HEAT SEEKER - Lora Leigh

Elite Ops, Book 4

St. Martins

ISBN: 978-0-312-94521-7

September 2009

Erotic Romantic Suspense

Present Day

Six years ago, C.I.A. Agent Bailey Serborne went undercover with Trent Daylen, a member of the Australian Secret Intelligence. After successfully completing their job, they celebrated with a night of unforgettable passion. But a different kind of explosion rocked Bailey's world the next day, and Trent was gone forever. With nothing left to live for, and having left the C.I.A., Bailey is now seeking revenge against Warbucks, a domestic terrorist she holds responsible for the death of her parents. However, her efforts get her captured, and she is released by an unlikely ally: John Vincent, who's as shady as they come. But something about his touch is familiar, and creates a myriad of sensations Bailey hasn't felt since Trent died. And Trent is gone...right?

With his cover about to be blown, Trent Daylen became John Vincent, and is now a member of an Elite Ops group comprised of men who have all "died" only to be "reborn." John had to give up all ties to his former life, including Bailey, whom to this day still manages to stir a fire inside. She's in way over her head in her hunt for Warbucks, and John and the others have no choice but to enlist her help in their mission. But how will Bailey react when she realizes the truth of who John is? And can he keep his focus on the mission when the temptation to pick up where he and Bailey left off is too much to resist?

Let me first say how much I have always enjoyed Lora Leigh's tales of sensual love and thrilling action, which is why HEAT SEEKER is such a disappointment. The author's latest feels as if she is simply going through the motions. The love scenes are overly long and redundant, and there are so many inconsistencies, it was extremely difficult to finish the book. Besides editing and grammatical errors, the climax features a scene where a hostage's name changes numerous times, and I found myself having to go back through to make sure I didn't miss anything. Bailey and John are basically the same characters, just different books, and I disliked how easily Bailey gave into John, whom at first she suspects of being an arms dealer to terrorists.

If this is your first foray into the world of Lora Leigh, HEAT SEEKER will not give you a taste of how great this author can be. And for those of us who have always been entertained by Ms. Leigh, her latest is certainly a let down.

Courtney Michelle