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Publication dateApril 19, 2016
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File size4595 KB
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Editorial Reviews
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This book reads like a Jason Bourne type flick on the big screen. --Typical Distractions
Never a dull moment. "It is full of twists, turns, suspense, intrigue and steam! Ryder and Lauren have a lot to deal with, but they are full of spit and sass and are fully capable of dealing with whatever is thrown at them." --Archaeolibrarian
"A fast-paced, gritty thriller." 4.5 stars. Splashes into Books. A "real page turner that keeps you enthralled. The characters are well developed, their dialogue believable and, at times, just so realistic that it is funny. The plot is so full of twists and turns it makes the journey a roller coaster that you're riding blindfolded."
StarAngels' Reviews said: "I couldn't put it down! Ms. Skaggs winds a tale of danger, love and so many other emotions that come to life on the pages. I loved these characters and how Ms. Skaggs used such descriptive and true to life words to make them come alive in my eyes! I can't wait to read about the rest of these Team Fear guys!"
"Gritty, harsh, real... love." 5 stars, author Beth Rhodes says, "the suspense, including the idea that man can alter another human being to make them "better," got me in the feels... [and] the chemistry between Lauren and Ryder jumped off the pages. Exactly why we read romance."
5 stars."Loved this fast-paced and suspenseful novel! The dynamics between the main characters were smoking hot!"
Like "Captain America gone bad, with fearlessness as the main enhancement instead of superhuman strength."
Never a dull moment. "It is full of twists, turns, suspense, intrigue and steam! Ryder and Lauren have a lot to deal with, but they are full of spit and sass and are fully capable of dealing with whatever is thrown at them." --Archaeolibrarian
"A fast-paced, gritty thriller." 4.5 stars. Splashes into Books. A "real page turner that keeps you enthralled. The characters are well developed, their dialogue believable and, at times, just so realistic that it is funny. The plot is so full of twists and turns it makes the journey a roller coaster that you're riding blindfolded."
StarAngels' Reviews said: "I couldn't put it down! Ms. Skaggs winds a tale of danger, love and so many other emotions that come to life on the pages. I loved these characters and how Ms. Skaggs used such descriptive and true to life words to make them come alive in my eyes! I can't wait to read about the rest of these Team Fear guys!"
"Gritty, harsh, real... love." 5 stars, author Beth Rhodes says, "the suspense, including the idea that man can alter another human being to make them "better," got me in the feels... [and] the chemistry between Lauren and Ryder jumped off the pages. Exactly why we read romance."
5 stars."Loved this fast-paced and suspenseful novel! The dynamics between the main characters were smoking hot!"
Like "Captain America gone bad, with fearlessness as the main enhancement instead of superhuman strength."
From the Author
Want to read more from Cindy?If you like fast-paced suspense, heroes that keep you up all night, and a love that endures, check out more of Cindy's works:
The Untouchables seriesNo one leaves the family, except by way of a body bag. How far will they go to escape the mob?
The Untouchables seriesNo one leaves the family, except by way of a body bag. How far will they go to escape the mob?
- Untouchable (Sofia and Logan)
- An Untouchable Christmas (Sofia and Logan's first Christmas)
- Unforgettable (Vicki and Blake)
- Unstoppable (Dez and Mick)
- Live by the Team
- Fight by the Team
- Survive by the Team
- Team Fear 4
- Team Fear 5
From the Inside Flap
Praise for the Team Fear novels:
"This is definitely a series you don't want to pass over!!" -Star Angel Reviews
5 stars. "Every Team Fear novel seems better than the last." -Jess Molly Brown
5 stars. "Bring on more Team Fear." -Ashley C, Goodreads Reviewer
5 stars. "I NEED MORE of Team Fear yesterday." --The Power of Three Readers
5 stars. "I love this series, it just gets better and better."-Sweet & Spicy Reads
"This is definitely a series you don't want to pass over!!" -Star Angel Reviews
5 stars. "Every Team Fear novel seems better than the last." -Jess Molly Brown
5 stars. "Bring on more Team Fear." -Ashley C, Goodreads Reviewer
5 stars. "I NEED MORE of Team Fear yesterday." --The Power of Three Readers
5 stars. "I love this series, it just gets better and better."-Sweet & Spicy Reads
From the Back Cover
The texture of his voice put her in the mood for hot sex on a cold winter night.
Kill me now.
The man knew how to push her buttons with his practiced moves and smooth words and a deep voice that zipped desire straight to her underpants. Lauren's claws retracted and her body softened against his, even as her mind argued against forgiveness. "Love is an action word, Ryder. Your sweet words don't buy you a pass." Lauren shook her head to clear the emotional storm. "Not this time--"
"Yes." Raw need swelled in his gravelly voice, the sound hitting below the belt. He was a walking fantasy and she was all too familiar with his ability to blow her mind, but her wounded pride demanded she grow a pairLauren twisted to leave--honest to God, her mind was made up--but it was like her boots were nailed to the floor. Silence stretched. He waited, gave her time to get the hell out of Dodge.
The temperature in the hall flashed hot and his grip on her hips turned to fire. He lowered his head, inch by arrogant inch, until the day's growth of beard on his strong jaw, his tortured moan, and the smell of leather were all that mattered.
Lauren burrowed past the damn leather jacket and fisted a hand on the side of his t-shirt. Her knuckles brushed the warm skin underneath. She held tight to the thin cotton to keep her hands from straying. The second he lowered his head she was lost. Her heartbeat filled the pause, thundering with need and fear and desire. His breath brushed her lips and her heart whispered a soft welcome home.
Kill me now.
The man knew how to push her buttons with his practiced moves and smooth words and a deep voice that zipped desire straight to her underpants. Lauren's claws retracted and her body softened against his, even as her mind argued against forgiveness. "Love is an action word, Ryder. Your sweet words don't buy you a pass." Lauren shook her head to clear the emotional storm. "Not this time--"
"Yes." Raw need swelled in his gravelly voice, the sound hitting below the belt. He was a walking fantasy and she was all too familiar with his ability to blow her mind, but her wounded pride demanded she grow a pairLauren twisted to leave--honest to God, her mind was made up--but it was like her boots were nailed to the floor. Silence stretched. He waited, gave her time to get the hell out of Dodge.
The temperature in the hall flashed hot and his grip on her hips turned to fire. He lowered his head, inch by arrogant inch, until the day's growth of beard on his strong jaw, his tortured moan, and the smell of leather were all that mattered.
Lauren burrowed past the damn leather jacket and fisted a hand on the side of his t-shirt. Her knuckles brushed the warm skin underneath. She held tight to the thin cotton to keep her hands from straying. The second he lowered his head she was lost. Her heartbeat filled the pause, thundering with need and fear and desire. His breath brushed her lips and her heart whispered a soft welcome home.
About the Author
Cindy Skaggs grew up on stories of mob bosses, horse thieves, cold-blooded killers, and the last honest man. Those mostly true stories gave her a lifelong love of storytelling and heroes. Her search for story took her around the world with the Air Force before returning to Colorado.
As a single mom, she's turning her lifelong love of storytelling into the one thing she can't live without: writing. She has an MA in Creative Writing, three jobs, two kids, and more pets than she can possibly handle. Find her @CLSkaggs on Twitter, or CSkaggs.com to sign up for her newsletter.
As a single mom, she's turning her lifelong love of storytelling into the one thing she can't live without: writing. She has an MA in Creative Writing, three jobs, two kids, and more pets than she can possibly handle. Find her @CLSkaggs on Twitter, or CSkaggs.com to sign up for her newsletter.
Product details
- ASIN : B01EKE78VU
- Publisher : Sin Street (April 19, 2016)
- Publication date : April 19, 2016
- Language : English
- File size : 4595 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 304 pages
- Lending : Enabled
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Best Sellers Rank:
#1,131,854 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #18,138 in Military Romance (Kindle Store)
- #22,533 in Military Romance (Books)
- #33,205 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)
- Customer Reviews:
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Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2019
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Was this book worth paying for, glad it was a freebie!!! Most of the story was sex! Girls gets in auto accident she banged up, solution, have sex. Gets kidnapped, have sex. Get beaten, have sex!!! This may could be can interesting story of you take out the sex, take out the swearing and finish the story!!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2019
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It's true that Staff Sargent Ryder voluntarily participated in an classified experiment to make soldiers better warriors. However, he never agreed to being forced out of the army as a Section 8, and to have the normal life he thought he would have with his wife ripped from him.
Considering how much her war-widow mother effected her upbringing with her bitterness, Lauren Ryder still married a soldier. She was head-over-sexy-boots in love with Ryder. What she never agreed to was for her hot husband to disappear. She was even less prepared to confront him six months later when he suddenly resurfaced.
Live by the Team is a very well written military romance by Cindy Skaggs. It is rough and tough, as well as gritty and gutsy. The plot teeters between believable and unbelievable. The chemistry between Ryder and Lauren is steaming hot and off the charts. This engrossing story is a stand-alone novel with both an immediate danger, as well as an over-arching mystery. Although the immediate danger is averted, the deeper danger flows into the next book. The “happy ending” is more a suggestion than a reality. Also, each book features a different romance between one of Team Fear's members and his chosen heroine as they too face the team's nemesis.
Lastly, I really enjoyed this book. Not only because of the plot, but also because of the exceptionally well developed characters. That said, I can only recommend this book to mature readers who are not offended by vulgarities (including religious expletives), explicit sexual content and some descriptive violence.
Otherwise....Happy Reading.
Considering how much her war-widow mother effected her upbringing with her bitterness, Lauren Ryder still married a soldier. She was head-over-sexy-boots in love with Ryder. What she never agreed to was for her hot husband to disappear. She was even less prepared to confront him six months later when he suddenly resurfaced.
Live by the Team is a very well written military romance by Cindy Skaggs. It is rough and tough, as well as gritty and gutsy. The plot teeters between believable and unbelievable. The chemistry between Ryder and Lauren is steaming hot and off the charts. This engrossing story is a stand-alone novel with both an immediate danger, as well as an over-arching mystery. Although the immediate danger is averted, the deeper danger flows into the next book. The “happy ending” is more a suggestion than a reality. Also, each book features a different romance between one of Team Fear's members and his chosen heroine as they too face the team's nemesis.
Lastly, I really enjoyed this book. Not only because of the plot, but also because of the exceptionally well developed characters. That said, I can only recommend this book to mature readers who are not offended by vulgarities (including religious expletives), explicit sexual content and some descriptive violence.
Otherwise....Happy Reading.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2019
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Continuous action with turns that were not expected. A wife who longs for her husband whom she thinks has diserted her left to help a team member and has not come back for six months. She thinks that after being told the house is foreclosed on by a slimy real estate sales man she succeded to pick up the pieces of her life. First on her list is to finish her doctorate in history. Currently she has moved in with her best friend so she has a roof over head. She also works at a bar near campus waiting tables to have enough money to get by. Her supervising professor is not pleased and is making her schooling difficult. Then she turns around at work and sees her husband and all her feeling surface just when she thought she would get over him. Ha! A very fast past read that held my interest all the way to the end. Can't wait to read the next book in the series.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020
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Professor Lauren Ryder finally gets her Staff Sargent husband back after much heartache, but is in more trouble than she ever thought possible. As the story unfolds she discovers why her husband left her, and vows to keep him in her life from now on. Her husband, 'no first name' Ryder, along with his military brother- again 'no first name' Rose- saves her over and over while finally realizing he needs her in his life. Cons- we never learn Ryder's first name (shouldn't a wife know her husband's name?), we never find out about the other evil meth house and kidnapping scam in her life and how they had interconnected with Ryder's black ops situation, or who the lawyer is. The banker, lawyer, and real estate agent were local, so how were they part of the military experiment? What happened to the evil neighbor next door? Did he get away? Who's the mastermind(s) of all this? How is Ryder going to lead when the team is divided out to parts unknown? So many questions. This was well written and I think I'd like to get the next book just to see where all this leads.
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I liked this OK, wouldn't say I loved it, but I liked it. I liked that Lauren had volition of her own and wasn't ready and willing to hand over responsibility of her protection to another. I liked that Ryder was so clearly in love and willing to show it. I liked that the two were already married, so the romance was a little different that the normal meeting and falling in love sort. I thought Rose and Debi were fun side characters.
However, the 'love' was too focused on sex (it got redundant), too much of the plot hinged on Ryder's unwillingness to simply say what needed to be said, the super-soldier aspect was all hand-wavy, and I was actually quite bothered that ~80% of the book id dodging one established threat, but that it suddenly evaporated and the last part of the book was dealing with an entirely different, unrelated threat. I suppose it was a plot twist, but it felt more like a plot shift to me.
All in all, I liked Skagg's writing. I'd read another of their books. But this was a so-so read for me.
However, the 'love' was too focused on sex (it got redundant), too much of the plot hinged on Ryder's unwillingness to simply say what needed to be said, the super-soldier aspect was all hand-wavy, and I was actually quite bothered that ~80% of the book id dodging one established threat, but that it suddenly evaporated and the last part of the book was dealing with an entirely different, unrelated threat. I suppose it was a plot twist, but it felt more like a plot shift to me.
All in all, I liked Skagg's writing. I'd read another of their books. But this was a so-so read for me.
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Fearless!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2020Verified Purchase
Ryder is the product of a lethal experiment. A soldier without fear, a man on the edge afraid of killing those he loves. To protect his wife Lauren he disappears from her life only to return when she is threatened. As Ryder tries to keep her alive it soon becomes apparent that mortgage fraud is the least of their worries. With psychotic killers on there trail Lauren needs to convince the man she still loves that she is safer with him and his squad then on her own. That she can truly be a part of Team Fear and "Live by the team, die by the team" That they need to be in this together for the long haul. Because together Team Fear wouldn't fail.Together they are better. Together they are FEARLESS! A brilliant introduction to a series where nothing is as it seems and the line between good and evil is forever blurred.

Ruby
4.0 out of 5 stars
Whoa. Intense, violent, fast pased, romantic but NOT your typical romance.
Reviewed in Australia on July 4, 2017Verified Purchase
Fantastic novel. Really loved the characters and plot; so much depth. Please be aware there is some serious and significant violence in this novel. If it were a film it would be R rated. There's some steamy sex and language too, but I definitely found the violence shocking. With that caveat, I still recommend the book. Very well written, exciting story about military intrigue and cover ups. Definitely "part 1"; you're going to want the second and probably third books (I haven't read them yet).

Ellen Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well written
Reviewed in Canada on June 9, 2017Verified Purchase
My first book by Cindy Skaggs and it was a doozy! The story line was great, it kept me flipping pages on my e-reader. The characters are well written and the back story helped keep track of the current time frame. Enjoyed it and I'm happy it's the weekend so I can start book Two!

Dina
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book
Reviewed in Canada on April 12, 2017Verified Purchase
This was a pretty good story and I enjoyed reading it. Main character was a total alpha and the heroine was very strong.
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