I first got this novella sometime in early 2017, but I was lucky enough to attend RWA National Conference in Orlando that year in July, and I snagged a signed copy at the literacy signing.
Then it languished in the TBR room¹ until January this year, when I read it for SLWendy’s TBR Challenge.
Sadly, what with one thing and another, the review was not written on time :head hanging in shame:
Ah well, in the ‘better late than never’ category, here you have it.
Warning: one of the characters lives in an abusive situation, another (minor) character is the victim of spousal abuse; there’s homophobia and general bigotry. Oh, and some cursing.
“Ready to Roll” by Suzanne Brockmann
This novella is the third in a trilogy of short-ish stories set in the Troubleshooters’ world, centered on SEAL Izzy Zanella. The three stories take place within a year of the events in Breaking the Rules, which was the last novel in the series for half a dozen years,² until Some Kind of Hero came out.
Here’s the blurb from my print copy (yes, the repetitions too):
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Tags: 2010s, 6.50 out of 10, reviews, series, short stories, Suzanne Brockmann, TBR Challenge, Troubleshooters