I was so excited to see who the lady's man Izzy Zanella would end up with because he is such an awesome character but... I was a little disappointed. I know that Brockmann plays with relationships, but having a character so young (Eden's only nineteen) is a little disconcerting. 
Izzy has had rough times with Eden's brother Danny who is a member of Seal Team Sixteen. The man thinks that Izzy seduced his sister, got her pregnant, and then left her. The truth is, Izzy helped Eden through a hard time, fell deeply in love with her, and has been trying to get back in touch with her ever since. Eden doesn't want to be with Izzy. Not because she doesn't love him, but because she's always been told she's worthless, even by Danny.
Danny is hurt in action at the beginning of this story. Izzy uses his own blood to save Danny's life and almost dies in the process. That doesn't make them besties by any means.
Eden is in Las Vegas trying to rescue their brother Ben from her mother and the latest boyfriend. See,
Ben is gay and the parents are trying to send him to one of those extreme Christian camps that supposedly "straightens" kids out.
So, Danny comes back to the States with his girlfriend Jenn (whose name Eden uses when she becomes a stripper.) They think that they can get custody of Ben. Of course, Eden and Izzy, having been married for a year (did I mention that?), are really going to look better if they have to go into court.
There's also a girl who has escaped from sexual slavery. Ben sort of befriends her but she seems to only be in as a plot device so that Jenn and Eden can be in danger later.
Brockmann uses multiple plotlines in most of her books so that wasn't really annoying, but... I really missed the regular run of characters. Only Danny, Izzy, Jenn, and Eden were from previous series. I think I may have also had high expectations because Izzy has been so involved in other books in the series. Will re-read to see if it gets better. (It did, I think because I knew what to expect)
Three stars
This book came out March 22, 2011
Follows Hot Pursuit
Followed by Headed for Trouble
Borrowed as ebook from Libby
Opinions are my own
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