“The Captain” (Griffin Force #2) by Julie Coulter Bellon *book review*

“The Captain” is book 2 of the new “Griffin Force” series by author Julie Bellon. First, I LOVE the cover of the book! It is so vibrant which caught my eye immediately. I read book 1 when it was released last year so I remembered how fantastic that story line was, so I was expecting this book to be just as good. I was not disappointed!

“The Captain” is about the Griffin Force characters from book 1, but mostly focuses on Brenna and Colt (who we met in book 1). Although the same characters are mentioned in both books, I feel like this book could be read as a stand alone since it has its own plot.

Of course, I recommend reading them all in order because the character developments and flow of the story lines will be more intense and dramatic.

I really liked how Brenna, Colt and the team work together. There is alot of action and drama-very steady and intense. There is mention of prisoner torture and methods, so I would not recommend this series to young adults. However, I do let my 14 year old read books by this author since I know all of her books are clean and free of bad language and he is a mature reader.

I can’t say enough good things about this series and I can’t wait to read book 3 when it’s released later this year. This is definitely a series I’ll be keeping on my bookshelf to read again and again!

**Clean, suspenseful, action packed fiction**

I received a complimentary copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review on my blog and social media-all opinions are my own.

My book review of “The Captive” (Griffin Force #1) is here:
http://empowermoms.net/2016/01/the-captive-griffin-force-1-by-julie-coulter-bellon-book-review.html

About the book
Captain Colt Mitchell is part of the elite Griffin Force team hunting down terrorist Nazer al-Raimi. After an attack on the Canadian Parliament buildings, the team gets good intel on Nazer’s whereabouts. They plan to grab him, but when the mission goes wrong, Colt is captured and dragged away. Bruised, restrained, and disoriented, Colt is stunned to see Brenna Wilson, the Canadian intelligence officer who broke his heart years ago, standing next to Nazer. But how deep is she in the operation and can she help Colt escape?

After the devastating attack on Canadian soil, Brenna is recruited to go undercover to find out what Nazer is planning next. She’s close to her goal until her former flame Colt Mitchell is taken hostage. Walking away from him has always been her biggest regret and she knows she has to save him, even if it blows her mission. Taking matters into her own hands, she pulls off a daring escape, but Colt and Brenna must learn to trust each other again if they want to stay alive. With their hearts and their lives on the line can they survive long enough to stop Nazer from ravaging another country’s sense of security?

Biography
Julie Coulter Bellon is the author of more than a dozen romantic suspense novels. Her book All Fall Down won the RONE award for Best Suspense and Pocket Full of Posies won a RONE Honorable Mention for Best Suspense.

Julie loves to travel and her favorite cities she’s visited so far are probably Athens, Paris, Ottawa, and London. She loves to read, write, teach, watch Castle, Hawaii Five-O, and eat Canadian chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.

Julie offers writing and publishing tips as well as her take on life on her blog ldswritermom.blogspot.com You can also find out about all her upcoming projects at her website juliebellon.com