Embattled SEAL

By: J. M. Madden

Narrated by: Eric G. Dove

When Preston Harper finds himself flat in a hospital bed after a botched op, he's okay with dealing with the fallout. If he dies, he's lived well past his expiration date. The only people who will notice his passing are the guys he works with at Lost and Found Investigative Service.

Then his estranged wife arrives.

Cat Harper is thankful and horrified when she's called to her husband's side. He's been shot. Again. But now that she's found him, she's going to make the most of the opportunity. If it were up to Harper, she would be out of his life completely because he thinks it's the best thing for the family.

With a little SEAL abduction (for his own good, of course), maybe she can convince him otherwise....

©2015 J. M. Madden (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

3.5 Stars

I listened to the audio version of this book. This book started out as being more about Cat and her inner strength and fortitude than it was about Harper. I had to admire Cat's patience, persistence, and determination to keep her family together.

Harper seemed to heal pretty quickly given the description of the severity of his injuries. All of that picking up and carrying he was doing was pretty surprising.

I'm not sure if it makes sense or not, but Harper and Cat had a great connection, but it felt like the chemistry was a little off. Maybe it is the whole situation of working a returning soldier back into regular life. They understood each other completely, but I didn't pick up the chemistry until almost the end.

That was something that surprised me about Harper. He and Cat were so immediately in tune to each other in the hospital, he had to understand that she would appreciated a phone call, even if it was from someone else telling her he was alive, functional, and getting help.

If I had read this book first, I would not have had any positive thoughts about what Harper did in regard to his family. That is not to say that it wasn't a crap move on his part, but, after reading about him in the previous book, Embattled Hearts, it provided more insight into his character.

I think that the further I get into the series, the better the books get. I enjoy the camaraderie and brotherhood between the vets at LNF. I find that I always enjoy the narration. I'm looking forward to Duncan's book.

Love this series

Loved this story when I read it and finally getting to listen to it in audio is amazing. This story will touch your heart and make you fall more in love with all the LNF characters. JM Madden did an outstanding job with the story and the narrator she chose did a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life