Pursuit

I'm a huge fan of Ms. Jennings's work under her pen name Lisa Marie Rice and I was just as satisfied by Pursuit. She has a talent for interweaving action, suspense, and romance in perfect doses. She knows how to write the kind of men that women love. Matt and Charlotte's romance was so sweet! I love how they got to know each other without even talking in the beginning. It was such a sweet 'courtship'. I can't wait until Elizabeth Jennings's next book!

Reviewed by Gina Holland for RebeccasReads (3/08) "Pursuit"-- Elizabeth Jennings thought of the perfect name for this book. "Pursuit" is a very romantic, yet thrilling story. It's a story of love, greed and possibilities. The story starts off with a greedy character, named Robert Haine, who works for the Court family. He wants in on the family fortune. The father, Philip Court, is very sick. He is dying from pancreatic cancer. He has a lovely, unspoiled daughter named Charlotte Court. She is very devoted to her dying father and is always by his side. One day when Charlotte is visiting her father, she finds a man and he is smothering her father with a pillow as she is coming into the room. Charlotte tries to fight the man, when he shoots her, and also shoots the nurse, who has been attending to Charlotte's father. The nurse is dead and Charlotte is bleeding, and in shock. She runs, not knowing what else to do, and tries to go to the police, but Robert has both her home and the police station watched by his people who are ready to kill her. Lieutenant Commander Matthew Sanders was shot in combat, shot saving his own team, shot up so bad, that he should have been dead. But he was stronger than that. He lived. And his living would save another life. Matt Sanders and Charlotte Court meet up in Mexico purely by accident. Matt is trying to build up his strength once again, and Charlotte needs a place to hide, because she knows that Robert will have someone kill her, just like he did her father. Now she finds out that the police are looking for her as a suspect in her father's murder. Charlotte watches day by day as Matt is trying to become the man he once was; he fascinates her. He catches her eye while she is watching him, and he believes that secretly, she is giving him the motivation he needs to get better. Life for these two has come full circle. Can Matt help Charlotte overcome her fears? Can Charlotte help Matt overcome his tragedy? "Pursuit" is one of the best romance novels I have read in a long time. The author makes the characters come to life, and you recognize the pain and hope in both Matt and Charlotte. As they both struggle to find the peace that they are looking for, it's like you are right there with them. I could not put this book down. It was so wonderful to read and I hated to see it come to an end. I think the point in this story was the fact that sometimes, when you think everything is coming to an end, there can be a wonderful beginning somewhere very near, and you have to fight hard but you can win. This novel would be for young and old adults everywhere who love romance. Even though there is a bit of thrills there as well, it all comes together perfectly. In "Pursuit," Elizabeth Jennings has you rooting for this couple the entire novel. I really hope that Ms. Jennings decides to visit Matt and Charlotte again in another novel. I am looking forward to see what they are up too!

It only takes a moment for Charlotte Court to go from grieving heiress to fugitive. When a spurned suitor has her father killed and sets out to frame her for his death, Charlotte finds herself on the run with a gunshot wound and nowhere to turn for help. Months later, her luck turns when she nurses an injured former soldier back to health, becoming Matt Sanders' Angel, the woman he'd willingly lay down his life to protect. He might just have to, for there is a killer on her trail, and he's coming closer with every passing moment. ***** From page one until the end, this story grabs you and insists on being read. Despite the non-stop action, characterization is not skimped upon. Charlotte is someone you will be rooting for, from the edge of your seat, as her plight is played out in taut detail. ***** Reviewed by Amanda Killgore for Huntress Reviews.

To me, it was very obvious that this was a Lisa Marie Rice story. The description and actions of the hero said it all. Navy SEAL Matt Sanders was a typical LMR hero: he saw the heroine and was instantly smitten, and then he set out to get her. He was a dominant, take charge guy, and very protective of the heroine, Charlotte, yet he also had a sweet, romantic side. I loved this about him, and I also liked how Matt respected Charlotte and didn't try to change her. I also liked how he taught Charlotte how to take care of herself, and this played a very important part later in the story. This story didn't quite have the eroticism of her Ellora's Cave stories, yet I thought the way that their romance developed was very sexy. I also thought that there was a nicely developed plot, and the suspense aspect was very gripping. I also didn't enjoy reading about the animal torture, but I thought it helped show the type of person that Charlotte was dealing with. Matt had a Navy SEAL buddy who played an important role in this story, and I could see this developing into a series much like Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooters series. I would definitely enjoy reading more about Matt and his buddies! This was a great start to what I hope will be a long running series!