review: Saving Danger (Red Stone Security #17)

Saving Danger (Red Stone Security #17)

by Katie Reus

Blurb:

To maintain her cover and keep her family off her back, they fake a relationship.

Having spent her whole life trying to prove she’s just as capable as her three older brothers, art retrieval expert Ivy Danger has landed the biggest gig of her career, one that will pay off the mortgage of the animal shelter she owns. That is, if she doesn’t die before finishing the job. Even if she locates the stolen art, the violent gang of thieves won’t give up their million-dollar payday without a fight. She has one person she can turn to for help—Nash Harris. Security expert, her brother’s best friend…and the gorgeous man of her fantasies who treats her like a kid sister. Not that she’d do anything about her attraction anyway—not when it would screw up her family dynamic if things went sideways between them.

Now it’s impossible to tell what’s real and what’s not.

Despite having known Ivy forever, “brotherly” is the last thing Nash feels for the sexy troublemaker. She’s it for him. The One. He’s known it for a while…but convincing Ivy is another matter. When they have to fake a relationship for her current job, things shift between them. They’ve worked together before, but she’s in over her head with this latest job. But before anything can come of it, he’ll have to keep her alive when she’s targeted by a dangerous group known for violent retaliation. Nash will do whatever it takes to keep her safe, to prove she can trust him—on the job, with her life, and with her heart.

Themes:  Contemporary

Rating: 4 stars

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Review:

I was so glad when I learned that Katie was returning to this awesome series because truly the folks of Red Stone and surrounding them are beyond interesting and always provide a great read for us. This  has taken us into the story of many side characters that have been on the fringes of previous stories, but this newest installment returns to the core team with Nash and Ivy and the drama and danger inherent to Red Stone.  Ivy has worked hard to differentiate herself from her kickass family and has found her niche in the world, but its time for her to find a new place.  She needs one last big payout from her job in order to save the animal shelter that’s her aunt and she both love and allow for that retirement, but she needs help from the one man she wishes she didn’t have to ask.  Nash has watched Icy grow into a beautiful and capable woman, never understanding her family’s need to hide her under their protections but their friendship has always been platonic despite his desire otherwise.  When their relationship quickly escalates as they work together Ivy and Nash both come to realize that they have been hiding their feelings for one another and the time for them to be together is now. But danger is stalking Ivy and there is no way they can find their happy ending until they conquer it and solve Ivy’s case. I really enjoyed seeing Ivy in her element, fighting to prove that she is just as capable as her brother, even though Nash never seemed to doubt her, and she is obviously a dangerous woman in her own right.  She was sweetly oblivious to the attraction between her and Nash in the beginning but once the blinder were off the passion there was undeniably hot, not to mention something that will keep them happily together for a long time.  Nash has loved Ivy from afar for a long time, even when he denies it to himself, but he never hid the fact that he trusted, respected, and cared for her deeply, even when it put him at a disadvantage, making him the perfect strong alpha male.  The two of them were a beautiful match and I loved seeing them work together to defeat the villains and find their way to peace and happiness.  Katie has a way of ripping through the clutter in her characters lives to make them understand that nothing is more important than love and Saving Danger is no exception to that rule.  I cannot wait for whatever comes next and am dying to see more RSS folks lose their hearts.

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