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If you have friends who doubt romantic suspense as a genre has any real heart-pounding action make them read Pamela Clare's I-team series. Breaking Point is a great entry in the series.

A Mexican cartel drug lord grabs Natalie Benoit while she is at a conference in northern Mexico. In the darkened cell next to hers is the soothing voice of an American man. He tells her his first name, Zack, and they plan their escape. Who is this man? Despite having endured repeated torture and on the brink of death, Zack gets her out (after she breaks them out of their cells) and they make their way across the Arizona desert, unsure who to trust except each other.

Far from being the drug smuggler she imagines him to be, Natalie's rescuer is Chief Deputy US Marshall Zack McBride. An honorably discharged US Navy SEAL and bona fide American hero, a recipient of the Medal of Honor. Concerned with protecting his mission, he doesn't tell her who he really is., at first. (Although I'm not sure Clare explains his overall mission well enough to justify the secrecy beyond that she is a reporter.).

Both Zack & Natalie carry grief from the past that keeps them from loving. They must learn to put the past aside to appreciate the passion and love they find in each other.

Love scenes are spicey, but not too intense. The action is terrific. Breaking Point is book 5 in the series and although it's a stand alone, you'd probably enjoy it better and appreciate the supporting roles played by the heroes from her previous books in the series, Julian Darkangelo, Gabe Rossiter, and my favorite -_- Marc Hunter if you've read books 1 - 4.

Special shout out to Kaleo Griffith's audio book performance for invoking Zack's Chicago accent AND Natalie's New Orleans drawl. Well done.


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Breaking Point An ITeam Novel Pamela Clare Books Reviews

REVIEWER'S OPINION
The first ¾ is good. It's what most romantic suspense fans want. Smart, brave heroine survives and overcomes terrible things happening to her. The Navy SEAL war hero (now a US Marshall) helps her, protects her, and falls in love with her, but he knows he can never have a life with her. He is always on dangerous missions and doesn't want to have a wife or family who would be hurt and grieve if he dies. The action is good. They are on an interesting, risky, lengthy trek to get to safety. I enjoyed reading about their time together. This was not one of those run, shoot, get caught, escape, run stories. The author took her time to make it more interesting. The character development was pretty good. It could have used more of the unexpected. There were a few of times I was bored with ponderings by Natalie and Zach which felt like fillers. But it was better than most romantic suspense. There are several sex scenes, nicely done. And of course, I enjoy looking at that gorgeous body on the cover. Caution some readers may not want to read about Zach being tortured with electric shock.

The last ¼ was disappointing. The climax was a simple shoot-em-up. Nothing new or different. And the author had a logic hole which troubled me. See Spoiler below. Of course there is a happy ending for the couple which is what we expect.

STORY BRIEF
Natalie is a journalist working for the Denver Independent. She is attending a journalism conference in Mexico. Members of the Zeta drug cartel storm the bus, kill most of the journalists, and take Natalie as prisoner. She is put in a dark cell. She is told she is being held for Cardenas, their leader, who rapes, tortures and kills women. Zach is in the cell next to hers. She hears his screams while they torture him with electric shock.

THE I TEAM SERIES
This is the 5th book in the I Team series. I enjoyed seeing characters from previous books, although their parts were small in this book. I think this is fine as a stand-alone. Following are the books in order and my ratings.
3 ½ stars. Extreme Exposure
(not read) Heaven Can't Wait (ebook novella)
3 stars. Hard Evidence
4 ½ stars. Unlawful Contact
2 stars. Naked Edge
4 stars. Breaking Point

DATA
Story length 356 pages. Swearing language strong, including religious swear words. Sexual language strong. Number of sex scenes 8. Estimated number of sex scene pages 20. Setting current day Mexico and Denver, Colorado, plus a little in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans. Copyright 2011. Genre romantic suspense.

CAUTION SPOILER
The bad guy boss orders his thugs to kill Natalie. She is staying in a high rise with special keys. The thugs have to set up a scam and do some bad things just to get in the door. The logic problem is that the boss had a key and could have opened the door for them. All of that was misdirection for the readers. I was also disappointed with the ending for two horrible bad guys - Zach's torturer and the one who raped, tortured and killed women. I wanted to see them suffer. But they didn't. They just got a quick bullet. It was disappointing. I was also troubled by a badly wounded good guy walking up many flights of stairs to get help. He had texted his buddies earlier. He could have texted them saying he needed an ambulance.
Oh...my...stars!
In the words of our heroine Natalie Benoit, that about sums up this delectable addition to the already 5-star plus I-Team series by Pamela Clare, in which each individual book in this series has rocked my world in so many ways. The 5th installment in the series has been a much awaited one by the thousands of fans of this series all over the world and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that I have been on tenterhooks ever since Ms. Clare announced the release date of Breaking Point on her blog a few months back. The wait though an agonizing one has all been worth it as Ms. Clare once again proves her remarkable talent in delivering what readers like us truly want when we pick up a novel of the RS genre.

Breaking Point with its fabulously drool-inducing cover tells the story of the beautiful I-Team reporter Natalie Benoit and Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Zachariah McBride (Zach) who meet each other in the most trying circumstances. Zach is former Navy SEAL and has more than his fair share of battle scars, a testament to the Medal of Honor that he receives upon honorable discharge from the army. Now a U.S. Marshal who puts his life on the line day in and day out doing what he does best, Zach is betrayed by a fellow agent and wakes up in a hell hole from which he has no means of escaping.

Born and bred in New Orleans, Natalie Benoit moves to Denver after Hurricane Katrina brought with it tragedy into her life from which Natalie still suffers. Working for the Denver Independent on the elite I-Team for the past 3 years, Natalie finds herself signing up for a 3-day convention in Mexico because she needs a change of pace from the usual. However Natalie finds more than she bargained for when she finds herself a captive of the notoriously cruel Los Zetas who have their own nefarious agenda all lined up for her.

It is at the compound to which she is taken to and held captive that she meets Zach who is clinging on to his reserves of strength to stay alive amidst the torture that is dished out daily in order to break him. The surge of protectiveness that courses through Zach when he first sights the beautiful Natalie takes him unawares and Natalie's tenacious efforts to escape infuses Zach with a slight ray of hope that they just might make it out of Mexico with their lives intact.

Thus begins a desperate race across a harsh and unforgiving desert to make it to the safety of U.S. soil, the desert providing its own sources of danger at each and every turn. As Natalie and Zach spend time depending on each other, the attraction that neither of them can deny heats things up to the most delicious levels, the scenes of passion that unfolds between the two done in classic Pamela Clare style, hot enough to skyrocket one's inner temperature to eyebrow singeing levels. But back home does not turn out to be the sanctuary it promises as danger of the life threatening variety keeps after Natalie, bringing heroes from the previous I-Team books into the picture making this the most action-packed romance that Ms. Clare has written to-date.

There are so many things that makes this a 5+ star read for me. One of them being the unbeatable style with which Ms. Clare brings to life her characters who have the ability to imbed themselves into the deepest recesses of my memory and heart, rendering each and every one of them unforgettable for years to come. Likewise, Zach McBride is the type of hero who has the ability to fuel any woman's dreams of the naughty as well as the non-naughty variety as he steps up and does what he is best at - protect the woman he loves at all costs. His attention to detail in bed and out of it carves him a well-deserved notch in my unforgettable-hero list. Though Zach has his own demons that needs to be laid to rest before he can embrace his happily-ever-after, it is Zach's take-charge attitude that appealed to me the most.

Natalie is a kick-ass heroine in her own right as she battles her own fears and overcomes them to escape the men who hold her captive. Natalie's inner vulnerability makes her easy to relate to and the way she has the ability to draw Zach out of his shell and make his playful side come out to play was one of the most endearing qualities about Natalie. She has no qualms about expressing her love for a man who deserves all that and so much more and refuses to back down from the fight for her own happily ever after even if it means that the battle she wages is with the man who has earned her heart, body and soul.

And of course, let me not forget the impact the rest of the I-Team heroes bring to the novel as Marc, Gabe and Darcangelo come together and put their very own lives on the line to protect their own. The interactions between the 3 left me with huge grins on my face each and every time and found myself going "Aww!" at a scene towards the end of the book that shows the depth of the relationship between Julian and Marc. Gabe and Marc both get in on the action rendering me speechless a time or two, especially Gabe who seems to have gone up in my total-hottie-alpha-male list after reading this book, if it is at all possible!

If I were to continue rehashing what made this book work for me, I would never reach the end of this review and would probably end up boring you all to tears. But the flowery gushy tone just comes out to play when I end up loving a book to bits as I did with this one. If you are already a fan of the I-Team series and haven't read this yet, my question would be, what on Earth are you waiting for? Like me, just put your entire life on hold for a couple of hours and indulge in Zach and Natalie's story as it will sweep you off your feet right from the very beginning. If you have never heard of Pamela Clare and have no idea what the I-Team series is all about, I say its high time that you educate yourselves on this fantastic series. You can find reviews of all the books in the series here if you are interested and I dare you to pick a book and give yourselves a couple of minutes with the story that unfolds. I assure you, time and money well spent!

Reviewed by Maldivian Book Reviewer
If you have friends who doubt romantic suspense as a genre has any real heart-pounding action make them read Pamela Clare's I-team series. Breaking Point is a great entry in the series.

A Mexican cartel drug lord grabs Natalie Benoit while she is at a conference in northern Mexico. In the darkened cell next to hers is the soothing voice of an American man. He tells her his first name, Zack, and they plan their escape. Who is this man? Despite having endured repeated torture and on the brink of death, Zack gets her out (after she breaks them out of their cells) and they make their way across the Arizona desert, unsure who to trust except each other.

Far from being the drug smuggler she imagines him to be, Natalie's rescuer is Chief Deputy US Marshall Zack McBride. An honorably discharged US Navy SEAL and bona fide American hero, a recipient of the Medal of Honor. Concerned with protecting his mission, he doesn't tell her who he really is., at first. (Although I'm not sure Clare explains his overall mission well enough to justify the secrecy beyond that she is a reporter.).

Both Zack & Natalie carry grief from the past that keeps them from loving. They must learn to put the past aside to appreciate the passion and love they find in each other.

Love scenes are spicey, but not too intense. The action is terrific. Breaking Point is book 5 in the series and although it's a stand alone, you'd probably enjoy it better and appreciate the supporting roles played by the heroes from her previous books in the series, Julian Darkangelo, Gabe Rossiter, and my favorite -_- Marc Hunter if you've read books 1 - 4.

Special shout out to Kaleo Griffith's audio book performance for invoking Zack's Chicago accent AND Natalie's New Orleans drawl. Well done.