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No Place to Run
Written by Maya Banks
Narrated by Harry Berkeley
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Maya Banks has captivated audiences with her intense, New York Times best-selling romances. In No Place to Run, super-elite private security firm Kelly Group International is thrust into a dangerous situation when former client Sophie Lundgren resurfaces after months on the run. Sam Kelly may be Sophie's only hope against a deadly enemy -- but he may also be the father of her unborn child.
Author
Maya Banks
Maya Banks is a #1 USA Today and New York Times bestselling author whose chart toppers have included erotic romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, and Scottish historical romances. She is the author of the Breathless Trilogy, the KGI series, the Sweet series, and the Colters' Legacy novels.
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Reviews for No Place to Run
Rating: 4.211538403846154 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good book with a couple of steamy scenes. I would recommend
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I read this pretty much immediately after the first and it proved to be another really satisfying read.
I'll admit to not having seen a certain 'twist in the tale' so that in particular was well handled.
I'm also loving how the background story is proceeding along (of the Kelly family as a whole) so the compound is becoming more urgent (it'll be interesting to see how that goes along and what effect that has on subsequent events - in both this and 'The Darkest Hour' the lake played a particular part in the storyline. It'll be interesting to see other geographical features being utlised to full effect).
Sam and Sophie work well together, their personalities mesh well I'd say so I'm really happy with how this worked. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No Place to Run
4 Stars
Synopsis
Pregnant and on the run, Sophie Lundgren has no one to turn to except her baby's father, Sam Kelly. Following a short and intense affair while undercover, Same never expected to see Sophie again until she resurfaces with a dire warning that he is in danger. In order to neutralize the threat, Sam and Sophie must put aside their suspicions and learn to trust each other before it is too late.
Review
Vast improvement on book #1 both in terms of characterization and plot.
Sophie is an amazing heroine - courageous, resourceful and self-sacrificing. It is impossible not to respect and admire her. She doesn't take any crap from anyone and kicks butt even at 5 months pregnant.
Same is a captivating hero - a strong leader, loyal brother, loving son and protective lover. His scenes with Sophie are a mix of scorching hot and achingly tender, and his reactions to impending fatherhood are one of the highlights of the book.
The conflict between Sam and Sophie is based on issues of trust and while this is usually a plot device that grates on me, it is very well done here as it is consistent with both Sam and Sophie's characterization and the circumstances they find themselves in.
Although the plot is not the most original, it is suspenseful and the action scenes are well written and exciting. The twist at the end is a bit predictable but the climax and resolution are very satisfying.
The secondary characters are fantastic and I'm looking forward to reading Garrett's book - there is something tortured about this stoney faced Kelly brother. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No Place to Run by Maya Banks#2 KGISam Kelly & Sophie LundgrenSam and Sophie meet while he's on a covert mission in Mexico, and although they are not totally honest about who they really are and both know it has to be a temporary fling, they make a deep connection during their stolen moments and find it hard to say goodbye when it's time for them to part. Five months later Sophie, who has been on the run, tracks down Sam and asks for his help and protection, even though she knows he will hate her after she reveals a couple whoppers of secrets she's been keeping from him. This book is exciting from start to finish and the chemistry was off the charts between these two. There is a lot of involvement with Sam's brothers, sister, and his parents in helping Sophie get out of a dangerous situation. Strong focus on the importance of family in this one.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Exciting, action packed, steamy story that had me glued to the pages. Sometimes I think the hero got off too easy after his lack of trust. I like the closeness of this military family and look forward to the rest of the series. Sophie, pregnant and shot, washes up on her old lover Sam's beach.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I'm completely in love with this series and its characters. I love how there's always this immense sense of belonging and camaraderie between them and how great the story development is. Sam and Sophie were incredible together, even while going through some rough patches in their relationship. Sophie had all the backbone and sweetness that are required of a woman to deal with a man like Sam. And what a man Sam was. Fell in love with him when he had those moments touching Sophie's belly and just being a total goof about their situation. Love this!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5For the type of book it is, this is best in breed. I loved both leads and their relationship made sense to me. Even when Sam went all alpha, Sophie was always his equal -- smart and brave. I also love the Kelly family. It is almost as fun to watch the relationship between the brothers and their relationships with their mom and dad as it is to watch the romance.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No Place to Run, released on December 7, 2010.This book is mostly about Sophia and Sam. There are many others in the family and there are missions they go on to help protect women and children.She was on the run and got caught. They find out she's pregnant and she's unconscious and shot.Upon waking she tells Sam her father's men will come find her...the guys rally together to protect the whole family.Hot steamy sex. Lots of adventure and action, kidnappings and twisted plots as the story follows many who are involved in the upheaval.I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wonderful! A roller-coaster of emotions, action and suspense.Loved Sam and Sophie, all the Kelly family and it's adventures. Can't wait for the next book :)
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5HOT, SEXY, FUNNY, SUPSENSEFUL....There was twist in there that caught me, and I am usaully pretty good about guessing early on.These brothers are HOT, HOT, HOT!!!! Can't wait for Garrett and Donovan's stories =)
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have to say up front that I love this series. I haven't read much of Ms. Banks work but I have had a lot of friends recommend her. I can see why. This second book lived up to the first in spades. There is lots of action, suspense, a surprise ending and hot, hot sex. I love the Kelly Brothers and hope to see a book for each of them. I also like Sophie and her determination to gain her freedom from a cold, heartless father and uncle. Sophie was strong and took matters into her own hands when she had to. I look forward to starting the next book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Plot:Sam was in town to spy on an arms dealer and while there he had a passionate fling with a woman. And 5 months later he her helps out of a lake, half-drowned and pregnant with his child. And he tells him that they both are in danger.My thoughts:I have not read much from this genre; make that 2 books that fit one way. But I like this romance sub-genre, because action is always good. This is book, but I could jump right in and did not feel like I had missed anything. It's about the Kelly Group that takes on government jobs, and private jobs, things that no one else can manage. The 6 brothers are all big, military trained and ready to kick some serious ass. Nothing was mentioned about book 1, except for the couple, so no spoilers either. Sam Kelly was a great hero, protective, and strong. But Sophie was no weakling either, no she had been on the run for 5 months hiding, and all this while pregnant. I really liked her, she was so very protective and only wanted to save her child. Together they were one strong couple. Still it was not easy, he was unsure if she was lying or not, and she was unsure that he wanted to protect her. The passion was there in the beginning, 5 months later, and then it is more tricky, they will have a lot to go through, and to really get to know each other.The action was always there. Hiding from whoever was after her, taking them on, and then, ok I will not say anything more, but lots of action going on at the end. I like it intense.My thoughts and recommendation:I am feeling sweet and giving this one a 4 because at one time I did have a hard time putting it down, it got intense. There is action, some hot passion, because these two do want each other, doubts, and some good old family time. I warmed up to the Kelly family at once, and I did want more when I was finished. A great mix of romance and suspense, with a good plot too.Reason for reading: Advice from a buddy about the KGI
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I liked this book quite a lot, though it had an uphill climb for me, what with the orange cover, the reason the two get back together, and the fact I've read so much good romantic suspense lately I expected this to be the one to break my winning streak. At thirty-six, Sam is the oldest of the six Kelly brothers, and the one to start up the private security/mercenary/soldier agency they run. He fell in love with Sophie while on a mission, and it isn't until she turns up in the lake outside his home five months later - pregnant, shot and nearly strangled and drowned - that he learns she's far more connected to the bad guys than he could possibly have known.I like books where the leads aren't sure whether or not they can trust each other because I like me some angst in my reading! The first book was a little too `Oh, poor sweet pea heroine we all love and missed so much, and isn't she all things sweet and wonderful, and we all adore her and think she's the best woman in the world'. I preferred the atmosphere of this one. The men are more realistic, the heroine - gasp! - sometimes says a bad word or two. Not everyone automatically trusts everyone, and there're more sides to the story than anyone wants to admit at first.So, let us get the bad out of the way first (and yes, some of these complaints might be stupid, but they bugged me):* I saw the Big Twist coming from a mile off.* It drives me insane how the term `puke' is frequently used to describe a character's high state of emotion. Scared, angry, upset, worried - everyone `wants to puke', thinks they `might vomit', or `needs to throw up'. Towards the end, Sophie `wants to puke', then two paragraphs later Sam `wants to puke', and then on the next page Sophie `feels like she might throw up'. NOT nice visuals to keep giving us of our sexy leading lady and man.* On the topic of repetition, Sophie `burst into hysterical laughter' so many times in this book I decided a trip to the loony bin was in order!* Banks loves having her female characters bathe, and Sophie's the bathing queen to outshine them all. She'd have a bath, then Sam would drive her somewhere, and then she'd have a shower, then they'd have sex, then she'd have another shower, then have sex, then sleep, then have a bath before Sam drove her somewhere else...to have a shower.* Practically every page had at least one reference to the squirming, somersaulting baby in Sophie's belly. By the end of the book, I honestly couldn't picture the poor woman without an image of a writhing mass of baby coming to mind. We got that she was pregnant; we didn't need to be reminded every four seconds.I don't like books where pregnancy is a big thing, but I must say that - grumbles aside - this one, I didn't mind.* On the topic of pregnancy...I would have liked to have had more time getting to know Sophie, the woman, instead of Pregnant Sophie, the lush, soft vessel to carry the hero's all-important baby. Despite what certain authors seem to think (I'm looking at you, Robyn Carr!), the average man doesn't love expecting mothers to the point he has a ticker-tape parade and does the Snoopy dance every time there's a pregnant woman within a ten mile radius.* Maya Banks writes a lot of erotica, but I don't like seeing her `erotica speak' carried over to another subgenre. Keep your crude words for the female body in the books they belong in s'il vous plaît!What was better than the last book:* The action and romance were tied together far better in this one. In the last book we'd be out in the jungle with a bunch of soldiers one minute, and watching a couple of old fogies eat breakfast the next. There was no real sense of impending danger in book one, whereas here the characters' actions were driven by the people who were pursuing them. Banks appeared to be far more comfortable writing romantic suspense this time round.* Thank Heavens we actually got a description of the heroine in this one - all we got in the last book was something about the colour of the woman's eyes...halfway through the book! I felt far more connected to Sophie from the outset because I knew the basics - hair colour, eye colour, approximate age, approximate size.Compare that to Rachel from book one. Her mysterious hair colour - brown - was finally revealed to us on page 189 of this book! I wanted to know what she looked like in her book, not in Sophie's!What I liked:* Sometimes this author's female characters are doormats. Rachel in 'The Darkest Hour' was shaky at first, but pulled through in the end, and in 'No Place to Run' I really liked how Sophie stood on her own two feet from start to finish. She's not a she-man, but she's strong in important ways.* Ignoring all my complaints about word choice and repetition, Banks has a writing style that really appeals to me. Some people write prose that's immediately engaging; Maya Banks is one of those writers. I raced through this book.* This isn't my favourite romantic suspense series, but it's a great ride. I like most things about it, and will be rereading 'No Place to Run'. The way the series is going, it seems each edition will be better than the one before it (loved the excerpt for Garrett's book at the end of this one!). While the books are unbelievably overcrowded with secondary characters, I look forward to reading their stories.So, basically this was a good, solid romantic suspense with likeable characters and a better mix of action and romance than the preceding book. I liked Sam and Sophie very much, and it seems like a long wait for the next instalment of the Kelly brothers.