Stranded with the SEAL actually has a decent plot, but the execution was filled with tropes ("amnesiac remembering just enough for the plot to advance") and a guy on a secret mission that was way too talkative for his own good.
Ex-SEAL Trevor "Hawk" Hawkins, on his way to avenge his friend's death with a fully loaded vehicle to take out a cartel boss, Marco, in the middle of a winter blizzard, crashed into a vehicle stranded around a blind corner on a desolate mountain road merely miles away from his destination. He barely escaped the wreckage and rescued the other person he almost hit before both vehicles plunged off the side of the road and fell hundreds of feet into the ravine below. The other person was Olivia Grayson, and she suffered amnesia in the crash. She knew she was running from something, but what? She was grateful for Hawk's rescue, but she's still in fear of whatever she was running from. Hawk, with no equipment and no ammo, is nonetheless planning to continue the mission, but he cannot leave Olivia to fend for herself. Back in HERO Force HQ, the Force leader realized Hawk had gone rogue going after Marco...
The blizzard and forced proximity were used to good effect, but amnesia trope was way too cliche. Combat sequences are not too bad, but Hawk was way too loose with his mouth, even gave away he's a former Navy SEAL and a member of the secret organization HERO force. The only thing missing was his serial number! Overall, it's tolerable.
Category: Romantic Suspense
Primary Plot: Ex-SEAL on way to avenge his partner rescued a woman running from... what? He can't leave her just yet, but enemies may find them...
Tropes: amnesia, protector, woman in peril, SEAL, forced proximity
Overall Rating: 3/5
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