Desperate Girls (Wolfe Security #1)
by Laura Griffin
Blurb:
When
a vicious murderer she once helped prosecute resurfaces and starts a killing
spree to wipeout those who put him behind bars, one thing becomes clear: Brynn
needs to run for her life.
With
no help from the police, Brynn is forced to take matters into her own hands,
turning to a private security firm for protection. But when Brynn defies advice
and gets involved in the investigation, even the former Secret Service agent
assigned to protect her may not be able to keep her safe. With every new clue
she discovers, Brynn is pulled back into the vortex of a disturbing case from
her past.
As
the clock ticks down on a manhunt, Brynn’s desperate search for the truth
unearths long-buried secrets and reignites a killer’s fury.
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 4.25 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
Well, one of my favorite authors has kicked
off an all new series, and while there were certainly a few bumps in the road,
I will say all in all it was a very good beginning. For long time fans of
Griffin’s Tracers series, this new story is certainly a departure from the
standard fare, but I found myself pulled into the drama and enjoying every
second of the story. While previous
characters have always focused on the police investigators involved in crime
solving, it seems this new series is about an elite team of security specialist
that instead focus only on keeping people safe.
This first story revolves around a female defense attorney and the
commando that is assigned to keep her alive while a killer is out for revenge,
and their philosophies of life could not be more different and lead to more
passionate arguments. Brynn’s life is on
the line because a killer seeks revenge against her and the teams that put her
away when she was still on the other side of the courtroom, but a big case is
finally coming to a head and nothing is going to stop her from defending her
client to the best of her capability, not even the sexy commando that riles her
at every turn. Erik doesn’t care that
Brynn is determined to buck his orders, but the more and more they clash the
more the passion she pulls out of him leads to his desire to simply pull her
into his arms. But as the killer gets
closer and the situation begins to unravel, Erik and Brynn have to decide if
they can work together to keep them all safe or if their unwillingness to bend
is worth their lives. Brynn was such a
hard ass on the surface and I loved getting to know her as she came face to
face with her mortality and began to fall for Erik. She was so caught up in doing her job well
and making sure that she succeeds and makes a name for herself, that she almost
risked her life and the life of the man she loved, but finally she came to her
senses and began to understand that nothing was more important than him and
their future together. Erik was the
quintessential alpha male in the beginning; relentless, intense, and rigid in
all he did, he soon began to work with instead of again Brynn to find ways that
worked for both of them. That ability to
compromise showed them both that they could truly be partners in life. Luckily that didn’t take away from any of his
badass or sexiness and I certainly still wanted him protecting me from a
madman. In the end, the heat that they
generated was subtle but there in all of their altercations, but was only more
intense in the moment when they finally let down their guards and accepted
their differences and similarities enough to come together. I am dying to see
which of the Wolfe Security operators falls in love next and with whom. I have
a feeling I am going to love this new series almost as much as the Tracers.
*ebook provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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