Total Control (Alpha Crew #4)

by Laura Griffin

Blurb:

Navy SEAL Jake Heath has his eyes on Alexa Mays. The FBI Agent is whip smart and hot as hell, but she won’t give him the time of day. So, when she calls him out of blue, he thinks his luck has changed.

But instead of meeting up for a romantic dinner, Alexa needs Jake for a very different reason. Her counterterrorism team is hot on the heels of the extremist that Jake’s task force has been tracking for months, and now he’s on American soil. The only way she can take him down is with Jake’s help.

Alexa knows Jake is tough and relentless...and that the chemistry between them is electric. Although she’s risking her heart—and maybe even her career—by bringing him onto the mission, she doesn’t have another choice. Together, they’re an unstoppable and powerful team.

As the hours tick by and a lethal enemy gets closer to launching an unimaginable attack, Alexa and Jake need to fight fire with fire before the clock runs out. The only question is: will their own flames get in the way?

Themes: Contemporary

Rating: 3.5 stars

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Review:

This short story seems to be the conclusion to a series of shorter novels that revolved around a bunch of sexy and super badass Navy SEALs. I am a huge fan of Laura Griffin, but I must admit that this series has left me a little bit wanting, mostly with the length of the story and trying to shove too much into the action happening in the short time the story is going. That being said if you take the story at face value there is a lot to enjoy. Jake has been interested in Alexa for a long time, but she has resisted him for reasons that were never made clear until she finally needed his help. Alexa is sure that she is after a dangerous terrorist and needs Jake’s help to catch him, even if she has to go through back channels asking for the favor. When the danger becomes all too real, Jake is determined to protect Alexa with everything he’s got, even if she fights him along the way. As they spend more time together they overcome the issues in their way and their chemistry has a chance to bring together a connection. The fire between them made Alexa and Jake’s love story enjoyable and getting to know them was wonderful. Jake was the ultimate alpha male, protective and kick-ass, willing to sacrifice himself for others, but also determined to make the bad guy pay, and the sweet moments he shared with Alexa rounded his character out nicely. Alexa was a little bit prickly until she softened toward Jake enough to let him in, and then I really started to like her, but there was obviously a few issues for her to work through first. In the end I enjoyed this ending to a series that falls a little short of typical Griffin magic, but in the end was worth the read and provided some quality entertainment.