Plenty, it turned out. Because suddenly the woman he'd thought he could never have was available. However, so was Brittany - and not only that, she was in danger. Because of him. He knew he could keep her safe. But why was he increasingly certain that he was the one in danger?
©2011 Suzanne Brockmann (P)2011 Audible, Inc.
U.S. Seal Wes Skelly, who you've met in previous books, goes on a blind date with Brittany, sister-in-law to U.S. Seal Harlan "Cowboy" Jones and sister Mel. Both dread the date and it begins with Brittany putting him at ease by saying "Let's just say we're not going to be interested in each other and enjoy the night out." With the pressure off, they become friends, learn a lot about each other and work together to catch the stalker of the sister of Wes's long time crush. A lot of good romance, insight into their own characters with a mystery/thriller in the background. Reminds me of some of Jennifer Crusie/ Bob Mayer co-written books like "Don't Look Down."
always enjoy S. Brockman. narrator Hendrix however had her female characters sounding like grandmothers and the male's like great grandmothers straining, yuk.
What did you love best about Night Watch?
Good story, as are all Suzanne Brockmann stories.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Gayle Hendrix?
Iliana Kadushen, Renee Raudman, They have great, light voices. Hendrix's voice is a bit dire.
Love SB, but her newer books are so much better. So much angst and yet so blah.
Not one of Suzanne's best books. It's a really sappy, predictable romance. Occasionally, I love these types of books - they are like junk-food for the brain; but, this one falls flat. Try one of her other novels before wasting a credit on this one.
Would you listen to Night Watch again? Why?
I've read the book umpteen times and love the story. Now I can listen to the characters. The plot line is believable, especially in this day and age of crazy people. Wes Skelly, the conflicted Navy Seal, has a compelling back story. Britney Evans, the ER RN and mother of an adopted son is pretty determined to not get involved. There are twists and turns and sub-plots as they travel their different ways but manage to end up realizing the same thing is important to both of them.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Night Watch?
When Wes realizes Britney is in serious trouble and he races to get to her. Then she is the one to save him from the crazy fan/stalker.
What about Gayle Hendrix’s performance did you like?
She does a pretty good job of vocalizing differently for each character. I've listened to books where you have to read the paper edition to figure out who is saying what; e.g. the men all sound the same as do the women.
When Wes finally opened up about the death of his younger brother.
Where does Night Watch rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It is good, but the story line is similaqr to others of her book.
If you’ve listened to books by Suzanne Brockmann before, how does this one compare?
It is a continuation of other books of SB with Navy Seals as hero. The story is good but the canvas is known from her other books. One does wonder if all Navy Seals are good in bed, we already know that they are intelegent and superb fithers. It is a nice story.
Very well written and at the end I made myself a promise to read more by this author.
I usually love to escape to Brockmann but the narrator didn't fit with the story this time. It isn't Brockmann's best, either, so the unappealing performance coupled with the slightly disappointing character development drops the score for me.