Helpful Score: 8
B- review at best.
The problem I have with Maverick is that they are portraying Risa (the heroine) as helpless. Yes I understand she went through a terrible ordeal...one I couldn't begin to imagine...but they treat her as if she's a child and in a way she lets them. I'm all for vulnerability - even like it to be present in a good storyline - but it seems in this book LL has made the heroine too wimpy and the hero too alpha, which in my opinion is not a good combo. I'm about 30 pages from being done so I doubt anything will change my opinion. I love Micah (Maverick) and the background he has and his almost insane dedication to his mission and I love the heritage she gave him. I am TOTALLY done with the word "soul" being in every love scene!! and I wish she had made Risa to be a strong woman who came through an unbelievable event, instead of the "I'm so ugly....ooh poor me....you lied to me" persona she gave her.
The problem I have with Maverick is that they are portraying Risa (the heroine) as helpless. Yes I understand she went through a terrible ordeal...one I couldn't begin to imagine...but they treat her as if she's a child and in a way she lets them. I'm all for vulnerability - even like it to be present in a good storyline - but it seems in this book LL has made the heroine too wimpy and the hero too alpha, which in my opinion is not a good combo. I'm about 30 pages from being done so I doubt anything will change my opinion. I love Micah (Maverick) and the background he has and his almost insane dedication to his mission and I love the heritage she gave him. I am TOTALLY done with the word "soul" being in every love scene!! and I wish she had made Risa to be a strong woman who came through an unbelievable event, instead of the "I'm so ugly....ooh poor me....you lied to me" persona she gave her.
Helpful Score: 8
Book 2 of the Elite Ops series is a real page turner with strong characters and suspenseful plotting. The story line is a continuation of the story arc started in the Tempting Seals series. Be sure to leave yourself sufficient time to finish...
Tempting Seals
1. Reno's Chance (2005) (in Honk If You Love Real Men)
2. Dangerous Games (2007)
3. For Maggies Sake (2007) (in Real Men Do It Better)
4. Hidden Agendas (2007)
5. Killer Secrets (2008)
Elite Ops
1. Wild Card (2008)
2. Maverick (2009)
Tempting Seals
1. Reno's Chance (2005) (in Honk If You Love Real Men)
2. Dangerous Games (2007)
3. For Maggies Sake (2007) (in Real Men Do It Better)
4. Hidden Agendas (2007)
5. Killer Secrets (2008)
Elite Ops
1. Wild Card (2008)
2. Maverick (2009)
Helpful Score: 5
Another good read from this author. Risa was betrayed by the one person who should've protected and cherished her-her own father, yet she shows such strength of character and an amazing determination to survive and be a whole person again, but the real healing begins when Micah comes into the picture, and together they help each other move forward, while trying to stay alive.
Helpful Score: 3
This book is AWESOME!!! You have the strong male that is wanting to take care of the women he is in love with and will do anything for her. Very HOT read. I couldn't put this book down. I will be reading more from this author.
Helpful Score: 3
This was a good book to read. The main character Risa has not had the easiest time but Micah is good for her. It was a good book. It caught the reader's attention right away.
Helpful Score: 1
I thoroughly enjoy this series of books. This one didn't disappoint me. great reading.
Helpful Score: 1
I LOVED Maverick! I think the hero Micah is great and Risa (heroine) has weak moments but for what she went through it is expected.. I think she proved that she is strong and determined to overcome all... All in all it was a great read and the characters were good. I give it an A.
Helpful Score: 1
i usually love lora leigh. but this one didn't hold my interest.
Helpful Score: 1
Thanks for the read cosmo!
It was alright. A lot of sex and the men are hot, that's what I like about it.
Liked it better than Wild Card. I also liked Micah's character except for all the lying to Risa. I know it's fiction but come on. How can any relationship survive when the entire beginning is made up of one person lying to the other either by omission or commission? How can you ever trust that the love of your life isn't lying to you for your own good, to protect you or for whatever reason the deem reasonable. Even a romance heroin isn't that stupid.
Micah & Risa r also really sweet. he's been 'reborn' as an Elite Ops guy n he's fiesty n hot. Risa subjected 2 horrible, horrible experiences from her father has come out on the other side. and falls right into Micah's lap. these 2 r so cute, very hot too. he helps her move past all her bad sh*t, and she helps him thru his. very amazing what these 2 have been thru n now have each other. i really loved this one. suspense, action n sex. NICE!! KEEPER!!
Love it as much as the first one. It has a dark edge to it that keeps you hooked into their story. The whole team makes appearances in this one along with Wild Card aka Noah Blake. And just like Noah and Bella's story, Risa and Micah have a hunger for each other that borders on desperate. This one takes you back to one of the victims that Noah Blake rescued from the drug lord, Risa, she has spent years recovering, and now an assassin has been given the order to kill her before she remembers who drugged and raped her. In steps Micah to protect her and hunt the assassin himself, because this particular assassin killed his parents and nearly killed him when Micah got to close to capturing him.
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i love lora leigh!!!
The book was really good. A little sad and I really felt bad for Risa and the heck she went through. But still a good read.
loved this book!
another great one by leigh in the elite ops series. worth the read.
WOW! What a great read! Interesting story line with lots of HOT SEX! Loved It!!
I liked this book better than Wild Card. Maverick isn't as hard or damaged as Noah was and made a more interesting character in my mind. Risa's story is sad and scary but there is so much hope in her future thanks to Maverick. I also enjoy the characters that continue to show up in this Elite Ops series, especially Nik & Jordan. The story hooked me right away and I would recommend this book.
I found this book to be pretty good. The characters were good together, with her being somewhat of a weak female in the story and him alpha male..it just fit. I just like how L.L. balanced them out. Good story line, great characters, and hot sex!!
Very good
excellent book! very touching, caring relationship, suspensful, exciting. Want to read more and more. Read it!
This book is just like Lora's first book, it is a hot read! It is a fast read, the story line is a bit slow.
Every one I read of the seals I can't put down. Love every one of them. Intrigue plus some hot, hot romance.
while I have enjoyed a number of Lora Leigh's books, I thought this was exceptional. The characters are great as is the story.
This is a very dark romance. There is a scene in the middle that made me cry, and that never happens.
In another scene, she asks when her world will be sane again...and another character answers that the world is not sane, but that some people have pretty illusions. This is an underlying theme in this storyline that starts in the Tempting Seals series and has branched off into the Elite Ops series.
In another scene, she asks when her world will be sane again...and another character answers that the world is not sane, but that some people have pretty illusions. This is an underlying theme in this storyline that starts in the Tempting Seals series and has branched off into the Elite Ops series.
Micah Sloane knows almost everything there is to know about Risa Clay, including the vicious betrayal she endured years ago and the distrust she's harbored ever since. The only way for the Elite Ops agent to uncover an assassin--and banish the ghosts of his own dark past--is to use Risa as bait. But nothing has prepared him for her disarming blend of innocence and sensuality, or for his overwhelming need to protect her...
Risa has spent 8 years rebuilding her life. And now, to save it, she must pose as Micah's lover and draw a killer into the open. It's a risky plan--especially w/ a man as powerfully seductive as Micah. But, as their charade becomes reality, Risa realizes the greatest danger may lie in losing her heart forever...
Risa has spent 8 years rebuilding her life. And now, to save it, she must pose as Micah's lover and draw a killer into the open. It's a risky plan--especially w/ a man as powerfully seductive as Micah. But, as their charade becomes reality, Risa realizes the greatest danger may lie in losing her heart forever...
gotta love those elite ops guys! yum...
My favorite author.
