An intriguing, suspenseful, action packed addition to the series…

This is the fifth book in the Unbroken Heroes series that can be read as a stand-alone, there are references to events in the prior books.

The clandestine mission was planned perfectly and should have run without a hitch or so Shadow Ops agent Dare Servant believed. Kill the premise’s security and cameras then enter and bug the residence of the son of a crime lord, who had taken his father’s place upon his death, while the residence is empty. His team damaged the expected caterer’s vehicle to give them the time they needed before someone would show up but he didn’t plan on them calling in a substitute chef to take their place. So when a beautiful woman walks in on him there is no choice but to take her down so they can complete the mission. For a petite thing she doesn’t go down easily and Dare has to admire that. But who is she really? And can they keep her presence contained? Will she keep quiet as to what she’s seen?

Combustion expert Jenna Henson is in between jobs and also is a great cook, she has no real excuse for not helping her caterer friends who need a favor and agrees to take their place until they can arrive at a Malibu cliff residence. She walks into a lavish kitchen to find a ski-masked man who comes after her and she ends up kidnapped until her identity is verified but not before she got a few good punches in. Little did she know that seeing that dangerous man where he wasn’t supposed to be would forever change her life. She’s spunky and if she has to give up the life she’s known she’ll make sure it was worth it.

Committed to the shadow life, Dare has finally met his match, a woman who makes his blood burn, a sassy, quirky, fighter in her own right, who is in danger for association with him, one he’ll now protect. He fights the attraction but her presence is a constant provocation. Jenna knows how deadly the sexy devil black eyed man is as he reminds her often but she can’t stop pushing his buttons. If the now is all they’ll possibly have she’ll take it and have the memories unless she can convince him to reach for more. What neither one knows is that the one who is using them both is also helping them find their way to each other, Dare has a most interesting superior.

This was an intriguing, suspenseful, action packed addition to the series. Dare was a fascinating man seen before and it was great to see him brought down by an interesting and strong woman. We got to learn of a new type of character, an Unperson, this reader is curious to know more about her in future books. This arc was a bit of a difficult read with the amount of errors and the author’s penchant for not clearly denoting changes of scenes and character voices within chapters. I had to backtrack often.

An advanced reading copy was obtained from the publisher via NetGalley.

3.75⭐
Close to the Edge was an enjoyable story that drew me in. However, I did find it hard to connect with, mostly due to the fact that this is book 5 in a series. I've not read before, and that did have an impact for me.
Yet, saying that there were pockets of action, and a touch of suspense. And I was engaged throughout. Plus, the characters were likable. Although, honestly, Dare's treatment of Jenna did annoy me at times. And I did find the ending a little flat.
But there was still more I liked than I didn't. And I'm sure anyone who is a fan of the series will enjoy it.

Wow, AWESOME, Best book of the series! I loved it!

Dare Servant is never getting entangled in a relationship. There is no option with his past and being a Shadow Ops agent. His job is too dangerous and he can't afford any weakness or distraction. He has to bring those bad guys down. Currently he's working on Kirkland Grog, a "Hip-Hop Star" who is really an underworld crime boss running human trafficking and prostitution channeling some of his profits to support Carl Davis who's about to win the presidential election in a few months. The long running thread in this series that Carl will close down Shadow Ops when he's President. They know too much about his dirty deeds!

Enter Jenna Henson, a rocket explosives specialist who helps out her bestie Sam, and his husband Paul, who run Joyful Occasions Catering. She loves to cook and helps out when he's in a bind. It's a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time when she catches Dare & his team bugging Kirkland's houseparty. She ends up being taken by the team for her protection and to find out what info she may have on Kirkland. The adventure begins.

This story had so many twists and turns I loved it. There is a large cast of characters, but no one who is introduced in the beginning as unimportant pops up as a key figure at the end of the book. A real pet peeve of mine and one of the reasons I read digital-love the search function. Characters from previous books come back and play rolls, which I love. Poor Dare is just so impressed with the smart, brave and gutsy Jenna he can't help developing feelings for her. We do get a nice HEA. Dawn even kind set up the next book, which I love as well.

Very well done. Thanks to Dawn and her publisher St. Martin's Press for the NetGalley for an honest review.

Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an fair and honest review.

I have no idea why I requested a book that is #5 in an ongoing series. I usually don't drop into a series like this. But, I have to confess, this isn't the first time. Some have turned out great: Tracers Series by Laura Griffin and Midnight Man Series by Lisa Marie Rice are two where that worked out really, really well. Will this one? Let's read the book and see.

Well, "Close to the Edge" was not a book you want to drop into a series with. First off, my ARC started on Chapter 2. What the what? The publisher made no effort to correct this. Second, because I started with Chapter 2, I felt like Alice falling down the rabbit hole. I had no idea what was happening, to whom or why. I didn't know if it was the Chapter thing, dropping into the series at book 5 or if the book was just plain lousy. I've decided the book is just plain lousy for the first half at least. After that I sorta figured out what was what, but it didn't help by that time. I will say that I really liked the heroine, Jenna. She took her own Alice down the rabbit hole experience and dug deep to make a difference and win the hero, Dare's, heart. After reading the whole book, I found the first chapter at the very end. Oh, well.

There are a lot of characters and plot lines from the previous books, so this is really not a book to start with in the series. The Shadow Ops Team is a special group of Federal Agents tasked with pursuing the baddies who think they are untouchable. In "Close to the Edge" Jenna is caught up when the team goes after a baddie, Kirkland. She has a real "lust at first sight" reaction to Agent Dare, who feel likewise, but doesn't want any relationship, especially with his witness. These two can really ignite the pages with their passion, which was the best feature of the book. The plot was predictable and very disjointed with the omnipotent POV.

We get Dares story. He's trying to pin down the dirty dealings of the bad guy. Jenna gets caught in the middle. The book is fast paced and keeps you engaged. Makes you wonder if there are hidden bunkers all over the place. Still so many unanswered questions.

I did not finish this book. This has several issues for me as a reader. This book seemed to skip over the beginning. I don’t know where Jenna came from and how she ended up as Dare’s witness. I did only read the previous two books in the series but there is no mention of Jenna in those. Admittedly I can usually jump into the middle of a series and adjust, but add in the fact that I can’t stand Dares treatment of Jenna means I won’t like this book if I continue. I do not like an hero treating the heroine badly especially if he is doing it to keep the her at arms length. This one just isn’t for me.

Close to the Edge by Dawn Ryder is the fifth book in the Unbroken Heroes series. The one thing I should mention is that these books should be read in order before diving straight into Close to the Edge. From the start lots of information from the previous books are blasted from the very first chapters, could be confusing for some.

Special Ops Dare Servant is your typical alpha male who doesn't believe in a happily ever after.... But when Jenna Henson waltzes into his life, it all changes. His job is to protect her, and soon the lines blur between hate to love.

I really enjoyed this book, a fast action packed romance thriller.

DNF 38% I hate when I don't connect with a book and even more when I don't finish one. First off I was offered the book through NetGalley because I had read a book by Dawn Ryder before, now if I had bothered to check back what I had read I would have never picked this read because the series really needs to be read in order, otherwise you get completely lost with all that is going on. Now the book was an uncorrected copy, which generally is not a problem, but in this case the first chapter was at the back of the book, which I only found out after I saw some reviews and wondered if others had trouble getting into the book, by this point I had reached 19% of the book. So I figured I could at least read it in order to see if I liked it any better, but there were just too many holes in the storyline, jumping around with timelines, unbelievably interactions between the main characters etc that I decided to give up on the book. I am sure if you have read them in order you feel differently about it, but for me to connect with a storyline I need to be able to at least believe that what is going on could happen.

Close to the Edge is Dare and Jenna’s story. It is an action packed, suspenseful read. I enjoyed it.

Sometimes a book needs a prologue and it would have been fine.

Close to the Edge needs more than a prologue. Every event, every character introduction, every motive (I bet you’re getting the picture) assumes the reader already knows and understands what came before. It feels like the editor took the novel, chopped it in half, and published the last half as is.

The book has great characters and great scenes, but I felt lost throughout the entire book.

Full review will post at publish date on www.readingobsession.com.

DNF by the end of the first chapter, which I never do! I was so confused by the end of the first chapter that I looked back to find out the ARC starts with Chapter Two. So either I read the most confusing first chapter ever or there is a missing Chapter One. Either way, I was left with far too many questions and not enough answers to understand what was going on: Why did Dare put a chip in Jenna's shoulder? Why is Jenna under surveillance by Dare's team? Who's Kincaid? How did Dare not notice the guy watching him kiss Jenna? This was either a case of bad formatting or jumping into a series mid-way.

ARC received for review.
Once I figured out the correct chapter order - mix-up in ARC, the story went smoothly. Enjoy another ride in the world of Shadow Ops. The bad guys are a bit more watered down in this story. Liked Jenna, the female protagonist with a brain. Wish the characters were a bit more fleshed out.

This one was full of twists and turns and lots of confusion if you had not read the rest of the series, or at least I'm thinking that may be the problem with me since I am getting in on this one on book 5. This was a fast paced story with Dare, who is a Special-Op mercenary, and Jenna, a combustion specialist. For some reason she has been implanted with a chip and so when she is kidnapped she is able to be tracked and Dare is able to find her and protect her when she is in danger. Twists and turns and chemistry between Dare and Jenna keep this going but I was confused a lot of the time. It was worth the read though.

**Received this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**

The first chapter was missing so I had no idea what was going on. I normally love her books but can't really rate this one ---

You can't save everyone. Will Shadow Ops be able to bring down Carl Davis for good or will he become the next president and shut them down? Kagan & his team need to bring down Kirkland Grog but he has been ahead of them all this time. But they have someone that he wants but he will need to go through Dare Servant to get to Jenna. She knows nothing all she wants to do is go back to her life like nothing has happened. But it is too late for that now. She is under their protection but all she wants is to help them but things go wrong and she almost loses her life. Will Dare be able to walk away after this case? Or has Jenna stolen his heart? Shadow Ops is his family and that is all he has ever wanted but now he wants Jenna as well but can they even live a normal life together? Kirkland thinks that he is about to win this fight, he might have money but that means nothing to the team. Carl Davis won't protect him anymore. Will they be able to bring down Kirkland and stop his sex trade and move closer to taking down Carl Davis? Great to see the team all together. Another great read in the series. Who does love strong sexy men and one hot woman that will do anything to protect the ones that they love. I received a copy via Netgalley & the publishing house in exchange for my honest review.

I'm afraid I couldn't finish this one. It DEFINITELY isn't a stand alone. I feel like maybe there was a book before this one that I missed, because right from chapter one, as a reader, you're dropped into a story and it seems that you're expected to understand what's going on and who these characters are. Well, I don't. So I'm just not going to keep reading. Life's too short.

This was an on the edge of your seat romantic suspense book. The author had me hooked beginning to end.

Jenna and Dare were great characters. Jenna was the likeable but too brave for her own good heroine. Dare was the hardened but so very flawed hero of my dreams. He was so torn about his feelings for Jenna. Getting involved meant bringing more danger to the woman he cared about, and he didn't feel good enough for her anyway. So he was constantly pushing her away. Jenna for her part never gave up though.

Close To The Edge is another sexy, suspenseful, well crafted story in this series. The characters were fascinating. It had loads of gritty action, steamy sex, and multiple plot twists. I look forward to the next book in the series.

Shadow Ops Agent Dare Servant is focused and determined to do what he can to make the world a little safer. He can’t believe that some of his fellow badass agents have taken desk jobs for love. It will never happen to him. Never say never because despite his best efforts he finds himself falling for Jenna the feisty caterer in his protective custody. This story is filled with action and attraction. A hot, steamy runaway train that kept me up reading past my bedtime.
Though this is part of a series it can be read standalone.

Decent read. First chapter was missing so took a little longer to follow the story and felt I felt crucial things

Really good book! Some parts were a little slow but otherwise good. The plot was good and the characters were good. This is the first book I've read by this author and it won't be the last.