Casee‘s review of Risk No Secrets (Black Ops Inc., Book 5)
Twelve years of chasing bad guys didn’t erase beautiful Sophie Baylor from Wyatt Savage’s memory. If he had another chance, he’d never let her leave. So when she tracks him down from El Salvador and begs for help, he doesn’t ask questions—he just goes.
Sophie is grateful her daughter survived a kidnapping attempt, but she won’t forgive herself until the girl who was mistakenly abducted is safe. Wyatt is the only man brave enough to take on the mysterious terrorists behind the crime—and the one irresistible man she wishes she had never let go.
Sophie knows Central America’s steamy jungles and sticky politics better than anyone. Yet she refuses to hide in fear. Then she becomes the enemy’s number one target. Wyatt lost her once, and he won’t lose her again—even if he has to fight, kill, or die to save her.
I love Cindy’s BOI series. The heroes are so yummy. That the plots are good is a bonus. Risk No Secrets is Wyatt “Papa Bear” Savage’s book. We find Wyatt visiting with his family after nearly a year away. Wyatt is reconsidering his line of work and what he wants in life. Though he loves working with the BOI’s, he has thoughts of hearth and home from time to time. Of course the woman he wants that with is married to his former best friend. When he actually receives a call from Sophie he doesn’t hesitate when she asks for his help.
Sophie has often thought of Wyatt and the mistake she made in marrying Hugh instead. Though she loved Hugh when she married him, it took time and maturity to realize that Wyatt was the better man of the two. Sophie lives in El Salvador with her daughter. Kidnapping for ransom is a flourishing business. When Sophie’s daughter is almost kidnapped, she is still heartbroken when Hope’s best friend is taken instead. She immediately call’s her ex-husband whose business involves finding these lost kids. When he doesn’t respond, she calls Wyatt and is beyond relieved when he immediately agrees to come.
Seeing Sophie again after more than ten years throws Wyatt off his game. When he finds out that Sophie and Hugh have been divorced for years, he is disappointed that she didn’t contact him. Then he reminds himself that the feelings he had were never returned by Sophie. He does see that Sophie is still as strong as ever; it’s obvious she will do anything to find her daughter’s friend, Lola.
Working together so closely reignites the feelings that were between Sophie and Wyatt so long ago. Wyatt has no idea that Sophie has often thought about him and asked herself many times if she made the right choice. Wyatt knows that starting something with Sophie when she’s worried about Lola is not the smartest thing he can do. Still, whatever was there before is still there and it’s something that Wyatt and Sophie can’t or won’t deny.
I pretty much figured out who it was. I’m not as surprised when I figure out the bad guy because I’ve been so good at it lately. The hardest part of reading this book was Wyatt’s feelings. When he finally thinks that he has a chance with Sophie—the woman he has been in love with for years—he might lose her. His acceptance of that in order to protect her was just difficult to read. It’s exactly the type of writing that I’ve come to expect from Cindy Gerard.
4.25 out of 5.
This book is available from Pocket. You can buy it here
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