Review: Troubleshooters Series #7: Flashpoint

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Skip to Synopsis if you haven't read the first six books.

This book feels like the beginning of a new series. And in a way, it truly is. If you've read Suzanne Brockmann's first six books of the series, you'll remember how Tom Paoletti was basically run out of the SEALS on a rail. I'm still a little annoyed by all that transpired, but those events have led us to a new group of characters taking the limelight and to Paoletti's new business venture, Troubleshooters, Inc.

Synopsis:
Run by a former SEAL, Troubleshooters, Inc. helps anyone in desperate need - which provides a perfect cover for its other objective: covert special operations. An expert team is assembled to go into earthquake-ravaged Kazbekistan, under the guise of relief workers, to find a missing laptop computer that is believed to hold secrets vital to national security.

Jimmy Nash is a rule-breaker with secrets of his own, and is part of the team assembled together to retrieve the lost laptop. Also on that team and in the field for the first time, is Tess Bailey, the woman from the support staff he had a fling with and never called. Their attraction to each other is still deep, but they're in a volatile situation isolated from their own government and surround by people they can't trust. The last thing they need to do is act on their attraction. Tess is tired of being overlooked and is out to prove to the men around her that she is fully qualified and capable of being in the field.

We're also introduced to Lawrence Decker, who has just been briefly mentioned in the previous books. Deck is the leader of this group and has an unexpected encounter with Sophia, the widow of the owner of the laptop, that's throws him off balance.

My Response:
Flashpoint is a little different from the other books in the series, in that the romance part of the story is not the focus. And you know, that didn't bother me at all. The story is a really good story with action and suspense at every turn.

Overall Enjoyment: 4
Language: Yes
Explicit: Yes, but not as much as previous books in the series.
Age Appropriate: 21+