Tracy’s review of No Place to Run
The last person Sam Kelly expected to save was Sophie Lundgren. Once they shared a brief, intense affair while Sam was undercover and then she vanished. She’s spent the last few months on the run, knowing that any mistake would cost her both her life and that of their unborn child. Now she’s resurfaced with a warning for Sam: this time, he’s the one in danger.
Five months ago Sam and Sophie came together in an extremely hot yet brief affair when Sam was on assignment in Mexico. Now Sam finds Sophie floating in the river outside his home, beaten, bruised, shot and…pregnant – about 5 months along.
Sam’s not sure what to think about the reasons that Sophie is now in his home. He wants to hold her in his arms and take care of her yet he doesn’t quite understand how she found him. When he finds out that she is the daughter of the arms dealer he had been in Mexico to bring down his distrust meter goes haywire. Now Sophie is saying that she’s on the run from her father and uncle’s men and that now that she’s with Sam his family is in danger as well. Sam doesn’t know all of the why’s and how’s but he’s not about to take a chance with his families well being. He takes measures to get his family to safety but things don’t always work out as planned. Besides the safety issue – what the heck is Sam going to do with Sophie?
This was a non-stop action read. There was never a dull moment while reading and I couldn’t put it down. Ms. Banks drew me in with the intensity of Sam and Sophie’s affair right at the beginning of the book and kept me turning page after page.
There were so many things that I liked about the book. I loved, loved, loved the camaraderie between Sam and his brothers, especially Donovan and Garrett. The dialogue was written just like brothers actually talk and it gave such a feeling of reality to the book. Another aspect of the book that felt very real life to me was Sam and Sophie’s relationship. Yes it was hot and intense when they first met but when Sam fishes Sophie out of the river he doesn’t ignore the warning bells in his head and jump into bed with her. He really acts like a man with trust issues who’s not following his dick, but his heart and head.
There was very little about this book that I didn’t like and I will definitely be reading subsequent books in the series. In fact I didn’t read book 1 of KGI but will be rectifying that oversight very shortly. Definitely a book you don’t want to miss.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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I loved this book!
I’m loving this series so far. The Darkest Hour is actually one of my top picks for 2010. It had all the elements of a great rom. susp. but very emotional too. Since it sets up the series and introduces everyone it could have been bogged down but it wasn’t. I read it in one sitting and wanted way more.
I want!!! *sigh* Aren’t Maya Banks’s heroes just dreamy?
Estella – it was good!
Mary G. – Ames has kindly agreed to mail me her copy of TDH. I’ve heard people say that they liked TDH better than this one though so I can’t wait to see.
Azteclady – I haven’t read many Maya Banks books but I’ve liked what I’ve read so far – great heroes.