Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
Former Marine Recon, Mackenzie ‘Mac’ Jackson has secrets. The things he did for his country, the things he saw, must never be spoken about. Until, that is, his team is targeted.
A shift in political alliances means one particular mission undertaken by Mac and his Fire Team needs to be wiped from the history books. Starting with the team itself.
Forest Ranger Samuel Larson wants to find the Marines who saved his life. He just wants to say thank you. What he can’t know is that he’s walking into a firestorm of betrayal and murder.
When Samuel arrives at Mac’s place he throws Mac’s plans for hiding out of the window. Abruptly Mac has to protect a man who threatens his heart, only this time he can’t be sure he will succeed in keeping Sam alive.
When the people you trusted turn on you, when you are the last one standing, should you take your secrets to the grave? Or make the murderers pay?
Heroes is turning out to be an incredible series. A spinoff from the amazing Sanctuary stories,A Reason To Stay hooked me in with RJ Scott delivering romance, murder mystery along with her hardened SEAL on leave and his second chance at love police officer. Last Maine Standing though kicks it all into high gear. There’s an absolutely horrific mission in the past that starts the story. I’ll say no more about that.
But these two men haunt each other and the reader with their combined pasts.
On top of that, RJ Scott has thrown a conspiracy of deceit and murder against our heroes. It’s heinous, it’s murky, and the suspicions and suspense of everyone drives this story, sometimes pushing the romance aspect to a secondary element. Still, RJ Scott is so great with it comes to interpersonal dynamics that even when suspense and espionage is driving a certain portion of the story, she gets to work in the magnetic attraction and heat that brings these two men together and makes their relationship work. You certainly understand by Sam needs to find Mac after all these years and you can see Mac’s need as well. The balance works.
Really, I thought this story had it all. Action, drama, hot men, sex and yes, romance. I loved this story. Heroes is a wonderful series and Last Marine Standing is the prime example why. I highly recommend both.
Cover art by Meredith Russell is terrific.
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Book Details:
ebook, 211 pages
Published October 8th 2014 by Love Lane Books (first published October 6th 2014)
Edition LanguageEnglish
SeriesHeroes #2
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