Lana and Teague took me for a ride I wasn’t quite expecting. One is in danger. The other is apparently back from the dead. Or maybe rumors of his demise were merely exaggerated. Regardless, she can’t give him her heart. Not again. But he’s not leaving this time. And he’s playing for keeps.

Lana wove a tale of deception and murder around the reasons for her deeds, and I couldn’t blame her for what she did. Not at all. Teague even had me convinced that he did what he thought was right at the time, but also that he wouldn’t stay away for long…and that he was going to win Lana and her heart, once and for all. They just had to figure out how deep the lies and danger ran, as well as how to remove the danger from Lana’s life. Permanently. And when all of the pieces fell into place, it was time for some nail biting because sometimes, the real danger comes to you when you least expect it. But these two didn’t give up and now they have forever ahead of them.

This one is more Red Stone Security adjacent. But Lana and Teague will grab you and won't let go. Both are strong characters and I found Lana so relatable. I was rooting for her in every way. The danger is intense and fast paced. The romance is steamy. I love this series and this was a great addition.

Good story. I enjoyed the characters. It flowed well. Kept me engaged through out the story. definately a suspenseful story.

An unputdownable story. There is so much action going on you are on the edge of your seat the entire story. I loved it. Teague and Lana are such an adorable couple. Katie knows how to draw you into a story. I felt like I could actually be part of Teague and Lana’s team. A fun story with nail biting thrown in. Amazing!!!

Wow! A thrilling story about a nurse with an interesting past, and a Black Ops alpha who will do anything to keep her safe. Lana was pretty crafty without being wholly badass, and Teague was badass without being overwhelming.

This book was a roller coaster ride of suspense. I was up until one a.m. reading this book. It was just so good that I couldn’t put my tablet down. The book was so descriptive and I felt like I was there with the characters. There is such clever writing. I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Danger Rising is another fun and fast read by Katie Reus, an author I've grown to really like. It's number 23,799 (okay, 20) in her Red Stone Security series, though it doesn't involve Red Stone at all other than in cameos by Grant and Belle from book 2. I've only read a handful from this particular series--mostly the last few--and at first, I thought maybe I'd forgotten meeting this book's protagonists in a previous novel. I don't think I did, though, which is mostly what lost this book a star. Let me explain:

The book starts off right in the middle of the action, with mostly former cat burglar Lana in the middle of a heist. We soon meet Teague too, as he has apparently been secretly keeping an eye on Lana from afar. It seems the two had been friends for a while and then become lovers but only for one night. Teague, a Black Ops guy--though Lana never knew it--went off on a mission and was hurt, and his boss told Lana he was dead. There's an effort to explain how the two met and became friends and another effort to describe how Lana dealt with her grief, but all of that happened before we ever opened the book. Instead, the romance part of this tale focuses on Teague's sudden reappearance in her life and her trying to figure out how to deal with it.

Now, I'm a huge fan of the friends-to-lovers trope, but we didn't get to see the friends part or that moment when they first crossed the line from friends to lovers--which is the best part of the trope. I wondered if it hays happened in a previous book, but I don't think it did. I liked Lana and Teague so much, but I just wanted more.

The suspense part is decent though it could have been so much more as well. It also suffered somewhat from me feeling like I should have known more about the bad guy than I did. It also resolves fairly quickly and with much less panache than it should have.

All that aside, it's a good story that I enjoyed, and I will still always put this author high on my reading pile.

I received an ARC of this book for free from the publisher and Netgalley. I'm writing this review voluntarily, and it reflects my honest opinion. Thanks!

Danger Rising (Red Stone Security Series #20) by Katie Reus
Publisher: KR Press, LLC
Genre: Romance
Expected Publication Date: September 20, 2022

Saving Danger is the 20th book in the Red Stone Security Series by Katie Reus. It is easily read as a standalone romance. I absolutely loved this book and could not put it down!

I absolutely loved this book! It has fast-paced adventure, a badass female lead, heists, trying to take down a criminal, a steamy romance, and an amazing story set in Miami! Absolutely incredible!!! I loved Lana and Teague! There second chance romance was wonderful!

If you enjoy security romances, I highly recommend this book! If you enjoy steamy romances, this book is for you! If you love action and adventure, you should definitely check out this book!

Lana’s life was turned upside down when her mother was killed in a robbery and soon after her boyfriend dies. She has worked hard to become a nurse and wants to settle set down roots in Miami but before she can do this she has to recover the her families heirloom that was stolen soon after her mothers death. Teague has lived a dangerous life and never expected to fall in love. with Lana, unfortunately this all happened when someone was trying to kill him. Once he knows he is safe he will do everything he can to protect Lana and win her trust back.

Good story with some characters from past Red Stone books. Love this series they are always enjoyable.

A quick read that will have you invested in these characters and what happens to them. It's always nice to read another Red Stone security novel. Lana and Teague started off great but there are serious issues to get past for them to make it together. Enjoy the read. I did.

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Another brilliant read in this series with all the usual hallmarks of wonderful suspense and danger that moves at a fast enough pace to keep you totally enthralled and yet again there is a wonderful connection between the two main characters but also enough snark to keep them interesting Do yourself a favour and grab this latest instalment in fact if you haven't done so you need to read the entire series

She may be a nurse but Lana had a far from normal upbringing as she is also a very well trained thief So when a family heirloom is stolen by her mothers partner she doesn't have time to grieve the loss of her mother she just wants what belongs to her back What she doesn't expect is that she will also collect something that puts her in extreme danger That is when a man from her past comes to her rescue Teague has allowed her to believe that he died on his last mission after all that was the only way to keep her safe but now that she is danger all bets are off and he will protect her with everything that he is. Along for the ride will be some old friends Can she forgive him for allowing her to mourn for him and can they have a future You will have to read to see

Danger Rising is romantic suspense novel about a skilled thief turned nurse FMC and a black ops agent MMC. From the start we’re thrown right into the suspense story. We find our FMC, Lana, burglarizing a criminal businessman’s home in search of an heirloom, stolen from her mother after she was murdered. We also know our MMC, Teague - a black ops agent, is keeping an eye on her from the shadows. He abandoned her prior to the book’s timeline after being injured on a job, allowing her to believe he was dead.

As usual I know I’ll be getting an exciting high stakes suspense story from Katie Reus. The suspense plots in her books are always unique and keep you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out how the situation will resolve itself. Danger Rising is no different with Lana pursuing revenge against Chase for the stealing of an heirloom after her mother’s death. Along the way she finds information on his criminal enterprises that pushes her into another level of danger.

I was less enthralled with the love story in this outing of the Red Stone Security series. We’re told about Lana and Teague’s previous relationship, that occurs prior to the timeline in the book, rather than being shown. I think this is one situation where the reader would have benefitted from some flashbacks so we could really see why they fell in love. Unfortunately, we aren’t really given enough insight into their relationship to understand why they are so in love, so the overall feeling is that the romance is a bit ‘instalove’.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read and another great Red Stone Security book.

Read and reviewed this Advanced Reader Copy from NetGalley.

Lana didn't have a normal upbringing. When she was a teenager, Lana learned how to scale buildings, crack safes, and escape crime scenes undetected. Her mom was a modern day Robin Hood, stealing from those who were doing evil and then giving the spoils to their victims. Lana travelled the world with her mom to assist on her heists. But Lana had plans to leave that life behind, that was until her mom was murdered and a prized family heirloom was stolen by her mom's shady business partner.

Teague is a black ops agent who fell in love with Lana between assignments. He can never share with her the intimate details about his job even though she has told him everything about her life. The past few months, as a way of protecting her from enemies who want him gone, Teague has allowed Lana to believe he was dead. He has watched her from a far and realizes he needs to intercede when Lana decides to go up against the monster who stole her inheritance and get back the necklace that was stolen from her.

I received an Advanced Reader Copy from NetGalley and the publisher KR Press, LLC for an honest review.

I have been a long time fan of Katie Reus but admit that I have never had the opportunity to read a story from her 'Red Stone Security' series. From the very beginning of the book, Danger Rising grabbed me and drew me in with a fast paced, action packed, edge of my seat scene. The main character Lana, was already in the middle of her first heist. At that point in the story I didn't need to know why or who, the writing of this first chapter was so engaging I couldn't wait to learn more. Reus created in Lana a strong female character who is self sufficient and capable of taking care of herself. Yes, she is a thief and technically that is a bad thing but Lana has a moral code of ethics her mother instilled in her. They always stole from those who were wealthy and then used that wealth against those less fortunate. A portion of the money stolen would go back to the victims. As you read deeper into the book you find there are several layers to the story, each one creating a greater depth to the overall storyline. I enjoyed Danger Rising and will definitely be checking out the other books in the series. Danger Rising can be read as a stand alone; no evident storylines from the prior books carried over.

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ahh I so enjoyed this. I loved the suspense, the action, and of course, the romance between Lana and Teague. I’ve been scorned so many times in the past when a book has introduced such an exciting plot, only to neglect it in the face of pushing romance to the centre. This book honestly had such a great balance of both to keep you intrigued <I>and</I> swooning.. Lana and Teague COMMUNICATED and that made it so much better.

In respect of the story, there are things that happen that you least expect and if you thought you guessed right, then like me, you absolutely did not. I would have loved maybe a bit more of a development on Teague. Coming away from the book I can’t really remember much about Teague’s background, but my memory sucks so that’s just me. Loved my girl Lana tho ✨

I love interconnected stories that can also be read as a standalone, but I am slightly intimidated at the fact this is book 20(?) of the series. If the rest of the series is similar to this, then I can definitely see myself picking a random one up when I want an easy read with some great plot & romance.

> I received an ARC courtesy of NetGalley in exchange for an honest review<

Another adventure and suspense filled book to add to this authors repertoire.

A very enjoyable read, the characters were interesting and engaging with a backstory that lead to quite the build up to forgiveness and eventually a satisfactory hea.

When bad girls go good, thief to nurse Lana has a rather interesting backstory which gives her a certain skill set she has to call upon to gain revenge for something important being stolen. Her skills are paraded well in the book and I like how she wasn’t relegated to “little woman” status by Teague.

Teague is the epitome of mysterious…what he does and who he does it for is a state secret that doesn’t even really come out at all throughout the book.

Lots of potential future plots laid here, Harley, Rose, the serial killer types (Aiden and Ewan) who I am keen to read more about.

There is a lot going on in this book and it does bring a lot to the table so you have to pay attention whilst reading, but the plot does unwind satisfactorily for the most part with the gaps most likely left for future books (?)


I do feel like this is a bit of a repeated trope for this author (the coming back from the dead) but they are written differently so there is that…also I do feel like the red stone security link is getting more and more tenuous as this series progresses. There was a literal friend of a wife of a red stone employee then a mention at the end…There are so many books in here now It would put me off as a new reader, and actually they could much more sensibly fall into interconnected series I think.

However, none of that detracts from this being an enjoyable read in its own right.

If you need a story to carry you away, this is it. Action and suspense. Second chance for love. Love the whole series but I believe this one is my favorite so far.
Lana is a nurse and a sort of vigilante along with her mother but when her mother is murdered, she’ll do whatever it takes to get her heirloom back. She knows who stole the heirloom ( Cashe ) but she just need to find where it’s hidden.
Teague is in Special Ops and was friends with Lana until the last night before he was killed. But six months later Teague knows Lana is about to get in trouble so he resurfaces. Teague is hired to find who has been breaking into Cashe’s residents. He knows it’s Lana but he also knows Cashe is a very bad guy. So between Lana and Teague, they will hopefully take him down.

* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for NetGalley *

Another great book from the Red Stone Securities series!
Lana and her mother made a living stealing from bad guys until she turned 20 and Daphne insisted she leave her thieving lifestyle behind. Now a traveling nurse, she is planning on growing roots and settling down once she is able to prove Cashe’s role in her mother’s murder and finds the necklace he stole from them.
Corrupt businessman Jeremy Cashe had his business partner Daphne Florakis murdered and stole her family heirloom necklace shortly after her funeral. Her daughter and former partner in crime Lana was breaking into his known properties trying to recover the evidence needed to take him down. Needing to recover the laptop she took amongst other items, Jeremy hired PI Teague Munroe to find her not knowing he and Lana have a history.
The stakes are high and Teague has his hands full attempting to keep Lana safe. It wouldn’t be so hard if she would quit taking chances.

Fantastic!

Lana and Teague have a great story full of action and drama that is a perfect addition to the Res Stone series.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

This book had my heart pounding! Lana and Teague are after a terrible man. The lengths they go to get him are extreme and make for a pulse pounding read. The ending was sweet and perfect.

An obsessed hero who will do anything to protect the heroine. A heroine who is a brilliant thief. What more could you want? This was another great addition to the Red Stone security series. The suspense was fun and I loved watching the hero do everything he could for the heroine. Great read!