TOO FAR GONE

Author: Marliss Melton ISBN: 9780446509268 11/2008 SUSPENSE Publisher: GRAND CENTRAL

TOO MUCH LOST Ellie Stuart's life ended the day her children were stolen from her. Driving on a Virginia backroad, Ellie was ambushed by two men who violently pulled her from her car and drove off with her three sons inside. Devastated, Ellie begs the police to bring her babies home. But the authorities wonder if this stressed-out single mom may not be telling the whole truth about what happened that day... TOO MUCH AT STAKE Navy SEAL Sean Harlan agrees to help Ellie find her children, but vows to keep their relationship professional. He's got no room in his life for a woman and her kids—no matter how beautiful she is, or how desperate their situation. But when a sinister organization begins pulling strings behind the scenes, the investigation suddenly targets Sean. Can he and Ellie rescue her children and save themselves? Or are they already...

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

I have long been a fan of Marliss Melton and her novels starring sexy Navy SEALs and the women that love them. And TOO FAR GONE, the latest in her popular SEAL series, is no exception.

Sean Harlan is this novel's hero and he is a great one at that. He has rented out a home to Ellie Stuart, the heroine, and her three young sons but has also stepped up to the plate for the struggling family, even though Ellie wants to make sure she can make it on her own. But her world is shattered when one night, her three sons are torn from her side in a kidnapping. As she and Sean follow the clues to return the boys to their home, they start to uncover some dangerous secrets; secrets that someone is willing to kill to protect. And along the way, they both find that what they need most is what they have had all along—each other!

This novel was explosive from start to finish, including all the twists and turns in between. I do admit, in the middle I began to wonder if Melton was taking me for a wild goose chase. But don't give up on TOO FAR GONE. It delivers on all accounts. I have said this before and will say it again: Marliss Melton is a force to be reckoned with on the romantic suspense scene! Her novels always pack a powerful punch with characters that readers come to care for as if they are old friends. And the suspense is nothing short of brilliance. TOO FAR GONE was very intricately detailed and as all the pieces fell together in the end, readers are still left with more questions than answers, which is actually a good thing. Because this is a very established series that I hope will continue for a while yet to come!

Run and get your copy of Marliss Melton's TOO FAR GONE as soon as possible—you won't be sorry!

Maame Kanbi