Eagle is an amalgamation of single dad and second chance romance with a dash of danger in the form of government traitor! Charlie and Finn were in love once. Then, suddenly, Charlie marries someone else and gives Finn no reason. Fast forward many years and Charlie is back in town, divorced, and looking for work. Finn is a single dad and still bitter about Charlie's behavior.
I really understood why Charlie wouldn't open up about her life. She had no reason to trust Finn and he certainly wasn't very nice. He made it clear he still held a grudge. Why would you trust someone who made it clear how they felt about you? Charlie is homeless, jobless, and desperate. Her ex husband has ruined her career options and caring for her very ill father is costing more money than she has.
Finn is trying to do the best he can to raise his son. He didn't know he HAD a son until the child was in foster care so Finn has been trying to make it up to Ethan for years. Ethan is struggling in school and his teacher recommends Charlie as a tutor. She is amazing at her job as a special education teacher (yay for special education teachers!).
Throughout this second chance story is the undercover op that Linear Tactical is helping with. They are trying to figure out what is being sold on the black market by a US government employee. Of course, Charlie ends up unknowingly right in the middle of it all!
There is a lot of angst in the relationship between Finn and Charlie due to all the hurt feelings. Add in the drama and danger from the under cover op and you have a real page turner! Eagle was a great edition to the series and I'm excited for more!
- POV: 3rd
- Tears: no
- Trope: single dad, second chance
- Triggers: Charlie is assaulted and tortured
- Series/Standalone: stand alone within an interconnected series
- Cliffhanger: no
- HEA: yes
Fractured Honor by Kaylea Cross, Rescuing Emily by Susan Stoker, Touch of Red by Laura Griffin...then you will probably like Eagle!
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