The Mammoth Book of Special Ops Romance Book

Penny McCall - Once Burned. B+. I thought there was too much action and not enough romance.

Rinda Elliott - Cane River. B. New author for me. Good dialog and writing. I'm just not a big fan of "little sister/big brother's friend" romance.

Laura Griffin - Surrender at Dawn. B+. Another new author for me but I liked the writing. The ending was open ended but left me with a smile.

Charlotte Mede - Into the Night Sky. DNF. Nothing wrong with the writing, just wasn't my cuppa. I found it a little bit boring.

Shannon K. Butcher - A Kept Man. C. I usually love SKB but there was something about this story that just didn't work for me. I can't put my finger on it though.

Rachel Caine - Russian Roulette. A+. I really enjoyed this one. It was smart and ruthless and fast paced. I wish it was a full length novel!

Marliss Melton - veriSEAL. A. Loved this one! I wish it had been a full length novel, I would have bought it for sure.

Charlene Teglia - Shoot to Thrill. B. I haven't read much by her to compare but this was good. Just not great.

Michele Albert - The Angels of Punishment. DNF. While I thought the characterization was inspiring, the actual dialog and story was offensive to me. I just can't see the male character acting that way, sorry.

Cheyenne McCray - Dark Force. A-. I liked this but it just needed to be longer than 20 pages. Not enough time for character development.

Gina Robinson - Lipstick Spy School. A. Cute story. Had a "Mr & Mrs Smith" feel to it.

Shiloh Walker - Don't Walk Away. B. The writing itself was excellent, dark and brooding. I just didn't connect with the characters the way a good book grabs me.

Jordan Summers - Heat of the Night. DNF. I found it uninteresting.

E.C. Sheedy - Overkill. DNF. Wasn't my cup of tea.

Caitlyn Nicholas - The Grey Man. A- New author for me and it was a good story. Australian special forces hero.

Liz Muir - Good Guys. A+. Really enjoyed this British spy caper! I could easily picture Clive Owen as the hero.

- TAG Team. DNF. I didn't care for the heroine at all, turned me off the story.

Gennita Low - The Game. C+. This was a strange story for me. It felt like I was coming into the middle of an ongoing storyline with no clue as to what was going on.

and finally

Debra Webb - The Traitor. A. I enjoyed this one and would have liked it to be a full length book. Good "on the run" romantic suspense.

Overall, this was a much better anthology than some of the other Mammoth books I've read, but I think the editor needs to make a more concerted effort to weed out the "iffy" stories.