Breaking Point

I-Team Series, Book 5

By: Pamela Clare

Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith

Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

Denver journalist Natalie Benoit and Deputy U.S. Marshal Zach McBride find themselves captives of a bloodthirsty Mexican drug cartel. Working together, they escape through the desert toward the border, the attraction between them flaring hotter than the Sonoran sun. They fight to stay ahead of the danger that hunts them as forces more powerful than they can imagine conspire to destroy them both....

©2011 Pamela Clare (P)2012 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Complex characterizations and a fast-paced plot filled with sensual romance and mystery make this a highly enjoyable... for newcomers and series fans alike." ( Publishers Weekly)

THE BEST BOOK!!! WOW !!! AWESOME WRITING!

I can not say enough or describe the way I feel about this book. This is the best erotic romance I have read, and the narrator is awesome! I have grown to love him too !! He does fabulous! This book kept me on the edge, gripping the steering wheel, laughing , commenting out loud and at the end my heart was beating so fast during the last few chapters. The first book I've ever actually cried, and not in one spot , but several, of course could be PMS....LOL! But truely awesome writing and narration. This series has left me loving each book even more. I really don't want them to end at all !!~
Well worth the price or a credit ....but definitely read the whole series in order.
Pamela Clare ...you are spectacular !!

WOW what a ride

I absolutely loved this story from the I team series. For me this was my favorite. The ride that Natalie and Zach take us on just seems to be non-stop. You find yourself holding on through the intense escape from the cartel to the multiple attempts on their lives. This is one I book that I didn’t put down until it ended. You will laugh cry and just fall in love with their story. A good book and definitely worth the credit.

I didn't love it.

I read the reviews of others and decided to purchase this book. This is the first one I have purchased by this author. It wasn't bad and I didn't hate it but it was very unexciting. I guess I have just read/listened to better. I didn't like the male narrator's voice of female characters and by the end I was glad it was over. It was very typical, boy meets girl, both have emotional baggage and can't or think they can't make it together even though they think they love each other. They leave each other and get back together in the end...happy ending. Don't get me wrong, lots of people get killed and there is a lot of action and adventure (most of impossible except for in your imagination) andit is interesting but not as good as I expected based on the reviews.

Easy listen

Easy listen if a bit predictable
Enjoyed catching up with some of the characters
Wish some stories were about older characters

Violent & Subtle Domination

I thought the first 2 hours of this audio book contained more graphic violence than necessary to advance the plot. Sometimes less is more....

More distasteful than explicit violence was the subtle glorification of male domination. I did not believe that Natalie, after being kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Mexico by members of a drug cartel, would instantly jump into a sexual relationship with Zach, a stranger she thought was a criminal.

Although Zach, actually a U.S. Marshall, helped Natalie survive in a dangerous situation, his only regret was not having enough time "to teach her about gentle domination". Really, he thought a victim of recent extreme violence would enjoy being dominated, humiliated, and degraded? I call bullshit!

Zach, a decorated Navy Seal scarred by combat, was portrayed as a brave public servant risking his life to protect his country. So it's okay that he wanted to dominate and control Natalie instead of treating her with respect. The author tried to write Zach as a strong romantic hero, yet his need for sexual control was not acceptable behavior.

It's disturbing when female writers try to romanticize such unhealthy & unequal relationships. What happened to romantic novels about secure, mature men who aren't intimidated by smart, strong and independent women?