Going Dark

Monica McCarty

Sep 2017 · The Lost Platoon Book 1 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The members of a top secret SEAL Team can’t keep their passion under wraps in the first novel in this contemporary romantic suspense series from New York Times bestselling author Monica McCarty.

Like Rome’s Lost Legion, a SEAL platoon goes on a mission and vanishes without a trace...
 
After walking into a trap on a covert op in Russia, the men from top secret SEAL Team Nine are presumed dead. Not knowing whom they can trust, and with war hanging in the balance, the survivors must go dark and scatter around the globe.
 
Marine ecologist Annie Henderson joins her new boyfriend on a trip to the Western Isles of Scotland to protest a hazardous offshore drilling venture. When she realizes that she may be swept up in something far more dangerous than she’d intended, there is only one man she can turn to...
 
She and the mysterious but sexy dive boat captain haven’t exactly gotten off to the best start, but something about his quiet confidence makes her think that he’s the kind of man she can depend on. Because he’s gruff and guarded, she can tell Dan Warren has secrets. But she could never imagine how high the stakes are for him to keep his cover, even as he risks everything to protect her...

Ratings and reviews

This review was written by Marie at Ever After Book Reviews: 3.5 Stars I have… mixed feelings about this book. The concept of the story was intriguing to me, so I was anxious to get started. I opened the book, and HOLY PROGLOGUE. Trust me when I tell you that you MUST read this slowly and you HAVE to pay close attention. It’s honestly the longest, most arduous prologue I have ever read. Seriously. From there, I delved deep into the story, hooked on Annie and Dan. Hoping with every turn of the page that their interactions would develop in to something more. But… then came the side stories. There was SO MUCH going on in this book, that Dan and Annie’s story (the main story) took a back burner, and I felt as though their emotional development toward one another was stunted, and made their “relationship” feel forced and unimportant. Now, I’m not saying that the sub plots weren’t exciting. They were. Perhaps they should have been saved for the next book? I suppose there will be some sort of resolution for them in future books, but they took away from what I really wanted, which was the meat and potatoes of Dan and Annie. Overall, it wasn’t a bad book. There was action and mystery. The book never had me bored. It was entertaining and I like the Lost Platoon guys. I just hope that in future books, the author doesn’t spend more time developing the secondary characters than she does the main characters. ***I voluntarily read a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and feelings are my own***

About the author

Monica McCarty is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical romances, including the Highland Guard series, the Campbell trilogy, and the MacLeods of Skye trilogy. The Lost Platoon is her first romantic suspense series. She is published all over the world.