Against the Sun
By Kat Martin
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Millions of lives are on the line. But for him, only one truly matters.
It’s not in bodyguard Jake Cantrell’s job description to share his suspicions with his assignments. Beautiful executive Sage Dumont may be in charge, but Jake’s not on her payroll. As a former special forces marine, Jake trusts his gut, and it’s telling him there’s something off about a shipment arriving at Marine Drilling International. His instinct is aroused…in more ways than one.
A savvy businesswoman, Sage knows better than to take some hired gun’s “hunch” as gospel. And yet she is learning not to underestimate the man her grandfather hired to protect her. Determined to prove Jake wrong, Sage does some digging of her own and turns up deadly details she was never meant to see. Drawn into a terrifying web of lies and deceit—and into feelings they can’t afford to explore—what Jake and Sage uncover may be frighteningly worse than they ever imagined.
“Fans of Martin’s Raines of Wind Canyon trilogy are going to love meeting more of this testosterone-and-honor-laden family."—RT Book Reviews
Kat Martin
Top ten New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin is a graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara. Residing with her Western-author husband, L.J. Martin, in Missoula, Montana, Kat has written 70 Historical and Contemporary Romantic Suspense novels. More than 17 million of her books are in print and she has been published in twenty foreign countries. Kat is currently hard at work on her next novel.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good book. Jake has been hired by Sage's grandfather to be her bodyguard while she is participating in negotiations with a Saudi prince. Sage isn't at all happy about it and makes her feelings clear to Jake. He isn't too thrilled with her either, but an assignment is an assignment.Jake and Sage get off to a rough start. Sage doesn't think she needs protection or help from Jake. He didn't make the best first impression when he mistook her for the receptionist and she isn't going to forget it. Sage has worked her way up in the family company and could be in line to become CEO if she pulls off this deal with the Saudi prince. She's strong and determined and knows exactly what she wants. She sees Jake as the caveman type, there to intimidate, but not much use otherwise. He's nothing like the sophisticated men like her fiance. She quickly learns that there's much more to Jake than meets the eye. Jake isn't too thrilled to be protecting a businesswoman who probably got her job because of who she is. He sees her as a spoiled society girl playing at real work. That doesn't last long as he sees just how good she really is at her job.I liked Jake a lot. He's a little rough around the edges, but he is highly intelligent and honorable. He's attracted to Sage, but since she's engaged he's determined to keep his hands to himself. I really had fun seeing their power struggles at the beginning. It didn't take as long as it could have before they developed a good working relationship. I liked seeing the way that his view of life changed over the book. He went from a lone wolf type to one who was willing to form relationships. I really liked his Big Brother relationship with Felix. It was another layer of his personality that showed what kind of man he was. I had a harder time liking Sage. She's earned her place in this business, that's no problem. But I didn't like the way that she had basically selected her fiance because of his pedigree and what she saw as suitable qualities. She's attracted to Jake, but sees too many inequalities between them, which made her seem rather snobby. I liked the way that exposure to Jake had her rethinking her engagement. There were a couple encounters between Jake and Phillip that made me laugh. Once Phillip is out of the picture things get pretty hot between Jake and Sage. They spend a lot of time telling themselves why a relationship won't work long term, but they can have fun short term. I loved seeing Jake start to plan a future and wanted to slap Sage silly for what she said to Jake near the end. I'm glad she came to her senses and saw that they belonged together. I felt like Jake could have made her work a little harder to make up, but it was good.The suspense was quite good. I enjoyed learning the bits of protocol that Jake taught to Sage. The theme of the story was realistic and easy to believe in. The leaking of the story that led to the protests obviously had a purpose, and that became more clear as the book went on. Sage was a bit naive about the danger of the protests which led her to make a stupid move, but she learned her lesson quickly and Jake got high points for the way he handled it. Things got a bit more intense with the conversation Jake overheard between the sheikh's son and his friend. Add in an explosion, drug trafficking and some possible terrorist activity and the last quarter of the book had me staying awake until I finished it.I loved seeing the backup and support Jake got from his friends and coworkers. It wasn't just on the business side either. I loved seeing them come together for the takedown at the end. There were some great sparks between his coworker Alex and Sage's friend Rina, which means their story is bound to be good.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Against the Sun The Raines of Wind Canyon by Kat MartinISBN: 9780778313502Jake Cantrell's job was to watch over Ian Dumonds granddaughter while the Saudia Arabia sheik was in town with his family.Sage Elizabeth didn't think she needed a bodyguard.She's engaged to Phillip so Jake is not a threat to getting serious over.Interesting to learn so much about Muslims and their customs.Sage has them lined up to shop one day where the stores they want to visit will shut down to the public while they are there.Another trip is to the family ranch to ride horses and stay overnight. Then onto the talks of the sale-the main reason why the Sheik is there.Jake follows some of the son and cousins talk about drugs, shipment and money and doesn't like the sounds of it. He thinks as he's been away fromthe country for a long time that he's gotten the words translated wrong.His other ex Marine friends are close by and have helped with guarding and escorting when he's needed them.Sage's friend Rina likes Alex, one of the extra men but she's living with Ryan who's away for a few days.Sage was slowly but surely forgetting about Phillip and concentrating more on Jake, she had only kissed him once.Missing person, drugs, betrayals, bombs going off and sex are just a few more things to look forward to in this book.Just when you think the whole book is done, finish has been written, other things have come to light ...
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sage had a rough beginning to life but has earned her way up the office ladder to be in contention for Vice President of the family oil business. She just has to land a deal with Sheik Khalid AlKahzaz. Grandfather Ian, has hired a body guard for her while the Sheik is in town.
Jake Cantrell, tall, muscular and not interested in spoiled rich girls.
Sage easily earns his respect as she grows to fall for Jake. That means a broken engagement and a sharp left turn in her life plans.
This was a well thought out story as are all of Ms. Martin's books in this series. Just the right amount of passion. Just the right amount of angst and charged moments. For once, like a breath of fresh air, the plans of the good guys to bring down the bad guys actually work out. I loved that. So tired of everything going wrong and the good guys come off not looking too bright. This was a page turner and very hard to put down. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A nice addition to the series, though not one of my favorites. The characters and their romance were just okay; nothing spectacular, though. Even the suspense seemed a bit tame--I thought it was way too easy to figure out the bad guy in this one. By the time the main characters caught on I kind of hand that "what took you so long?" feeling. I did enjoy the addition of the sheik and his family--nice cultural details in that story line--and both Sage's friend Rina and the sheik's daughter A'lia were strong characters that I enjoyed reading about. Even though I probably won't be rereading this one, I definitely plan to continue with the series.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Martin’s romantic suspense novel, Jake Cantrell has been hired to protect savvy business woman, Sage Dumont. As a former special forces marine, Jake has strong instincts and his gut is telling him there’s something suspicious about a shipment due to arrive at Marine Drilling International. Sage isn’t willing to take her new bodyguard’s opinion to heart but she is learning quickly not to underestimate the man her grandfather put his trust in. Determined to prove Jake wrong, Sage begins digging on her own only to discover things she was never meant to see.Drawn into a vicious web of lies and deceit—and unable to resist the growing attraction between them—what Jake and Sage discover is more terrifying than either of them ever suspected.A page turner stockpiled with suspense and passion. A great installment to The Raines of Wind Canyon series.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Have been following this seires and also can not get enough from this author,looking foward to her next book.Loved it!!!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Against the sun by Kat Martin 4 STARSAgainst the Sun is in the series The Raines of Wind Canyon.Sage Dumont is planning to make a deal buying used drill platform from Saudi Arabia and save her company millions. Sheik Khalid AlKahzaz and his party where coming to make the deal.Sage knows if she can seal the deal she could end up getting the run of the company from her grandfather Ian Dumont.Their is protests in Houston against the Middle East so Sage grandfather has hired Jake Cantrell as her bodygaurd and his Middle East experience .Jake was a sniper in the miltary and worked as bodygaurd and security specialist.Someone leaked the story about the deal in the making and now their were protests all around Sage.The Sheik is bringing his son Roshan 26 and daughter A'lia 22 with him plus others in the party. Roshan is spoiled and thinks all females are beneath him. A'lia is beautiful and smart but wants more freedom and choices.Sage is engaged to Phillip and thinks he will be a great partner and her grandfather likes him. Phillip is going out of the country for a couple of months. Sage is attracted to Jake.Their are a lot of threats,protest and even a bomb scare to derail the deal. Jake brings a lot of his friends in to keep everyone safe and defuse troubles that come up.Thier is plenty of drama and action. Thier are a few love scenes in the book.I have read a couple of books in this series and like them and would be looking to read them in the future.I was given this ebook to read in exchange of honest review from Netgalley.05/29/2012 PUB Harlequin Harlequin Mira