by Anna Hackett
He never should have touched her.
She’s beautiful, sweet, and all sunshine. He’s too old, too rough, and too grumpy.
Now she’s pregnant with his baby and in danger, and there is nothing he won’t do to keep her safe.
All Adaline Harris ever wanted to do was escape her small town and make it as a ballet dancer in New York. But luck is never on her side. Just when she’s found the big, gruff man of her dreams, he ghosts her…leaving her with a broken heart, pregnant, and unable to dance. Oh, and added to that, someone is sending her creepy notes.
But then Bram O’Donovan walks back into her life, takes one look at her, and sweeps her into his brawny arms.
Bram “Excalibur” O’Donovan knows he’s rough, curt, and isn’t good with people. The military suited him just fine, and now, so does working for Sentinel Security. He never expected to have a chance with sweet, gorgeous Addie. The week he spent in her bed was the best week of his life…until she disappeared without a trace.
Finding her working in a bar and pregnant with his baby is a shock.
But after discovering Addie thinks he abandoned her and that someone is hunting her, Bram is determined to uncover what’s going on. Someone is trying to keep them apart, and wants her for themselves. Bram will go all out, and use all his dangerous skill set, to keep Addie safe, and claim her as his, once and for all.
*** An action-packed standalone romantic suspense.
Review
Hackett was back on her game for this installation in the Sentinel Security series. Bram was grumpy and unhappy when he isn’t with Addie but he thinks she ditched him. Until he finds her again. Then he discovers she’s in danger and pregnant with his child. Hackett struck the perfect balance between his inner dialog and his actual spoken dialog. He and Addie are amazing together and her faith in him is inspiring. They are sexy and sweet. This was a solid story for me.