Blind Spot - By: Dani Pettrey

I recently received a complimentary copy of Blind Spot by Dani Pettrey in return for an honest review.  Honestly, I read the description instead of reading that it was book 3 in the Chesapeake Valor. I wish I'd paid attention, because it was really hard picking up this book without reaching the other two books in the series. 

Declan Grey is a FBI agent following several leads trying to uncover a terrorist cell on US soil. Part of his investigation leads him to a group of immigrants, so he turns to the bureau for assistance, enter Tanner Shaw. She's a crisis counselor who also has experience working with immigrants. Declan and Tanner have a history,  and apparently they're not real fond of each other, yet there's a kind of attraction between them. 

I found the story a little hard to get in to,  partly because there were so many names of people to keep straight. Also, the author used several names that could have been male or female, so that made it a little harder to keep up with. That being said, I have not read the other two books prior in the series (find them here and here), so it could just be that I didn't have a starting knowledge of the characters to not feel so overwhelmed by all the names. 

Another issue for me was that Declan and Tanner went from not really caring for one another to all of a sudden thinking of each other all the time and imaging a future together from one chapter to the next. (At least it felt that fast to me.) There were several storylines going on all at once in this book, and the last chapter felt a little rushed, even though it was the completion of the main plot. I think I would have enjoyed it more, if I had read the whole series,  but I'm not sure I'll go back and read the others now.