Shattered

by JoAnn Ross

Shattered is part of Ross’s high risk series which continues the stories of ex-Nay Seals and Special Forces. I liked hunky shane, ex-special forces, but the story had so many holes in it I found it unbelievable.


Shane Garrett worked with Zach Tremayne in Afghanistan. He’s tough as nails and owes his life to Zach and Dr. Kirby Campbell after he’s seriously wounded in battle.

Shane returns to the States to begin life as a civilian who has sex with women but hasn’t found the one. He’s stuck on the memories of Kirby and hot steamy sex in the deserts of Iraq between missions. Kirby is off in the jungles of South America where government is teetering on revolt and the poor need medical care.

Through a crafty bit of storytelling Kirby’s co-worker, Rachel, is kidnapped in the South American jungle, Zach Tremayne knows a Senator who is related to Rachel, who asks for help in locating her at the same time Kirby is in DC meeting the Senator about drugs and developing countries, which leads to South Carolina where Shane knows Zach, who’s brought Kirby with him tfrom DC too concoct a plan to help rescue Rachel.  Also, Rachel's true love happens to be involved in the rescue and knows Zach and Shane and everyone else.  

Needless to say, the story was too convoluted for me to believe. I didn’t care if Rachel was rescued or not. I liked Shane and I liked Kirby I liked them together. I am a sucker for military characters and that was probably the saving grace for me in reading Shattered.

If you’re a fan of Ross then you’ll probably enjoy the book. If not, move on.