Lori's review of Cover Me (Elite Force book 1) by Catherine Mann

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Lori's review of Cover Me (Elite Force book 1) by Catherine Mann

It should have been a simple mission… Pararescueman Wade Rocha parachutes from the back of a helicopter into a blizzard to save a climber stranded on an Aleutian Island, but Sunny Foster insists she can take care of herself just fine…

But when it comes to passion, nothing is ever simple… With the snowstorm kicking into overdrive, Sunny and Wade hunker down ina cave and barely resist the urge to keep each other warm… until they discover the frozen remains of a horrific crime…

Unable to trust the shady local police, Sunny and Wade investigate, while their irresistible passion for each other gets them more and more dangerously entangled…

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I adore Mann's writing, even when there may be something missing in the story. This story had a very interesting premise – taking place on the remote islands off of Alaska. It centers around a colony of people who have isolated themselves from society in order to live a better life. However, something horrible is happening to those who decide to leave. Once Wade discovers that Sunny is in danger, he goes into full alpha protective mode. This, of course, grates on her since she likes to view herself as wholly competent and not needy at all, but she finds herself wanting to lean on Wade and afraid to do so for fear of spilling her town's secrets.

Sunny is a wilderness guide, wholly competent in the wild lands of Alaska, and that totally confuses Wade at first and then intrigues him. He knows that Sunny is hiding something, but she won't say what. When her dog is injured protecting her, she has to stay in town until he's able to return home with her.

I adored the hero, as always. Wade is one of those smart, alpha military heroes who hides his vulnerabilities behind a devil-may-care attitude. But something in Sunny touches him (besides her smoking bod and her brassy attitude). While I didn't love Sunny, I didn't hate her either, and she did nothing to change my warm fuzzies for Wade.

I love reading about these military guys who go from rappelling down an icy cliff to diving into the freezing waters off of Alaska. Wade is a problem-solver, and a thinker as well. His team was very interesting, too, and the next book featuring one of Wade's teammates comes out in December.


Rating: 4 out of 5

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