Covertly Strong
Author: N. A. Alcorn
Release Date: October 2014
Genre: Adult Romance, Action & Adventure
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She can track down the world’s most dangerous drug lords, hack into any computer, and kill a man in fifteen different ways—but when she comes face-to-face with the only man who’s ever held her heart, it might be her most dangerous mission yet… Or is it?
Sloan Walker. Dr. Felicia Santora. Agent L-55.
Three very different personas, three very different names, but all have one thing in common. They’re all controlled, acted out, and lived by one woman.
Her past has been long forgotten. Ten years have gone by since someone remembered the girl she used to be. The young girl with the big-brown eyes and beautiful dreams of happiness, dreams of love. She now lives a clandestine life. A life filled with top-secret missions and covert assignments. Only a handful of people know the true nature of her job. Her safety is constantly being pushed towards the brink of life-threatening danger.
Then one day someone unexpectedly steps back into her life…
A man who once owned her mind, body, and soul.
A man who held her heart in the palm of his hand.
He remembers. He knows.
And this knowledge could threaten everything she’s worked so hard for. Nixon West is as intelligent as they come and his Navy SEAL training has made him one of the most dangerous weapons in the United States Military. The moment she reappeared into his life he promised himself that he wouldn’t let her go.
But the true question is…what extreme lengths will Nix go to for her?
She will soon face another mission.
And it will test everything.
Time never seems all that important until your life hangs in the balance.
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock…
Espionage? Check
CIA operative? Check
Navy SEAL? Check
A beautiful romance? Check
The return of a long lost love? Check
Action and suspense that keeps you on the edge of your seat? Check
Hot reunion and second chance? Check
This book was awesome! It played in my head like a movie, one that I would watch over and over again. Covertly Strong begins to unfold a lovely tale in multiple parts. The first part is basically a series of events that happened in the past, how Sloan and Nix met, their relationship, how they fell in love, and what happened to their relationship. The first part is everything that a young love story should be. They fell hard and fast, loving each other fiercely, believing that their young true love could overcome and conquer all obstacles. Yet with life, things happen and lives go astray and connections are severed.
Part two begins in the present day and we see where Nix and Sloan are 10 years later. Both living exciting yet lonely lives. With a chance encounter at a dinner party, Nix and Sloan are reunited and it is heartbreaking and wonderful. They both have secrets and so much has happened in the past decade. They have changed. As they try to muddle through the emotions and confusion, they reconnect and life seems a little bit brighter than before.
The last part is crazy emotional and awesome. Sloan is sent to Guadalajara under her cover as Dr. Felicia, who works with Project Smiles, doing operations and giving immunizations, while collecting intel and attempting to set the path for infiltrating a drug cartel. Her works seems to be going well until she is betrayed and all hell breaks loose, leaving us in chaos and anxiety to see what will happen!
THIS STORY WAS AMAZING! I love a good action story and this book fits the bill to a T. Sloan is such an incredibly strong and fascinating character. I want to be her! She is intelligent, resourceful, and strong. Her work with the CIA is not for the faint of heart and her work with Project Smiles is commendable and sweet. However, she is living a life dedicated to the job at hand, leaving all emotional and personal relationships behind. She has been though a lot in her life and she is closed off as a result. Nix is the epitome of a Navy SEAL, a strong, sexy, wonderful man. When they reconnect, it is hard to watch them attempt to muddle through their past, attempting to learn where everything went wrong. They have limited time to reconnect before both are pulled away in defense of their country. They use that time to rehash some things and reconnect in every possible way. They are a couple on fire. Their connection is deep, raw, and powerful. I loved their relationship and how they became more “alive” together than they had been in so long.
There is so much that happens in the last part of the book but I will not spoil it. Just know that you will be on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens. This book started off sweet and became intense until the very last word. My heart sighed at the sweet moments. I was giddy at their second chance, then my heart was ripped apart and painstakingly put back together again. I cannot wait to see what the rest of this series has to offer. If this first book is any indication, we are in for a crazy ride! I applaud you NA Alcorn on a book well written and a job well done!
