Slow to start. The book is kinda two books in one. First, the wonderful bitter sweet love between Admiral Jake Robinson and his wife Daisy who is dying of an uncurable disease, their journey. That story is what keep me reading. I find it rare to see happy, loving, married couple done well. The Crash Hawken, special op SEAL relationship with Nell, Daisy's assistant takes second place until 3/4 of the book when Brockmann finally put the romance into gear. Worth it for the Jake Robinson-Daisy part.