Prince Joe (Tall, Dark and Dangerous Book 1)

I forgot how much I loved Suzanne Brockmann's storytelling! I haven't read this series, although I've read other stories she's written.As usual Suzanne puts together a great cast of characters. The two main characters are multi dimensional no shortcuts to the happy ever after. Great tension believable conflict and a fun story.I had to giggle a bit because this was written when tape decks and pay phones were common and now it's cell phones and CDs 😊

My favorite book by this author and I've read MANY of her Navy Seals stories.Joe, the main character, is wonderful. Perfect. What chemistry between him and the heroine!! That's what I enjoy in my romance novels!! This one can't be beaten!

I’ve read the SEAL Team 10 books before, this is the first in Suzanne’s series about this set of heroes. She puts us in the action. She’s a wonderful writer, truly unique. Joe and Ronnie’s story is a great introduction to Team 10. 25 years later it’s as gripping as it was then. Get this book, get the series. It’s great!

The story was well done, and it was fun. What I really appreciate is the way the hero and heroine got to know each other and respect and admire each other on their way to falling in love. It wasn’t just about sexual attraction. The hero is oh so competent and is strong in the good male traits like courage, strength, caring about the welfare of others, perseverance, honor, and discipline. Also has warmth, humor, and intelligence.

This book has it all. Romance, danger, villains, humor and tears.Needless to say, I enjoyed this story and the characters in it.It has all the makings of a good Seal story that one can expect from Suzanne Brockmann.

Really good plot, things moved along at a good pace. Both the hero and heroine are likeable and have great chemistry. The only thing I wanted is for them to communicate right, and not jumpto the wrong conclusions every other time they get close.

I love anything Suzanne Brockman. She never disappoints. This book is full of exciting action, romance, humor and angst. Did not want it to end. Looking forward to more of this series

This book was wonder the first time I read it when it first was release. I enjoyed Joe and Veronica's story it was wonderful and suspenseful.

Eine nette Idee aber nicht gut umgesetzt. Die Spannung kann sich nicht aufbauen, weil es sich in jedem Kapitel um Veronica und Joe dreht. Man hat also dieses gespannte Warten, bis die beiden wieder aufeinander treffen nicht. Außerdem sind Missverständisse die einzigen Widerstände in dieser Beziehung. Wenn sie über die Probleme reden, sprechen sie sie nicht richtig aus, verstehen sie falsch und denken sie würden die Gründe des Anderen kennen...was sie aber nicht tun. Kaum wird das erste Missverständnis aus dem Weg geräumt, taucht ein Neues auf. Es ist einfach frustrierend! Vielleicht empfinde ich es ja auch nervig, weil ich generell sowas nicht mag. Sie haben also keine "richtigen" Gründe nicht zusammen zu kommen.Zudem fand ich die Ereignisse am Ende viel zu schnell erzählt und nicht überzeugend.Ich gebe dem Buch 2 Sterne, weil ich den Anfang gemocht habe und die Spannung zwischen Veronica und Joe. Im Laufe des Buches jedoch habe ich immer mehr Gründe gefunden, das Buch nicht zu mögen. Ursprünglich hatte ich vor auch die weiteren Bände zu lesen, doch nach dem Buch hab ich es mir anders überlegt.

Prince Joe is the 1st from Brockmann's 11 book Tall Dark and Dangerous series, its Troubleshooters `light' and except for a couple of issues its very, very good. And damn but that Brockman can write a delicious hero because Prince Joe, well I fell a little (lot) in love with him. This SEAL was just arrogant, combat hardened and rough enough around the edges to catch my interest and then wrecked me when I realized he was a nice guy too (some might say even a prince) He's sensitive, has insecurities and is even able to shed a tear. Of course he`s also a pilot, diver, munitions expert, explosives guru, sharpshooter, mechanic, team leader, able to speak 8 languages and looks damn fine in (and out) of his dress whites *sigh* Now just where can I find a guy like that?I didn't really know what to expect going into this series, I'd heard good things but because it was written in 96 I thought it might be kind of dated (it isn't) I'm also not one for the category romances but I found myself swept away here by the touching, suspenseful and often humorous story. I also appreciated Brockmann using proper military lingo, explaining it as we went along so that I felt a real connection to the characters.of course our couple fall in love within days of meeting and through some great dialogue Brockman somehow had me believing it too. The love scenes are `soft' yet also very satisfying and accept for the standard miscommunication/break-up towards the end I almost forgot I was reading category romance. There's also a ton of exciting action and suspense with an ending that is just brilliant. Leaving me excited to continue on with the rest of these tall, dark and dangerous boys from SEAL team ten's alpha squad.As much as I enjoyed this I should also mention that I had a couple of issues. For some weird reason Brockman likes to invent countries (Why does she do this?) here I had to train myself so that every time I read her fake country of Ustanzia it became Estonia in my mind just so that I didn't go nuts trying to imagine a country and people that don't exist. Her characters also don't swear, which is fine except that Joe substitutes "Jesus, Mary and Joseph" and always says it twice within the same page or paragraph.We meet Joe Catalanotto on leave, he's relaxed, miles from anywhere and enjoying a days fishing with members of his team. All that changes in an instant as a chopper approaches their boat, drops a ladder and a voice announces to the Lieutenant "that his shore leave is over" Within 24hours Joe finds himself in Washington DC surrounded by dignitaries, military brass and one beautiful red headed media consultant.Following an assassination attempt on the crown Prince of Ustanzia (Estonia) Veronica St John has just been given the seemingly impossible task of turning this rugged and stubborn New Jersey accented sailor into a Prince for the remainder of his US tour. Now while Joe may be the prince's doppelganger it's still going to be up to `Ronnie' to teach him royal protocol, correct accent, background and the unique mannerisms needed to pull this off. (Think Miss Congeniality)The attraction between our couple is immediate however Joe frustrates Veronica because he doesn't seem to be taking the `job' seriously. As the two grow closer Veronica begins to see that Joe is much more than he appears, willing to take a bullet for a man he not only doesn't know but doesn't like. Before long the "L" word is floating around with Joe feeling that he wouldn't be good enough for her because of his blue collar background while Veronica tries not to fall in love with a man who will be away from home risking his life on a daily basis and enjoying it. Of course then theres also the small issue of the terrorists and the bulls eye on Joes chest.

"Get Lucky"からハマっているTDDシリーズ第1作待望のリプリント。期待を裏切らず、すっごくよかった。250ページ足らずの作品だけど面白さが凝縮。JoeとVeronicaの熱いロマンスはもちろん、テロリストとJoeたちの攻防も読みどころ。Joeの語学（８ヶ国語が堪能）をはじめ様々な特殊能力が見れて面白かった。スリルとロマンスを同時に味わいたい人にオススメ。他のシリーズ初期の作品も早くリプリントしてほしい。