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Chance Encounter Then, Chance Encounter Now, Is there Happily Ever After?

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December 17, 2016

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Delta: Retribution only clocked in at just over 100 pages, but it does pack a bit of plot where two very different people come together with their own demons. Trace is in a bad place after death of his twin and was about to be drummed out of elite navy SEALs. Only being in Titan Group's Team Delta did he get more action. Marlena was hiding and took a chance at a one-night stand from her usual job and spent a very memorable night with Trace, but she ran away before morning after giving a false name, and she always had self-worth issues. Later, Marlena's research became potential weapons and she was kidnapped by South American goons and Titan sent in Team Delta to retrieve her, and brought Trace back to Marlena, and they resumed where they left off, as they managed to heal each other and survive yet ANOTHER kidnapping attempt, and perhaps figure out some retribution. The problem is both characters' psychological issues feel a bit overblown. Trace was somehow obsessed about retrieving his twin's dogtags (which wasn't found amongst the IED wrecked vehicle) while Marlena was constantly manipulated and put down psychologically by her father despite living separately from him. The bad guys also are just too "flat" bad. At least pace was interesting and military details feel right.

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Delta: Retribution is not to be missed!

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Shelley Haase

December 4, 2016

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As a fan of Cristin Harber's Titan series, I was delighted to find she also has a Spin-off to this incredible series. Delta: Retribution is the start to this new series. It has some of the same favorite characters from her Titan series and it too is written as a stand alone, though is apart of a series.

From start to finish it is filled with suspense, combustible chemistry and unforgettable characters. Cristin has an amazing ability to combine these features in a way that tells a complete story, yet propels possibilities for future stories as well.

In this book, you meet Trace Reeves. He is a SEAL who is recruited for Delta team of the Titan Group. His career is spiralling after losing his twin brother in Afghanistan. His sole focus is on retribution, that is until he meets Jared Westin and is sent to South America to retrieve a high-value-target.

PS- Jeffrey Kafer does an excellent job of narrating this incredible story. His performance only enhances Cristin's work with this amazing series. I can't wait for more!

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Great Characters, but a bit light on plot

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Tracey Cramer-Kelly

May 5, 2018

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These characters were both broken and their backstories were interesting and realistically compelled them to do the things they did. The characters together had spark/fire (broken but fitting together), the amount of sex was right. Trace was so dark in the opening pages that his transformation when he met her was a little more jarring than hers (a bit of a seesaw in being with him or not). In fiction, I expect a bit of unrealistic stuff, but the improbabilities just kept layering on top of each other, and eventually it got in the way of my enjoyment of the story. I think the events were a little too rapid-fire and could have been developed better.

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Stephanie Fischer

I love Cristin Harber

April 26, 2016

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I'd give it a 4.5 star rating. I love Cristin Harber. The Titan series was such a delight to read. She really developed those characters and made them so lovable, even though they were all a little damaged in some way. However this book had a great premise to the story. I liked where she was heading with both of the characters, Trace and Marlena. But I felt as though their stories were not really explained as much. I feel like they were underdeveloped. They had a one night stand and meet a few months later in the jungle of South America because she was kidnapped. Marlena is still in college earning her Bachelors and Masters and does some contract work for the government. They seem to hit it off, but she is always leaving Trace hanging. Trace has his own issues to work through. His twin brother has died and he can't seem to cope with it. He has pissed off his SEAL team until Titan wants to recruit him for their Delta team. They have their own issues but get together and fall in love after having sex, what, like three times. They both don't really get to know each other. Then they both get abducted again and Titan rescues them. It needed a little longer of a story line. That's what bothers me about this book. Otherwise, it was a good and quick read.

It could be read as a stand alone book, but to get a feel for the character, I highly recommend the Titan Series before embarking on this short novella.

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Exciting, thought provoking, and plenty of twists

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June 8, 2018

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I love the way this author doles out just enough information that we have to think for ourselves about what is going on and where the story is headed. It was edgy and exciting with plenty of thought provoking twists and surprises, incredible characters with flaws and damaging pasts they struggle to grow through, I couldn't put this book down.

After a one night stand leaves Marlena confused and frustrated she finds herself in a frightening predicament when she is kidnapped. Firmly believing someone will be sent for her she desperately tries to give her kidnappers just enough to keep them happy and herself alive until help arrives.

Trace Reeves' life has been turned upside down after losing his brother in Afghanistan. He has only one goal, to retrieve his brother's dog tags. Then a one night stand leaves him confused and uptight when the woman he spent the night with just vanishes without a trace. A second chance to save himself and his career has him embarking on a dangerous mission to save a kidnap victim that the US government desperately needs. He can't believe his eyes when he realizes who their target is. Thrown together, Marlena and Trace must work together with Delta Force to find the one thing that could bring the world to its knees.

Always a good read, always. Good story. Good characters. And a good understanding of special operators..because nobody understands better than those who stand beside you.Read more

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