• Midnight Rescue

  • Killer Instincts, Book 1
  • By: Elle Kennedy
  • Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
  • Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (287 ratings)

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Midnight Rescue

By: Elle Kennedy
Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
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Publisher's summary

Abby Sinclair had a desperate childhood until she was rescued and adopted by a retired army ranger who molded her into a master of self-defense. Now, she's a cunning and fearless assassin thrust into assignment after dangerous assignment, using everything she has - nerve, resilience, strength, sex - to come out on top. Her only rule: Trust no one.

Abby's latest assignment is in Colombia: Go undercover and snuff out a dangerous arms dealer active in the underground sex trade. But when Abby purposely blows her cover in a last-ditch attempt to free the helpless victims, deadly mercenary Kane Woodland is recruited as back-up. His mission: Get Abby out of that hellhole.

The last thing Kane expects is to feel a primal attraction for Abby. But when she convinces him to join her on her perilous mission, their newfound passion could put the lives of their whole team at risk.

©2012 Leeanne Kenedy (P)2013 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Kennedy kicks off a gritty and thrilling new romantic suspense series with a heroine who is every bit as lethal as her hero.... The action is raw and deadly, and the passion sizzling. Romantic suspense just gained a major new player!" ( RT Book Reviews)

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Ohhhhhh tough girls, bad guys

Ok if you read my reviews you know I love strong women and tough men. This one is packed with both and it’s exciting from the beginning. It’s one of the best tough girl books I’ve heard lately. This is a great start to a new series and I’ve been introduced to some characters that I can’t wait to hear their stories.

Abby is an assassin. Her past could have destroyed her but instead it’s made her strong. Did it make her too strong? Will she push her chance for love away? As she tries to save the lives of a group of kidnapped children from evil, sadistic men, will Abby trust Kane with her heart?

Kane is so tough but he’s tender too. He loves strong women but has he met one that’s too strong for him? Can he make it past Abby’s defenses and show her what love is? Kane’s team works together with Abby’s team of assassins in trying to save the children but will he be able to save Abby?

In the midst of all this we have all kind of danger and intrigue. This is definitely worth a credit. I can’t wait for the next story in this series.

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Special Ops Romance

This was a very entertaining special ops romance. There was enough romance mixed with action to keep the story interesting and to actual have me looking forward to the next installment. Abby is a strong female lead and for the most part doesn't end up being a a dumb bimbo in the end. Which often happens with the alpha romances. It was nice to see Elle introduce potentially strong female leads for future installments. Yes the men are alpha and Kane stays true to this trait. Steaming romance level fits this book. And doesn't go over the top. Narrator was okay not great but did not take away from the story. Escapism for a credit

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Sets the game board for an overall decent series

This was a great opening book for a protector romance series. I liked that Abby was just as much a force to be reckoned with as Kane. I really liked that Abby wasn’t the lone token woman-warrior surrounded by all the alpha males, And I loved the way the future MCs were developed here. Most books give the other characters less screen time, but this book spent a fair bit of time setting up the backstories and conflicts. Thank goodness I got the series on sale, because I was left chomping at the bit to get to the next couple of books.

The thriller side of the story was surprisingly good, to the point that it almost worked better for me than the romance. The romance, given Abby’s past traumas, was appropriately a slow burn. There were only a couple steamy scenes and I’m not sure I was sold on Abby’s comfort. But, that’s a problem with romances featuring an MC with a major abuse backstory.

⛔️ This book delves heavily into themes of foster system abuse and trafficking. As much as I dislike romances with sexual abuse plots, I thought the author handled them well.

The series overall is a little off on the romance to thriller ratio, generally going too hard on the slow burn, too much on the emotionally unavailable tough girls, and too meager on the number of sex scenes for 10-12 hour books. The thriller side doesn’t always focus on sex abuse, but does get into violence and torture more than most romances, and is even willing to kill off peripheral characters, if you’re just looking for sexy good time protector romance, this series may not be for you.

Finally, I’m very impressed with the narrator. In protector romance, I usually prefer male or duet narration, but Ms. Ryan was phenomenal: she knew her military lingo, gave decent (and varied) male voices, and was great with the various accents.

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This was pretty darn good!

This was a surprise. There were damaged souls who were touched by kindness and understanding. There were mercenaries who did missions for morality instead of financial gain. There were bad guys that learned that they weren’t untouchable. There was Romance and understanding. There were bad asses and bad assed chicks. There was violence and action and good guys that saved the day. There was hope for a brighter future.

Worth a credit? Absolutely yes but, I was able to enjoy it as part of the Romance package. Now I’m moving on to book two of the series.
- V from Kansas

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Officially Addicted

Addicted! No really...I am already through the first three and I have two more until I will be waiting non so patiently for the next in the series to come.

Abby and Kane...LOVED! From the start to the end...from first attack to falling in love...MIDNIGHT RESCUE is just sensational! The action kept me on my toes and the sexual chemistry had me curling my toes! You also get the chance to meet the secondary characters, who we see throughout the series, and if they didn't just have me cracking up...these are some seriously deadly mercenaries and assassins, and I was CRACKING up at their back and forth bickering, like brothers and sisters.

I was completely enraptured by the relationship (or not so relationship) between Isabel and Trevor (who are H/h of book Three), and I can admit my heart broke a few times, especially at the end.

Christy Reece fans will completely be sucked into this series! Elle Kennedy is making a name for herself among the Romance Suspense greats!

Side Note: Allyson Ryan KILLED IT! OMG she is amazing! The book literally was brought to life by her ability to make every character sound different...I was blown away!

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Great new author for me

This is the first book by Elle Kennedy that I have listened to and I can't wait for the next one in the series. This is a definite adult book due to the underage sex ring and Abby's story but it was well done in my opinion. Loved all the characters and can't wait for their stories. Definitely worth the credit.

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Kept me riveted

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I would recommend this book. Lots of action, couldn't stop listening.

What did you like best about this story?

Love it that the descriptions of places and people didn't run on and on and on......

Have you listened to any of Allyson Ryan’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I am going to look for other books with Allyson Ryan, what a great performance.

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.Midnight rescued

The story line went the way I thought it would. Boy meets girl,boy and girl fall in love,girl doesn’t ttrust boy. Boy proves he loves girl . Boy gets girl in the but a lot happens between that time

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  • jw
  • 08-22-19

Wow, such an amazing book

It’s filled with adventure, fighting, horrible people but the good guys & women balance them out. The teams are such interesting characters, I can’t wait to hear the other books. This book had some really sad heart wrenching moments, but again, the wonderful romance and very hot sex balanced it out. Overall terrific with great writing & wonderful narration by Ms Ryan.

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Good story

I enjoyed it. Abbey was a great character and Kane was amazing. I will definitely keep going with the series.

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