No Control by Shannon K Butcher

Romantic suspense. Delta Force #2. Can be read as a standalone.
Compelling. A true hero that will do what needs to be done.

Caleb is Delta Force. He was there when Lana was tortured. He doesn’t think she can ever forgive him for his part in her suffering.
Lana has totally rebuilt her life after the horrifying experience of being tortured and almost all the bones in her body broken. She learned to walk again and will do whatever is needed to protect her family. Even if that means cutting ties and walking away.

Lana is so strong yet suffers daily nightmares. She can’t trust Caleb and his men to adequately protect her family. Can she?

Caleb is simply swoon worthy. Strong, silent, and willing to do whatever she needs to heal. Gentle when needed, stoic and supportive. A true hero. ( )

I could not get past the stupidity of the heroine. She wouldn't divulge information to the hero until the last two chapters of the book because she didn't trust him. Information mind you that clearly put everyone in danger, and I mean CLEARLY. This heroine dumbness ruined the story for me, to the point that I couldn't get into the book. ( )

The summary above is pretty detailed, so I see no need to rehash what this book is all about.

This one disappointed me. As we learned in the first book [b:No Regrets|196138|No Regrets (Delta Force, #1)|Shannon K. Butcher|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172599465s/196138.jpg|189701], Caleb seemed disturbed after coming back from a solo mission. Not even his closest friends, Grand and David knew what was wrong with him. Well, we find out now what was eating away at him.

I lost track of how many times I wanted to just stop reading, but my curiosity got the better of me. I didn't like Lana at all! I understood her fear for her family and loved ones, as well as her need to protect them at all costs, and that was the reason why she wouldn't tell Caleb who she was afraid of. In my opinion she was a coward. After her friend Stacie got shot and her parent's house got burned down, how could she continue to keep information about the terrorists a secret? If they tortured her to be sadistic, then they could have gone after her sister and her son. The bad guys in this series seem to have no qualms about torturing and killing innocent women and children. What if other innocent people might have been harmed because she wouldn't grow a pair?

And don't get me started about the first time she actually allows Caleb to be intimate with her. After another nightmare leaves her reeling and afraid, she begs him to "make me forget". WTH? Where is her dignity? Of course Caleb isn't completely innocent in all this when he caves so easily. All the love scenes that followed afterwards, I skipped those because I felt that they popped up at weird times and the connection felt very one-sided to me.

So they get a happy ending, but I hate the fact that Lana has her aha moment so close to the end of the book that I just didn't care anymore what she did.

The highlight of this book for me was Grant. He's so adorable and I look forward to his story next. I hope he'll find a female who is more on par with Noelle rather than Lana.

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