This is book 2 in Janie Crouch’s Linear Tactical series. It stands alone but characters appear throughout the books and there are small references to past stories and foreshadowing events so they’re best enjoyed in order. Starting with Cyclone.

I like second chance romance and for the most part enjoyed Finn & Charlie’s story. The dribbling of info from Charlie (some things not revealed until the very last chapter) kept this from wow-ing me. She really hurt Finn and it’s hard to buy into the rekindled relationship while she continues to keeps secrets when there really isn’t a reason to.

Charlie tutoring Finn’s son Ethan gave this some of the nanny trope vibes I adore. Ethan was a cute kid and it was nice to see what an awesome father Finn is.

The mystery/suspense aspect was slightly predictable, but still enjoyable. Charlie wasn’t TSTL and while she did need rescuing, it wasn’t because she didn’t give the antagonists a run for their money.

Sweet but abrupt ending as these flow right into the next story. I’m looking forward to Shamrock.

Narration:
I like Tom Campbell’s performance in that there are variations for voices and emotions, but there’s still something I don’t click with at times. I’ll keep listening to these and him, but I just don’t think he’s going to be one of my “oh I love him” narrators.

Content Warning (spoilers):
Charlie survives an attempted sexual assault and later a kidnapping/brutal beating/interrogation.