Gabe's finally found something worth living for, and God help him if he can't bring her brother back alive.… (mere)
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This book sucked me in from the beginning and didn't let go until I'd turned the last page. The book opens with the kidnapping of an American businessman in Columbia, setting up the mission for the soon-to-be-formed hostage rescue team. The story then shifts to Gabe, who is floundering with what to do now that he can no longer be a SEAL. I liked this introduction to Gabe as we get the first insights into what makes him who he is. I loved Gabe's brother Raffi. He obviously knows Gabe very well and how to get Gabe headed in the right direction. Raffi made me laugh with his over-the-top actions, but I also loved his confidence in himself and willingness to go after his own dreams. Gabe loves his brother and also has a great deal of respect for him, so he does listen to what Raffi has to say. The conversation with his friend Quinn a short time later, and the introduction to the man funding the new team, showed exactly why Gabe is the leader they want.

This team is unlike any other I've encountered in similar books. They are a group of misfits, each one having reasons for leaving their previous occupations. Their sniping at each other gets on Gabe's nerves very quickly, and I could understand his frustration. If he can't get them to work together, they won't have much of a chance at rescuing Bryson. I liked seeing these men learn to respect each other and trust each other's capabilities. Not to say it was easy. There were definitely some tense moments as they push their boundaries with each other and with Gabe. There were also some pretty funny moments, especially once Audrey was added to the mix.

Audrey is Bryson's sister and was on the phone with him when he was taken. She was the instigator of getting the FBI involved, but she also gets frustrated with their inaction. She is an artist, feisty and independent, and a bit of a free spirit. When she isn't happy with the FBI's actions, she takes matters into her own hands and goes to Colombia herself, where she promptly collides with Gabe and his team. The team's issues with working as a team are highlighted in this encounter, where Audrey nearly gets the best of them. Unwilling to leave her behind and in danger, they take her back to the safe house, where she flatly refuses to go home before her brother is rescued. The confrontation between Audrey and Gabe is pretty funny, as he desperately needs her ability to speak the language and is just as desperately determined to keep her far away from him.

The sparks between Gabe and Audrey are immediate and combustible. Gabe is determined to resist because getting involved with her would be unprofessional. Too bad for him that she's not on the same page. When they end up separated from the others, they are forced to rely on each other. The intense danger that they are in ramps up the intensity of the chemistry between them. There are some excellent scenes of the combustibility between them. There is also plenty of evidence that what they have is more than just chemistry. As willingly as Audrey accepts her feelings for Gabe, he is a harder nut to crack. The depth of his feelings for her scares him, and when the mission is over, he runs. I thoroughly enjoyed his misery, as he brought it on himself, and it takes something of an intervention by Quinn to wake him up to his idiocy. I liked his big moment, which had a decent amount of groveling.

The suspense of the story was great. This was not your well-trained super team going after the bad guy. These guys all have their issues, but each one is very good at what he does. But they have quite a few challenges to carrying out their mission, from lack of equipment to attitude problems. It was easy to feel their frustration at the initial difficulty of coming up with any leads. Audrey's arrival and the information she had gave them somewhere to start. Things got really intense when Gabe and Audrey were taken by guerillas and ended up in the middle of a confrontation between two groups. There are quite a few twists and turns before they get out of that mess. Meanwhile, the rest of the team is still looking for Bryson. The rescue mission is quite intense, with things not quite going to plan (they rarely do). There's still one twist left to deal with, and that is who was behind the kidnapping in the first place. The conclusion was exciting and intense, and Audrey was fantastic. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. ( )
  scoutmomskf | Oct 1, 2018 |
REVIEW: Great start to a new series. The guys are tough, eccentric, and swoon worthy. Strong, quirky female lead. Lots of action, well-written.

DESCRIPTION, NOT REVIEW: It's a good thing Gabe Bristow lives and breathes the Navy SEAL credo, "the only easy day was yesterday," because today, his life is unrecognizable. When his prestigious career comes to a crashing halt, he's left with a bum leg and few prospects for employment that don't include a desk.
That is, until he's offered the chance to command a private hostage rescue team and free a wealthy American businessman from Colombian paramilitary rebels. It seems like a good deal—until he meets his new team: a drunk Cajun linguist, a boy-genius CIA threat analyst, an FBI negotiator with mob ties, a cowboy medic, and an EOD expert as volatile as the bombs he defuses. Oh, and who could forget the sexy, frustratingly impulsive Audrey Van Amee? She's determined to help rescue her brother—or drive Gabe crazy. Whichever comes first.
As the death toll rises, Gabe's team of delinquents must figure out how to work together long enough to save the day. Or, at least, not get themselves killed. Because Gabe's finally found something worth living for, and God help him if he can't bring her brother back alive. ( )
  treehousereader | Dec 7, 2017 |
It was good, but the writing left a little to be desired. I liked the characters, though I have to say that, sometimes, Gabe and Audrey were a little too much on the sweet and caring side. Also, Audrey really chose the worst moments ever to hesitate. Seriously. Amazing how they turned up alive after everything they went through. ( )
  msralways | Apr 20, 2017 |
Throwing a bunch of alpha males together to make up a team of bad-asses and send them on dangerous missions is bound to have their fair share of problems: insubordination, egos, toeing the line, being disrespectful and not following orders. That alone already has me hooked on this series. Each member has their own unique story and temperament. I can't wait to discover more about each one of them. But let us start with the fearless leader, Gabe. Oh, I do love that name.

Gabe was a Navy SEAL until a car accident forced him into medical retirement. Being a SEAL was his life. He lived and breathed it. The prospect of taking on a desk job at the Pentagon thanks to his father, the Admiral, has him sweating bullets, until his friend Quinn talks him into taking on the job as a mercenary and the new leader of Hornet. Piece of cake, right? Not exactly. Getting a bunch of strangers together to form a team and trust one another while making it clear that he's in charge is just the beginning of his problems. His new team only has days to rescue kidnapped businessman, Bryson Van Amee. When it rains, it pours. Gabe never expected that he'd be dragging a civilian along in the form of a spunky and sexy Southern Belle package - Audrey Van Amee.

Audrey is a struggling artist living in Costa Rica. She witnessed her brother's kidnapping during their Skype session and ultimately headed to Bogota to do some reconnaissance of her own. Lucky for her that she bumped into the good guys first. How convenient that the team only had one member fluent in Spanish, and she was the other option. Naturally the impulsive, free-spirited, flighty, mouthy and capricious Audrey got paired with the leader who was so stiff (pun intended) that it would take all her feminine wiles to get him to cut loose a little. It didn't take long before they were captured by a bunch of guerrillas, and Audrey got to see up close and personal just what it took to survive in the wild. It's kill or be killed. But she let Gabe handle that part because her mama taught her that "violence breeds violence". I half expected Gabe to say to her "If you want to live, do as I say", but he never did. Instead he went soft when the water works came.

I liked irritatingly adorable Audrey. I enjoyed her mouthy comebacks and her spunky attitude when it came to calling Gabe on his BS. I'm a straight-shooter like her in many ways, so I identified with that side of her. What I didn't like about her was her tendency to be incredibly naive of the dangerous situations they found themselves in and how gullible she was in certain areas. There were many instances I wanted to gag her. Little to no sense of self-preservation.

Overall, I loved the plot and all the action. It was fast-paced and rarely slowed down except for the sexy times. This story is told from multiple POVs, but it made me feel more connected to the story and the goings on when I was allowed in their heads. The majority of the dialogues between Gabe and Audrey are pretty funny.. I definitely thought they had chemistry together, even if Gabe was the one trying to fight the attraction the whole time.

If there was anything I didn't like, it was one detail.

***SPOILER***
In the first chapter, Bryson admits that he may have dipped his toe in illegal activity: "... his first not-quite-legal gun shipment". Any dealings with "public enemy number one" is not just not quite legal, it's illegal. When Mena gloats about that to Audrey and Gabe, they're both shocked. But yet at the end of the story, Bryson is reunited with his sister and his sons, and he'll soon be Gabe's brother-in-law. What? Did Gabe's love for Audrey really make him sweep that information under the rug for her sake? And what about Audrey? She never confronts her brother or makes him feel a little guilty that his dealings with thugs could have landed his family in a whole lot of hot water or be used against him? I don't know if this was resolved in the final print, but it did bother me.
***END SPOILER***

The ending was a little predictable, but I loved the visual of Audrey's t-shirts that she made for the team. With that said, I can't wait for the next book to come out. I hope there will be more of the same action packed suspense, humor and, of course, romance. Rating 3.75 rounded up to 4.

Disclaimer: I received a review copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ( )
  MsRomanticReads | Jan 22, 2016 |
This book started off really strong for me--intriguing characters and plot, humor, and solid writing. Somewhere around the middle, though, I just lost interest. I think part of it was that I kept thinking, "A Navy SEAL--even a former Navy SEAL--would be better prepared than this." The heroine kind of got on my nerves. I can't really say why, there was just something about her that grated. Oh, and there were some cases of unsafe handling of firearms--not to mention some inaccuracies--that drove me bonkers (this is admittedly a huge pet peeve of mine as I am a gun lover who shoots frequently and who is also a stickler for gun safety). ( )
  AubreyGross | May 20, 2015 |
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It's a good thing Gabe Bristow lives and breathes the Navy SEAL credo, "the only easy day was yesterday," because today, his life is unrecognizable. When his prestigious career comes to a crashing halt, he's left with a bum leg and few prospects for employment that don't include a desk. That is, until he's offered the chance to command a private hostage rescue team and free a wealthy American businessman from Colombian paramilitary rebels. It seems like a good deal--until he meets his new team: a drunk Cajun linguist, a boy-genius CIA threat analyst, an FBI negotiator with mob ties, a cowboy medic, and an EOD expert as volatile as the bombs he defuses. Oh, and who could forget the sexy, frustratingly impulsive Audrey Van Amee? She's determined to help rescue her brother--or drive Gabe crazy. Whichever comes first. As the death toll rises, Gabe's team of delinquents must figure out how to work together long enough to save the day. Or, at least, not get themselves killed. Because Gabe's finally found something worth living for, and God help him if he can't bring her brother back alive.

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