4 stars - It was really good

When Oscar-winning actress Hollis Stanton realizes someone is after her, she escapes to Maui to lay low. What she doesn’t expect is the handsome and muscular deputy sheriff next door or that she is seriously attracted to him. 

This was an enjoyable romantic suspense story. Hollis was a talented and determined woman who just wanted to feel peace again. She goes to Maui in the hold of decompressing and hopefully letting things die down in LA. I liked Hollis. She was a hard worker who is realizing she is tired and burnt out but still has passion for her job. Meeting Sawyer and being stalked makes her reevaluate what she wants and eventually find a healthier life/work balance. 

Sawyer is a former Ghost Ops and still struggling with the aftereffects of being a soldier. He barely sleeps and has survivor's guilt. He finds some peace in Maui, especially with his cousin’s large family looking after him. After meeting Hollis, he finds himself with a different outlook on life and actually hopeful for his future, whereas before he was more just going through the motions. 

 

Hollis and Sawyer had a really wonderful relationship that healed both of them in different ways. I really loved how they fell for each other as they dodged danger and brought down their enemies. This was just a really great romance with some great characters. Also I loved that we got to see more of Vander and the Sentinel Security guys since they end up helping with this case. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this one and look forward to reading the next book. Parker seems like an interesting and damaged soldier who needs love and I can’t wait to learn more about him. 

TW: PTSD and nightmares; death of family members mentioned (one by drug overdose); attempted drowning; gun and knife violence; toxic mother mentioned; mentioned of torture, mass death, and death of a friend during military service;