Review: Hawken’s Heart by Suzanne Brockmann.

Hero: William “Crash” Hawken
Heroine: Nell Burns
Grade: 4.75 out of 5

Government agent Crash Hawken awakens in a Washington, D.C., hospital to learn that he is the prime suspect in the assassination attempt of a commanding officer. Charged with treason, conspiracy and murder, he is alone — except for Nell Burns.

Nell and Crash have a history — as friends, as lovers. And she knows he could not have committed these crimes. Soon they are on the run, determined to uncover what really happened the night of the attempted assassination. But first they have to survive another day.

Another book down and another one to add to the books that I enjoyed from beginning to end. I was really interested in Crash’s story after having heard about him in Cowboy’s book and then meeting him in Harvard’s book. Those mysterious heroes never fail to make me melt and Crash was no exception.

The story starts off with Crash being taken to jail for the murder of the only father he’s ever cared about…Jake Robinson. Before we can find out what has happened, we’re taken back in time a year earlier when Crash’s troubles all started. We’re taken back to when his mother’s cousin, Daisy Owen, the person who stepped in and showed Crash that he was worth loving and we get to know the family Crash has come to love. Daisy’s boyfriend, Jake Robinson was a Navy SEAL and is now an Admiral want to give this young boy who just lost his mother a family and they do exactly that.

Crash falls in love with his cousin and her boyfriend. They become the only family he ever had and he treasures them but because he doesn’t like getting hurt, he holds his feelings close to him and he doesn’t let anyone get close to him. If he doesn’t feel anything for anyone, he can’t get hurt. Only he feels something very much for the heroine in this story, Nell Burns. Nell is his cousin, Daisy’s personal assistant and she has since moved in with Daisy to help take care of her in her dying days.

It is Nell who delivers the news about Daisy’s cancer to Crash and it is Nell that helps melt the walls around Crash’s heart.

This story was a sad story. It engaged my tear ducts and it engaged all those girly feelings that guys detest in women. I oohed and I ahhed over this book and got lots of grief of it from my brothers roommate, Kurt. He caught me tearing up at some parts and was moaning and groaning at how much of a wimp I am.

Oh well.

I hella loved this book. I loved getting to know Crash (love him!) and I loved seeing Nell make him realize that he should be treasuring the memories they make together instead of wasting time pushing her away. I loved when he finally gave in and let himself love Nell, when he finally realizes that he doesn’t have to die and how he very much wants that future (bleak as it might be) with Nell, it makes all of his boneheaded mistakes and decisions fall to the wayside.

I really enjoyed Nell’s character. I loved how she gave her love a shot and when it didn’t work, she didn’t give up on life, she tried her very best to move on but when she knew it was futile to try to get over the one person she loved most in the world, I loved the way she embraced helping Crash clear his name even if he didn’t want her help.

This is another keeper for me, I really enjoyed the plot, the characters (LOVE JAKE) and I just really really love the world that Suz Brockmann has created for these wonderful, wonderful SEALs. If you haven’t read this series, you seriously need to hurry up and rectify that because Suz knows how to rock your world with world saving heroes like her SEALs.

WOO HOO!

This book is available from Mira Books. You can buy it here.

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