Semper Fi: Magnus by Jambrea Jo Jones

Semper Fi: Magnus by Jambrea Jo Jones
Publisher: Liquid Silver
Genre: Contemporary
Other: M/F, Military, Suspense
Length: Full Length about 53k - 116 pages

Review Copy Received from Author

Summary:

Marine Colonel Joe “Magnus” Rivers’ job is his reason for being. Protecting the United States of America from all threats is his sole purpose in life. That life is turned upside down when a woman is assigned to his team of elite Marines and his attraction to her threatens his career.

NCIS Special Agent Emily Patterson’s orders: infiltrate Colonel Rivers’ team and find the culprits behind a slate of kidnappings connected to a sex slave ring. Her mission parameters didn’t include an attraction for Colonel Rivers but nothing in Emily’s career could have prepared her for Magnus. Her job becomes more difficult as she gets to know the man behind the uniform and Emily finds herself wanting to prove herself to him, potentially exposing her identity before she clears Mag.

Mag and Emily struggle against their growing feelings for one another, both knowing the consequences of giving in to lust. Mag is Emily’s team leader and fraternizing is against the rules. Emily is investigating Mag and his team; getting involved with him could ruin her investigation and her career.

AJ’s Review:

Absolutely, freaking-fantastic is all I can say about Magnus. He is the epitome of a sexy, strong, alpha male who has a sensitive side. The man is absolutely scrumpilicious. That’s right! I used my favorite word…scrumpilicious. You know how I love a man in uniform, or better yet, a man out of uniform. *grin*

It’s obvious that Ms. Jones has a vast knowledge base of the military because Magnus is a well-written story that’s totally believable. The military terminology and intense interactions between Magnus and the rest of his Marines only draws you into the plot of the story as it literally comes to life on the page. Yet, with all of the intense situations that occur throughout the story, Ms. Jones does an excellent job of adding a little humor. The suspenseful plot is mind-blowing in that she’ll keep you guessing as to who the traitor is for the majority of the story. While there are hints along the way, her ability to keep you teetering back and forth between two of the secondary characters is wonderful and will only pique your curiosity more.

NCIS Agent Emily Patterson is absolutely wonderful in this action packed story as the class screw-up. It was interesting to watch her take every situation and contemplate a way to screw it up in order to maintain her cover. Yet, there were also times when she had to prove to Mag that she was more than the right “Marine” for the job and I loved it. As she struggled to maintain her cover while fighting her desires for Mag in an effort to prove that she was anything but a screw-up was exhilarating. The bantering between Emily and her partner on the outside was hilarious at times, as he truly is the brother she never asked for in life. Our heroine is one strong-willed, dedicated, alpha female that you will grow to quickly admire and love as a reader because I did and so did Mag when he discovered her true identity. The torture that she endures at the hands of a mad man only increased my admiration for her strength and willingness to get the job done.

But, when Emily and Mag give into their sexual desires and her identity is no longer a secret, at least to Mag, it’s explosive to watch the big guy in action. He’s hot ladies and you’ll fall in love with him at every turn. The way he lets his guard down around Emily and allows his emotions and sense of humor to run freely only proves that the big man is love and doesn’t know it. I loved how Ms. Jones allowed us into the thought processes of Mag, Emily and the evil psycho because it increased the depth of each character as you learned more about their backgrounds, as well as their fears and desires.

The evil villain(s) in Magnus are the type that you’ll not only love to hate, but will also want to do physical harm to yourself. An eye for an eye definitely fits what you’ll want to do to them after reading this adventurous, heart wrenching story. This is one exhilarating, emotional rollercoaster ride that you don’t want to miss. I couldn’t put the book down and found myself once again reading into the wee hours of the morning. I can’t wait for the next story in the series. Bravo Ms. Jones for providing us with a titillating story that’s well-written, realistic, adventurous, sensual and keeps you begging for more with the turn of every page. I will definitely recommend Magnus to my friends.

Rated 5 Delightful Divas and a Recommended Read by AJ!





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