Cyclone: A Protective Hero Romantic Suspense (Linear Tactical Book 1)

Anne’s dysfunctional family had never seen her beauty inside or out. But her friend Becky had taken her under her wing. Becky had a loving, giving Mom who had taken Anne in at the worst of times. Zac, Becky’s boyfriend had been there as a friend too, but for the rest of the town’s people she was invisible.Anne thought she could hide the longing, the love she felt for Zac but Becky saw it and understood. So Anne poured all longing in to studying for medical school so she could use her determination and love to help others. Never allowing her love for Zac to show. Until Becky, Zac’s wife, and their son Micah died in a car accident. Two weeks after their death Anne stood by as Zac got blind drunk. She tried to offer him comfort, whatever he needed, especially if it was her giving him her virginity. But it backfired, he became furious, throwing her out of the room telling her to leave and never come back. She had.Now, six years later she was back. She hadn’t had a choice, when Becky’s Mom Carol left Anne her home when she died. A damn good doctor now, Anne was broke, divorced and devastated. And Zac was firmly planted in the old town. It was a small town but maybe she could stay under his radar, safe. What she didn’t know was that Zac had never forgotten her. He had a lot to make up for.Well played out with characters that had seen a great deal of action and pain. There is a rapist on the loose and years of past regrets to for Zac to make up to Anne. Even most of the towns people had ignored what had been happening to the child Anne had been. Now the time had come for the town to step up as well, to see Anne for who she was, see her care of the people came to her when they were hurt or sick. When she needed their help most would they be there? Tense moments, spicy romance, friendships and leads into more stories to come. This is well played out bringing a second chance to heal, love and build friendships. Right old wrongs. This one is a story well worth hearing. Triggers for some maybe death of child and a beloved spouse, stalking, rape and spicy romantic scenes.

The characters are likeable and have a lot of dimension to them. The plot is good. There no unnecessary angst and the romance is believable. I really enjoyed this one and plan on getting the next in the series to read.

Very well written and kept you guessing. Looking forward to reading more of this series. 5 stars though a little more smut would be good too.

Excellent writing. The steamy seen was very well written. The story line was well thought out. I am looking forward to reading the next book.

I was a little confused about Zac's feelings for Becky. At first I thought he was head over heels with her, and then it seemed more like they were together because they had been together so long.Then it seemed like at the beginning of the book, Annie was just the best friend, but later on, it sounded like Zac had always had an interest in Annie but never acted on it. IDK???The bad guy in the book was fairly obvious. There were only 2 or 3 possibilities. The whole stalking and tracking thing was pretty creepy, unnerving, and fairly intense. Having a good idea of the person's identity did not detract from the creepiness. I could imagine the subject matter being a bit triggering for some people.Annie coming into her own was awesome. I liked the way it was stated she could no longer be invisible. The audio book was well done and seemed to me to add a higher level of intensity. 3.5 stars.On to Finn and Charlotte's book.

This book was a terribly AWESOME read !!! Lots of action and adventure and well developed characters with a twisty , turn-y plot makes me need to read this whole series !!!Anne used to be a very shy , introverted girl who was best friends with Becky . Becky and Zac ended up married. Until they weren't. Anne moved away .After six years , she is back , and the Last person she wants to see is Zac !But of course , that's not how life works !!This story captured my attention immediately. I felt for Anne and all that she had been through. Zac, also had been through a lot . It was wonderful to see these two work through their trauma . I will be reading the rest of this magnificent series !!!

There were some surprisingly fast about-faces with people fearing or hating someone and then suddenly loving them. But overall it was a pretty good story, and the missing articles (a, the,…) were not too annoying.However, since the book is focused around an emergency room doctor and oh man who owns and operates (with his Green Beret buddies) a tactical, self defense, search and rescue training business,… Where rappelling down cliffs or buildings is frequently taught and mentioned,… It is really really frustrating that the author/editor consistently uses the word “repelling“ or “repel“ when the correct word for such activity with ropes and carabiners is “ rappelling“ or “rappel“!Lol, I find that quite repellent.

Anne comes back to her old home.She is paying off school loans and a humiliating divorce.Zac runs Lynear with his military buddies.Throw in a rapist her stuttering and his guilt.

Unrequited is one of my favorite tropes and this started great, with a complicated background and a hurt heroine.The Linear Tactical business is pretty well thought and it sounds like a place every woman should have access to, so we could learn everything there is about self-defense.I liked the heroine. She was not the classic “she-says-she’s-not-pretty-but-her-description-is-a-cliche-of-gorgeous” but a realistic beauty.And finally, am I the only one hoping Mia has a love story with a Linear guy?

Fast paced, intense; I could not put down this book! Loved the tension and passion between Zac and Annie. Really felt for and connected with Annie as she struggled with returning to her small hometown where she was more used to being invisible than being recognized, except of course for Zac who always saw her even when he was in love with, and married to, her best friend. When Annie came back into town 6 years after leaving, divorced and broke, to work in the ER, she meets up again with Zac, who doesn’t quite remember what happened during their last meeting a couple weeks after his wife passed. What follows is Zac and Annie falling back in love, overcoming misunderstandings and terrible moments of the past, and of course getting into trouble of the suspenseful kind. Loved the comaderie between Zac and his “brothers” at Linear, how they helped each other out and we got to know and love them as much as we did Zac and Annie.If you love fast paced action scenes with some hot steam thrown in; with a tough but fragile heroine and an alpha male who is super cool and tough but also really romantic and thoughtful – this is definitely the book for you!Can’t wait for the next one in the series! 😊

Wonderful book and a great start for a series. Can't wait to read the other books. Lots of turns and twists and a HEA. Perfect.

I absolutely loved this book. Some suspense, humour, sexy time and love. The connection between the characters was written so well. I read this book in a day, went out for the evening and couldn’t wait to get home and download the next book in the series. Highly recommend you buy this buy!

This was my first book by this author and loved it. I loved the writing style, the suspense, the action and the chemistry of the characters.Looking forward to reading more of the series.