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Nov 07, 2008 Danielle The Book Huntress rated it really liked it

Shelves: part-of-a-series, romantic-suspense, career-woman, alpha-hero, hot-and-steamy-romance, owned-copy

Kudos to Ms. Clare for taking two of the most hated professions, and giving us three-dimensional, lovable characters in these professions that question this reader's perceptions of people in these fields. Kara is a reporter, but she is one of the reporters that show the ethics and the dedication that the people in this field should represent, in a perfect world. She's a really sweet person, but is also strong and driven to do a good job. Kara faces the struggle that many American women face, rai Kudos to Ms. Clare for taking two of the most hated professions, and giving us three-dimensional, lovable characters in these professions that question this reader's perceptions of people in these fields. Kara is a reporter, but she is one of the reporters that show the ethics and the dedication that the people in this field should represent, in a perfect world. She's a really sweet person, but is also strong and driven to do a good job. Kara faces the struggle that many American women face, raising a child and pursuing a career at the same time. Kara deals with the prejudice that working moms face: that they must not love their child enough or they would stay home with her or him. And on the other side, they aren't committed enough to their job because their child is more important. There is not a question in reading this story that her child Connor is her life. But at the same time, she takes her career as a journalist very seriously. And a woman can do both. Many women do it every day. But in the end, Kara has put her other needs as a woman on the shelf, also because of being betrayed by the man she loved, Connor's father. She has denied her sensual self for five long years, and avoided relationships and/or sex for five long years. I personally could see where she was coming from, because I too believe that having a revolving door of men through a single woman's life is not good in the long run for her children. It's the dilemma that a single mother faces everyday.

Enter the other part of the equation, Reece Sheridan. I'll be the first to admit it. I was underwhelmed at the thought of the hero of this book being a senator. Let's just say, I don't feel that a lot of politicians are overendowed with sincerity. Well, Reece is as real as they get. In fact, at several times in this book, I was blown away at his earthy, raw nature. My mouth was open, because I didn't see politicians like that. Okay, I'm naive. Well, he's a serious alpha man, and he is definitely a sexual person, and he wants to explore that part of himself with Kara.

Had that been all his relationship with Kara was about, I would have thrown the book against the wall. Books where the relationship is just about sex are not my cup of tea. It was a big part of their connection, true. But Reece truly cared about Kara. He wanted to make sure that all her needs were met. He really was a sweet guy. He was pretty sexually agressive, but that seemed to be what Kara needed. I loved the fact that he got invested with Connor, and wanted to spend as much time with him as he did with his mother. He really was the perfect mate for Kara.

And Reece cared about society and became a state senator to prove a message he tought as a teacher, if someone wants to make change in the world, he has to act. He worked very hard to stay out of the political machine and to get things accomplished as a senator. He didn't always make the right choices, but his integrity could never be called into question.

It was interesting how Kara and Reece interacted as man and woman (lovers), but also as professionals whose career lives intersected, since Kara's story involved corruption at the government level, because the company doing illegal dumping and violating environmental regulations was getting some aid on the inside of the legislative system.

This book has a really good suspense storyline. It was frighteningly real. And it showed how ruthless people can be when it comes to making a profit. The environmental message was timely and intense, and seamlessly tied in with the fact that the culprits had no problem killing and hurting people who got in their way, really showed how inethical and harmful this behavior is. I really admired Kara for pushing through to get her story written. Her life was threatened and she was badly injured more than one time in the course of this book. But she would not give up. It wasn't about glory for her. It was about using her abilities to see justice done and people helped. There was a message in this story about responsible journalism that resonated with me. I do believe that the news media has fallen prey to bias and has forgetten about the important service they have and the crucial nature of ethics in the profession. Okay, I'm getting off my soapbox because that's not what this review is about. I do have to say that Ms. Clare did a much better job of getting this point across in an enjoyable way.

The sex is blistering hot in this book. You need to wear handmits when reading this book. However, the best thing is the powerful emotional relationship between Kara and Reece, that encompasses Kara's sweet little boy, who needs a father, just as much as Kara needs a lover and a mate.

Be warned about the violence level. It's intense, but it drives home the message about greed and how some people show no morals when it comes to keeping the money rolling it. Anyone that cannot be bought could end up dead or injured if they stand in the way.

This was a very good book, and I have to say that Clare is just as skilled at writing contemporaries as she is historicals. I look forward to reading the other books in the I-Team series.

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Mar 23, 2008 Auntee rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romantic-suspense, keepers

Wow! What an awesome writer and a great romantic suspense! Pamela Clare creates some truely memorable characters and a larger than life hero in this, the first book in her I-Team series.

Kara McMillan is a young single mother, working as an investigative journalist for a Denver newspaper. She's working on a story that would expose a company that is dumping chemicals illegally and polluting the environment. This company has some powerful political allies, and they just may include some members of ...more

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Jul 17, 2010 Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed, owned-read, favourites, romantic-suspense, author-pamela-clare

6th Oct 2010 - Initial thoughts were:

4.5 Stars - I really enjoyed this! But....This book made me think of my work. For that reason alone, I'll have to minus half a star. LOL ^o^ Actually, to be more accurate, my line of work made me question parts of the legislative process portrayed in this book and now I feel like I need to do "homework" to find out how it works in Colorado. Dang! ^_^
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11th Oct 2010

Rating reviewed to: 5 Stars. I decided it was unfair of me ...more

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Mar 01, 2011 Lynsey A rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2011-reads, books-i-own, contemporary-romance, favorite-series, favorite-author, hero-to-die-for, hero-i-luv, part-of-a-series, child-children-involved, awesome-epilogue

I love Pamela Clare's contemporary books as much as I do her historicals. Although, really, this is my first contemporary of Pamela's but I still say it's true.

This was a very fast-paced story and very hard to put down. The suspense story line itself was great but the love story blew that all away. I loved Reece! Of course, he was the perfect man. He can cook, build things like cabins and beds, he treats Kara with utmost respect and devotion, takes care of her and protects her and loves her son. ...more

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Feb 25, 2008 Pamela(AllHoney) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: suspense-mystery-thriller, contemporary-romance, reporters-journalist, 1st-in-series, single-parent, not-too-old-for-love

In preparation of the November release of Striking Distance, The Pamela Clare Fan Group will be hosting a group read of the series, starting with this book! If you haven't yet read Pamela Clare's I-Team series, you're missing out on some truly fantastic stories.

So what are you waiting for?? Grab a copy of this book and join us on June 25th! We'd LOVE to have you!! Extreme Exposure Group Read

But it was her scent that just about killed him. Clean skin. Woman. And something more—something that ma ...more

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Aug 07, 2009 Wendy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: romantic-suspense, 2010, series, first-book

Wow! I don't know why it took me so long to pick this up. I would give it more than the 5 stars if I could.

This was exactly what I like in a romantic suspense.... a perfect balance between the 'suspense' and the romance. I liked both Kara and Reese... and really loved the building of their relationship. There seemed very few contrived events to fit with what PC wanted the reader to understand. And the sex was hot!

Even though journalism wouldn't usually be something I like to read about, I found ...more

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Feb 04, 2011 Yz the Whyz rated it really liked it

Shelves: pamela-clare, 2012-challenge-books, 2012-reads

When I first heard of the I-Team series, I thought this is a series with Navy Seals or Military guys. So, I was slightly puzzled when I finally read the blurb of the book, and learned that the main characters are a politician and a journalist.

Kara is a successful investigative reporter juggling being a single mom and a career woman. Reece is the dashing state senator who is interested in her. Kara battles her attraction for Reece, while working on explosive enviromental scandal. When her case b ...more

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