I had to jump into another one with adventure and intriguing that gets sealed with heat. The character s will carry you in this one because they are the ones living the drama. Amber and Gage also have some chemistry that goes with them as their relationship builds among the drama. It is filled with action how could it not be with what and why's of this. The nice part of this is get to begin in the first one of the series which I have a bad habit of jumping into already started series.

Amber has lost her career and has been in Witness Protection for a year after helping the FBIgo after her slime ball brother in law. Her sister isn't happy at the situations. Rachel has always been self centred and she can't help but be a petulant child!

Owen Fixx, said slimeball, is not about to let Amber and his ex-wife topple his empire. When they blip on his radar once again, he sends a crew of mercenaries to bring the girls back to him.

Gage is a former cop from the LAPD and as a favour to a friend is sent to help out Amber and Rachel. But he basically walks into a maelstrom of trouble; Rachel has been taken, Amber is determined to find her not matter the cost to herself and he can't trust anyone cos the WPP and FBI possibly have moles on the Fixx payroll.

Brilliantly paced book. I loved the dynamics between the sisters, very realistic! Rachel was so much a Drama Queen and Amber was just so Big Sister! Gage was a wonderfully mysterious package to unwrap! The suspense is amped up by the mole hunt and race to find Rachel. There are great background characters incl the well named Bear! Really enjoyable book and can't wait to see what happens next!

This is the first book by Jenna Ryan that I’ve read. The blurb had me very interested in reading this. I received a copy via Netgalley.

This is a hard review to write. Honestly, the book was all over the place. Yes, there was a lot of action, but that was basically all there was.

There was no chemistry between the characters. And for me, the characters weren’t memorable.

It felt very rushed to me because of all the action. There was no in between. The story jumped from one action sequence to another.

I did like how tough Amber was.

Gage, I’m still unsure about. It actually annoyed me that he’s so great about his job, but he couldn’t figure out how Amber was being tracked.

And why wouldn’t she toss her phone right away? You know the bad guys are after you, you toss your phone and get a burner. That’s being on the run 101.

The story isn’t fully resolved by the ending. I don’t think I’ll be reading the next.

This was just okay for me, I had hoped for more after reading the blurb about it. I definitely had a hard time with some aspects of the story and there seemed to be things missing for me as well. This was my first Jenna Ryan read and I would probably give the next book a shot because this storyline had so much potential.
One of the things I personally didn't like is that I am not a fan of characters falling into love right away or the insta-love trope. There has to be more build up and more getting to know each other for me as a reader in order for it to make sense for more than attraction/lust to develop. Amber (Alexa) and Gage have serious sexual attraction but we don't really see the why of them falling in love.
I like Amber but she seemed like she was going to be such a strong and badass heroine throughout but she falls flat a couple of times in my opinion. She was very brave to get information for the FBI on her sister's husband, Owen Fixx, who unknown to her sister Rachel (Georgia) happens to be a serious criminal. However this puts her and her sister in serious danger so they are put into witness protection. Not a fan of Rachel at all by the way.
There is a lot of action and suspense which is great for a romantic suspense book of course.
Once Gage gets involved and finds Amber, we see how awesome and protective he is. I like Gage's character a lot. Again, I saw more lust than love between them though so I was disappointed.

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

This book was hard to stay focused on. I get it, they're on the run, bad guys are after them but how many near misses can one woman have? I never really got the feeling of excessive danger even with all the bad guys getting taken out. I usually like these alpha male rescue scenarios, but this one was more chicken running around with its head cut off and no real resources behind the scenes.

As soon as I read the blurb of this book I knew I had to read it! I love books like this, the ones full of action and drama and where if something can go wrong it will! Not altogether believable but a fun escape that will hold your attention from start to finish!

Excellent character development, the story was full of twists and turns, the only thing that I wish was for more chemistry between the main characters. But overall it was a very enjoyable read. Can’t wait to read some more by Jenna Ryan!

Amber Kelly and her sister entered the witness protect program after Amber agreed to help the FBI bring down Owen Fixx, the ruthless weapons and drug dealer her sister was married to. But when her sister, Rachel, leaves the safety of the witness protect program, Amber finds herself with a target on her head. Luckily, Gage Morgan comes to her rescue before anything too sinister can happen to her. Yet, with the danger closing in and Amber not knowing what's happening with her sister, will Gage be able to keep her safe or will Amber find herself in the hands of those wanting to end her life and lose her chance at happy ever after with Gage?

What a wild and thrilling ride Ms. Ryan takes readers on in this first book of her Dark Justice series where the main characters need to stay one step ahead of the bad guys, if they're to get their happy ever after. The way this story started with prologue sets the fast pace of this story with Amber having to deal with her sister in hopes of keeping the two of them safe. Will Amber be capable of getting them out of the trouble they find themselves in? However, it was from the moment that Morgan and Amber come face-to-face for the first time in this story that had me amused by Amber's courage and her determination to stand up for herself in case Gage turns out to be a bad guy. Will Gage be able to win the heroine over and prove that he's one of the good guys?

As for the dialogue, it was intense due to the main characters back stories and the actions and ruthlessness of the bad guys to get to Amber. Truly, there were a few spine-tingling moments and a lot of edge-of-your-seat moments that made this story a total page turner and had me hooked, as there are some close calls with the bad guys. Will Gage be able to keep Amber safe? How are the bad guys continually finding them? Moreover, I loved whenever the hero and heroine conversed, as the heroine challenges him, especially when it comes to his past and why he does what he does and is no longer a cop. What is so bad in his past that he doesn't like to talk about?

Both the main characters were charismatic and well-developed, and so were the secondary characters, even though I thought Amber's sister was selfish, naïve and flighty. At times, I couldn't understand why Amber cared so much about Rachel when there was no way her sister would go to the lengths the heroine was going for her. Furthermore, the heroine is resilient, courageous and I liked how determined she was to get her sister back, even knowing her sister was probably being used as bait. I also liked how much of a challenge the heroine provided the hero when it came to protecting her and that she was just as protective of Gage. No way could she walk away if there was trouble. While the hero, he finds it hard to trust after being betrayed in the past, yet he's good at what he does, and I liked how far he was willing to go to keep the heroine safe. I also liked how confident he was in his skills and that he handled everything thrown his way including the betrayal of those he thought he could trust.

Overall, Ms. Ryan has delivered an enthralling and action-packed read in this book where the chemistry between this couple was intense and the ending had me concerned for the main characters as they face off against the bad guys. Will they come out on top? Will Owen Fixx finally get taken down? However, what I liked most of all about the ending is how things worked out for Gage and Amber. Finally, he's found a woman he can trust completely. Yet, it was the epilogue that left me looking forward to more of this series. What will happen next for Morgan, Amber and Rachel? I would recommend Dark Justice: Morgan by Jenna Ryan, if you enjoy romantic suspense; the sexy protector trope; or books by authors Kimberly Kincaid, Scarlett Cole, Kaylea Cross and Rebecca Yarros.

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review. I really enjoyed this book, but felt like the plot of a 1980's horror film, you know the ones where anything that could go wrong would. Once they think they are safe Bam! creepy monster is in the next room. That was most of the plot, which is what made it a great book, one never knew what they would find around the next corner, at the next hotel etc. Unfortunately it was usually bad guy(s) and multiple bullets flying. Amber Kelly, who started this book as Alexa, turned evidence over to the FBI on her boss Owen Fixx, who happened to be married to her sister Rachel FKA Georgia. When Fixx attempts to kill them, which is his common way of ending his marriage, they are relocated through the witness protection program. Somehow, (which you will find out if you read the book) they become compromised and Rachel is kidnapped. Amber is determined to get her sister back, and through her WPP contact is sent Gage Morgan. He's a slightly burned out former police officer, with a love for Elvis, and maybe a bit of alcohol. But he is well known for being able to protect an asset. Together they venture off on a journey of twists and turns trying to out run the bad guys, which keep multiplying due to the bounty on Amber's head. Gage has a motley crew of friends that help them out along the way, a former mentor, his "mother" from the commune he was dropped at as a kid, Bear, a compatriot from the military who reminds me of Malcom Boggs, John Malcovich's character from the Movie RED, a slight conspiracy theorist who has a million tech gadgets up his sleeve. All in All I really enjoyed this book, would've preferred a bit more heat between our hero and heroine, but this author got her start with harlequin, and this is consistent with their formula. (I've grown up a bit from when those were the only romances which I read, as they were easy to purchase, EBooks have really broadened my horizons.) Looking at the cover this book appears to be the first in the series and I will be watching for the next one.

Dark Justice: Morgan by Jenna Ryan
Dark Justice #1

Suspense, thrills, action, betrayal, romance and more abound in this the first book of the Dark Justice Series. I was hooked from the beginning and could not put the book down till I finished the last page.

Amber (once Alexa) was asked by the FBI to find information on Owen Fixx, her criminal boss, and fearing for her sister’s life she does so. At the point when both sisters lives are in danger they end up in the Witness Protection Program – even though Rachel (once Georgia) does not want to leave her cushy life and does not believe she is in danger. For a short period of time they are safe in a small town but…suddenly Amber’s sister disappears, Amber is contacted by the bad guys and told to come in or she will be brought in and…she runs.

Gage, contacted by mysterious McCabe, agrees to meet up with Amber and provide for her safety. From the moment Gage and Amber meet their lives are in danger and if caught their deaths will not be easy. With two bad guys and the thugs they send after them out for blood it is a chase fraught with suspense as they thwart the bad guys…for the most part. Gage does call upon some intriguing friends during the chase and they end up visiting some interesting places. Through it all both Amber and Gage are tough, tenacious and willing to do what it takes to stay free and eventually try to free Rachel. I am hoping Gage’s friend Bear will have a story of his own and that McCabe will, too. This series could be finished in a trilogy or…if other characters show up then perhaps more than three books will be required.

The book ends with some revelations that are good and some not so good. There is no real cliffhanger BUT the story is not quite finished because the truly evil wicked top dog of a bad guy, James Mockerie, still is alive and needs to be brought down.

I did have to suspend belief after one of Gage’s injuries and move from the book being truly believable to fantasy or believe that the hero had supernatural healing abilities and the heroine had a medical skill set most laypeople do not but with that thought dealt with and then tucked away in the corner of my RN mind I kept reading and thoroughly enjoyed the book. AND am eager to read what comes next.

Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4.5 Stars

DNFed at 36%. Lots of action, some heat and lust but moving slow in the romance or relationship aspects. Story is not believable and I don't care about any of the characters.

I really wasn't a fan of this one. I thought the story had real potential but it never seemed to come together. The writing was a bit scattered and lacked a cohesive thread. On top of that I just couldn't seem to connect with these characters.

This is the story of Amber Kelly, who helped the FBI by collecting evidence to show her boss and brother-in-law, Owen Fixx, is really an arms and drugs dealer. She was so successful that she’s now in the Witness Protection Program (WPP). However, her sister was married to the man Amber investigated and he is now out to make both Amber and his now ex-wife, Rachel, pay for this with their lives.

Rachel was reluctant to believe Owen had already murdered his previous three wives or is a mobster. She definitely doesn’t like small town life or being in the WPP. When she runs off with a local man, this triggers Amber having an ever escalating price on her head and having an ex-police officer to help her survive. As the mobster, his men and his boss all search for Amber, the heat is certainly on. Get ready to meet some well developed characters - including my favourite, Bear! There are some strange allies, fierce gun fights, murder, betrayal and a side serving of romance in this action packed suspense. I found it to be a genuine page-turner that I didn’t want to put down. I look forward to reading more from in this series in future!

I requested and received a copy of this novel, via NetGalley. This is my honest review after choosing to read it.

Adrenaline rush like never before! The story starts off quick and never stops. Crime lords, ex cops, ex feds, witness protection, who can you trust? If you think this is the typical military guy saves the girl and while on the run they have hot sex all the time, you'd be wrong. There are moments of intimacy, though short and sweet, but the suspense of the chase is far more thrilling. I'm really hoping this is the beginning to a new series, a couple of characters are definitely contenders and the author left an open ending. I was pleased to get an early copy and voluntarily wrote my unbiased review.

Gage Morgan is an ex cop who has got the job of protecting a woman who was in the witness protection program, until her sister blew it for them. Now they have to rescue the sister without getting killed.
Alexa Chase found information on her boss for the FBI. It seems that has gone missing and she is the only one who can put him away. She never realized just how far the corruption reached. With a huge price now on her head is it possible they can survive and rescue her troublesome sister.
The bullets fly and the body count is high in this very fast paced romantic suspense. Our hero has a strange set of friends to call on for help. Some are not as helpful as he hoped they would be.
A very exciting story with a strange ending that leaves us wanting more.

While this book was a romance, it leaned heavily on the intrigue side and it was way too hard to put down as it is filled with non-stop action! Amber (previously Alexa) is in Witness protection when her sister runs off, leaving Amber’s location known. Fortunately, there is one decent person left that sends Amber help – Gage Morgan.

Throughout the book, you see that Owen Fixx and his boss, James Mockerie, have used their drug money to buy off a few individuals at the FBI, Witness Protection, and local police stations. I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but Amber knows that she really can only trust herself – even her sister is not immune to the lure of money.

Fortunately, you know this is a romance and while Gage does a few things that Amber gets upset about, he is the only one that she really should trust. They are constantly on the run and cannot figure out how the criminals are tracking them. Amber even went so far as to strip so that Gage could go over all her clothing and her bag, but there was one little item that they overlooked that contained a tracker!

The places that Gage brought them to hide gives the reader insight into the people that shaped Gage into the man that he became. You also learn that both Gage and Amber had problems in their past, and how they dealt with those issues.

Parts of the book were sad when you realize who was willing to betray them for 3 million dollars. Parts were full of violence with all the shooting and deaths throughout the chase, but through it all, you just kept rooting for Amber and Gage to make it to safety! Not a nice thought but I really didn’t care if Amber’s sister, Rachel, made it – she was just too annoying and was really her fault that they were found out in their witness protection location, but she also kept you wondering if she was helping the criminals or not.

Most of the criminals are dealt with but James Mockerie was not caught and the epilogue makes you wonder if the next book will be the next step in bringing him to justice. I was so glad that a few issues that happened were later explained, it really is important to me that I understand the process and motivations and the “why” of things!

I would rate this one at 2.5-3 stars. It was a bit of a weird read for me. I certainly didn’t dislike it, and I read until the end because I needed to know how it all works out, but it didn’t grab me, I didn’t find myself unconsciously reaching for it in quiet moments. It wasn’t one thing, but a few minor issues that just added up.

The summary of this book grabbed me straight away. Sisters in witness protection, one is kidnapped, and the other is desperate to save her and assisted by a gorgeous ex-cop guardian. Promises of suspense, thrills, and romance... What’s not to love?

Unfortunately, the excitement built in the summary didn’t quite live up to expectations. There is a lot of action in this book that follows a similar sequence throughout: running from bad guys, bad guys ambush our leads, leads get away, chase down sister, and repeat. The book felt like one long chase with not much happening in between.

Plot development seemed to stall. Amber/Alexa is running from Fixx/Mockerie but apart from revenging an assault on Mockerie’s ego there is no real reason. We find out that the FBI no longer has the evidence Amber/Alexa provided, and she can’t remember any more details. The entire pursuit comes across as simply a remedy to a man’s ego. Nothing else of any real worth is really revealed.

World building is good. It’s modern day, real world. My only criticism is that the Witness Protection Program is run by the US Marshalls and my understanding is once someone is in the program no one, including the FBI, know where they are. So why does Amber still have an FBI contact that she communicates with regularly? Where are the Marshalls in the fallout of Rachel's kidnapping?
This is only a minor thing though and really didn’t bother me at all. Just something I noted.

Character development stalled after the first few chapters. We learn that Amber is an exotic beauty (more on that later), intelligent, loyal to a sister who doesn’t really deserve it, and a fighter/survivor. We learn that Gage is a tough as nails ex-cop with a strong protective instinct, and a bad history with a woman. In a nutshell, that’s about it. A few more titbits come along as the book progresses but it’s all along the same theme.

Now for Amber’s beauty. Ok, we get it, she’s gorgeous! Stop telling us already! Amber is the lucky winner of many different ethnicities merging together to form an aesthetic whole. Initially, it’s great to know that as it helps describe the character so you get a picture in your mind. A couple of mentions by Gage and friends, ok, boys will be boys. But I lost count how many times Amber is described as beautiful either to her face, or by someone around her. Even Gage mentions it quite a few times to her, advising her that she is so much better looking than her sister (a paraphrase, of course).

All this does is make the entire book a superficial undertaking. Especially in regards to her relationship with Gage. It is already falling into the ‘heat of the moment’, ‘I could die any second’ category, but add in Gage’s seeming obsession with Amber’s looks and it goes to a purely physical attraction and doesn’t really add to the romance at all. Physical attraction between the two is very easy to believe. That it could possibly move into more with time is also believable. That they are ‘in love’ right now, not so much. Both of them (Amber included) are deeply ‘in like’ with each other’s appearance. Along the same theme Amber states quite a few times that she doesn’t know if she can trust Gage, but he’s so good looking.....

All in all, Dark Justice is not a book I would throw away in disgust. The writing style and use of language was quite good. The author obviously has talent, but it just didn’t come through in this story. I enjoyed this book enough that I’d read another book by this author.

My advice is that if the summary appeals to you, give it a go. You never know it may just turn out to be your favourite book! When reading it though it’s important to just go with the flow. Accept it for what it is, a nice light read, and enjoy!

Full review will appear on Reader's Edyn on 10/15/17 at http://bit.ly/2wVNcQI

Alexa Chase (Amber Kelly) is on the run with her sister. She is now Amber and a part of the Witness Protection Program. Her sister married an extremely bad guy, which she refuses to see, but Alexa knows the truth. Uncovered evidence and turned it in to the FBI, in fact. Problem is, some of the guys are on the take and even a new location and a new identity can’t keep them from being found. She’s just been discovered again and her handler calls in a favor this time – Gage Morgan. He’s gorgeous and he’s come to protect her, but he’s going to have to get her to trust him first – easier said than done when you’ve been hunted the last year.

Gage Morgan is not wanting anything to do with this job, but he ends up taking it anyway. Glutton for punishment and all that. His gorgeous target isn’t going to make things easy on him either. Hell bent on rescuing her frivolous, unappreciative sister, they end up finding trouble at every turn. Luckily Alexa is pretty smart and self-sufficient; allowing them to help each other at times. Not to mention the steamy attraction between them that they’ll have to address at some point … if people would stop trying to kill them each time they get close.

This book is the first in the Dark justice series – fast moving and entertaining, you won’t want to stop reading. Packed full of suspense and a lot of quirky characters with their own stories waiting to break out, you’ll be kept on an engaging ride from start to finish. If you are looking for an HEA, you won’t find it here. Well, maybe a bit of one, but the book ends on a slight cliffhanger. While some things are explained and wrapped up, others are left wide open. I’m particularly interested in Bear’s story. And even more of Gage and Alexa. The had some pretty interesting lives and I can’t say much of it was explained. Partially, but I feel like there is more there than what we were given. As far as Rachel (her sister), I didn’t connect with her much. She’s expendable unless she makes a complete 180 and begins to contribute something other than trouble in the future. But I have no idea, I’m just making assumptions on what may or may not be a part of the next story. The only thing I struggled with were the switch in names from Amber to Alexa and back again, for example.

Generally speaking, I don’t care for cliffhangers. They twist me up – and when I have to wait for the next installment, I get annoyed. However, Ms. Ryan did a good job with this one in that it wasn’t a huge cliffhanger that left me wanting, but it did leave enough open that I want to come back for more. Satisfied enough to return, I guess you could say. Several of the characters introduced through Gage had their own stories to tell and I wondered why more of it wasn’t told, so maybe we will see them more in the future. I would describe them as characters with depth, but a depth we were denied – if that makes any sense. I feel like I might be talking this book down, when I really enjoyed it, so I’ll end it now. Overall, this book was quite enjoyable. You can read it quickly and will more than likely find yourself wishing the next book in the series was already out. At the very least, I want to see where Ms. Ryan takes the series and what she plans to do with these characters. Somehow I think they all might end up intertwined even more so when it is all said and done. But we’ll have to see …

Kindle version provided by NetGalley/Entangled in exchange for an honest review.

Sorry for not finishing the book, the writing style just don’t agree with me. I don’t have problem with multiple POVs, but the scenes just hopping every which way and some convos got me flabbergasted. It’s like this book’s trying too hard to be an action-packed story.

Amber Kelly is in a world of hurt and it just keeps getting worse. In all of this she does not fall apart but keeps trying to get things right. Gage Morgan is assigned to keep her safe. The fly in the ointment; Rachel, Amber's sister. Both have been in witness protection and Rachel has just given away their location. This is a fast paced action filled story that was a tension filled fun read. The four stars instead of five - that was because one of the bad guys was not taken down and Amber, Gage, and Rachel were not completely safe at the end.

I received a free copy of the book in return for an honest review.

This book keeps you on your toes, their are a lot of things going on, and yes there are stuff that are really out there and you know that there is just no way in hell, however you really do not care, because you are still into the story. We meet Alexa who had just uncovered information on her brother in-laws criminal doings, and hands it to FBI, however things do not go as planned, and now she is running for her life, and trying to save her sisters life. Now let me tell you, you will hate her sister, she is a spoiled, selfish brat, who is constantly getting them in further trouble. Then we meet Gabe, who is an ex-cope living with demons, he is hired to protect Alexa, and even though he does not want to, he is intrigued by her, and he hates that, but their attraction can not be fought.And that is all I am going to tell you folks, you need to read, however know this, the story continues.