In Her Sights

Inara Ruzgani has no emotions. She's a rock. An Iranian-American female who enlisted after 9/11, went the Special Forces route, and became one of the finest snipers ever retired from the military. It's the cold, compartmentalized, focus-on-the-mission that makes her a valued member of Hidden Agenda - ex-military mercs for hire who rescue kidnap victims and take out bad guys. Royce knows all about being the rock. He tried it after his best friend and bomb-disposal specialist got blown up on a mission, but it darned near wrecked them both. Now he's retired, damaged, and yet getting himself together his working life. Meeting Inara has him thinking they might get it together in a personal way - if only she can trust him enough to let him get close. Patricia D. Eddy takes the 'tough vet rescues kidnap victim' plot line down a whole new back alley in this hot romantic thriller with a side of retribution. Great characters and a sympathetic visit to the world of returning wounded warriors mark this second novel in the Away From Keyboard series, and with the HEA for Inara and Royce set up, it's a new vet's turn in the next book. I loved every bit of the suspense and the sexy times, and I totally recommend keeping up with this series. My thanks to Hidden Gems for the ARC of this book, and my strongest recommendation (independent, unbiased, and uncompensated, as always) for In Her Sights. Booyah!

Patricia D Eddy is a brilliant writer. From a technical standpoint, she’s pretty flawless. More than that her characters have depth and a realness that is all too rare in the romance genre. In Her Sights is such an amazing book for so many reasons! The characters are beautifully flawed to perfection. We get to know them, their insecurities and innermost demons and dreams. We root for them and cry with them. We also scream at them in frustration at times. Inara is strength and brokenness in a beautiful package. She is haunted but unrelenting in her pursuits. Royce is a haunted shell of his former self and trying to overcome his mistakes and learn to live in the wake of his physical and mental changes. When they find each other they don’t fix the other. What they do is help the other find the bravery within themselves to face their wholeness and forge towards hope. Add in suspense, foul-mouthed lovable friends, realistic military but not missions, and falling in complicated but true love and you have this amazing book. One of my favorite things about this series is Eddy’s refusal to shy away or make lite of the realities of military service, especial those in elite forces. I can’t read a lot of the military romances these days, too many bad experiences, but I eat these up like a hot and now Krispy Kreme.donut. Lol. But really, this book is one I’ll recommend a thousand times. The first in the series is amazing as well. I enjoyed reading in order but it’s not a necessity as this is truly a stand-alone. I requested and received an arc copy of this book. I enjoyed it enough that I purchased it as well. This is my voluntary, true, and honest opinion.