Date published February 2008
ISBN 0-446-61866-7
Romantic Suspense
Mass market paperback
Reviewed by Shaiha
Lana Hancock is a survivor. Eighteen months ago, she had been captured by a terrorist group and tortured. Still tortured by the memories, Lana is moving on with her life and has started a foundation, First Light, to help out children. But her past may be catching up with her as the terrorists are convinced that she has information on them and they don’t want it getting out.
Caleb Stone has been sent to protect Lana from the terrorists and to find out just what she knows. Now getting her to trust him is going to be a real trick because while Caleb did end up saving Lana in the end, he first had to watch her being tortured as to not blow his cover.
Taut with tension from the very beginning, NO CONTROL by Shannon K. Butcher is a top notch romantic suspense. Lana is a very strong woman who has learned to live with what happened to her eighteen months ago and just want to put it all behind her. However her foundation, First Light has gotten her name in print and now her name is starting to pop up in the wrong circles. Caleb has been sent to protect her, however Lana doesn’t want his protection and refuses to give him the information that he needs to keep her alive. Both of these characters are richly drawn and ones readers will find it remarkably easy to empathize with. This reader wanted to just shake Lana when she wouldn’t trust poor Caleb to keep her and her family safe. Ms. Butcher also introduces other members of Caleb’s team who deserve their own books.
This reviewer recommends NO CONTROL to any reader who enjoys romantic suspense as this is one satisfying read. In fact, Ms. Butcher has earned her way onto this reviewer’s selections of authors to be watched for.
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