Sandy M’s review of Mine (Holton Woods, Book 3) by HelenKay Dimon
Contemporary Erotic Romance published by Berkley 6 Oct 15
HelenKay Dimon has become one of those authors whose books I anxiously await and have a hard time doing that. I want her next one now! Of course, she has a voluminous backlist, so I still get some of her great stories while I wait.
In this third book in the Holton Woods series, Natalie is front and center. She’s always been the boss, the one to call the shots on missions with the CIA. After several of her agents have been hunted down and eliminated, she needs protection until it’s found out who’s after her and her teams. She hates the idea of a bodyguard – she can take care of herself, thank you very much – and balks when Gabe is the one chosen to keep her safe. He’s former military and knows his stuff, is dominant to the core. He whisks Natalie to his Montana cabin, isolated in the middle of nowhere, just what he needs for his agenda, with friend and foe in mind.
I love the push-pull relationship between these two. At least until Natalie decides to capitulate when it comes to Gabe’s demands – in his bed as well as out. Because they’ve both suffered both personally and professionally, trust is a big issue. So between the hot sex and the intimate conversations that come along, you can see the bridge of trust build its way one to the other until a bond so strong develops, you know it will never collapse.
I like that we meet Gabe’s brothers, Andy and Rick. He’s close to Andy, who also works with him in his security firm. Rick, however, is another story and both Gabe and the reader have to work out which side Rick is truly on. The suspense is well done, as usual, just as it is in all of Ms. Dimon’s romantic suspense stories. This time that even goes for this relationship, getting through the anticipation of what’s going to happen next when commands are met with resistance. Intensity is the name of the game and you’ll always have that in one of her books.
I highly recommend this entire series. Each title is a stand-alone, but you’ll gain so much more if you start at the beginning.
Grade: A
Summary:
She doesn’t depend on anyone for anything. He intends to make her his completely.
Natalie Udall thought her position at the CIA was secure—until protecting her team earned her an armed escort into certain danger. Natalie can’t stand the idea of being secreted away in a cabin in the middle of nowhere, especially since it means sharing close quarters with the controlling bodyguard enlisted to keep her alive.
Gabe MacIntosh joined the military to support his son, trained as a sniper and dealt with death on a regular basis. Now retired and operating a security firm, his first assignment is to protect a CIA agent on the run. She’s strong willed and difficult—and all Gabe can think about is exerting his domination and stripping her of every expectation she has.
Natalie has no intention of giving in to Gabe’s straightforward demands of dominant sex with no attachments—even though the very idea of giving up control thrills her like nothing ever has…
Read an excerpt.
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