Book Review: Guarded by the SEAL (Special Forces: Operation Alpha): A HERO Force Novel

HERO Force Book 0.5

He left a HERO Force mission to help a woman in jeopardy, not knowing how dire the consequences of that choice would be... Teslyn McGregor was estranged from her mother when a phone call sets a disaster in motion. I'm scared, Tessie. Promise you'll take care of Ivy if anything happens to me. Teslyn races through the night, her entire world exploding when she finds her mother's home ablaze and her terrified little sister hiding nearby. Former Navy SEAL Wyatt Sorensen should be on a HERO Force mission hunting down a notorious criminal in the mountains of Colorado. Instead, he's driving across two states to help a woman he's never met, her panicked voice on the other end of the line summoning him simply: Ghost said you would help me. But how can he trust her when her Jeep matches the plate number on the AMBER alert he passed on the highway, and she's carrying a little girl who seems uncomfortable in her care? Teslyn must convince Wyatt of her innocence, even with the forces of evil in hot pursuit. Sparks fly between them as they unravel the web of lies surrounding Ivy, but when the HERO Force mission in Colorado goes horribly awry, can Wyatt forgive himself for coming to Teslyn's aid and sending a teammate in his place?

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My Review:

I think I’ve been with this series from the very beginning. That’s made this a special treat to come back and discover what happened before the beginning. It’s not exactly a direct line to the events in the first book of the series, though. This book is about a mission that took place at the same time and how the hand of Fate moved pieces on the chessboard to put people in different places than they thought they’d be. I loved Teslyn and Ivy. The resilience these two possess is awe-inspiring. Wyatt took me a little bit to warm up to just because of how surly he starts this book. I loved seeing Teslyn and Wyatt learn to trust and open up to one another. And the drama and tension are top notch. I was quickly hooked and anxious to find out what would happen next. There’s a twist at the end that I really should have seen coming, but it caught me completely off guard. I feel like I need to re-read this series now that I’ve been reminded of how much I love it.

I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley.