SEALs Honor: A Military Romance (Take No Prisoners Book 1)

First of all let me say that I adore a good Seals book, and this is a good one. Its a fast read, but without going into a lot of gory detail, it puts you right in the middle of the firefight in Afghanastan. The book is so well written, the characters are developed for how short the book actually is and you fall in love with all of them. Of course when you have a Seal team and a female copter pilot who takes them in and extricates them when theyre done with the mission, there are bound to be sparks, and there are. I wont go into the plot a lot as others have done that, I will express my appreciation for the author for not leaving these books in this series as a cliffhanger. The characters bleed over into subsequent books but each book is complete, you just have some friends when you read the second or third in the series. If you want a sweet, often tearful, read, this is the series for you. I would have paid for this first book and appreciated the second one being free, but I paid for it.

My first military romance read and Im glad I picked a good one, because the topic itself doesnt interest me nor make me think romance but the author did a great job without cramming a lot of military-eze and pro/anti war propaganda into the story. It is well-written (only a few editing issues) and the two leads were interesting enough to want to root for them.

Reed Tucker and his SEAL team are stationed in Afghanistan and work with helicopter pilot Delaney OConnell. Tucker and Delaney work well together and get to know each other quite well. Tuck doesnt have relationships because of his career and parents (who have been married several times). After Delaney lost her fiance she sworn to never again get involved with anyone in the military. Since neither wanted a relationship, a one-night-stand worked for both of them. Until they started to have feelings for each other. Things got complicated when Tuckers best friend, Reaper, decided Delaney was perfect for him and asked her to marry him. She said no but he kept asking until she finally agreed. This was a good story with exciting missions the SEALs went on. There was a lot of conflicting emotions between the three main characters that kept me wishing Tucker and Delaney would just speak up. Reaper didnt know that Tucker and Delaney had been together because didnt know how to tell him. This story starts with Tucker going into the church to attend Reaper and Delaneys wedding so I was frustrated while reading it feeling like I knew the ending at the beginning. So that I dont give anything away Ill just say there were lots of twists to this story.

This one has been on my Kindle for a while and I finally decided to read it. I am a big Elle James fan and this book lives up to what I expect from her. I dont do spoilers that being said you need to get this one and check it out. I encourage everyone to get this one. This is a well written story and the characters are awesome. Give this one a chance.

‘Seal’s Honor’ Take No Prisoners Series – A Military Romance By: Elle James RT Book Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ RT Cover Rating: ♦♦♦♦♦ Reed Tucker (Tuck) to his buddies, raised on a Texas ranch, a U.S. Navy Seal, the best of the Navy’s best, the most highly skilled, highly trained elite group in the Navy. Hard bodied and good looking, of course are there any ugly SEALs? I don’t think so. He was taught to respect women, take care of them, keep them from harm, but never get too close. Tuck, part of Strike Force Dragon, a six man team assigned to the Middle East hunting and taking out Taliban insurgents, a hard, dangerous and deadly job but one he loved. But he does have one hang up, he harbors a deep fear of commitment with women. His parents, divorcing and remarrying several times has left a bad taste in his mouth and he just does not believe in love. He doesn’t think love is real and thus has not let himself get close to any woman, and there have been plenty in his young life. Not until Delany walks into his life. Delany O’Connell, a highly trained and skilled Army Black Hawk pilot, the first female to be assigned duty as a pilot on co-op missions in the war. Part of the 160th Aviation Regiment “Night Stalkers”, she could fly her bird into the worst of the worst of situations, bound and determined to do everything right, no mistakes that could cost human lives. Lives of her flight crew and the elite Navy Seals that she transports. Delany has always had one rule, not to get involved with damned SEALs with their massive biceps and quads; she was not into long term relationships with men who may not come home. She knows the risks and has been there and done that and wasn’t going to repeat it. A good looking woman, blond hair, a little slip of a gal, but built like a rock and could take care of herself in most situations due to her intense military training. Delany and Tuck end up in up on a training mission in Little Creek, Virginia, home to the Navy SEALs where they become friends being in such close contact with their training and soon their friendship escalates into a sexual relationship. Not a big problem with either of them as they both have agreed to not become overly involved, never to let their hearts enter into the equation. But as fate has it, you can imagine what happens. This is a romance book after all. They find themselves in Afganistan involved in a highly dangerous mission op that turns their lives upside down. With another Seal proposing to Delany, Tuck not admitting his true feelings for Delany, the twists and turns in this book will keep you glued to the pages. I really, really liked this book. It’s very military based which I felt right at home with as I’m so closely involved with the military myself. The author uses a lot of military lingo in the book so you might find it a little confusing at first, but you’ll catch on soon enough. There is a lot of fighting action in the book that will give you a good insight to what military live is like along with the hazards and dangers that our men and women face each day fighting in the name of freedom. The author did her homework, and even though it’s a rather short book you will gain a new respect for the military way of life. There was only one error that I saw in the story as far as grammar boo boos and I thought that the editing was good in that respect. The author keeps the story moving, it doesn’t drag and bore you to tears. There are a lot of twists and turns in the story line and the characters are lively and will bring you into their lives through telling their story. The sex scenes in the book are very clean, not raunchy and in good taste from the author. Which is refreshing to me, after reading some that get so down and dirty it’s kind of sickening? All in all though it was a very good read I wish that it would have been a longer story though as it was definitely my cup of tea.

This book was a well written and edited joy to read. This is a new to me author that I came to know thru the Kindle World program. I am so glad I did her stories are a treat! I love the audio option!

This is a very good story with a good story line and kept to it throughout the story. It was a good idea and put in a good story. I would recommend it to everyone who wants to enjoy a good story.

A good story in the lives of some military special forces teams and the danger they put themselves into. Two people in different branches of the armed forces are assigned to a stateside military posting and find they are attracted to each other. A special forces team effort is needed to extract a dangerous Taliban enemy and the two are placed on a retrieval op. She flys the helicopter and her guy is a team leader on the ground. The story unfolds from here.

I loved the premise of this story, and right up to the last chapter, couldn’t see how it could possibly have a happy ending. It did! A great, quick read, and good start to a new series. I’m definitely looking at more in the series :)

First off her books I have read. It was a good love story. my taste runs to action with the love story being secondary. It was a good written book very good chance I will read more of her work.