San Antonio Secret (Harlequin Intrigue Book 1688)

Good two hour read. She kept the characters in line with what we have had glimpses of in past books. The story moved and held your interest the entire time. There were a couple of well placed surprises.

The author captures your imagination and runs with it happily to the end. The plot was well done and the love of a good thing.

An amazing read.Full of action,mystery,suspense and thrills.This one will keep you guessing from the first page to to the last.

Two months ago, Rafe helped his best friend and fellow CTC operative, Noah, rescue his sister, Sierra. The woman Rafe can't stop thinking about, desiring to do things to her, to make her his. But Rafe knows there's the code about best friend's sister that you aren't supposed to cross, plus, due to the loss of his fiancée a month before their wedding years ago, Rafe struggles with emotional demons and worries that Sierra deserves so much more than he can give her. However, after rescuing Sierra, knowing how close she came to dying, he can't deny the chemistry between them any longer and gives in to his craving for her.Sierra can't believe this is happening to her twice. Is there some kind of sign she's unaware of on her just asking to get kidnapped? This time she's determined to escape on her own, and ensure her best friend, Mallory, and her five-year-old daughter and Sierra's goddaughter, Chloe, are safe too. Sierra and Mallory aren't sure if their predicament is due to Mallory's ex, Bud, or something else, they just know the outcome is not going to go in their favor.When Rafe, who's been secretly keeping an eye on Sierra, receives a panicked call from Noah stating Sierra has disappeared, Rafe immediately sets out to locate her and does so quickly. As Sierra is tending to her injuries, she's shocked to see Rafe appear and announce himself as her husband. She hasn't seen him since a get together with her family a week after he rescued her, then left after their night together. Painful lesson learned the hard way.And he’d been stupid—or smart enough—to throw it away when all he’d wanted was to stay with her. - RafeAs Rafe and Sierra work together to find Mallory and Chloe, and uncover the person behind everything, the connection between them is obvious and hard to resist. They grow closer every minute and the attraction between them is on a steady simmer, threatening to explode at any time.Will Rafe and Sierra save Mallory and Chloe? Who is the mastermind behind what's happening? Can Rafe keep Sierra safe? What happens when Sierra makes a shocking discovery that involves Rafe? Will Rafe admit to Sierra, and himself, that he loves her and can't be without her? Will they get their HEA?One-click now and follow along as these two accept that fate has plans for them and fighting them is futile.**I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.**

You won't want to put this fast-paced mystery down. When Sierra is missing, her brother, Noah, calls his best friend and fellow CTC operative, Rafe, to find her. When he did find her, he saw she had been shot. She had been kidnapped along with her best friend and her friend's daughter (Sierra's goddaughter). Sierra had escaped but the others had not and she was determined to find them. She didn't want help from Rafe since he had vanished after they spent the night together a couple of months earlier, but she did need his help.I really liked Sierra's determination. Even though she was scared, she set out to find her friend anyway. And she didn't want anything to do with Rafe but put her feelings aside accepting his help finding her friend. Rafe was a good guy. Very protective and strong. It was too bad he wouldn't tell Sierra how he felt about her. But she was his best friend's sister so off-limits.I loved it when they went undercover as a married couple, Sierra pregnant, at the rodeo. I was scarred for Rafe when he rode the bull because he hadn't ridden in years.I absolutely loved the ending! This is a must read for romantic suspense fans.

Exciting book. It opens with Rafe as part of a rescue mission that saves Sierra from a kidnapping and explosion. We immediately see that there is chemistry between the two. Rafe desperately tries to resist, but ends up giving in a spending a hot night with her, before his guilty feelings send him running.Two months later, Sierra is missing again. Rafe gets a panicked call from his best friend, Noah, who is also Sierra's brother. Noah asks Rafe to find her, which he does pretty quickly, only to discover that she's been injured. She and her best friend and her friend's daughter had been kidnapped, and though Sierra escaped, her friend did not. Sierra is determined to find and save her friend. She's not too happy to see him, especially after his disappearing act, but realizes that she can use his help.I liked Sierra. She is a smart, determined and capable of much more than some others believe. She had been working as a computer specialist for the same covert group that her brother and Rafe work for, until she was suspended after her last kidnapping. Though she's always been behind the scenes in previous investigations, she refuses to step back from this one. I loved her insistence on being involved. I also liked her belief in her friend's innocence, even in the face of evidence to the contrary.I also liked Rafe. He is strong and protective. He has been attracted to Sierra for a long time, but there's the old "bro code" obstacle of not getting involved with your best friend's sister. He gave in to her advances two months ago, but has avoided her ever since. He also feels that he is not good enough for her. He lost someone close to him and blames himself. He wants to keep her safe, but also has to admit that he can't find her friend without her.I enjoyed seeing their relationship grow as they worked together. Sierra knows how she feels, and though cautious about risking her heart again, she wants the chance. The scenes at the rodeo were great, especially her reaction to his first ride. I loved seeing her help Rafe realize that he wants a home and family of his own. The ending was fantastic, with a bit of a twist to the big moment.The suspense of the story was really good. With Sierra's escape from the kidnapper, it freed her to find out why they had been taken and who was behind it. Though she isn't usually a field operative, I loved seeing her make the most of the opportunities they were given. There were some very scary attempts on their lives, each one getting more intense. The closer they got to the end, the more convoluted the problem seemed. The final confrontation was really intense, with an unexpected twist to it. The secret wasn't anything like what I expected either.

I enjoyed reading this book and I would like to know if there is another book to this story. I would like to know because there is one brother left then there is Zane & Mallorys story which I hope to read. I would recommend it to anyone.

One of the best books I've ever read