Retribution by Rebecca Deel

Synopsis:

After a childhood trauma, Heidi Thompson is tired of looking over her shoulder and continually leaving her life behind. Reinventing herself one more time, she's hired to train search and rescue teams for Fortress Security. But an unknown enemy obsessed with revenge follows her to Otter Creek. Even though the danger escalates and the police view her with suspicion, Heidi refuses to run this time. Determined to live without fear, she accepts the help of a man from her past--now a trained soldier.

Quinn Gallagher couldn't shake off the dust of Black River fast enough. Now an operative with Fortress Security, he ignores his painful past--until a woman with the face of an angel and familiar green eyes reminds him of heartbreaking loss. When Heidi barely escapes another attempt on her life, the elite Delta warrior vows to save the woman who has scaled the walls of his heart. Quinn must face an enemy who has prowled in the darkness for two decades.

To have a future, Quinn and Heidi must return to Black River to confront the past before their dream of a life together goes up in flames.

My Review: 4 Stars

Heidi Thompson's past keeps coming back to haunt her. But she's tired of changing her name and moving to a new location. When her cousin calls in a favor to Fortress Security, they are set up with new identities and new locations. 

Heidi finds herself in Otter Creek and is set up as a search and rescue trainer at PSI. When she discovers her childhood crush, Quinn, also works for PSI, she hopes she'll be able to tell him who she is before he discovers it on his own. She doesn't want to give him a chance to hate her more than he already should. 

Quinn Gallagher left Black River right after he graduated high school and never looked back. There's too much pain and heartache associated with his home town. He does his best to not think about it. But when he meets the new S&R trainer, he can't shake the feeling that he knows her from somewhere. There is just something about Heidi that has him wanting to do everything in his power to protect her from whatever may lie ahead of them. 

A few hours before Heidi was going to tell Quinn the truth of who she really is, her past catches up with her and forces her hand. Now Quinn is blindsided by the truth and Heidi knows that when all is said and done, he won't want anything to do with her. But Quinn surprises her. He never blamed her for what happened to his family. She was even more of a victim than they were. 

Now that he has Heidi back in his life, he refuses to let her go. Quinn didn't have the means to protect her when they were younger but he does now. He will do everything in his power to find the person responsible for all the attempts on Heidi's life and make sure they pay for everything they have done. Once this chapter of their lives is closed, they'll be able to start a new one. One that will end in HEA. 

I am loving both of these series! They are giving me the break from reality that I need! I am sucked in from the very beginning and do not want to put the books down! Gotta love it when that happens!

I am so glad that I discovered Ms. Deel! I can't wait to see where she takes us next!

And of course we can't forget my casting! This one was fun to cast! What do you think?