The Troubleshooters series goes back and forth between dealing with terrorists, national security issues, and engaging in criminal investigations. I like going back and forth between all these complex cases. I think it keeps the books from becoming too similar. 

Jenks and Lindsey have great chemistry. I enjoyed watching them work together. The story is a classic guy likes hot girl, hot girl doesn't notice him, pretty girl wants him but he doesn't notice. Then guy (a.k.a. Super Hot Navy SEAL) starts to notice pretty girl, but helps out hot girl when she asks making pretty girl think she was just a one-time thing. And that is only the beginning of the novel, before they even get to New Hampshire.

The plot was pretty awesome. I really enjoy a good serial killer plot, which is why I love Karen Rose (one of my favorite authors). The characters are more on a search for the killer and Tracy. I felt really removed from the story because I am use to reading from the officer in charge of the investigation, not the search teams.  Overall, I was happy with the novel, not at one point while I have read this series have I considered stopping. 

Title: Force of Nature 

Author: Suzanne Brockmann

Series: Troubleshooters #11

Published: August 14, 2007

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Genre: Romantic Suspense

*from Library

Book Description: 

Florida private investigator and ex-cop Ric Alvarado’s life is spiraling out of control. His beautiful new girl Friday, Annie Dugan, is far more interested in fieldwork than filing, and despite Ric’s best efforts to ignore the attraction, sparks are flying between them. Then one of Ric’s clients turns femme fatale and tries to gun down an innocent man. Thanks to quick thinking and even quicker reflexes, Ric comes to the rescue, only to learn he’s done a very good deed for some very bad people.

Suddenly Ric finds himself deep undercover with Annie, working for notorious crime boss Gordon Burns. One mistake from Ric’s painfully inexperienced partner and they’re both dead.

FBI agent Jules Cassidy’s life isn’t in much better shape. For years the FBI has been trying to prove Gordon Burns’s ties to terrorist activity. Now, thanks to Ric and Annie, Jules has found a way into the lion’s den. But in the course of his investigation he comes face-to-face with Robin Chadwick, the charismatic but self-destructive and closeted movie star for whom Jules feels a powerful attraction. Robin’s in town promoting his latest film–and Gordon Burns is a star-struck movie buff.

With Robin and Jules’s help, Ric and Annie are soon entrenched in Burns’s organization, surrounded by killers who may already have executed an FBI infiltrator. Before long the couple realizes that many more lives besides their own will be at stake if they make a false move. As the heat between them reaches dangerous levels, so do the risks they’re willing to take–in the line of duty, for the sake of loyalty, and in the name of something that runs even deeper. (Goodreads)

Rating: 3.5 Stars-A very, very good novel.
Still on the recommendation list. A few problems, but that could just be my reading taste. 

Suzanne Brockmann takes us away from the SEALS teams and the Troubleshooters. This novel revolves around Ric Alvarado, a private investigator. Ric made a brief appearance in a previous novel. I can't remember which book, but I know he became acquainted with Gina and Max briefly.

I thought reading a novel about Ric was very random. His story was not all that interesting. The plot was great, but not the romance between Ric and Annie. I really was not feeling them. They were definitely overshadowed by the tension between Jules and Robin.

Jules Cassidy has been a major figure in this series and I was hoping he would get his own novel. I was disappointed that he had to split this book with Ric. Jules has been trying to keep his distance from Robin, but with Robin gaining more attention from the media, Jules has not been able to get away from him. I love that Jules finally gets a chance to get his HEA with Robin. The romance between Robin and Jules is incredibly sweet. The attraction and love between the two characters is immense. Call me a perv, but I was sad we didn't see any "sexual behavior" between the two characters. This novel was very PG-13, but I still has some fun reading it! 

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Rating: 3. stars- 3 Stars: Just Okay 
The novel was okay. I liked it. An easy fast-paced read with some minor problems. 

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Review:

I was both happy and disappointed with this novel. I was happy because we finally get to see one of the couples from the series get married. I was happy that the couple is Jules and Robin. I wasn't happy that the book was once again not all about them. I can understand setting up the story for other characters, but having a complete romance between two minor characters wasn't what I was expecting.

Jules and Robin currently live in the Boston area. They are about to get married and all of their friends and family will be there to celebrate, except Robin's absentee father. I loved seeing more into Robin and Jules's relationship. We have seen them in intense situations, but not on their own time away from the chaos of Jules's job. Jules is one of my favorite characters in this series, but I don't think this book really did him justice.

The plot twists were very random and I really could have done without them. Brockmann tried to add some suspense in the plot, but it came off as choppy and unnecessary. Adam's reappearance made sense, but I would have rather him come on his own then fleeing from some random stalker. While I loved seeing all my favorite characters, I had a hard time not rolling my eyes at the events that take place in the novel. I am happy that Jones made a spectacular appearance. I love him! Overall, I wish this novel had been a fluffy romance instead of trying to be a suspense.... and failing.
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I should be reading the last two novels next week. I just have to pick them up from the library :)