Running the Risk by Lea Griffith

Survival is crucial.
Trust is optional.
Love is unstoppable.

Jude Dagan's life as he knew it ended a year ago. On a mission gone wrong, he was forced to watch as Ella Banning, the only woman he's ever loved, was killed. Or so he thought.

Jude wasn't the only one who lost something on the day Ella was presumed dead. She sacrificed Endgame Ops, the love of her life, and parts of herself she can never get back. Now she's determined to take down the world's most dangerous terrorist—even if it means working for him.

When Jude and Ella are reunited, they'll battle the lies Ella has been forced to tell... and struggle to save a love that knows no bounds.

Book 2
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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Avid Reader – ☆☆☆☆
M/F Thriller Romance
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This is the second book in the series and I would say that you for sure need to read book one in order to understand what is going on in this story. All of the characters are repeat and the dynamics between them all is complex. Understanding where everyone comes from and how they meld together is vital in understanding how this story continues forward.

Jude has lost everything that he cares about. Ella was the love of his life and despite knowing that they worked dangerous jobs, Jude can't help but feel the loss. While continuing to hunt for the one who betrayed his team, he finds that Ella is not where she appeared to be – who she appeared to be. Questions crop up and Jude will stop at nothing in order to obtain the answers he needs and feels he deserves.

Ella is living a life of lies. She has been through the ringer and lived to tell about it. However, she is doing everything in her power to protect those she holds dear. But when more players are introduced to the board and Jude's continued pursuit lands her in hot water, she'll have to decide whether or not she can trust her old team again to get her through it all.

This is fast paced and there is a lot going on. I am so looking forward to the next installment and can't wait to see what twists and turns crop up next.

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Lea Griffith began sneaking to read her mother’s romance novels at a young age. She cut her teeth on the greats: McNaught, Woodiwiss, and Garwood. She still consumes every romance book she can put her hands on, but now she writes her own. When not working as a Practice Manager for an Internal Medicine Physician, you’ll find her at her keyboard, writing. She loves romance and nothing is off-limits when it comes to her muse. Lea lives in rural Georgia with her husband, three teenage daughters, two dogs, a cat, and a Betta fish named Coddy George.

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Running the Risk (Endgame Ops #2) by Lea Griffith to read and review.

Flash of Fury by Lea Griffith

Their spark is immediate

Kingston McNally lost men when someone betrayed his team, and now he's out for retribution. His quest for the enemy's courier leads him to Cameroon and Allie Redding, a petite Peace Corps volunteer as stubborn as she is brave. Their attraction is immediate, but Allie has secrets of her own... and she's not giving them up easily.

But their secrets could burn them both

Allie's life has been spent hiding in plain sight, but she's had enough of her cloak-and-dagger existence. On her way home, her plane is hijacked – and King saves her life. But that doesn't mean she owes him anything... even if he is the most damnably sexy man she's ever laid eyes on. He's got black ops and secrets written all over him, and trust is a two-way street.

Book 1
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Avid Reader – ☆☆☆☆
M/F Romance
Triggers: Attempted kidnapping

There was a lot going on in this story. I almost felt that it would have been better to be slightly longer with more explanations, but realize that this is going to be a series and hope that more is resolved throughout the series.

I really liked Allie. She was down to earth, smart, didn't take crap from anyone, and knew what she wanted. She knows that with a father who is high on the political ladder, she could always be a target, but in reality, she never really wanted to be part of his world. She would rather bring peace, love, and education to those less fortunate. While she is traveling, doing just what she always wanted, which was to follow in her mother's footsteps, she is almost nabbed by some very bad people. In steps King.

King is a no nonsense guy – he has been burned and is still putting the flames out. He lost people in the field and wants to find the responsible people in order to exact revenge. What he doesn't count on is stumbling on Allie – what he thinks is going to be an extraction of a courier turns into a rescue and return mission.

While I thought that the relationship between King and Allie was strange – more of a "thrown together in a time of necessity" rather than a real romantic relationship – so I had a difficult time coming to terms with their relationship.

Overall, I enjoyed the mystery behind the romance. I found that it kept me on my toes and guessing, but I also found that because little was revealed, I also was frustrated because the not knowing, but the hints weren't enough to make sense.

I am looking forward to see where this series goes because the ending was more than I expected and I had come to terms with Allie and King's relationship much more towards the end.

Lea Griffith began sneaking to read her mother’s romance novels at a young age. She cut her teeth on the greats: McNaught, Woodiwiss, and Garwood. She still consumes every romance book she can put her hands on, but now she writes her own. When not working as a Practice Manager for an Internal Medicine Physician, you’ll find her at her keyboard, writing. She loves romance and nothing is off-limits when it comes to her muse. Lea lives in rural Georgia with her husband, three teenage daughters, two dogs, a cat, and a Betta fish named Coddy George.

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Flash of Fury (Endgame Ops #1) by Lea Griffith to read and review.