Book Reviews

Book Blurb

On the run with his sexy SEAL Caleb Black, Doctor Murphy Walton is looking for answers while trying to avoid getting his heart stomped a second time.

Doctor Murphy Walton is having a really bad day. His favorite patient died in surgery and now he’s on forced leave. He comes home and discovers sizzling cowboy Caleb Black skulking in his attic. He’s never forgotten the SEAL or the passionate week they shared, though he hasn’t heard from Caleb in more than a year.

But now things are different. Caleb doesn’t remember who he is or why he came to Murph. All Caleb knows is he has to retrieve something from Murph’s attic...and keep him breathing when assassins try to eliminate the one person he could never forget—shy, sweet Murph.

Book Review

Like the first two books in this series, this one promised a wild ride. I couldn’t detect any mystical/magical (The Viking in my Bed) or sci-fi (The Alien in my Kitchen2) elements in the blurb, so I was sort of curious where the weirdness in this book would come from. I must say, Jan held me in suspense here. It started out tame enough, then – bam, the first surprise and soon the real weirdness hit – and didn’t stop! What a ride! Sort of like an over-the-top James Bonds story that is so far out of the ordinary you just know it has to be a parody.

Murphy seems to be an entirely rational doctor. Having just lost a patient makes him a little vulnerable but he tries to deal with it as best he can. Add Caleb to the mix and the whole world suddenly changes from perfectly normal to – either his worst nightmare or a pretty fantastical , off-the wall paranormal/something story. Murphy goes with the flow and proves to be up to the challenge – much to his own surprise, I think.

Caleb is pretty mysterious. We only see him through Murphy’s eyes, and that picture isn’t too flattering in the beginning. A Navy SEAL, he had an affair with Murphy a year ago then vanishes. He also has amnesia, which makes the whole getting-to-know him idea a little difficult. Once we find out why and what drove him back to Murphy I was okay with him, even touched by his determination, but still, he was kind of scary-creepy. Which, I am sure, was the whole point.

If you’re looking for a book that gives you a false sense of security, even though you know to expect something ‘off’, then ambushes you and takes you out of reality, this is it. If you like your men hot and ruthless, even the nice guys, what are you waiting for? And if you have enjoyed the first two books in this series you will probably like this one, even though it has a much grittier feel and, personally, I missed some of the humor from the first two books. But then, variety is the spice of life, right?

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 92 pages/30232 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	21-May-2012
Price	$4.50 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.pride-publishing.com/book/the-seal-in-my-attic