I love Elle James’ books and have read most of her work. Unfortunately, this one is just average; fairly predictable with bland, rather flat characters. The story is okay, but I’ve read too many variations on this theme. Nothing that drew me in. I felt like I was missing something. Generally, I enjoy reading through the whole series, following the over-arching plots to completion. Not this one. I’m one and done.

Natalie is a former Stealth Operations Specialist (SOS) but she left the group to take care of her younger sister when their parents died. Melody is now in college and she disappeared while on a diving excursion in Cancun. The Mexican authorities assume she died in the ocean and have stopped looking for her. Natalie is convinced that she was abducted and contacted her former boss for help in mounting a search and rescue mission. Dutton (Duff) Calloway and his buddies are Navy SEALs on a well-deserved vacation. The last thing they expect to be doing is helping a beautiful women look for her sister. Duff is captivated by Natalie when they first meet and he wants to get to know her better but he is also puzzled by her strange behavior. When Natalie is almost kidnapped on a diving excursion, just like the one Melody was on, Duff manages to save her. When Natalie is furious with Duff for saving her she decides to confess all and confide in him. This story kept me glued to my ereader until I finished it. There is a nice amount of sexy time and lots of suspense and action. Elle James does a perfect job of describing the events that unfold during this story. We are introduced to a great bunch of Navy SEALs and I’m sure she has stories planned for at least some of them. While this is the start to a new series it is also a standalone read with a happy for now (HFN). I hope we get to see a little more of Natalie and Duff in some of the upcoming books. *****Reviewed for Xtreme-Delusions***** I received an ARC of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.