Deep Cover is a solid suspenseful story. Excellent plot. Well built characters. Totally enjoyed the story

Deep Cover by Scarlett Cole is a sexy yet dangerous journey. Loss, grief, and moving forward after a death are commonly found here. I found them realistic, inspiring, and heart melting. The characters felt like I knew them forever. One character loss a loved one and on the two-year anniversary finds a woman who interests him. Instantly guilt hits him hard and he leaves. It isn't until later that the same woman is working with him on the same op. That's where everything rides like a roller-coaster from a theme park. A separation of work and love are seen on the pages. Also, there's a hint of women harassment in the workforce dominated by males. I found it interesting. 

Inside Deep Cover, I got to meet a Navy Seal who lost his love. Both him and his loved one were in the military and just started to get serious when he lost her. The loss has plagued Cabe ever since. He goes to work but is like a robot. Cabe keeps putting one foot in front of the other, until he meets, FBI Agent, Amy. Amy is a young gorgeous yet clever woman in a male dominated sector. She has just been sexual harassed by a senior male agent before meeting with Cabe. Cabe changes everything. He is nothing like the men she has worked with or met. He loves her intelligence and beauty. Both feel happy being near each other. However, Amy is on a deadly deep cover op that could go wrong any second. Cabe has to fight with letting Amy do her job as an agent while, doing is job to protect her. It's a difficult situation for both of them. Yet Scarlett Cole made them so likable, I couldn't stop reading. The intensity of their attraction and danger of the op made this a must read. Overall, I would highly recommend it to all romantic suspense readers.

Deep Cover is the third book in Scarlett Cole’s Love Over Duty Series.

Cabe Moss, is an ex-navy seal, and one of the founding members of Eagle Security. His focus has always been his call to duty, even after the death of his fiancee two years ago. Amy Murray, is an FBI agent who’s job it is to investigate several women who have gone missing from a local casino. She is driven by her desire to help others from feeling the lose of a mother who has been taken.

Together they must work to investigate a money laundering operation as well as determine if it is linked to the disappearance of several women. Both have experience lose in their past, but can they deal with the unknown elements of their investigation and their instantaneous chemistry and attraction in order to catch the bad guy and solve the case? Will they be able to survive when the unexpected happens? Read it to find out!

Amazing story. Great characters! Fantastic Romance!

I discovered Scarlett Cole and this series while searching netgallery. The cover drew my attention and once I read the synopsis I was hooked. I love suspense and mystery stories with a side of romance and chemistry. I hate starting a series at the end, so prior to reading Deep Cover I read the first two books in her Love Over Duty Series. I enjoyed them all and I thought that Deep cover was a great third book for the series. Cole is a phenomenal writer, who’s story telling ability keeps you hanging as you go page by page.

All the books in Scarlett Cole’s Love Over Duty series contain a happily ever after and can be read as a standalone, however, reading it in order will give you a better appreciation for the characters and the series itself.

This is a voluntary review of an advanced readers copy.

This is the 3rd Love Over Duty romance and is Cabe's story. Cabe is still grieving the loss of his fiance Jess when she was on duty. It has been two years and he is just starting to put the loss behind him. When he meets Amy, he's attracted but guilt has him leave without pursuing the attraction.

Imagine Cabe's surprise when Amy shows up as an FBI agent who is part of an operation which includes money laundering and a bunch of missing women. Amy goes undercover as a dealer in the casino which connects to the missing women to try to see what happened. Cabe is worried about her despite her experience and competence.

Amy recently transferred to the California office after reporting sexual harassment at her previous office in Georgia. She is very attractive. She's worried that her new colleagues will think she was wrong to blow the whistle on her harassing superior.

Cabe and Amy shouldn't begin a relationship both because of their issues but because it could compromise their current operation. But love can't be denied.

The story had enough action and enough romance including hot sexual scenes to keep me reading eagerly. I liked the relationship that Cabe has with the other members of his security firm. I also liked seeing where his two partners were in their romances which each had earlier books of their own.

Fans of romantic suspense will enjoy this one.

Oh my lord I’ve been waiting for Cabe’s story since I first started this series and I was not disappointed! He’s struggling so much with the loss of his fiancé, so much heartbreak, it was so great to see him start to move on, despite how difficult it was for him. I love reading books with strong female characters and this was that and so much more!

Scarlett Cole is an instant one click author for me, and I’m already itching to do a reread of all 3 books in this series.

Cabe and Amy have an insta-attraction to each other that almost leads to a one-night stand. Cabe has regrets though and backs out without a word to Amy. Cabe lost his fiancee, Jess, almost 2 years ago and is having a hard time moving on. Amy is starting over with the FBI after being accused of making up sexual harassment allegations and getting slandered by her co-workers and their families. Both have reasons to avoid commitment and just focus on work. As their working relationship progresses, both Amy and Cabe realize they could be good together in their personal lives also. Both of them feel the push/pull and it was interesting to see how they move forward.

Amy's background in gambling and have family connections in Vegas play a role in her obtaining permission to try and go undercover as a dealer. There appears to be money laundering, sex trafficking and drug smuggling go on at the casino Amy started to investigate. Cabe and his co-workers are providing backup and have offered to see the entire operation through. They realize that both cases need to be worked simultaneously and that they can't move forward until both are ready to be prosecuted. Amy does have personal reasons for wanting on this case and does use it to justify some risky behavior that could have blown her cover. You will need to read the book to see what happens but, if you liked the other books in this series, I am sure this will be right up your alley. It contained good suspense with enough romance to keep both genres well represented.

I received an ARC from St. Martin's Press for my honest review.

This is the 7th book by this author I've read and the second in this series. I nearly gave up reading it about half way through because it was losing my interest. I pushed through and thankfully the book picked up for me in the second half.

At times the book was too mission focused and it seemed the couple was nearly a second thought.

It wasn't bad, but unlike the other books by this author there just wasn't enough going on outside the mission to keep me hooked on the story.

‘Deep Cover’ has an irresistible blurb, and even if Scarlett Cole’s works haven’t always agreed with me, such is the power of blurbs that it has gotten me willing to give her books another go.

Still reeling from the loss of his military fiancée, the thought of getting truly involved again is one that he shuns (not being sure of whether he can give that much to another person yet again). So the mess of guilt, pining and uncertainty is the cloud that hangs over Cabe’s and Amy’s burgeoning relationship, and much of the angst emanates from Cabe’s inability to fathom being with a woman who has the potential to be killed in the line of duty.

After a dud meeting in a bar, Cabe and Amy meet again on an undercover op organised by a joint task force and the rest is as they say, either kismet or cliché. Cue the bone-deep attraction that’s forbidden on so many counts, along with Cabe’s own tragic backstory that has a stranglehold on his emotions, I expected a lot of angst, tied in with the taut suspense in this op. But the angst is mostly smoothed out, the emotional bumps in the road overridden instead by the developing case which take precedence over the romance.

That said, Cabe/Amy do kind of form a believable pair; Amy’s confidence and competence (her ability to put things down on the table when it mattered) drew me in most of all, since I tend to forget the pleasure that comes with reading about a fantastic or at least, well-formed protagonist. Her foil is perfect to Cabe’s hesitation in any case, and having a good female lead never fails to brighten my day.

After a decent start however, I got frustrated at times. Some parts were unevenly paced—the storytelling lingered too much in some bits and rushed through others which I wanted to see drawn out—so I came out of this more nonplussed about the repetitive nature of the writing and Cole’s tendency to draw some details out more than I liked which resulted in a bit of skimming. Switches in POVs however, could definitely be demarcated a lot better too, which I suspect has more to do with an ARC’s formatting than anything else.

There are as well, a fair number of secondary characters—along with names and acronyms that may or may not be incidental to the plot—given the nature of the suspense and the operation, with hints of several backstories in the previous books leading up to this one, which could either prove a distraction or be motivation for reading the rest of the books in the series first. It also probably means ‘Deep Cover’ can work as a standalone…though it might pose a few difficulties when dealing with the overall narrative arc.

In short, ‘Deep Cover’ is a decent read, though not a perfect, spine-tingling one for me—I’m not entirely sold on the style of storytelling which I’ve rapidly come to recognise as Cole’s here, but it’s certainly one that I can see appealing more broadly to other RS fans.

This was my first Scarlett Cole novel but I definitely want to read more. Just the right amount of romance with the suspense with very strong characters. Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and to NetGalley for providing me a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Cabe Moss is the final SEAL from Eagle Securities in this series to find his HEA. When he meets FBI agent, Amy Murray, he's interested, but Cabe has demons he hasn't dealt with and he's not quite ready for Amy to be in his life yet. Which of course means, she shows up on their next case, which all ties into the same group from the first two books with Lou and Six and Mac and Delaney and the Russians. I love the dynamic between these guys and their work at Eagle, but it was really heavy in this book. I felt more like I was reading a military/suspense novel rather than a romance book. Maybe that was the point? I don't know for sure.

TBH, I was looking forward to his story most of all. Tragedy usually equals angst, and angst usually equals feeling, and I'm all about the feels. There were't a whole lot of feels here though. The whole thing just missed the mark for me. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Scarlett Cole's books. Which means, I either love them or I hate them. This one sort of fell toward the meh category in that scale. It wasn't <i>bad</i> per se, but I also wasn't really entertained. I felt like there was a lot of preparation and lead-up to a conclusion that was super predictable and boring. It got to a point where I was just skimming everything, including the smut--and if you know me, I rarely skim the smut. Cabe and Amy's connection didn't really feel genuine. I sort of felt like because it was on the page I was supposed to believe they had feelings for each other--the only problem is, I didn't feel it at all.

This was the first Scarlett Cole book I've read and I enjoyed it. Was is my favorite romantic suspense (or even favorite involving a SEAL)? No, but for the most part I liked the book, even if it did take me a week to finish since I wasn't dying to finish the story right away - well, not until the last 5 chapters when I stayed up late to see what would happen. Having not read the previous books in the series, I can say that there are some parts in this book that reference things that happened before, but I wasn't lost while reading - the author did a good job of not relying too much on a past storyline to tell this story.

Cabe Moss is a former Navy SEAL and now works for Eagle Security with his former teammates and childhood friends, Six and Mac. Cabe's fiance was killed in action two years ago and he's been just going through the motions of life ever since. That is, until he meets Amy Murray. He meets Amy in a bar as he's there remembering Jess on what would have been her birthday. And even though he thinks Amy is hot and he's attracted to her, his guilt over looking at another woman when he's there mourning his fiance, sends him running.

Imagine his surprise when Special Agent Amy Murray shows up at Eagle Security to work on a case together. They end up teaming up to go undercover to determine who is trafficking women and laundering money from a casino. Their chemistry is obvious and I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did before going at each other. I did love that Amy was a strong character who could handle things on her own and think on her feet. It's rare to find a strong heroine who doesn't need the hero to be her white knight. I liked Cabe once he gave Amy a chance, but understand that grief is a process and he was still processing things in his life post-Jess. It was heartwarming though when he visited her grave and even sweeter when he made changes at his home to make room for the new lady in his life.

I found the suspense/action to be average for this book - at least it was until the very end where things picked up, but even then, it was predictable and there wasn't much drama. Some details of the book were over my head - like how they counted cards - I honestly thought that was way too much info for most readers, but it was interesting.

Overall, the book was a good read. I thought the beginning was great and drew me in, the middle fell a bit flat, but the ending picked things back up again to end on a high note.

For some reason, I really struggled to focus when I was reading this book. I have previously enjoyed Scarlett Cole's writing, so I am not sure why. Amy and Cabe were fine. The story was fine. The side characters were fine. Just not remarkable for me. Maybe the subject matter, maybe distractions from real life? Who knows.

At the beginning of the story I loved Amy’s world of cards, poker, card counting, etc. It is just fascinating to me. I did not love Cabe’s whole vibe. Yes, he lost his fiancé but two years of visiting her grave and keeping her so close that no one else has a chance of getting in was too much. I wanted to shake him and say “snap out of it, get on with your life”. Fortunately, he does. The mission of catching the money launderers and sex slave traders was non-stop action. The second half of the book flies by and all of a sudden you are done. Cabe does realize he has to let go and learn to love again and his and Amy’s story is very sweet and by the end of the book I loved them both. This is a standalone story but to enjoy the full experience of the Eagle Security guys I think you need to read the first two books.

Loved this story, Cabe and Amy are great characters, they both have had their own issues in the past but the chemistry and connection they have for one another over comes that.

I am fairly new to Scarlett Cole's books and I can admit I've been missing out :) First, this can be read as a standalone with no issues so don't worry if you have't read the other 2 books!

Cabe and Amy are both interesting characters with flaws and imperfections that make them very likable. The storyline is fast paced and you'll be itching to read more and more.

I really enjoyed this book. It's adventures, secretive and entertaining. It's also sexy and sweet. Can be read as a standalone but would be better if you read the previous stories.

Ah this book is so hot, sexy and full of drama. I am in love with Cabe Moss, he’s so energetic and he makes me wish he was real. His time and experience in the SEAL world plays a big part in this story.

There are many twists and turns as you read this story and there are many things that you just cannot predict in any way at all.

I also love their chemistry with each other, it’s sexy and so much fun to read!

I definitely recommend this story!

4 stars!

I liked this book, mostly for all the things about money, recycling and casinos that I learnt, but the story was also fine, even if I have to admit I found a little bit of too much drama for two supposedly Professionists.

Questo libro mi é piaciuto, ma fondamentalmente per tutte le informazioni rispetto al reciclaggio dei soldi attraverso i casinò, ma anche la trama non era male pur se, secondo me, c'era un po' troppo dramma considerato che avevamo a che fare con due professionisti.

THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

Deep Cover is nothing more than a cliche Romantic Suspense novel that can't make it out of the planning stages. The story start off with enough story that will capture readers but soon falls apart and end up with nothing more than two characters in bed together. Its a easily forgettable novel and series and almost a waste of time.

Cabe is your typical broken Hero. Amy is hot, sexy woman who is hit on by every man and she wants to prove she is more than a pretty face. She crosses the lines she has drawn in the sand so many times. She end up more of a weak female character than a strong woman.

The characters are not interesting enough for this reader to want to continue you reading this series.

Author need to learn to find a blend in character development, romance, sex, and story without losing one of the major aspects of the story.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the advance copy of Scarlett Cole Deep Cover (Love Over Duty #3)

Loved the most recent story in the Love Over Duty series! I’m glad I went back and read the first 2 in the series before reading this one, the story is a continuation of the first two and I would have been confused if I had just picked this one up to read it. I love all the alpha males and equally strong female counterparts, I love women that can stand up to their man! Plenty of heat for those that want it, to me it’s not a good romance unless it has some, but there’s also plenty of mystery/intrigue to keep you guessing what’s going to happen next. All in all I would recommend it, it’s a great read!

This review is based on a galley copy from netgalley, courtesy of the publisher. All opinions are my own.