Tennessee Takedown

By Lena Diaz

A SWAT officer in small–town Tennessee will do anything to protect the innocent beauty whose life has been put on the line in Lena Diaz's Tennesse Takedown 

It can't be a coincidence that in the past twenty–four hours, three different thugs have tried to kill or abduct Ashley Parrish. Sexy SWAT team leader Dillon Gray saved her, but now he wonders why someone would want to murder the beautiful accountant…and why he finds her so infuriatingly attractive. 

Then the FBI comes after Ashley for embezzlement, and Dillon knows he must protect her from a killer and prove she's being framed. Taking her on a hair–raising run through dangerous terrain barely fazes him. But wanting her for more than just one night scares the hell out of him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
• Release date: Feb 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781488705755

Lena Diaz

Lena Diaz was born in Kentucky and has also lived in California, Louisiana, and Florida where she now resides with her husband and two children. Before becoming a romantic suspense author, she was a computer programmer. A former Romance Writers of America Golden Heart finalist, she won the prestigious Daphne du Maurier award for excellence in mystery and suspense. She loves to watch action movies, garden, and hike in the beautiful Tennessee Smoky Mountains. Lena loves to hear from readers and can be contacted via her website.

Reviews for Tennessee Takedown

[rhonda1111 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

4 STARSI liked Tennessee Takedown. It is full of danger, action, drama, and mystery. Some of the mystery I figured out part of it. There was way more twists and turns I did not figure out. The action and suspense start on page 1 and hardly lets up till the end. Your not sure who is the good guys and the bad guys are.I like how at the front of the book lists the characters and a little about them. I would love to come back and see more books dealing with the swat team. I liked most of the characters. Not the bad ones.The body count ends up pretty high so a warning on that. There is also a love scene.Ashley is smart and likeable character. She risks her life a few times to try and save the cops at different time. She deals with the tuff events pretty well. She does break down a few times and no one can blame her for that.Dillon is a detective, a member of SWAT team and rancher plus a few surprises. He has trust issues. He risks his life a few times to save Ashley life.I also liked all the Dukes of Hazard names thrown in.Ashley goes from one danger after another and has no clue why someone is after her.I would read another book by Lena Diaz based on this book.I was given this ebook to read for purpose of giving a honest review by Netgalley and Harlequin.1/21/2014 PUB Harlequin Intrigue

[scoutmomskf · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book with enough action to keep me riveted until I'd finished it in one sitting. Ashley is in Destiny performing a company audit when she gets caught in the middle of an office shooting. She's rescued by SWAT team leader Dillon just in time to be kidnapped and rescued again. Dillon is determined to protect her and find out who's behind all this trouble. I really liked both Ashley and Dillon. Ashley has built her CPA business and is very good at what she does. One of the things I liked best about her is that she she isn't a wimpy damsel in distress. She really keeps her head during the office shooting and later during the other attempts to kidnap her. She notices Dillon right away and can't deny her attraction to him. I loved the scene in the cave where he promises to behave and she tells him "Don't expect me to make the same promise." Dillon is a small town detective who is also the leader of their SWAT team. He is fascinated by Ashley from the beginning, but he resists getting involved with her. He had suffered a tragic loss years earlier and avoids getting close to anyone so he doesn't experience that kind of pain again. He can't stay away and his protective instincts kick in when she's also accused of embezzlement. I loved the connection that they both felt from the very beginning. Their attraction was strong but both had reasons they didn't want to make a commitment. Dillon was protecting himself from more hurt. Ashley had grown up in a small town and hated it and wasn't looking to repeat the experience. By the end, Ashley had realized that it didn't really matter where she lived as long as there was love. Dillon had a harder time letting down his walls. I loved the scene at the end when his friend Chris tells him what an idiot he is.The action and suspense in the book is excellent. From the opening pages there is always something going on. I loved seeing Ashley and Dillon work together to escape. The mystery of who was behind it was well done. Part of it was not too hard to figure out, but there was an interesting twist at the end. It wasn't a complete surprise to me, but I had almost ruled out my suspicions by that time. There was also some wonderful humor. The banter between Ashley and Dillon was fun. The teamwork among the cops was great and the whole bit with the FBI agent at the station was hilarious. There was also a nice little shout-out to Paula Graves' Bitterwood P.D. series at one point.

[debbieaheaton · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

In Diaz’s romantic suspense novel, in just twenty-four hours three separate attackers have tried to kill or abduct Ashley Parish. SWAT team leader Dillion Gray has managed to keep her safe each time but can’t help wondering why this is happening. Before long the FBI steps in accusing her of embezzlement and Dillion knows now that he must protect her at all costs from a killer so determined he’s successfully framed her for a crime she didn’t commit. To save her, he takes her on a dangerous run that places his own heart in the line of fire.Action-packed story worth reading.