Negotiator (The Guardians) (Harlequin Super Romance, No 960)

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Summary: Does he cross the line?
Review: Back Cover description: For the Negotiator, talk is never cheap. In a moment, he has to make connections with the crazed and the desperate and the lost. He has to promise,cajole and placate. Success is a rush. Failure would cripple a lesser man. Above all, he must stay detached. Beck Winters is the Negotiator. Despite everything he's seen and done, Beck's still sane, but only because he never allows himself to get close to anyone. Then during a hostage incident, he hears a voice over the phone line, Jennifer Barclay's voice. Jennifer's in the wrong place at the wrong time. Her plan has always been to avoid excitement. But that was before she was taken hostage...before the incident ended badly...and before she met the Negotiator.

There was just something about this book that made me feel uneasy. Not the story, or the premise. Beck belongs to a team, but no one is taking him seriously when he states one of the members is not up to par? Also, no one realizes the sniper has a problem? And, Beck's superior should have sent him (Beck) on vacation way before this. I have no clue how real negotiators work, but I would hope that they would let one of the hostages know (in this case the adult) that the hostage taker has already harmed/killed a person. There is also the issue as to why Beck feels he has to connect with Jennifer. You'd have to read this book to understand why it made me uneasy. I liked the premise, just not the result.

Rating:
Summary: Does he cross the line?
Review: The trilogy is: The Negotiator, The Commander and The Listener. The only comment left to wonder about is why Kay David isn't better known. She is an excellent writer and I plan on buying a few of her books and writing reviews so more readers will get to know her.

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Summary: First of a Trilogy
Review: The trilogy is: The Negotiator, The Commander and The Listener. The only comment left to wonder about is why Kay David isn't better known. She is an excellent writer and I plan on buying a few of her books and writing reviews so more readers will get to know her.

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Summary: Deeply emotional read
Review: This is the first in a three-book series about a Florida SWAT team, and after reading The Negotiator, all I can say is, I can't wait to read the other two. Beck and Jennifer are wonderful characters, the kind you really care about, the kind you wouldn't mind living next door to. They're good, decent people caught up in an extraordinary event when a gunman takes Jennifer, a dedicated teacher, and her students hostage. The way they both deal with the aftermath of this tragedy is what makes the book so compelling. I highly recommend it.