Too Far Gone (Navy SEALs, Book 6) [Mass Market Paperback]

Marliss Melton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2008

Ellie Stuart's life ended the day her children were stolen from her. Driving on a Virginia backroad, Ellie was ambushed by two men who violently pulled her from her car and drove off with her three sons inside. Devastated, Ellie begs the police to bring her babies home. But the authorities wonder if this stressed-out single mom may not be telling the whole truth about what happened that day...


Navy SEAL Sean Harlan agrees to help Ellie find her children, but vows to keep their relationship professional. He's got no room in his life for a woman and her kids--no matter how beautiful she is, or how desperate their situation. But when a sinister organization begins pulling strings behind the scenes, the investigation suddenly targets Sean. Can he and Ellie rescue her children and save themselves? Or are they already...


TOO FAR GONE

Editorial Reviews

Review

RAVE REVIEWS FOR MARLISS MELTON AND DON'T LET GO:

"Four different plot threads are delicately woven together, each resonating with emotional overtones of loss and rebirth. This is another winner in a top-notch series!" --Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine

NEXT TO DIE:

"Continuing on her hot streak, Melton adds another chapter to her ongoing SEAL Team saga...Melton is rapidly proving herself a major player in the genre." --Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine

"Romance that sizzles." --Publishers Weekly

"Hard to put down. Not only is it gut-wrenching, it's fast paced, it's sexy, and it's action packed...Ms. Melton has written a book that I feel certain will be found on many keeper shelves and often pulled down for a reread." ---Romance Readers Connection

About the Author

Daughter of a U.S. foreign officer, Golden Heart and RITA finalist Marliss Melton enjoyed a unique childhood growing up overseas. Following college, Marliss pursued her dream of publishing while teaching high school English and Spanish. Her husband, a warfare technology specialist, is her real-life hero. She juggles two teenage boys, three stepchildren, a baby girl, and an adjunct teaching position at the College of William and Mary. Her website is www.marlissmelton.com.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Forever (November 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446509264
• ISBN-13: 978-0446509268
• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 1 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #511,134 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marliss Melton is the author of the bestselling Team Twelve Navy SEALs series and Guardian Taskforce series. Wife of a retired Navy veteran, she relies on her experience as a military spouse and on her many contacts in the Spec Ops and Intelligence communities to pen realistic and heartfelt stories. Daughter of a foreign services officer, Melton grew up in various countries overseas before settling permanently in Williamsburg, Virginia. She has taught Spanish, ESL, and Linguistics at the College of William and Mary, her alma mater. In addition to her writing, Melton busies herself raising a young daughter, keeping tabs on three college students, and walking her miniature Australian sheepdog.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Could not read it fast enough! November 8, 2008

By Sydney

Format:Mass Market Paperback

I have been hooked on this series since the first book and Marliss Melton gets better with each installment. She definitely has out done herself this time. "Too Far Gone" had me hooked from the get go. The characters were introduced in the previous installment "Don't Let Go".

Ellie Stuart is a single mother of three boys and Sean Harlan is her Navy Seal landlord. Ellie and her boys were abandoned by her ex-husband and she is raising them on her own. One night, she is ambushed and the boys are kidnapped. Off course, Sean, who has grown to love her boys (and lusts after Ellie) steps into to help find the boys. Their search takes them on an action packed journey exposing corruption and making you wonder what will happen next. I could not turn the pages fast enough.

Melton also brings back characters from the previous books. Fans of the series will not be disappointed with this one. Those new to the series will want to start from the beginning. "Too Far Gone" is a well written and fast based book that will leave the reader hungering for more. The writer finds that perfect balance of romance and suspense. The only bad thing about this novel is that it ended. Can't wait for the next one!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not great November 11, 2008

By Lovely D.M. VINE™ VOICE

Format:Mass Market Paperback

This book is what I would call a mixture of "pros and cons". On the one hand I enjoyed several things about it, on the other hand there were some things in it that I didn't like.

Pros:
The chemistry between Sean and Ellie was very good. And I loved the banter between them, when they did banter. Sean is a likable hero, if only he wasn't a womanizer. On the other hand, here he is, in most of the book being sensitive and protective of Ellie, and risking his life to find her kids, that the reader can't help but like him.

Ellie is also a good heroine, she is strong and vulnerable, and she doesn't do foolish stuff just to prove that she is independent. I loved how she mostly followed all of Sean's instructions when they were searching for her kids.

Although the storyline isn't very original, it has the reader always interested. Also, there is a secondary love story between the villain's daughter, and an undercover FBI agent (Drake) sent to investigate her father. Now that story was wonderful, and it ended on a bitter/sweet note. I just hope that the author writes a book for those two.

Cons:
Sean was with another woman, when Ellie's kids got kidnapped. And so when the relationship between Ellie and Sean started after the kidnapping, I couldn't shake the feeling as if he had cheated on her, although technically he hadn't. Plus there is the icky factor of how close the period of time was between him being with one of his girlfriends, and him being with Ellie.

I also didn't like that h/h got intimate while Ellie's boys were missing. Now I can understand the first time, it just fit with the plot. But the second time was just gratuitous, and it caused this reader to lose some respect for Ellie and Sean. Instead they should have just cuddled....

Last but not least, it took Sean so long to finally realize that, "Gee since I'm risking my life for this woman and her kids, and since I almost died in the quest to protect her and find her kids, I must be in love with her". He should have realized it earlier in the book.

In conclusion: It was an entertaining read despite the flaws. But it could have been very good, had it been written a little differently. Read more ›

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Struck at my deepest fears February 18, 2009

By Dog Lover

Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book strikes at the worst fear I can feel: the infiltration at all levels of our Justice system by a criminal organization.

Well written and very believable, TOO FAR GONE was the most terrifying of the Centurion Series from Ms. Marliss to date. IMO. You won't find graphic violence or sex but the sense of impending doom and helplessness in the face of the abuse of the justice system almost kept me from finishing it.

I don't know if I have the courage to read the next installment.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Too Far Gone by Marliss Melton-A Joyfully Recommended Title! November 27, 2008

By M. Nix

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Since her worthless husband walked out on her and their children, Ellie Stuart's life has been slowly but surely getting better. Even though she's attracted to her landlord, Navy SEAL Sean Harlan, she knows that he's the wrong type of man for her.

Sean has been watching Ellie since he met her but knows that he's not the kind of guy for a single mother no matter how great he thinks her boys are. But when her sons are forcibly kidnapped from her, Sean is there to help her fight the mysterious organization behind the kidnapping. Circumstances allow the passion between Sean and Ellie to explode but can they find a way to make it last forever and become a family?

Too Far Gone goes from zero to 60 in about 3 chapters and never slows down after that! Marliss Melton has it all! Passion, action and emotional intensity are all seamlessly woven together in a story that literally kept me up all night unable to stop reading. I cannot recommend it highly enough!

Melissa
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Favourite till Now!! November 3, 2008

By sonia

Format:Mass Market Paperback

I have read and enjoyed all the previous five SEAL books and was on tenterhooks waiting for this book to arrive. The wait was definitely worth it!!! I was hooked right from the first book Forget Me Not, but with this book Marliss Melton has definitely grown as an author.

When is the next one out? Can't wait!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Too Good! September 8, 2010

By Shelley D. Edwards

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I really loved this book. Ms. Melton is improving, and she was good to begin with. This tale really gripped me. In part, I think, because there are young children involved and in danger, but also because it's a hell of a story. The suspense is high-octane, as is the sexual attraction and fulfillment. A great over-all story.

Sean Harlan makes a truly human hero. He's sexy, he's nice, and he's flawed. Ellie Stuart, introduced in DON'T LET GO, is a solid leading lady for him. I hope Ms. Melton includes them in a future story.

Ellie's three boys are snatched away from her, but she is suspect in their disappearance. With Sean's help, they track down her ex-husband and uncover a devious organization intent on raising her boys for this organization's vile needs.

A new character, Drake Donovan, is introduced and has a compelling side story in this book.

Previously introduced characters come out to play, too. Solomon McGuire, Vinnie, and his fiancee, Lia, and Joe Montgomery. They all continue to be strong characters.

I love and hate the way this book ended and hope that Ms. Melton will, at some point, address the threads she left dangling.

If you haven't read Ms. Melton's Navy SEAL series, you're missing out on some good entertainment.

Shelley Dawn, author of Sweet, Sweet Jessie and Dark Nights