I‘ve read Foster‘s later series, the MMA series and its spin-off, and enjoyed them more. I couldn‘t connect with these characters as much. Dare is a general-purpose badass, personal security expert, who rescues writer Molly. She‘d been kidnapped and held by unknown persons for unknown reasons. She hires him to sort out who/why. It was fine. Best part was Dare‘s dogs - and I‘m not a dog person.