Taking
Fire
Lindsay
McKenna
Harlequin
HQN, Feb 24 2015, $7.99
ISBN: 9780373785056
In
the Hindu Kush, hermitic Marine Corp Sergeant Khatereh Shinwari observes the
Taliban setting up an assault on a SEAL team of four. Her handler tells her no help is coming; at
the same Petty Officer Michael Tarik learns from his Camp Bravo home base no
immediate air rescue is available.
Though she risks her safety by exposing herself, Khat the sniper begins
killing the enemy. In spite of her
efforts, Michael is injured in an RPG explosion while his three companions
flee. Khat brings Mike into the safety
of her cave where she works on his head wound and a broken arm. As he heals, Khat and Mike forge a bond until
his air rescue arrives.
Khat
arrives at Camp Bravo where she and Mike continue to fall in love. However, she soon retreats to her mountain
sanctuary, but Mike arranges for her to use Camp Bravo for supplies. He soon joins her on the mountain seeking
geographical Intel until they separate when she targets the Taliban.
The
seventh Shadow Warrior military romantic thriller (see Never Surrender and
Breaking Point) is perhaps the best entry in an awesome series due to
courageous “Krazy Khat” who makes a strong case for women in combat. Mike proves her equal as he works on the most
difficult task of his life; overcoming his beloved’s penchant for solitude.
Harriet
Klausner
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