Book Review: No Regrets

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

No Regrets     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Shannon K. Butcher
Class/Genre:   Romance   Mystery   Romantic Suspense
Warner, Feb 2007, $6.99, 368 pp.

Because she won’t accept a grant from the military, her college is going to dismiss her as they have no money to fund her offbeat subject. Noelle Blanche is the most brilliant cryptologist in the United States but she knows if she accepts the grant, the military could use her research as a weapon. When she leaves for home, she is attacked by terrorists from Swarm who want to kidnap her for her ability to decipher code so she can find the location where some nuclear warheads are.

David Wolfe, a former Delta Force operative, is brought back in from the cold to protect Noelle and bring her to a safe place. He also wants to hunt down the Swarm members because they tortured and killed his wife two years ago. When they get to a safe house, an attack occurs which proves there is a mole in the organization. David and Noelle go on the run until they reach another safe place where she can work on breaking the code. During their stay in the cabin, their feelings for each other grow but David doesn’t feel he is worthy of a second chance at love and there is a Swarm member lurking nearby waiting to snatch Noelle.

Shannon K Butcher is a new star on the romantic suspense galaxy as this work is comparable to such greats as Kay Hooper, Dee Henderson and Taylor Smith. She also has a unique voice with an uncanny ability to create characters that are interesting and refreshingly different. The romance between the two heroes is inevitable as both have something the other needs to make them complete. Readers will look forward to reading Ms. Butcher’s next novel.

Harriet Klausner

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