Thank you in advance to the publisher, Revell Books, for providing an advanced review copy through Library Thing. A positive review was not required or requested, and all words are my own.I was anticipating this read as soon as I heard about it as I’m always drawn to the romantic suspense genre (it’s my #1 favorite), add in a Military aspect, and I really wanted this book bad! This one tended more to the suspense side with the romance on the side, and very little on the romance end.This is the second book of Eason’s “Danger Never Sleeps” series, and the cover fits book #1. While this is part of the series, Acceptable Risk acts great as a standalone read.The only reference to Collateral Damage is Brooke being mentioned as she is a friend of Sarah’s. The woman appears briefly in it. However, I wouldn’t state the first one has to be read to enjoy it, but I did buy it after winning this one, and it is on the TBR stack. Far too many TBR books on the list, which I don’t mind – that’s actually a good thing in these times.Getting on to the characters …I was empathically not wild about the General. To be honestly, I REALLY disliked him and his methods. I get why he was doing what he was doing, especially with the threats as well as one son’s suicide, but I feel there could’ve been a different method.Sarah (Rochelle Seraphina – Sarah is part of Seraphina) was rough, unpolished – yet understandable given her experiences. I really loved Gavin and Caden. Their friendship and their love for Sarah really shined here. They were skeptical, but still gave her the benefit of the doubt when it came to her claims. Those three were the strongest characters, definitely believable and realistic.The story was told in third (3rd) person alternating between Gavin and Sarah.This was DEEPLY intense, intensely wild, riveting, edge of seat read. It was near to impossible to put it down. I devoured it inside of 24 hours, and I wasn’t reading it consistently. I loved the pacing, action, and story that got better page after page. The chapters were fairly short which resulted in it being such a quick read.Despite being a military themed read – there were few military terms used. I do know quite a bit of military lingo, but it wasn’t a breaking point either way.This had an “action movie” vibe to it – the pace never stopped until the LAST chapter. It was an edge-of-the-seat, action-packed, tense read and I couldn’t figure anything out –The plot points?* A doctor’s suicide* Dustin’s (Sarah & Caden’s brother) suicide* Brianne’s hospital break down, later suicide* Experimental medication* Threats against the General and his family* Dustin’s letterSo much stuff in here that kept it all believably connected and kept the story rolling. I don’t think the author could’ve expanded anywhere else as this was SO packed, and I don’t think she could’ve left anything out without creating plot holes. Just when I thought I knew where this was going – it would take a sharp turn.In addition, Sarah is also grappling with decisions she made in her past (high school) which come around to haunt her. She doesn’t want that to impact what Gavin thinks of her.On a side note, I LOVED Sarah’s name for Gavin’s truck – Herbie. I LOVED most of the Love Bug movies (except Herbie Goes Bananas), and I even called a little Toyota we had “Herbie”. I’m someday hoping to get a Chevy SUV, and yup … I’ll call it Herbie! Also, there is a Valley High School where I live. So, there were a few things that I was personally connected to in this story.While distributed by Revell, a Christian/Faith themed publisher, this had some elements of trusting God, but there was nothing heavy or preachy. Nothing central to the story either.I’m not completely familiar with all of the author’s books. However, I had read Lynette Eason’s “Protecting Tanner Hollow” novella last year as a result of being on the Revell Reads reviewer program and I thoroughly enjoyed it!I’m definitely eager for the next book in this series and can’t WAIT to see where Eason is going to take readers next.Fans of the previous novel and those who enjoy Eason’s reads are sure to enjoy this one!