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Tall Dark And Dangerous Prince Joe/Forever Blue Author:Suzanne Brockmann Prince Joe (The first book in the Tall, Dark and Dangerous series): — Veronica St. John is facing the challenge of a lifetime. The media consultant has two days to teach a rugged Navy SEAL to impersonate a European prince who has been targeted by terrorists. It's a tough assignment, but Veronica is sure she's up to the task--until she actually me... more »ets Joe.
Despite his physical resemblance to the handsome prince, Lieutenant Joe Catalanofto is nothing like the stuffy aristocrat. Everything about the combat-hardened Navy SEAL--from the arrogant gleam in his eyes and streetwise attitude to the New York accent-- says regular guy, not royalty. One conversation and Veronica knows nothing could turn this military man into nobility. Joe, on the other hand, is confident he's got what it takes to complete his duty.
But neither of them expects their assignment to include falling in love...
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Forever Blue (The second book in the Tall, Dark and Dangerous series):
For Lucy Tait, no one was more of a hero than Blue McCoy, who had once rescued her. Blue had come home from the Navy to see his brother married, not killed. The whole town thought he was the culprit, but what would the investigating officer--Lucy Tait--think?« less
This is a re-release of Brockmann' earlier book. I believe Prince Joe was the first Navy SEAL story Brockmann wrote.
Prince Joe was okay. It was actually very slow and I keep wishing there were more scenes of Veronica doing her stuff. Instead she ended up being the pretty background girl which isn't how her role started. She was a great character and this story gave some great background to what happened to Frisco. Joe was a bit annoying with his repeated accusation that Veronica was slumming it by being with him. For the amount of time he spent saying Veronica was an aristocrat, nothing in the story or Veronica's demeanor showed that. In the story she was actually very down to earth. There are a of romantic misses which was a bit frustrating. But it was still a decent story.
Forever Blue was a better story, very fast paced and a little bit different. But you have to suspend your reality belief for a bit because there is no way a murder investigator will share a place with a suspect. Other than that, it was a good story. I absolutely loved Lucy. She was such a awesome "go-to" girl, completely opposite of what Veronica was in Joe's story. She definitely was not background fluff but totally active in the action. Blue was awesome with her. Again you have to suspend disbelief a bit, even in the end when you get a full confession, but it was such a fun read.
Worthwhile read. I haven't read the whole series, maybe halfway through and looking forward to it.
Currently 4/5 Stars.
Mary M. (voice) reviewed Tall, Dark And Dangerous: Prince Joe/Forever Blue on
Brockmann has excellent NAVY SEAL books...and this one does not dissapoint!