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Summary: Who says everyone drops things for a man in uniform :)
Review: All her life Melody Evans has wanted to marry a plain, average man who didn't take risks. But when the foreign embassy where she works (her first real adventure) as an aide is taken over by terrorists and she's rescued by a daring navy SEAL, Melody blames the extreme circumstances for their ensuing passion. But, Harlan "Cowboy" not ordinary and their encounter leaves Melody with a little more than just memories. But, she thinks it will cramp his style and doesn't even tell him he is to be a father.Seven months later when Cowboy pays Melody a visit (he can't get her out of his mind, or appears heart), he's surprised to find her pregnant, and with his child too boot. Now all he has to do is convince her that they are meant to be married but, to do that he will have to show he can be as ordinary as the next guy. Things seem to be going well until they walk in to the middle of a hold up and his instincts take over. The book focuses on how Harlan goes about trying to make her see they are supposed to be together. This was a bit of a different Seal Team book for Brockmann, this one spent most of it's time in a quiet suburbia neighborhood. I thought it was a nice change of location and thoroughly enjoyed to book!
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Summary: 3 3/4 stars.
Review: Everyday Average Jones is the 3rd installment in the S. Brockmann Tall, Dark and Dangerous series.
Harlan "Cowboy" Jones is a Navy SEAL. He belongs to the Alpha Squad and is one of the bests in his field.
He is sent into a mission in the Middle East where he and the Alpha Squad must rescue 3 hostages from the American Embassy. Cowboy is struck by the image of the picture of one of the hostages, Melody.
Alpha Squan enters the embassy and rescue the 3 hostages, but they all must split because part of the mission went awry and if they stick together they will get caught.
Melody finds herself in the company of Cowboy and they soon bothe develop a tremendous bond that comes from a hostage-rescuer relationship... and from something more. She comes to trust him with her life completely until they are both out of danger and she is safely tucked in her hotel bed. But once in the hotel they both know they can act upon their feelings, and so they do, spending almost an entire week together, before he is sent somewhere else. But not before Melody makes clear that she wishes nothing more from their affair that what they enjoyed during 6 days, so she breks it off (she has a more deep reason and a valid one I must admit).
7 months later Cowboy is in Virginia and as close to Melody as he could be (she lives in Boston), so he pays her a visit since he hasnt been able to forget her in those 7 months. Thats when he finds out Melody is pregnat... with his child. He wants to give the child his name and marry Mel so he can right her, but she plain and simple refuses. She feels she can not trust him with her heart and knows that the only reason he wants to marry her is because of the baby.
I found this story was sweet and cute, but it was not much compared to the 1st 2 installments of the series. Brockmann seems to want to fill in the blanks of the story with secondary plots and characters that could be so well developed, but they aren't. Cowboy's specialty was supposedly Psychology (all Alpha Squad members have a specialty) but Brockmann did not explored it at all. She mentions it but leaves the rest blank, it seemd to me that she did not do as much research in the psychology field as she did in the SEAL field. I didnt like that because in all honesty, it made Cowboy seem not knowledgeable at all about this particular field. However Brockmann has so much information on the SEAL's that she seems to put all she knows (repetitively) about them and their trainning throughout the book and even in places it doesn't seem to fit.
Overall it is somewhat entertainning, but it was a dissapointment for me since I was expecting so much more. For me it was longer that it should have been, and certain things are not well covered. However we get to see a more active role of Harvard in this book and we get to know and like him (I beleive the next installment in his story).
I would recomend this book, however, but I would not run to get it. It was fun and sweet, but it was nothign from another world.
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Summary: Funny, sweet and fast
Review: First Joe Cat, Blue, then Frisco, and now Cowboy. These guys are great and the women they fall in love with are equal to the task to love them. This was a fun light read from start to finish. Cowboy and his team are on a resuce mission. One of the people they rescue is Melody. Melody puts her life literally in Cowboy's hands. What they both can't explain nor expected was the instant attraction they both felt. After the rescue is complete these to act on their mutal attraction neither realizing that this is not the end but the beginning for both of them. The character's were great and although at times Melody did get on my nerve's with her reluctance to even take the time to get to know Cowboy (one of her reason's for not marrying him was because she did not "know" him outside of the bedroom) eventually these two people come to an understanding not only about themselves but their individual place in the world. Sounds cheesey I know but still that's how it turned out. The whole team is present in this book so you get to visit with old friends as well getting to know other secondary characters. This is a fast paced read I;n sure you'll enjoy!
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Summary: I Love These Guys From SEAL Team Ten Alpha Squad!!
Review: First Joe Cat, Blue, then Frisco, and now Cowboy. These guys are great and the women they fall in love with are equal to the task to love them. This was a fun light read from start to finish. Cowboy and his team are on a resuce mission. One of the people they rescue is Melody. Melody puts her life literally in Cowboy's hands. What they both can't explain nor expected was the instant attraction they both felt. After the rescue is complete these to act on their mutal attraction neither realizing that this is not the end but the beginning for both of them. The character's were great and although at times Melody did get on my nerve's with her reluctance to even take the time to get to know Cowboy (one of her reason's for not marrying him was because she did not "know" him outside of the bedroom) eventually these two people come to an understanding not only about themselves but their individual place in the world. Sounds cheesey I know but still that's how it turned out. The whole team is present in this book so you get to visit with old friends as well getting to know other secondary characters. This is a fast paced read I;n sure you'll enjoy!
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Summary: Melody Evans needed a hero--and got one!
Review: Harlan "Cowboy" Jones, a Navy SEAL, not only saved her from a probable fate-worse-than-death but showed her the flip side. They spent a marvelous leave together after the rescue and Melody has quite a souvenir to show for it. But there's no point in regrets, even if she had any. Until Cowboy calls and wants to see her again. But she's seven months pregnant! And he doesn't know anything about it, and Melody has decided she'd be better off with an everyday, average guy who comes home every night instead of going off to save the world. So she tells Cowboy that she meant what she said when they parted: it's better to make a clean break. She didn't count on one thing: Navy SEALs never give up. There are a lot of romances that feature SEALs, but this one rings true. At one or two points I could just shake the adamant Miss Evans, but she finally wises up. The secondary characters are neat...The next book is going to be Harvard's Education and I am waiting in line. Impatiantly!
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Summary: Melody Evans needed a hero--and got one!
Review: Harlan "Cowboy" Jones, a Navy SEAL, not only saved her from a probable fate-worse-than-death but showed her the flip side. They spent a marvelous leave together after the rescue and Melody has quite a souvenir to show for it. But there's no point in regrets, even if she had any. Until Cowboy calls and wants to see her again. But she's seven months pregnant! And he doesn't know anything about it, and Melody has decided she'd be better off with an everyday, average guy who comes home every night instead of going off to save the world. So she tells Cowboy that she meant what she said when they parted: it's better to make a clean break. She didn't count on one thing: Navy SEALs never give up. There are a lot of romances that feature SEALs, but this one rings true. At one or two points I could just shake the adamant Miss Evans, but she finally wises up. The secondary characters are neat...The next book is going to be Harvard's Education and I am waiting in line. Impatiantly!
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Summary: Great characters, fun story.
Review: I enjoyed the characters in this book very much. I liked how the author showed how the tough Navy SEAL had a heart for children and of course, the heroine, and as much as I wanted the heroine to give in, and fall in love with the SEAL, I could see her point in waiting, too. I enjoyed the story completely.
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Summary: Not a classic, but a fun light-hearted read
Review: I enjoyed this tale of a Navy Seal and the hostage he rescued but found it lacking in depth and intensity. The storyline itself was engaging...Cowboy enters an embassy under attack by rebel forces to rescue 3 hostages and falls in love with Melody, the hostage he is assigned to. The first part of the book flies by as they evade enemy forces and escape. From there on, things slow down a little bit as Cowboy and Melody deal with her pregnancy and Cowboy tries to convince her to marry him. It ends rather nicely, but the book left me wanting more... I felt like the characters were never really fully developed. "Cowboy" Harlan Jones is a great character... he's smart, dedicated and has a quirky sense of humor that makes him endearing. Melody, however, seems too one-dimensional. I wish Suzanne Brockmann would have spent more time on her character. "Harvard", Cowboy's partner, was actually the most interesting character in the book. I'm looking forward to reading his story. Having said all that, my primary purpose for reading is to be entertained and enjoy a little escapism. This book definitely provided that for me and I enjoyed reading it.
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Summary: An excellent read!
Review: I throughly enjoyed Ms. Brockmann's "Everday, Average Jones"! I read it all in one sitting and am now looking for the first three books in the series.
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Summary: Was a pleasure to read and I couldn't put it down.
Review: Melody Evans and Harlan "Cowboy" Jones was a great combination. This story shows you the trust that is needed in a relationship among friends and lovers.
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