"Crash & Burn" by Abigail Roux

The is the ninth and final book in the "Cut & Run" series, and it finds FBI Special Agent in Charge Zane Garrett overseeing the Baltimore office while his fiance, former FBI Special Agent Ty Grady, rehabs the old building they bought into a book store.  But all hell breaks loose when Ty's best friend and fellow member of Marine Force Recon team Sidewinder shows up at their house injured and on the run.  This leads to Zane, Ty, one of their former enemies, and the rest of the Sidewinder team trying to dodge the Vega cartel and others who want them all dead.

I'm sad to see the end of this series, but Roux gives the boys an action packed send off in style.  Ty's entire family and part of Zane's make appearances, with Ty's grandpa making a memorable show of taking on the bad guys in West Virginia.  Zane and Ty's chemistry is still at full throttle with no signs of the hate part of their love/hate relationship that characterized so many of the books.  Roux has done an excellent job of wrapping up the series; I will really miss these awesome, original, and action packed stories with two of my favorite fictional characters who finally get their happy ending.  352 pages (Kindle edition).

The Substitute by Denise Grover Swank

Summary: "Megan Vandemeer meant to tell her parents about her broken engagement, but a month and a half later she finds herself boarding a plane home to her wedding. Having stretched avoidance to its limits, it's time to come clean--a terrifying prospect since her mother is sure to blame her rather than her cheating, emotionally frigid ex. A couple of drinks and two Dramamine later, Megan finds herself spilling her sob story to the tall, dark, and handsome stranger in the seat next to her. With only one week left to save his business, Josh McMillan boards a plane to Kansas City in a last-ditch effort, leaving the details to chance. An unexpected answer is delivered in the form of the beautiful brunette beside him."

The Substitute is the first book in The Wedding Pact series, and I initially picked it up after seeing that it takes place in Kansas City, MO! Overall, I enjoyed the book, but the pacing was a bit weird. It had a ton of detail packed into the beginning of the book, but then sped through the juicy stuff at the end. I liked the characters, and I'm excited to read the next two books which focus on Megan's friends, Libby and Blair. The three girls made a pact about their weddings when they were younger, hence the name of the series. 


364 pages