Ride with the SEAL (Norse Security #1) by Leslie North

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Title: Ride with the SEAL (Norse Security, #1)
Author: Leslie North
Series: Norse Security #1
Published by: Indie
Release Date: May 24, 2018
Format: eARC
Pages: 131
Genres: Military Romance
Source: NetGalley
Reading Challenges: CC's Goodreads Reading Challenge
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My rating:

Blurb:

When ex-SEAL Camden Thursday enters the garage at two in the morning, he’s intent on grand theft auto. Instead he’s confronted with more than a hot car — there’s a sexy mechanic too. His high school crush, wrench in hand, projects a “Dangerous Curves Ahead” warning far more tempting than any joy ride, but Camden isn’t here to try the road less traveled. He’s here to jack a car and prove he can do more than manipulate computer code for the black ops service he works for: Norse Security. So while Camden is looking to get physical on this job, he was hoping for someone to punch, not someone to plunder…

Everly Knight is the baddest bad girl in town. As the daughter of a mobster and a name in the auto industry for hot cars, she could rest on her laurels and let her reputation proceed her. However, Everly has a deep dark secret: she wants nothing more than a shiny, new, legal garage all of her own. She’s just a few thousand away from cashing in and figures that one last illegal car theft could finance her legal dreams. That is until the geek from her past shows up as a hunky hero; letting Everly see that it’s possible to become more than just a tough girl.

Camden may be all muscle, but it’s Everly who can stall the entire operation. She holds him hostage and offers an ultimatum: Take her on the ride or find himself a sitting duck for the mob. It’s not a hard choice when the bombshell revs his engine. But with warring goals and secret missions, they’ll find themselves fighting for their futures and racing toward a love they never saw coming.

My Review:

I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.

Well what can I say about this book except…eh, it was okay.

I mean, it wasn’t bad, but it was missing something, depth, chemistry and a better plot climax.  Everything about it was just okay.

I love a good military turned security romance.  I love how the chemistry is generally fast and intense.  I love how the past of the ex-military officer is always lurking in the background and haunting them.  I love how the love interest can calm the ghosts of their past and how they are treasured for their patience and understanding.  I love how the mystery/thrill of the story has depth and intrigue.  But none of that was in this book. I mean it was but it was just kinda glossed over, it was more telling than showing.  Yeah we know he is an ex-seal but not a whole lot was mentioned about his past beyond that.  I need more than that to invest in a character.  I’m left a bit bereft honestly.

I was all just a bit generic.  There wasn’t enough of those things to really have it stand out for me.  Which sucks.  Not much to add than that really.