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First You Run (The Bullet Catchers, Book 4)
Roxanne St. Claire

Pocket Star, 2008 - 368 pages

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First You Run....

As I've come to expect for Roxanne St. Claire, First You Run was exceptional. The passion between the hero and heroine was intense, the suspense will keep you on the edge of your seat and the ending will have you gasping in disbelief. Overall I was thoroughly pleased with this book and am anticipating Then You Hide.


The Aussie Bullet Catcher

Aussie Security agent Adrien is between assignments and agrees to help a friend find the adopted daughter of a woman who has spent the last three decades in prison for a murder she didn't commit and now needs a bone marrow transplant due to cancer. The only distinguishing characteristic is a tattoo somewhere on the daughter's body. After quickly going through the first several gals on his list, he comes across author Miranda, an authority on all things Mayan, who is being targeted by an extremist group. With a couple days to kill, he provides protection for Miranda and quickly falls under her spell and realizes she has no idea she was adopted, nor does she appear to have a tattoo. Can he move on to the next candidate and leave the woman he is suddenly falling for in the lurch?

St. Claire has penned a sexy new entry in the Bullet Catchers series, and this one has an open end, which could be good or bad depending on the reader. I personally like for stories to get resolved in a single novel so I don't have to wait several months to find out how it all turns out, so I was disappointed in that respect. But her heroes are always sexy as hell, her writing first rate, and her plots are always intriguing.



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Run for This One!


I've been a fan of the Bullet Catchers series from the beginning and have to say that I think Roxanne St. Claire is one author of romantic suspense that really gets what this reader wants. I like a lot of action, a lot of tension, great settings, unusual premises, and, mostly, characters with a love story that's memorable. I've found that to be the case with all of her books, but this one really nails the perfect combination of dangerous situations and incendiary romance. The other reviews have recapped the plot, but I will add that you don't have to have read the first three books in the series to instantly get into this book. It's great to know who the characters are (especially Lucy Sharpe, the boss of the Bullet Catchers) but this author is very good at weaving in other/former characters without making the reader worry that you've missed something.

The trilogy surrounds a mystery that's introduced and not completely solved in the end of First You Run, but enough of it is solved (with a great, surprising twist) that it is satisfying, while the love story and suspense that drives these two characters is a stand alone romantic adventure. But the best part is that it all works together. Oh, and the hero! Fletch is alpha all the way, but a total tender softie on the inside.

I'm dying to read the next book (there's an excerpt in the back of this one and I'm hooked) and will probably re-read the previous Bullet Catchers in the meantime. And the third book in the trilogy is Lucy's story - can't wait!



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Outstanding blend of suspense and romance!

*Loved* this book. A perfect blend of a heroine with an actual brain in her head, a hero with an agenda, and a villain who's actually a believable adversary. Ms. St. Claire has a very deft touch in knowing just when it's time for secrets to be revealed and romance to spark. No missteps here. Also, she never spoiled the story by going to graphic or gritty. Five stars!


I couldn't put this one down!

Thirty years ago, a black market adoption ring flourished in South Carolina. Now, one of the mothers who gave up her baby is dying, and she wants her daughter found. Bullet Catcher Adrien Fletcher agrees to help his friend who was hired to find the daughter. Anthropologist and Mayan professor, Miranda Lang, is up first on his list to investigate but he soon finds she is the target of someone else, someone who wants her dead. Can Adrien finish his job and keep Miranda safe? And what will Miranda think when all his secrets are revealed?

What a great romantic suspense story! I really like the way Roxanne St. Claire weaves the Mayan beliefs and the fear of the year 2012 into the storyline. It adds just enough of a touch of the paranormal without truly veering into that genre. The suspense remains high throughout the story and there are twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. I couldn't put this book down!

Roxanne St. Claire uses the setting to its full effect in FIRST YOU RUN. From the start of the story in South Carolina to the Mayan influenced home, Canopy, the setting is crucial to the plot. The growth of the characters is intertwined in the various situations and locales they encounter. Miranda's growth as a character in particular is phenomenal. It was beautiful to see her grow and conquer her fears.

I haven't read the earlier Bullet Catcher books- a mistake I definitely intend to correct- but this one is definitely a stand alone. It is the first book in a story arc that is a trilogy, however, so there are unanswered questions that are left for the other two books. I'm definitely looking forward to the next book to see what happens. FIRST YOU RUN is highly recommended!

COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES


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AN UNSTOPPABLE BODYGUARD ON THE HUNT.

A WOMAN HIDING A SECRET EVEN SHE DOESN'T KNOW. A PASSION THAT BEGINS WITH DANGER....

Bullet Catcher Adrien Fletcher is on a mission to track down a baby given up in a black market adoption thirty years ago. He has a list of possible names and one tantalizing clue: the infant girl had been marked with a tiny tattoo. And since tattoo-hunting will mean getting up close and personal with the women on his list, he's the perfect man for the job. But when Fletch meets Miranda Lang, he knows she can never be just a name on his list. If she's not his target, he should move on and find the right woman, despite their electrifying attraction. But Miranda is on her own mission, and every step takes her closer to a deadly trap. Fletch may be the only man who can protect her...forcing him to choose between duty and desire.


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