The series goes out on a high note. Fast Burn is the 4th and final book in the Body Armor series. As usual, Lori Foster hits it out of the park with her storytelling. Brand Berry has been courted over and over by Sahara Silver to join her elite Body Armor bodyguard agency. He isn’t sure he wants to give up his MMA career to join her agency, but he is even more confident he doesn’t want to carry on an affair with his boss, which is where he thinks this relationship is headed. She drives him wild, she drives him crazy, she just drives him.

Brand hasn’t had the easiest life, his family is unconventional but loving and he likes being part of the SBC. He has made great friends, had a ton of new opportunities and feels like he is wanted somewhere finally.

Sahara Silver inherited the Body Armor agency from her deceased brother. Not that she believes he is dead, no way in hell. She has made it her mission lately to find out where her brother is and what exactly happened to him. She won’t accept his death short of a body showing up on her doorstep.

Brand has denied his attraction to Sahara for a while, as hard as that is some days, until she becomes dragged in as part of her brother’s mysterious disappearance. When she is kidnapped he jumps into action to make his claim to be by her side known to any and all that dared threaten it. He will protect her at all costs.

Sahara knows Brand will do anything to “save” her and she hates being vulnerable. She has always had to prove she is as capable as any man in her employ. She hates the double standard that women have to endure and sets out to prove not all women are fragile little creatures.

Can Brand and Sahara figure out her brother’s mysterious circumstances before its too late? Can they fight their attraction to one another to focus or will it make them stronger to be full out partners in more ways than one?

Good secondary interactions from all the familiars, Rowdy’s Place, SBC, and of course Leese, Justice and Miles (along with the women that love them). Plus fun new characters like Brand’s Dad who basically has every gun known to man in his basement.

Another strong story from Lori Foster with good twists and turns. It will keep you guessing for the majority of the book (unless you are a good figure outer like me J) but if you are a quick study it still doesn’t disappoint with suspense, excitement and action. I am so bummed this series has ended with this novel but knowing there are more Lori Foster books on the horizon carries me through (just barely haha).

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review, good or bad but always honest. My ebook had some missing words and sentences which I have no way of knowing if it was technology error or something that will carry through to the paperback et al versions. Overall this is definitely a book for the forever shelf to re-read over and over again, as I do with most Lori Foster novels. Until we meet again Body Armor!!

Holy Smokes! I think this is one of Lori Foster's steamiest books yet!
Brand is young, cocky and at the top of his game. MMA is what he does and he loves the fight. But there's something holding him back.
When a man isn't sure what his next move should be, he gets a little ouchy. And Brand doesn't like being off his game. Especially when one of the reasons is a sexy woman who knows what she wants and goes after it. She's strong and has a backbone of steel.
I love a strong heroine, but Sahara takes it to a whole other level. Still, she's sweet and kind and loveable.
Sahara knows Brand would be an amazing addition to her "stable" of sexy bodyguards. She also knows she's feeling more than bossly toward the sexy man.
This book kept me turning pages way past my bed time.
Fast Burn is sexy, steamy and full of fast paced action.
Sahara and Brand discover that being different can be a good thing. And the way he makes her let go of the reins, shew, don't burn your fingers as you hold on to your book.
Something I really liked was that Lori brought all the characters from this series together in this book. So nice to catch up with each one.
Don't miss this book. Run with Brand and Sahara as they try to out pace the danger that seems determined to catch her.
I'm curious to see if we may hear more from a bad guy that maybe wasn't so bad in the future.

5 Stars!

I was pulled right into this story. The story has laughs, secrets, suspense, kidnapping, steam, and heartbreak.

If you have not read the below I would recommend reading them first:
Under Pressure (Body Armor, #1)
Hard Justice (Body Armor #2)
Close Contact (Body Armor #3)

This is Sahara and Brand's story. The chemistry between Brand and Sahara is explosive but Brand is fighting it with everything he has. He knows she wants him, but she also wants him to work for her. She has put the business first no matter what. She lost her brother and it is really all she has now. He is not a man that will be put second. She spends her time running the business and searching for clues to what exactly happened to her brother. When she is kidnapped for her efforts she knows she is in trouble. Brand is furious when she is kidnapped and steps up right away to help find her and bring her back. She needs him, and he will do anything to get her back. This is not the time to be getting personal, but can they fight against it? The danger that surrounds them does not want to let them go. Can he protect and get her out or are they about to both be lost?

This story also pulled in some of the men from the Ultimate Series. Always nice to get a few updates on some characters we love and miss. I loved these characters and the side characters. I felt I could connect with the characters and the story was a great read.

I highly recommend this book and can’t wait for the next story from this author.

My Review: Yay, we finally get Sahara's story!! She's a take-charge, take-no-prisoners sort of woman, and it shows. She's been my favorite secondary character throughout the whole series, and I fell in love with her even more during her own story. And considering how strong of a personality she has, I knew she'd need an equally strong man to match her.. and Brand is so very much that man. I can't believe this is the final book in the Body Armor series, but way to end things with a bang!

I think this might be my favorite of the series, but.. I still love, love, love Justice. So maybe this is a very close second. This story is so dynamic - plenty of suspense, plenty of hot scenes, and it's a roller coaster of a read. I can't recommend Fast Burn highly enough, or this author highly enough! Lori Foster is the queen of contemporary romance, and she needs to be on your to-read list.. And Fast Burn should move right to the top!

Cover Lovin': Two thumbs up!

Recommendation: I suggest checking out the previous books in the series, but this can work on its own.

Final Rating: FIVE out of FIVE stars (5/5)!! I love Lori Foster - and this is her at her best! Totally worth the read!

Fast Burn is the fourth and final book in Lori Foster's Body Armor series, and it's a series I've been following from the beginning. I was really looking forward to Sahara Silver's story. As the head of the the Body Armor agency ever since her brother, Scott, went missing, she's appeared in all the previous novels as the smart, savvy, strong, sensible and stalwart leader of the former MMA hunks whom she's hired and trained as sexy bodyguards for high-profile clients. Unfortunately, most of what I've admired so much about her character in the past three novels is gone in this one, and for that reason, I can only give Fast Burn a 3-star rating.

The first three books in this series are all about the bodyguards and their female clients. What usually starts out as just a job ends with the bodyguard and his client facing danger and falling in love, which is certainly not unusual in a romantic suspense novel. However, in this novel, it's Sahara Silver whose body needs guarding, yet she resists it at every turn. As the novel opens, she's trying to get successful MMA fighter, Brand Berry, to join Body Armor, not only because he'd be a good fit for the agency, but because she's had the hots for him for some time. But Brand is no pushover and makes it clear that he doesn't want her as his boss. He's attracted to her, and because of that, if he was her employee and pursued a relationship with her it would open a hole can of worms, and besides, he likes being the dominant figure in a relationship, and so he resists any overture she makes--for a while. But Sahara doesn't give up easily on this relationship, nor has she given up on the search for her missing brother, Scott, someone Brand believes is dead, a belief he never verbalizes to Sahara.

When Sahara is kidnapped by a group of masked men who demand that she pay them the money Scott owes them, she has no idea who they are or why Scott owes them anything. As the founder of Body Armor, Scott obviously made a deal with these thugs and ticked them off. Since he's missing and presumed dead, they go after Sahara instead, believing she knows his whereabouts, and while she's quite resourceful at trying to escape from captivity, in the end, it's Brand and her other bodyguards who rescue her. A second attempt to capture her soon follows and Brand steps up as her protector, but still refuses to become her employee.

While I liked Brand as a strong, protective, alpha male with a definite dominant streak, I found Sahara to be rather annoying. While she's physically brave and resourceful, and sexually more than forward with Brand, she spends a large portion of her time trying to come to terms with her feelings about Brand, and rather than being up-front with him, she vascillates between her sexual attraction to him, her controlling nature, her jealousy when she sees him with another woman at a party, her need to dominate him, and her own self-doubts. Brand, on the other hand, makes his intentions clear all along, and I found myself liking him far more than I liked Sahara, who seemed mature and grounded in the previous novels, but emotionally immature in this one.

Another issue I had with this novel was the other bodyguards--none of them seemed to have any other assignments. Since Body Armor is touted as one of the most successful agencies of its kind, why weren't her other bodyguard employees busy guarding anyone? It seemed they were always available to come to her rescue, which made little sense to this reader. Also, Sahara, who should know better, doesn't do much to stand up for herself, instead, she comes off as rather flighty, ready to head off and meet danger alone without bothering to inform her men about her plans, while they, in equal measure, seem to ignore her orders and directives, and this is especially true of Brand, who, because he's still not her employee, has no problem simply ignoring her orders. Being as well trained as her employees, in her single-minded search for her brother, Sahara seems to throw all caution aside and steps into danger alone. It felt completely out of character for the Sahara we've come to know in previous novels.

Then there are the kidnappers. The chief perpetrator among them wants the money he's owed, but he also wants Sahara, and he's really not all that villainous. His cohorts can only be described as brainless, idiotic thugs, who, although they've been warned that Sahara isn't to be harmed, can't seem to wait to tie her up, tie her down and rape her. I'm not sure where the villain found them, but they aren't very good at their jobs or at obeying his orders, just as Sahara's men aren't very good at obeying hers in this novel.

Finally, there's the denouement, which made little sense to and irritated the heck out of this reader. Having a character so minor and so ill-defined as to practically escape notice entirely in this novel as being behind the multi-layered plot against Scott and Sahara felt a like a major let-down, and, as a reader, I felt cheated out of a fair chance to solve the whodunit part of this romantic suspense novel for myself. Yes, there's an HEA ending of sorts, but seeing Sahara, who's been a strong and controlling character throughout this series become willingly subordinate to someone as dominating as Brand, left me wondering about the future of any relationship these two characters might have.

While Lori Foster is an excellent and highly skilled writer, this novel seemed to be a letdown of a series finale, and I also missed Ms. Foster's signature sense of humor, which was nowhere to be found in this novel. I had high hopes for this novel, but I'm sad to say that it was just an okay read for me.

I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this novel. The opinions expressed are my own.

Fast Burn was another great addition to the Body Armor series. The story is captivating from beginning to end , Lori Foster has the ability to write books that are among the best out there. Sierra is relentless in her pursuit to get Brand to sign up with the Body Armor agency but he has other ideas in mind. He wants her body and soul and doesn't want to be her employee. When Sierra's life is put in danger by being kidnapped, Brand stops at nothing to rescue her. Will Brand finally give in and join the Body Armor agency, I guess you will have to read it to find out. Grab your copy now!!!
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It’s been entirely too long since I read a Lori Foster book. To be perfectly honest, I didn’t even bother to read the blurb before adding this book. When I’m in the mood for a steamy contemporary romance with a dash of suspense, Foster always hits the spot. Now here’s my confession…
And I’ll warn the reading order OCD squad to look away right now for fear of your head exploding…
Because this was the first book I read in this series.
*pause for dramatic effect*
What can I say? I love to live dangerously.
But you know what? I had absolutely no trouble getting right into the thick of it and fully invested in the Body Armor series.
If you know me at all, then you already know that I love me a strong and kick-*ass heroine. And Sahara Silver was the epitome of it! Running an elite bodyguard agency, Sahara is no slouch herself. She’s sassy, determined, a wiz with a firearm, and tenacious when it comes to what she wants. And what she wants is the sinfully sexy MMA fighter, Brand, to join her agency. But Brand isn’t one to mix business with pleasure, and he knows that the fiery chemistry between Sahara and him will prevent any business relationship she hopes to have. He won’t sign with her agency, but he will give into her other advances.
I loved the way Sahara is a boss lady at work, but she lets Brand take the control in the bedroom without losing any of her spark. I loved Brand’s sweet, protective, and deliciously sexy nature. And I absolutely loved the two of them together.
The romance takes place in the middle of the mystery of Sahara’s missing brother finally coming to a head. Everyone believes the man dead, but Sahara knows it can’t be true. With plenty of baddies jumping out of the shadows, Brand and Sahara never see a dull moment. And with a sizzling romance tying it all together, Fast Burn was certainly one delicious burn. It was well paced, with great characters, and plenty of steam. It hit the spot just right for me and satisfied my Lori Foster craving.

What a fast-paced, sexy thriller of a read by Ms Foster. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Looking forward to more of her books.

Brand and Sahara!!!!! What a story!!!! The previous stories has been leading up to them and this book doesn’t disappoint. It takes off right from the start with Sahara getting kidnapped. It only gets more interesting and chaotic as it goes along. You have a story that has been on going and an alpha male/female bantering back and forth together with chemistry that is off the charts. I couldn’t put this book down and I was/am sad when it ended because it’s the last of a long intertwining series I loved for years. I can’t wait to see whT she has for us next. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

Fast Burn is book 4 in the Body Armor series and in it we get big boss Sahara's story. While you could probably read this book without having read the others and understand it okay, I believe it would be best read after the others and being introduce to the Body Armor crew. I've been looking forward to Sahara's story since book one, super curious to get to know her more and to watch her find her match - and find her match she does - in Brand.

Fast Burn was full of angst, action, and drama, each notion keeping me hooked on the page and anxious to read on. The chemistry and powerful connection between Sahara and Brand builds as the story continues and further drew me in. It was undeniable - even as they attempted to fight it at times. Their interactions were full of feeling, keeping me connected to the characters and understanding more about them.

The story was full of unexpected things and minor twists for me, which is always a good thing when you add that touch of suspense, I don't want to figure it all out half way into the book. I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll leave it at we get some answers to the question of Sahara's brother - is he dead or is he alive? And in getting those answers, we are taken on quite a ride.

Fast Burn was a winning combination and gave me the best story for Sahara - one of my favorite characters in the books. I loved how Lori Foster brought this one together and can't wait to see what she delivers next.

I've never read a Lori Foster book I haven't loved and the Body Armor series fits that bill! I love the strong, dominant but sweet MMA and ex-MMA fighters she creates! Every series featuring the SBC men is just perfect!

I've always wondered about Sahara since reading the first book in this series. I knew she was a strong, independent, take no nonsense woman but I was happy to finally read her story. Yes, she's a female in a typically male-dominated field but she doesn't let that stop her. She is a strong woman and doesn't care who she has to prove it to in order to get the point across. And Brand is her perfect match.

I can't decide if I hope there's more to come from this series or if she will start a new one with glimpses of these characters from the Body Armor agency.

Fast burn is the last book in the Body Armor series. I didn't feel as if this is the last book though. I wanted some sort of epilogue to tie the four books. Most of the readers will have no problem with the ending, but I am always looking forward to an ending chapter that brings all or most of the couples together. We did get to see them during the events of the story, so I guess I should be happy. One other thing that stood out for me was the heroines name. I kept reading it as Sara and not Sahara and I think the reason I did that is because every time I was reading her name I was thinking about the desert and not her. I know it's silly and that didn't affect my view of the book. The story was good and I was a fan of the suspence. The romance was also good, but I was more into finding the bad guys and finding out the truth. I liked the book. The pace was good and steady and the story was written well. I would recommend the book and it can be read as a stand-alone novel, so if you haven't read the previous books, you won't have to before you begin this one.

This was a great addition to the Body Armor series. I really loved seeing our brave, strong, determined owner get her time in the sun and Brand is Sahara's perfect match. As strong and determined (especially when it comes to winning our girls heart) as her but less burdened by the demands of running a business and of trying to be what he believes people expect of him.

There was quite a bit of angst in this read, which isn't one of my favorite tropes in a book...just makes my own heart hurt, ha, but it was clear that in the end these two would come through their trials stronger than ever.

I loved the side story going on here and the possibility of future books to come out of it. I really want a certain someone's story after these four books and can't wait to see what Lori has in store for him.

As with her other books, Lori's writing and pacing in Fast Burn is exactly what I wanted. Everything was well planned and written and the pacing keeps you on your toes, no pissing plot lines suddenly from needing to wrap things up and no drag that makes you put the book down and just walk away. It was also great getting to play catch up with some of our favorite coupes from the series, you become attached to these characters and seeing that their life is playing out the way we imagine is the best part of a book series in my opinion.

Here's to another book in the series or maybe another spin-off and I can't wait.

I hate to see this series end but it was such a fantastic ending. ALL my questions were answered. Sahara is running the body guard agency until her brother returns. She is probably the only one that believes he is still alive. Brand is a MMA fighter but Sahara wants him as a body guard. She just might get him. IS her brother alive. Read it and fine out.

Thank you netgalley and harlequin for allowing me to read this title for an honest review.

I've loved this series and have been waiting for Sahara to get her story and while it didn't hit it out of the park for me it was still an addicting read.

The main reason it's not a 5 star for me was that in all the previous books Sahara was a total kick ass character. She's strong, she's smart, she knows how to manage all these alpha male former MMA fighters and does it all while maintaining the respect of her entire team. In this one I felt she lost a little of that in control, cool thinking woman who's ready for just about everything. Yes, she does make a pretty nifty make shift weapon when she gets kidnapped at one point but then at other times she makes what's obviously bad choices despite the rest of her guys pointing out their bad choices. Granted she's much more emotional in this book because her brother is involved but I felt she tipped a bit too far to the little lady that doesn't think clearly and needs to be rescued from her own bad decisions by Brand. This wouldn't have bothered me so much if we didn't see through out the entire series just how capable she is and how she is able to think through most issues and make the smart, rational choices. Still giving her slack because of her emotional involvement with the hints of what happened to her brother I'd give this book a solid 4 stars.

I loved Brand and seeing the sparks fly between he and Sahara was great. While we saw some of her not so smart decision making in parts of the book we also get to see some of her softer sides when she interacts with his aunt and uncle as well as the wives of the rest of the former MMA fighters. Not to mention I also loved seeing the other guys and where they are at in their relationships with their wives/girlfriends.

The story line itself was pretty predictable but still really engaging. I read it in pretty much one sitting and can't wait for more from Lori Foster. She is an amazing author and is an auto-buy for me for sure!

Such a lovely story!I enjoyed it a lot, it was romantic it has suspense and a touch of mystery.All this together with great characters made a beautiful story! Sahara and Brand were a good match, even though she drove him crazy with her need to do things on her own!I loved that he admired her!These were two stubborn alpha people and so it was interesting watching them figure out how to be together and make their life work.Overall, it was a great story and probably my favorite in this series!

Fast Burn

Body Armor Series - Book 4



By Lori Foster

HQN - March 2018

Contemporary Romance



Fast Burn is the fourth story in Lori Foster's Body Armor series. This new series follows Ms Foster's Ultimate series and is tied to additional ones. If you want to read everything in order, start with her SBC series, then read the following, Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor series, Love Undercover series, the short story Hard Knocks which is the prequel to the Ultimate series. Then comes the new Body Armor series.

Sahara Silver knew what she wanted. She knew what she believed. She wanted Brand Berry, both for herself, and as another bodyguard in the company she had inherited from her brother. She believed that her brother wasn't dead. She didn't have any particular evidence other than the fact that they had never found his body, but she just never felt that he was dead. She was less confident when it came to Brand. He seemed attracted to her, but he kept telling her no when she asked him to come work for her. He was perfect for being a bodyguard. An MMA fighter, just like the other men she had hired. Capable, strong, sexy. Perfect for the high profile cases she assigned them to.

Brand's reticence to join her team became a secondary issue when she was kidnapped. The men who took her seemed to also believe that her brother was still alive. Whether she believed anything a kidnapper said was debatable, but someone had definitely attacked her brother, and now she was a target. And Brand was stepping up to be her defender, and more.

In Fast Burn readers finally see Sahara and Brand navigate threats and other obstacles to be together. I enjoyed the romance between Sahara and Brand and the revelations that had been hinted at in previous stories. The only issue is that some readers might not appreciate Sahara's attitude to her brother's employees and how she only assigned her good looking MMA ex-fighters to high profile cases where they could be showcased. Body Armor has been an enjoyable series, and I am sorry to see it end.







Kathy Andrico - KathysReviewCorner.com

I'm always sorry to know that a series is ending, especially one of Lori Foster's. I felt that way when the Ultimate series ended, but the Body Armor series softened the blow a little since there was a connection between the two. I suppose if the series had to come to an end, Brand and Sahara's story was the perfect way to wrap things up.

Both Brand and Sahara have been around for a while. Sahara has been front and center since she ran the Body Armor company. Brand's been the one man she's wanted to bring in for a while, but he's always balked. Even though she knows his reasons, she still wants him on her team and in her life. When Sahara becomes a target, Brand won't leave her side whether he's an official body guard or not.

There's plenty of danger, mystery, heat, intrigue and that family connection that I've come to not only expect, but look forward to from this author in Fast Burn. Honestly, both Sahara and Brand took me by surprise. I didn't expect to feel as connected to these two as I did. It's not that I didn't like Sahara, but she was the boss, so it was hard to really get to know her. It was obvious that she cared about all the guys she employed, as well as their families, but she was so strong and independent, it was hard to feel a closeness to her. Her personality really came through in Fast Burn. Brand's character was the same, but readers knew even less about him until this book. I ended up falling in love with them both.

So, yeah... I'm sorry that the Body Armor series has come to an end, but I'm sure whatever Lori Foster has in store for readers next will be worth it. There's at least one character from Fast Burn that I hope gets a chance to redeem himself, but only time will tell. ;)

The fourth installment of the Body Armor series by Lori Foster brings the series to an intense, explosive conclusion, where the bossy, sassy, always very opinionated Sahara Silver finally gets the limelight.
Her ardent attraction towards Brand Berry has come through loud and clear in the previous books of the series, yet this title is easy to be read as a stand-alone novel - even though reading the books in order will bring you fast-paced entertainment and more enjoyment and knowledge of all the characters in the series.
Lori Foster really knows how to write smoothly flowing tales of love and life with deep emotions and the hottest sex scenes. That is something I have learned to expect from her, and she delivers as Fast Burn does not disappoint on those accounts either.
I loved how detailed Brand and his background was drawn with. The turmoil and drama with his biological mother, and the loving support his mom and dad showed to him, and to Sahara, brought another level of warm feels to the story.
Brand is the perfect hero, he is kind, loyal, considerate, strong, smart, confident man who can show both tenderness and deadly force within few minutes. His tolerance to Sahara's bossy and embracive behavior just made me like him more.
Sahara was a bit too much for me at times. Yes, she knows what she wants, she is not afraid of anything, especially going for what her heart desire, but sometimes that fearlessness comes out as foolishness, getting her trouble by running her mouth or acting out. Her loyalty to her brother was endearing, but Scott himself, not so much.
The story was well balanced between the tense suspense and passion filled romance between Brand and Sahara. The fact that the leader of the bad guys developed feelings towards Sahara gave me the creeps, but I believe that was meant to be so, as Brand has pretty much the same reaction, as well.
Sahara is a strong woman, she is loud, she is on your face, going after Brand from the first moment she met him. But as a bodyguard to work for him, not nessaserely as a boyfriend. The whole conflict of interest that Brand felt with the career proposal was the stumbling block in their relationship, and I felt that maybe there wasn't enough of a solution on that matter, even though the conclusion of the tale was well hashed out.
Action and suspense, romance and passion, laughter and deep emotions, sighs and swoons - the story delivers it all. It kept my interest keen, it is sharp, fierce, sweet, and bold. The whole series has been a pleasant reading experience to me, and I can't wait to see what's next from in line from this amazing author who never fails to entertain my mind
~ Four Spoons with a teaspoon on the side

About Lori Foster:

Since first publishing in January 1996, Lori Foster has become a USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author. Lori has published through a variety of houses, including Kensington, St. Martin’s, Harlequin, Silhouette, Samhain, and Berkley/Jove. She is currently published with HQN. Visit her online at LoriFoster.com.




The title says it all. Brand and Sahara are combustible! Before these two even touch each other, there is enough heat between the two to give you a suntan! Who in their right mind doesn't want that? (Raises hand for third helping, please)

Sahara has taken over her brother's business and turned it into the hottest, sought after bodyguard business out there. One of the few who still believes her brother is alive, she seeks his whereabouts by any means and usually thoughts of her own wants take a back seat. But she wants Brand...for Body Armor. But Brand? Brand wants a beautiful CEO who's name just happens to begin with an S.

I really love how Foster developed these two characters. Sahara is one of the strongest women characters I've read in a long time. She is tough as nails, smart as a whip and savvy as a shark. When these two alpha's come together not only do they fight like cats and dogs, but sparks fly igniting passion too. Definitely worth the read and if you haven't read the entire series, now is the time to start.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and InkslingerPR for an honest review.




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