Man of Action by Janie Crouch: Review


Posted June 21, 2016 in review Tags: , ,

Man of Action by Janie Crouch: ReviewMan of Action by Janie Crouch
Pages: 256
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Series: Omega Sector: Critical Response #4
Genres: Romantic Suspense
Also in this series: Special Forces Savior
Also by this author: Special Forces Savior, Infiltration, Survival Instinct, Daddy Defender, Armed Response, In the Lawman's Protection, Cyclone, Eagle, Shamrock, Angel, Ghost, Calculated Risk, Security Risk, Shadow, Constant Risk, Risk Everything, Echo, Phoenix, Baby, Storm, Redwood, Scout, Code Name: Aries, Code Name: Virgo , Code Name: Libra, Texas Bodyguard: Luke, Hero Unbound
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He was a man of action—especially when it came to protecting his new undercover partner… 
At nineteen, Andrea Gordon's life was forever changed. After proving herself instrumental in a bank hostage crisis, she became one of Omega Sector's top agents. Four years later, her skill at reading people is unrivaled—until she meets fellow profiler Brandon Han. Paired together to track a serial killer who has been targeting at-risk women, the two become entangled beyond the case. Their mutual attraction deepens as they get closer to the truth. But when Andrea's own sordid past surfaces, they will both be forced to question everything about the assignment…and each other.

Man of Action
Janie Crouch

what i think

This is book 4 of the Omega Sector: Critical Response series, but you can read it as a standalone. Man of Action is the 2nd book in the series I have read and I really enjoy them! There is a good deal of suspense and tension in the plot and I really appreciate that.

The main characters in this story are both profilers. I will admit-this is a huge reason I grabbed this book. Criminal Minds is like my favorite TV show! This story also weaves in a bit of the science of Lie To Me. Andrea reads people’s expressions like the characters on Lie to Me did in order to determine honesty, guilt, etc. Its really fascinating.

I liked the romance between Brandon and Andrea as well. Both think the other is attractive, but stay away. Andrea has a lot of secrets; Brandon doesn’t want to get involved with someone he knows is hiding something. I love how Brandon described his “warrior” persona. It was an interesting take on the whole alpha male trope. However, I was disappointed when he treated Andrea exactly as she was afraid everyone would when he saw her past. I wanted to punch him! Thankfully, he gets over it (eventually) and she is forgiving.

Man of Action is great if you love romance with mystery, suspense, and drama. This book reads like an episode of a TV show and its great! Also, there is no explicit sex (there is still romance and fade to black sex scenes). I am dubbing this book “safe for my mom” 🙂 Hi Mom!!

  • POV: 3rd
  • Tears: none
  • Trope: mortal peril
  • Triggers: previous abuse mentioned
  • Series/Standalone: standalone within an slightly interconnected series
  • Cliffhanger: no
  • HEA: View Spoiler »
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if you liked

At Any Cost by Mandy Baxter, Until Jax by Aurora Rose Reynolds, Extreme Pursuit by Alex Kingwell…then you will probably like Man of Action!

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Other Books in the Series

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Nominated for the 2014 & 2015 Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award, and a finalist in multiple other Romance literary awards, Janie Crouch loves to read – almost exclusively romance – and has been doing so since middle school. She cut her teeth on Harlequin (Mills & Boon) Romances when she lived in Wales, UK as a preteen, then moved on to a passion for romantic suspense as an adult.

Janie recently relocated with her husband and four children to Germany (due to her husband’s job as support for the U.S. Military), after living in Virginia for nearly 20 years.  When she’s not listening to the voices in her head (and even when she is), she enjoys traveling, long-distance running, movie-watching, knitting and adventure (obstacle) racing.

She teaches online communication classes for an American college part time, and writes full time. Most of all, she loves to laugh and smile and count her blessings. And her blessings are many.

 

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Excerpt

This whole thing was a terrible idea. Going back to Buckeye? Terrible. Going back with the likes of Brandon Han? Even worse. The plane hit some turbulence at thirty-five thousand feet, as if nodding in agreement with Andrea’s conclusion.

Brandon didn’t want to work with her on the case. He’d made that abundantly clear in Steve’s office. She wanted to assume it was her fault, that he knew about her shortcomings and lack of education as an Omega consultant, but forced herself to stop. He’d mentioned liking to work alone. She could understand that, too. Andrea liked working alone, but for different reasons.

Brandon’s irritation had been pretty tangible when she’d sat down next to him at the airport. It had just grown as they waited for their flight, first when she’d mentioned him being complicated, then when they were both looking through the case files.

By the time they got on the plane, about an hour after their scheduled departure time, Brandon was hardly even talking to her. He was mad—she had no idea why—and she was awkward—as usual around someone she was so attracted to. Good times.

Andrea tried to pretend she was reading the files when he handed them to her, but she wasn’t. She knew better than to even try. Her dyslexia made reading simple books difficult, although she had learned some exercises to help with that. But reading handwritten notes and case files often written in different fonts and sizes—that pretty much just led to a headache and frustration.

She’d had an extra hour at her apartment so she’d used the special software on her computer to scan a few pages so they could be converted into audio clips. She’d found that listening worked much better for her than trying to read. Unfortunately she hadn’t had enough time to scan all the files as she normally would.

Listening to the files on audio clips had just made Brandon more irritated. Andrea had no idea what to do about that, so she ignored it. She would listen to the clips she had, then spend this evening—all night if she had to—reading through the files in her room, when she was alone and it was quiet. She refused to go into that meeting with the local police tomorrow unprepared.

She didn’t want to go back there at all. If it wasn’t for Steve asking her to go, Andrea wouldn’t have done it, serial killer or not.

Maybe they wouldn’t run into anyone she knew. Or maybe the people in Buckeye wouldn’t recognize her. She’d gone to great lengths to look nothing like the girl who had worked at Jaguar’s. Her blond hair was shorter, cut in a flattering bob; her makeup was tasteful. She’d learned how to dress and present herself in a professional manner.

She doubted her own aunt and uncle would recognize her. Not that she planned to drop in on them. She hadn’t seen them since the last time her uncle, in a drunken stupor again, had awakened her with a backhand that had sent her sprawling from her bed to the floor when she was seventeen. Another punch had sent her hurling into a glass table. She’d gotten away from him and hidden that night, wrapping her cut arm in a T-shirt.

The next morning she’d told her aunt, who’d looked the other way again during all the commotion, that she was going to school.

Andrea hadn’t gone to school. And she hadn’t gone back home. Ever again.

She hadn’t gone far, just to the other side of the town she’d only ever known as home, but they hadn’t come looking for her. Had probably been relieved that she’d left.

So yeah, no joyous homecoming in Buckeye.

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5 responses to “Man of Action by Janie Crouch: Review

  1. “safe for my mom” Hahahaha! I totally cracked up at that!
    I love that they are both profilers! That certainly makes for an interesting read. I hope Brandon doesn’t piss me off TOO much though with how he treats her.
    Anyways, thanks for sharing! 🙂

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