Book Reviews

Book Blurb

Welcome to the world of Rescue for Hire. Meet the team members of a company that form a family of heroes. Ten years ago Ruger Black refused Spencer Ryland’s kiss. Now they’re adults and everything’s changed. Ruger’s gone from a punk, smoking cigarettes, to a man who’s as cold and hard as the gun his name represents.

 

Spencer’s no longer a needy nerd with thick black glasses. A drug lord’s knife has taken his eye and a bullet has him clinging to a life he no longer wants. A nice man befriends him in the hospital and takes him away.

 

Who in the world would turn down a job offer from Rescue for Hire? Ruger did, but changed his mind temporarily when Spencer disappears. Love heals all, but how can it heal the demons of a war ravaged soldier or a fragile victim of multiple attacks? Together they will fight to heal their souls, with a little help from Rescue for Hire.

 

Book Review

I can't believe I am already at the next to final book in this series. Each of these men and their partners have made an impact and I've enjoyed every moment. The description for 'Spencer's Reluctant Rescuer' had me very intrigued as I got the impression this story was going to be different from all of the rest. I was right and I was wrong.

Ruger has spent way too many years doing things for his government that he suffers horrible nightmares from. On a stay in Granite City to attend the wedding of an ex-teammate, Cade approaches him with a job offer. It's different though, because it's not working directly for Rescue for Hire performing rescues and missions with the guys. Instead, Cade wants to hire Ruger to oversee all the hundreds of acres of forest land the company owns, dealing with thinning trees, replanting, and so on. It's a dream for Ruger and one he has been qualified for since he was a boy.

That dream can't begin until he helps the team rescue Spencer who disappeared from the hospital two weeks ago. Spencer and his partner were kidnapped and tortured by a drug dealer. Because of the severity of Spencer's injuries, he has been at a hospital several hours from Granite City and the sheriff wasn't notified that he'd gone missing until recently. According to the police down there Spencer left voluntarily which is kind JD of difficult for a man who still can't walk by himself. It takes Tony and Boone's mad computer skills to find a lead, and the team plus Ruger to locate and rescue Spencer.

Poor Spencer. Kidnapped and held by a man he thought was a friend but who instead abused him while keeping Spencer drugged. My heart just bled for him. First he lost his eye from the initial kidnapping and torture, not to mention being shot in the stomach and enduring extensive surgery to save his internal organs. But after not receiving the care he needs, he develops an infection in his liver and kidneys and when his kidnapper drops him on the floor when Rescue for Hire busts in, tissues tear, spreading more infection. Spencer is going to take a long time to heal.

I think this may just be my favorite love story of them all and that's saying quite a bit. Even Treble didn't affect my emotions the way Ruger did, although Treb is still my favorite. Seeing the healing these two men bring to each other was…well, it touched me in ways none of the other couples has. I loved the agreement Cade and Ruger came to as I think it'll be good for Ruger's battered soul. The best thing for Ruger is Spencer and vice versa. Excellent addition!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 129 pages/35088 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	11-July-2015
Price	$4.99 ebook
Buy Link	http://www.bookstrand.com/spencers-reluctant-rescuer