Slick's review posted on Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 5 STARS 
 Review copy provided for an honest review 
 Holy hell author Laura Kaye has done it again; writing an absolutely brilliant story that was intricate, emotional, intriguing and sexy. When I first started reading this series I wasn't sure how I felt about the ongoing suspense story arc but as time has gone on I've come to realize that it is the glue that holds these characters together and it adds so much interest into the story. 
 As each book unfolds we learn a little bit more about one member of this team of men and Hard To Come By is Derek DiMarzio's story. We know he's the computer whiz of the group, that he is loyal to a fault, he is a hero and his heroics caused him to lose part of one leg. During this book we learn that he grew up the in foster system, that he never really had a family and that the men he served with are his brothers and he considered their commander, the man they believe led them into the mission that cost them 7 men and in which none of the rest of them came out unscathed was the man he considered a father figure. He's watched three of his teammates fall in love and that is something he wants badly, he just never expects to fall for a woman whose brother they suspect may be trying to kill them all. 
 The last two years have taken their toll on Emilie Garza; finding out your husband not only cheated on you but has a whole other family is bad enough but realizing your brother has returned from war and is suffering from undiagnosed PTSD which your mother refuses to believe is just the icing on the cake. So meeting a man that is not only attracted but is interesting, funny, and sweet makes her giddy and a little wary but she can't help but decide to take a chance. 
 I'm going to admit right up front that I felt so bad for both Derek and Emilie and their situation. Derek had to mislead her for the good of the mission but it was killing him to do so once he realized there was no way she was involved in her brother's misdeeds. And I hated that Emilie felt used and that the trust she had placed in Derek was broken when the truth came out about why they met and he did the things he did initially. My heart hurt for Derek who for the first time felt a real connection with someone; something he felt was huge and something he wanted more than anything. For Emilie I felt sympathy as she began to realize that so much of her world was crumbling around her and the only person she had to lean on was the man who had lied to her and his friends. There was so much hurt between these two yet there was also an understated calmness that they both felt when the other one was near; something they both so desperately needed. 
 I have to applaud Ms. Kaye for the way she handled everything about Derek's amputation and his prosthetic; from his phantom pain, to his struggles when not wearing it, to his refusal to ask for help, for wanting his brothers in arms to see him as the strong man that he is, and for not trying to hide it from Emilie and patiently answering all of her questions and sharing everything with her. I especially loved Emilie's reaction to it all and they way she accepted everything about him. Derek's acceptance of his situation and his attitude towards what happened to him and how he would do the same thing again if he had to made me want to stand up and cheer for this amazingly strong man. 
 The ongoing suspense story really heats up in this book with this group coming under some heavy fire, taking some hits, and even losing someone close to them. Through it all these men, their significant others, and their friendly partners persevered and made some heavy decisions about their future. 
 With each book in this series I grow more enamored with these characters, want to see them succeed in clearing their names, and want to know that in the end they will all reach that happy place they all so richly deserve. This book was kind of a brutal read with so much death and destruction but on the other hand, you had this amazing love story for a man who has never known love and a woman who was hurt by love once before yet somehow they find each other in all the chaos and find the calm they both so richly deserve.