Casee‘s review of No Chance (Last Chance Rescue, Book 4) by Christy Reece.
Skylar James told a lie to the man she married, and eight years later she still bitterly regrets the deception. Unknown to Skylar, her husband, Gabe Maddox, now lives in the dangerous shadows of elite operatives who rescue victims. When Skylar tries to save a naïve young beauty, kidnappers come after her. For Gabe, Skylar had been his last shot at trust and love. But news of her disappearance battens down his anger and launches him into action. Saving Skylar is Gabe’s only chance for peace and his last chance for happiness.
No Chance had remnants of Paradise by Judith McNaught. I noticed that right from the beginning. I only thought about that once—during the prologue—before it went out of my mind. That was a good thing. I hate when I read a book that that seems to be a rip off of a almost identical to book that you really have no chance of living up to (I’m talking to you, Rachel Gibson).
Skylar James seems to be your usual poor little rich girl. When Skylar meets Gabe, he looks at her like a normal person. Not like the Skylar James. As they become friends, Skylar regrets her initial decision not to tell Gabe who she really is. After getting to know him, she is confident that Gabe will love her no matter what. That was before she married him.
Ruh-roh.
After being in a foreign prison for years, Skye is like a breath of fresh air to Gabe. He sees innocence in her that does something to him. He can be himself with her. That’s why he’s so pissed (which really is a mild word for it) when Skye’s dad comes knocking at his door offering him money to go away. Skye insisted on flying home to tell her family about the marriage so they could get used to the idea. It’s not until later in the book that the full deception with her family is revealed.
Basically it’s this: Skylar thinks Gabe is gone and Gabe thinks Skye realized that she could get better than him. Skylar now uses her notoriety and celebrity to help people. Gabe went into LCR which gave him a chance to belong. Their paths collide when Skylar is kidnapped and LCR is called in to find her.
Skylar befriends young women that need help. She mentors them in a way. Her current charge is Kendra, who goes for a modeling job and then goes missing. When Skylar shows up to the place Kendra went, she is kidnapped as well. While she’s held captive, she realizes that there is far more to her abduction than a simple ransom. When Gabe rides to the rescue, Skylar thinks she’s dreaming. It’s after that that Skylar realizes what her father has done.
This book was full of stuff. I have no idea how else to explain it. It was jam packed with information. Not boring information. Just relationship information, bad guy information, kidnapped girl information. I think that Reece could have gone with one less point of view. I loved the point of view of the bad guy b/c he was just SO bad, but it just added to fullness of the book. Actually, he was too bad to have his POV taken out.
The relationship between Gabe and Skylar obviously changes once he appoints himself as her bodyguard. He wants to trust what she says about her feelings about him, but eight years has left him leery of trusting anything having to do with Skylar James. Skylar has to accept the fact that while she thought that Gabe was dead, Gabe knew that she was alive and well and didn’t try (hard enough) to contact her. I was really happy to see their happy ending. After the way their beginning started (before the interference of her family) they really were perfect for each other.
4 out of 5.
This book is available from Ballantine. You can buy it here or here in e-format.
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i really want to read this book but i couldn’t find reviews on it because it just came out. i’m glad it’s a good read. thanks for the review!
I really like those covers. A lot.
I have a feeling I wouldn’t like this book. What do you think?
Love the blurb of this book. Will have to buy the previous ones too as i cannot read out of order.
I’ve read, and loved, all of these books. Although you don’t have to read the first trilogy to get the NO CHANCE storyline, I’d highly recommend it. They are great reads.
Great review. Love that you mentioned the villain. Christy’s villains are so fascinating & smartly written. Very smart writing overall with the right combo of suspense & romance.
@Holly my first instinct is to say no, you wouldn’t. But I think you might like it. Skylar would srsly annoy you at the beginning, but she redeems herself.
This would be a series I would recommend to anyone. I think they are great books and I can’t imagine anyone not liking them.
This sounds interesting! I agree with the previous comment – I’m going to have to go back to the first trilogy to start these series. Quick question Casee – I didn’t understand your comment in your post about Rachel Gibson. Is there a particular book(s) you have in mind?
I’m reading No Chance right now 🙂 ! I loved the first trilogy and have been looking forward to the next 3 books.
Casee, I had the same question as Angie’s above re: Rachel Gibson.