Review: Awesome ending to the series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2013
Something I've noticed after several years of reading books by Stephanie Tyler and that is a constant. The constant being how easy it is to let go and get lost in her sexy military and black op thrillers and this most certainly holds true after reading Lonely Is The Night, the 5th and final book in the Shadow Force series. I applaud and thank her for gifting us with this much anticipated and final chapter of the guys of Shadow Force. Like all good things, I hated to see it end but knowing each and every tortured hero in the group got his much deserved happily ever after helps to soften the blow.Our couple, Grier and Reid met in the previous book, the attraction was there from the start, and they hooked up fairly quick. Problem was, she wasn't ready to admit to herself or him that there was a real connection and not just sex. Plus, there wasn't a whole lot of trust between them for reasons you'll have to read to find out. They were working on the same side of the law but she likes rules and black and white, where Reid worked most of the time in the gray. Grier didn't believe in the gray and wasn't willing to compromise even though Reid saved her on several occasions from an early grave. Grier is a strong as nails type of character and though Reid is quite the alpha, he's also a no nonsense caring kind of guy with a lot of paitence. My favorite thing about him was though he knew he was in love with her and didn't have a problem expressing it, he let her figure out her feelings without pressuring her. She was stubborn to the core but he never tried to change her.Fans of the series will be pleased to know Kell and Reid resolved their differences and are back to being best friends. All the loose ends were tied up and everything and everyone was set to live a happy, successful, fulfilling life in and around Mace's place which now technically belongs to all of them.As with all the others, this one grabbed me from the first page and I hung on until the last page. There is a lot of fast paced action to keep you on the edge of your seat with moving and multiple story lines. With this being a novella, the secondary story in this one is not as detailed, and the epilogue left me in shock, YES, shock when it was over. I can only HOPE with all of my being that there's a future story in the works, some kind of a spin-off because no one could be that cruel. lolIt's always fun to watch an author transform and grow in her craft. Each book became steamier and the characters and stories demonstrated more depth. This series went out with a bang and Stephanie Tyler definitely saved the best for last. If you are a fan you will be satisfied. If you have not read the series or anything else by ST and you like steamy suspense thrillers with mega hot, not so perfect men, and strong likable female characters you should try it. If you're still on the fence, how about motorcycle clubs, Marshalls, military men, black ops, fight clubs and a tattoo artist? And that was just in this book, the others are just as action packed.Enjoy!4.5 StarsReview copy provided for an honest review.