Alexa Bourne's Hanover Haven # 1 Dance Away, Danger

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

(off Goodreads)

Sensible dance instructor Tessa Gage likes her life organized, risk-free and on her own terms. When her cop brother goes missing, his crooked partner tries to kill her, and a handsome stranger claims he’s come to protect her, she’s forced to leave her comfort zone. With more dance and business sense than survival skills and no idea who to trust, Mattie has no choice but to rely on this man who’d rather be anywhere but by her side.

When carefree carpenter Matt Rylan gets a late night call from an Army buddy who once saved his life, he finds himself where he never again wanted to be—responsible for someone else. Honor demands Matt cooperate, but he never expects his simple babysitting job to test the limits of his self-control. Nor does he expect it to explode into a race against time for his very freedom.

As Tessa and Matt get closer to the truth, and to each other, Tessa learns to step outside the safety of her world to help set the wheels of justice in motion. For Matt, supporting this courageous woman suddenly becomes everything to him. Yet, his biggest challenge remains sharing his closed-off heart with her before the danger silences them both forever.

My Review:

The first book in the Hanover Haven series is an intriguing romance that full of suspense and action.

Tessa Gage is a sensible dance instructor that likes her life organinzed, risk free and on her own terms. But when her cop brother goes missing and calls in a friend to protect her she’s forced to leave her comfort zone. Matt Rylan is a carefree carpenter who finds himself somewhere he never again wanted to be, responsible for someone else. Honor demands that he cooperates, but he sure didn’t expect the simple babysitting to test the limits of his self control.  And as the danger escalates and they end up in a race for their freedom… for their lives, the two will find both their lives changed forever.

This fast paced plot keeps the reader on the edge of their seat with non-stop action and suspense. The author brings the story to life with vivid imagery and intense details and strong compelling characters. The plot flows smoothly though each scene with well written words and the action scenes are believable. The reader can actually feel the tension as the couple try to outrun the bad guys while trying to find evidence to clear all of their names.

The attraction between Tessa and Matt radiates heat but is complicated by the stress they are under and emotional issues.  The sex scenes are steamy but well written and take place at appropriate and believable times during the plot.  The characters personalities and emotions are conveyed with intensity that makes them easy to relate to. 

I had to finish the book once I started reading it and there was so much action and intrigue that I was totally caught up in the story and the characters.  I can’t wait to read the next one in the series.

4 STARS

Purchase Links:

Amazon (ebook)  http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Away-Danger-Hanover-Haven-ebook/dp/B00H...

Amazon (print):  http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Away-Danger-Hanover-Haven/dp/1623220653...

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dance-away-danger-alexa-bourne/1117...

https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-danceawaydanger-1389725-14...

About Alexa Bourne

(off author’s site)

I was born in Rhode Island and I’m pretty sure I had a pencil in my hand straight out of the womb. I’ve been writing stories for as long as I can remember. Did I finish all of them? Nah. There always seemed to be a better story to share.When I was in 6th grade, my all-time favorite TV show debuted, The A-Team. I was hooked on the suspense with only a few episodes. Sometime in the next two years I wrote my first 100+ page story, which turned out to be A-Team fan fiction. I had a blast putting that story together. Mr. Cannell went on to bring me several more suspense-filled shows through the years that followed and I got hooked on them all.During my last two years of high school, every book I read outside of required school reading was on the Vietnam War. I specifically focused on stories that shared the soldiers’ experiences. During this time, I also continued writing stories, more fan fiction for all the shows I watched. (I was the walking TV guide back then.)

Where to find the author:

http://alexabourne.com/

https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlexaBourne?fref=ts

https://twitter.com/AlexaBourne

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5818611.Alexa_Bourne

To see a complete list of Alexa’s books:

http://alexabourne.com/my-books/