Scorched (Tracers #6)
by Laura Griffin
Blurb:
Kelsey Quinn set out to trace a murder victim. Now she may become one.
The dead don’t speak, but Kelsey knows their secrets. As a
forensic anthropologist at the Delphi Center crime lab, Kelsey makes it her
mission to identify bodies using no more than shards of bone, and her find at a
remote Philippines dig hints at a sinister story. When Kelsey’s search for
answers puts her at the scene of her ex-fiancé’s murder, only one man can help
her. The same man who broke her heart just months before, and who is also a
prime suspect.
Faced with an ultimatum— Kelsey or his job—Gage Brewer did the
only thing a Navy SEAL could . . . but that doesn't mean he stopped wanting
Kelsey. Now Kelsey is running for her life and Gage is her last line of
defense. As the threats escalate, Kelsey realizes this conspiracy goes deeper
and higher than they could have guessed. With the clock ticking down on a
madman’s plot, the slightest misstep will have unthinkable consequences. . .
Review:
Scorched
is the continuing story of Kelsey Quinn, an anthropologist with the Delphi
center, and Gage Brewer, SEAL extraordinaire. Their story began in Unstoppable, where Gage
is sent by Kelsey’s Uncle Joe, his CO, to protect her on a dig site in Texas
when her team is put in danger after a startling discovery on their archaeology site. Their love story in Unstoppable
was great and the ending left us thinking they had their HEA, but we soon learn
that all was not as it seems. If you haven't' already you should definitely buy a copy.
Scorched
picks up several months after Gage left Kelsey because she gave him an
ultimatum: stay with her or remain a SEAL.
Gage, being a SEAL to the core, chose the teams over Kelsey. Kelsey has returned to Coronado base after a
tragedy has left both her family and Gage’s team reeling and having to deal
with a loss that neither of them ever thought they would be faced with. After arguing with Kelsey, Gage is confronted
with all the feelings he thought he’d buried about Kelsey, her quick engagement
after they broke up, and now the fact that her engagement is over.
When
Kelsey returns home after their argument, she stops by her ex-fiancé’s place,
FBI agent Blake, to discuss a case she had him looking into for her. While visiting Blake, she witnesses his
murder and becomes both a target and a suspect.
With killers on her trail to kill her too and
the FBI tracking her as a suspect and/or witness to the murder, Kelsey flees to
the only place she feels safe hiding: her Uncle Joe’s remote hunting cabin.
After the
FBI question Gage about the murder and tell him Kelsey is missing, Gage knows
that he can’t leave the woman he still loves on her own. Evading the FBI, he finds Kelsey hiding out
at the cabin and pulls her out just in time to prevent her death. I must say
there is a very interesting scene involving Disneyland that had me smiling for
a while. Reluctantly Gage and Kelsey
begin working together to keep themselves alive and also clear up the mess they
are in, as well as hopefully finding the evidence of the real killers. They
travel across country following what little clues Kelsey has, trying to find
out why Blake was murdered and discover a terrorist threat that has slipped
under the radar and could cause a huge loss of life if the plan is
enacted. There are definitely some
tense moments for readers as they team up with Gage’s SEAL buddy, Derek, and
FBI agent Elizabeth to prevent the terrorist attack in a very unlikely
venue. But happily as with all good SEAL
operations, Gage and team are able to stop the attack and get the bad guy.
The
passion between Kelsey and Gage is still running hot and, as they are thrown
into more and more intense circumstances, Kelsey finds resisting Gage to be
more difficult than she ever imagined.
Gage decides that he’s not letting Kelsey go a second time and uses
every bit of fire power in his arsenal to make sure she never wants to leave again. Gage’s seduction of Kelsey is both sweet and sensual and he works hard to
show Kelsey that they can be good together. Kelsey on the other hand is terrified of the
heat ignited between her and Gage, knowing that she’s been burned before and
that she might not survive another breakup.
Thankfully both Gage and Kelsey begin to accept that they are meant to
be together despite all odds. In the end, Gage decides that having Kelsey in
his life might just be worth losing the camaraderie and support of being a
SEAL.
Full of
action, hair-raising close calls, and fiery passion, Scorched is definitely true to its name. Leaving readers just a
little bit singed, and feeling lucky for the burn. Cannot wait for the next book in the series—hopefully
between Derek and Elizabeth!
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