Guardian Ranger (Shadow Agents)

by Cynthia Eden

"Trust me."

The Last Chance bar was Veronica Lane's last hope. Desperate to find her missing brother, the sheltered computer programmer turned to Jasper Adams--the man she'd been warned to stay far away from. Veronica knew she was putting her life in the hands of the former Texas Ranger, who aroused desire she had to resist at all costs.

Posing as a ruthless mercenary was a cover for what Jasper was really doing: hunting a killer. And Veronica was in the line of fire. The soldier-turned-elite-ops-agent knew he was playing a dangerous game--trying to win her trust while deceiving her about his true mission. What would happen once Veronica discovered that everything about him was a lie...everything except his passion for her?

• ISBN10: 037369671X
• ISBN13: 9780373696710
• Publish Date: 5 February 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Mills & Boon
• Edition: Original ed.
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 224
• Language: English

Reviews

This was fantastic. Much better than the first book in the series. The mystery is interesting and the team dynamics come into play a lot more in this book - it was kind of lacking in the first one. Plus I liked Jasper and Veronica much more than I did Logan and Juliana. Veronica was a total badass. She was cracking computer passwords, hot wiring cars and shooting people like a pro. Okay just one person but it was awesome. Her takedown of the bad guy at the end was epic. I'm not sure if I like that she shot him or totally engineered the situation to steal his gun better.

The romance between her and Jasper was easy, with a fairly low amount of angst. I had no real issues with Jasper, he was a pretty straight forward character. I loved Cale (Veronica's brother). I can't wait to read more about him.

The investigation was interesting and I liked the way the evidence unfolded. The ending was good, I liked the twists and turns they uncovered. Well written romantic suspense read, 4 stars.