Impending Strike, the latest story in Lynette Eason’s Elite Guardian expanded series is almost here! This is what it’s all about:
He loves her, but he can’t have her…
Elite Guardian Charlie Lee knows that there is no future with the woman he loves—fellow Guardian Lizzie Tremaine. And he gets it. Lizzie’s a single mom focused on protecting her daughter, and Charlie’s got his own baggage anyway. It’s easier, and safer, to keep things the way they are.
Then, the unthinkable happens. While Charlie is undercover, he’s seriously injured…and his memory of the past four years is gone. But maybe it’s the fresh start he didn’t know he longed for.
And now he’s getting too close…
Lizzie cares for Charlie, but she’s lost all the men she’s ever loved and can’t risk her heart again. Still, she’s determined to protect Charlie, and help him discover who attacked him—and why.
But in the process, she begins to discover an unburdened, impossible-to-resist version of the man she knows. And—along with the details of his attack—Charlie seems to have forgotten their reasons for keeping things platonic. Suddenly, all of their self-imposed rules are gone, and Lizzie needs things to get back to normal, stat.
It’s her heart…or his life.
Problem is, the closer Charlie gets to uncovering his memories, the closer he gets to trouble. What will protecting Charlie cost Lizzie?
I love books that let you get into the heads and backstories of exciting characters, and Impending Strike does just that! This latest Elite Guardian story keeps the action speeding past and the emotion running high as you fly through these pages.
I really enjoyed the way that Sami pulled the backstory from both Lizzie and Charlie and made it super relevant to their here and now. She kept their past experiences pertinent but kept the suspense high as she moved them towards new experiences professionally. This added a bit of an edge to the plot and made it even more fun to read.
The spiritual lessons that both Charlie and Lizzie needed to learn were incorporated in fun ways. It’s too easy for us to look back and lump things together and draw assumptions, when in reality sometimes we need to use a wider lens – and sometimes we need to talk through our experiences with a mentor or friend. Abrams draws attention to this in realistic ways – I love walking away from a fictional story feeling as though I’ve learned a good and relevant lesson.
If the Elite Guardians are bookmates of yours – or if you’re in need of a high-octane summer read – then give Impending Strike a try. You’ll be glad that you did.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
