Love it! Love it! Love it! Adrenaline pumping action from start to finish. Sexy scenes. Edge of your seat action. Everything you can ask for in a well written military action book. Guns blazing, cars racing, people dying - the sequences read like an action movie. Very well done!

This is book 3 in the Elite Ops series and can be absolutely read alone. I read it by itself and understood everything that happens, although I have since gone back and read the books before this one as I didn't realize it was part of a series. This book is about Colonel Duke Cameron and USAF vet Casey Jacobs. Casey Jacobs works for a company that helped keep the Red Flag event going when something went horrifically wrong and 2 planes crashed and the pilots were missing. Duke is in charge of the base that those 2 planes came out of and is wondering if Casey knew there was an issue with her company and those planes. Whether she willfully put them in danger even though that doesn't seem like the woman he knew. When he follows her and witnesses something extremely suspicious, now they are on the run and fighting for not only the truth but their lives.

This is the first book that I have read by this author and I really enjoyed it. There was a lot of action and suspense involved. My only thing is that I wish there had been more of the romance factor to it. But on a whole I liked it. Casey and Duke definitely had chemistry and once they worked through their issues and realize they are on the same side they are great for each other. I know some people got confused when reading this as they didn't have the back story but I was able to follow it just fine so I think it is just a matter of perspective. On a whole I did enjoy the story, just wish there was more romance to it.

YES! A winner for sure. Free Fall is an action packed romantic read. Duke and Casey are a match with lots of chemistry. Enjoyed!

OMG, this was for me amazing read. For me, it couldn't be better, great military characters both likable, with really hot chemistry and both well developed. A great storyline combined with mystery, suspense, and action. And a fragment of humor, dry sarcastic humor that I like so yes I'm giving it a real solid 5 stars because I enjoyed reading every page of the book.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for Netgelly.

I liked it. There is some action. There is some good chemistry. But for me, there is something missing in the story.

Colonel Duke Cameron and retired Major Casey Jacobs had encountered each other a few times during their military careers, but now they met again when two military pilots went missing after a plane crash. Cameron wants to know what happend and Casey, who now is working for the software designer company of the plane, is asking too many questions. So when she sees herself in a complicated situation, Col. Cameron surges to help her out and the two of them start a dangerous mission after the truth.

First, I did not know that this book was part of a series when I started to read and for me it was ok, It was not confusing or anything but I wish I had read the others two past ones.
Second, I really liked the action. I felt like I was watching a good action film when I was reading those scenes. Besides that, Casey and Duke have such good chemistry and their crush for each other have been happenning for a while since they met. So, I really appreciated this fact since instalove is not exactly my cup of tea.
But what is it missing here? For me it was the romance that sometimes was left aside from all the run and fight.

With this being said, I recommend not just this book, but the whole series. It well written and I think that you, reader who likes some action and a good conspirancy story, will enjoy the Alpha Ops series. I know that I enjoyed it.

*The ARC was kindly provided by the publisher via Netgalley.*

The book started out with great action, but it kind of fizzled in the middle. There was too much inner dialog about the same things. Also the H was supposed to be this highly trained and experienced Air Force Pilot but she just came off as stupid and naive. Cam was not better what kind of black ops guy has access to classified info on his cell phone, which is conveniently dropped into the hands of the bad guy. It was an ok book but you have to suspend your belief in reality for it to work.

I wish I could say I liked or hated the book. Fact is, I didn't feel anything while reading it. It was a a romantic suspense without the romance or the suspense. I loved the concept but the writing style didn't deliver it.

This is a book that could go from a two star to a four or five star with some editing. I like the concept and the characters but the execution just didn't work,for me. I was disappointed because I really wanted to enjoying reading this and I just kept asking myself did I miss something and going back to check to make sure. It was a book that took longer for that reason and fell flat for me.

I enjoyed this story, and while the suspense plot line finally felt wrapped up, after 3 books, there was one possible couple left wide open. I hope we'll see them somehow in the future! 3.5 stars.

Air Force vet Casey Jacobs retired from the military to work for a private contractor. She's been having a great time in her new gig, and she's been enjoying the increased pay, for sure! But, when her company is sponsoring a military event, and 2 planes crash, along with other problematic events, Casey starts to suspect that her company is behind all the problems. Then, they come after her when she starts asking questions, and she knows she's on the right track. She needs help, and it comes from the most unexpected source, the man she crushed on for years whenever they flew out of the same base. Duke Cameron.

Col. Duke Cameron is about 2 years away from military retirement, and he took a promotion that put him in charge of an entire base outside Las Vegas. The Air Force training event is being held on his base, and when everything starts going wrong, he has a lot of questions, and he knows just who to ask for answers: Casey Jacobs, the woman he's always had a thing for and kept track of through the years, who now works for the company sponsoring the event. But, when he rescues her from an attempted kidnapping, he's afraid they're both in over their heads.

Cameron and Casey had great chemistry, and the sexy times in this book were steamier, in my opinion, than in the other 2 books. But, I felt the suspense was a little less exciting than the previous 2 stories. The suspense plot line has carried over all 3 books, as all three basically took place simultaneously. This was an interesting choice, but I don't feel it really worked for me. There was quite a bit of overlap, where the reader already knew what was happening, though the characters were clueless. Also, it led to certain story lines being more suspenseful than others. I really enjoyed the first book a lot, but the cutoff of the suspense plot without having the bad guys get their comeuppance, ultimately made me not enjoy it as much. With the second book, I was expecting that, so it wasn't as bad. But then in this one, I expected to feel totally fulfilled, but I just really didn't. I liked all of the couples in the stories, and the couples' arcs were completed, though the suspense plot went on, which was the only saving grace for me. I despise an emotional cliffhanger, and I appreciate that I was never stuck with one.

There were several side characters here that I feel would make great main characters, especially Animal, and Capt. Moss! I would love to see them get together, but I'm not sure if this series is continuing? Or if there will be a spin-off of sorts? I feel the author purposely set them up for you to want more, but I have no idea if that more is coming.

Overall, while I enjoyed many aspects of this story, and the series as a whole, it just wasn't a direct hit for me. I'm not totally sure what the problem was, but I just didn't seem to fall into the story the way I wanted, after book 1. Most of book 1, I was fully on board, but when we never really saw the bad guys get found out, etc, it kind of ruined the end for me. Especially since at the time, I had no idea if there would be more books coming. With this book, I wasn't sure if I should be expecting a completed ending to the story line, so when it came, I found it slightly underwhelming. The idea of the suspense story itself was a great one, and I liked where the author was going, I guess I just never really caught up with her. I did like it enough to want to find out what happened, and I read 3 books to get there, so take that as you will.

A fun, exciting read. Non-stop action. It is fast paced and has plenty of romance. Suspend belief and enjoy.

The main storyline was awesome, very realistic. Action packed seriousness with a very winding path and a slew of crooked players.
Casey and Duke most assuredly had chemistry. I enjoyed their dialogue infused with humor and witt, along with some steamy🔥 scenes.
Secondary characters ranged from hot nerds to gun toting little old ladies jus' sweet as they could be, and I loved them all.
I did have problems with Casey's mindset at times. She was super intelligent & former Air Force, who I wouldn't think, could think of superfluous things when running for their lives. I would have liked to think she was more bad**s.
I am giving my honest opinion on an ARC I received thru Netgalley

The synopsis for Free Fall had me requesting this book. Soon the story couldn't live up to the synopsis. The first several chapters had this reader confuses and lost as the author pushes readers into a conspiracy with very no back story. Yes I started in book 3 but still a little background would have readers understand the who what where when and how.

With very little background the story lost interest quickly leaving this reader flipping though pages just to see if this would end up being a story with just enough ending to keep reader hook but not enough to finish the conspiracy\Mystery.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Forever Yours

Casey Jacobs, former military pilot, is working on a special training operation at Nellis Air Force Base for a private military contractor when something goes terribly wrong. Colonel Duke Cameron was on his way to meet Casey when he rescues her from a potential kidnapping. Now they are both on the run for their lives. What does Casey know that would cause her employer to want her silenced and how can Duke help her find the truth so they can put a stop to the potential threat to the US military?

Casey and Duke have history. While working together when she was in the military they had been attracted to each other but never had the chance to act upon it. Now they do, but fighting for your life may not be the ideal opportunity to discover how deep those feelings may be. Join Casey and Duke on their journey through the twists and turns of this intriguing, suspenseful tale.

The story is fast paced, captivating and will definitely keep your attention. The characters are well written, strong, interesting, and easy to empathize with. The narrative flows effortlessly with intrigue and HOT romance. The book is hard to put down, with easy flow, full of action, strong emotions, and solid characterizations. I highly recommend you read this!

I am voluntarily providing an honest, unbiased review of an ARC of this book.

Reads like an action adventure movie script. The stroey stars off with two US Airforce fighter jets going down during a exhibition flight with new equipment built by TGO enterprises. TGO dores not want anyone c=searching for the missing members... they want complete control over the investigation of the mishap, needless to say they don;t get their way in the investigation. From the Vegas Strip clubs to Washington DC the action keeps the reader on the eadge of their seat. Make sure that you have enough time to read the story in one sitting... for you won;t want to put it down. Very Cathy Mann, Suzanne Brockmann, Cherry Adair like in ht plots. Great story!!!!!

This was just a little to much for me, too much action (I know sounds crazy) too much conspiracy, yeah my mind was boggled story was all over the place, This is the third in series, you have to have to read the previous ones or you really wont have a clue what is going on..I personally am getting off of the train.

In Emmy Curtis's Free Fall, the third installment in the Elite Ops military romantic suspense series, this novel would have you at the edge of your seat with nail-biting action every step of the way. For Casey Jacobs, she uncovered something dark and dangerous at TGO, the place she worked for. When there's a conspiracy theory of what happened to her missing pilots. In a blink of an eye, she's on the r run where she's running for her hide. For Corporal Duke Cameron of the Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base, he was supposed to be on a date with Casey. But when he ran into her in D.C., he became more than curious but suspicious of her and her actions. The people at TGO would do anything to silence her and want her more than dead, when there's a military contract on the line. When Casey and Duke look for clues and the truth, it sent them across the country with new unearthed dirt. The chemistry between them is hotter than ever when they do more than hit the road. With their lives on the line, they lay it all on the table and stop TGO in their tracks with the plain hard truth to see justice served.

The book starts out with the two pilots from the first book missing after their planes crash during Red Flag, a military training operation at Nellis AFB in Nevada.  Duke is running the competition while Casey works for the military contractor sponsoring the exercise.  They had met previously in Afghanistan and while there was some attraction, they hadn't acted on it until they run into each other again during Red Flag.  They are about to go on their first date when Casey starts to suspect that her employer TGO is responsible for the missing aircraft and pilots, and Duke follows her when she escapes off the closed base.  Unfortunately he isn't the only one following her, and when she is attacked in a parking lot Duke saves her and they go on the run.  

Regardless of missing the second book, the story seemed almost disjointed to me.   Probably for me, the biggest issue I had was with Casey making a completely rookie mistake while she's on the run.  As it would spoil part of the plot I won't give more detail here but suffice it to say that it's the one thing I think most people today would not do.  (I can't imagine someone with any kind of military training especially E&E to do this!)   And while I'm all for the action, the first smexy part  took place when (and where) it  definitely shouldn't, though I will grant that it was hawt!  In any other story the timing wouldn't have bothered me, but again the particulars of this one were just off.

All that said, I did enjoy the overall story and will go back to read the second book so this one makes more sense.  There is a lot of action and adventure, so other readers that like military romantic suspense would probably like it as well when read as a series. 

*ARC courtesy of Netgalley and Forever Yours, thank you!

‘Free Fall’ has a very tempting burb and I couldn’t wait to dive into it.

But my excitement turned to confusion as I flailed about in the opening few chapters, feeling as though I’d plunged straight into a conspiracy mystery without knowing the head or tail of its context (I’d actually flipped the pages wondering if I’d missed a chunk of the beginning of it).

I felt too scattered, too lost, in short, with the first and foremost question running through my mind being: is ‘Free Fall’ meant to be a standalone? Do I actually need to backtrack to read the rest of the books in the series before embarking on this? There were bits of a backstory that came through dialogue or inner monologues but it was difficult to piece even that together when my attention was already flagging, when I was trying hard to simply stay in the story with a level of confusion that showed no signs of abating.

So what really stood out for me were random actions scenes (written like movie action scenes which were quite thrilling), followed then by the lulls of the talk of the conspiracy involving Casey’s employer (which had me struggling to piece together) and then steamy times (which required no introduction)—in all, not quite sufficient to say that I could enjoy the overall flow of the story. I gave up, in the end, despite trying to power through.

Free Fall is a great edition to the Elite Ops series and provides readers with an abundance of fast paced action, intrigue and romance. Basically it’s everything a true romantic could want! I’m sure readers will enjoy this story as much as I did, and I look forward to more form this talented author.

3.5 stars

Retired Major Casey Jacobs and Colonel Duke Cameron are in a bit of a pickle. Running for their lives and trying to solve a far reaching government conspiracy, while fighting an attraction they don’t know where it’s going to lead..talk about a rough week!

I loved the action in Free Fall! It’s like one big action flick from start to finish. From the dinky motel rooms and stolen cars, to the secret hangar loaded with gadgets and the seventy year old lady holding her own with twelve gauge shotgun...there really wasn’t a dull moment to be found!

If I had one hang up, however, I wish the romance had been better balanced with the suspense. Casey and Duke had chemistry, but as they tried to avoid villains and bullets, the moments together sometimes felt like an afterthought. And then there’s the scene with minty shower gel...sorry, but no....I’m still cringing just thinking about it.

I’ve been pleasantly surprised by this series. What captured my attention was Curtis writing different perspectives simultaneously -even though it’s different books-and smoothly moving the plot forward. Brilliant plotting when I think about it, simply because it wasn’t something I consciously noticed until I finished reading.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.