GRR Reviews The Rebel's Redemption by Jacquie Biggar

Jared had a one night stand with his high school sweetheart Annie, then disappeared from the town of Tidal Falls. Eight years later, after surviving as a SEAL, he's back for good, only to find Annie has a seven-year-old child... Do the math. Annie only recently started dating the handsome sheriff Jack, but there is no spark. Jared's return made her doubt her choices, and fear he may leave again. But then Jared's past came back to haunt him when a mobster he humiliated in a previous job decided that Jared needs to pay with his life, and he has plans to destroy everything Jared loved first...

Okay, I have a problem with the logic of the evil-doer. If he made it to the top echelon enforcer of the Bratva in the US (in charge of a whole casino), he must understand sometimes, "it's just business". For him to take revenge personally, without a single backup, on an extended plan, AND make a deal with the Cartel for info, that's a full neglect of his duties. Did he get fired and were told that if he doesn't bring back the head of Jared, he won't be reinstated? I don't think so. And the end was a full deus ex machina. Also, all the parts about Maggie going undercover seem to be just a setup for book 6. Still, for romantic suspense, it works.

Oh, and one more thing... a sniper rifle would not have drilled a hole between the dead guy's eyes. It would have, far more likely, obliterated the back of the head. Entry wound may be relatively small, but the back of head would have exploded.

Category: Romantic Suspense

Overall Rating: 4/5

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GRR Reviews Tidal Falls by Jacquie Biggar

Nick was forced to take a sabbatical to allowed his injured knee to heal, and he picked the small town of Tidal Falls, and he lives simply with his dog Jake. While in town, he came to know Sara and her 7-year old daughter Jessica, and Sara is clearly hiding secrets. Turns out, Sara is on the run from her evil husband Tom, who is a US Attorney with plans to run for governor, but he's also a shipping magnate in cahoots with the Syndicate including drug lords and human traffickers. When Sara ran, she stole a copy of Tom's log of transactions he did for the Syndicate. And Tom wants his wife back... along with the log. When Tom escalated into kidnapping Sara's friend to force her out of hiding, Sara found that Nick and his old SEAL team had a past with Tom... Who can she trust?

While suspenseful, and the villain isn't stupid, there are some parts of the plot that really made no sense. Tom's villainy isn't explained that well. His attitude toward children and marriage was explained once, then never mentioned again. Somehow, bad guys didn't bother questioning or tracing calls from Fiona, Sara's best friend until two years later. And instead of tapping her phone, they went straight to kidnapping. She's a gallery owner... Wouldn't anyone miss her? Hmmm? And the big fight at the end is a bit underwhelming. While good, it's not great.

Category: Contemporary / Military

Overall Rating: 4/5

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