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Women of Glory #1
No Quarter Given
U.S. Naval graduate Dana Coulter had one dream: to earn her wings. Yet from the moment she clashed with her handsome new flight instructor, she felt hopelessly grounded. Lieutenant Griff Turcotte bullied, browbeat and awoke a hungry passion in her that was impossible to deny. But the jaded fighter pilot was convinced Dana didn't have what it took to make it in the tough Navy world. Until the day she risked her life in an act of heroism that captured his heart for all time....
WOMEN OF GLORY
Dana Coulter, Maggie Donovan, Molly Rutledge--three daring, valiant WOMEN OF GLORY. Fighting for life and country against impossible odds, in the name of friendship, honor--and love.
WOMEN OF GLORY
Dana Coulter, Maggie Donovan, Molly Rutledge--three daring, valiant WOMEN OF GLORY. Fighting for life and country against impossible odds, in the name of friendship, honor--and love.
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First published April 1, 1991
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About the author
Lindsay McKenna
359 books2,496 followersI've lived six lives in one and it all shows up in the books I write, one way or another.
I was always a risk taker and broke mustangs at thirteen years old in Oregon. I learn to break them with love, not threat or pain.
At 17 years old, I picked night-crawlers (worms) out in our Oregon orchards from 9pm to midnight, every night. I earned enough money to buy my school clothes and book. I also plunked down $600 to a flight company at the Medford, Oregon airport and asked them to teach me...a girl...to fly. I soloed in 12 hours, which is average. From that time until I left for the US Navy at 18, I had accrued 39 hours of flight time in my Cessna 150 single engine airplane.
I was in the US military and was an AG3 (weather forecaster). There was no airplane club, so I couldn't fly when I was in the Navy. But I could look at the clouds in the sky ;-).
Later, I flew in a B-52 bomber for a day and night mission (18 hours total), a T-38 Talon jet, USAF, where I was riding in a "chase plane" on a test flight in a Dragonfly jet.
I was one of the first AFLA (American Fencing League of America) women fencers to fence with epee and sabre. These weapons were closed to women because they were too 'heavy' for a female to handle. I said baloney and fought the males and won half my bouts. I was part of a surge of women fencers on the East Coast in the 1970's to push for equality in the sport. Together, we changed the sport and changed the mind of the men. Today? In the Olympics? Women now fence in foil, epee and sabre, thanks to what we did as a vanguard showing the world it could be done.
I then became a volunteer firefighter when I was a civilian once more, the first woman in an all - male fire department in West Point, Ohio for three years. I became a local expert not only in firefighting, driving the engine and tanker trunks, but also had training in hazardous material (Reynoldsburg Fire Academy, Columbus, OH).
My books always reflect what I experienced. If you like edgy, gritty, deeply and emotionally intense love stories with sympathetic heroes and heroines, check out my newest series that will be available mid-Oct. 2015, and it incorporates much of what I have lived.
I was always a risk taker and broke mustangs at thirteen years old in Oregon. I learn to break them with love, not threat or pain.
At 17 years old, I picked night-crawlers (worms) out in our Oregon orchards from 9pm to midnight, every night. I earned enough money to buy my school clothes and book. I also plunked down $600 to a flight company at the Medford, Oregon airport and asked them to teach me...a girl...to fly. I soloed in 12 hours, which is average. From that time until I left for the US Navy at 18, I had accrued 39 hours of flight time in my Cessna 150 single engine airplane.
I was in the US military and was an AG3 (weather forecaster). There was no airplane club, so I couldn't fly when I was in the Navy. But I could look at the clouds in the sky ;-).
Later, I flew in a B-52 bomber for a day and night mission (18 hours total), a T-38 Talon jet, USAF, where I was riding in a "chase plane" on a test flight in a Dragonfly jet.
I was one of the first AFLA (American Fencing League of America) women fencers to fence with epee and sabre. These weapons were closed to women because they were too 'heavy' for a female to handle. I said baloney and fought the males and won half my bouts. I was part of a surge of women fencers on the East Coast in the 1970's to push for equality in the sport. Together, we changed the sport and changed the mind of the men. Today? In the Olympics? Women now fence in foil, epee and sabre, thanks to what we did as a vanguard showing the world it could be done.
I then became a volunteer firefighter when I was a civilian once more, the first woman in an all - male fire department in West Point, Ohio for three years. I became a local expert not only in firefighting, driving the engine and tanker trunks, but also had training in hazardous material (Reynoldsburg Fire Academy, Columbus, OH).
My books always reflect what I experienced. If you like edgy, gritty, deeply and emotionally intense love stories with sympathetic heroes and heroines, check out my newest series that will be available mid-Oct. 2015, and it incorporates much of what I have lived.
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August 28, 2012
Not a bad book, kind of average. The heroine has had a tough life, abusive father and then when she got into the academy she was made a fool of a man again who seduced her on a bet, so she doesn't trust men at all and is ready to earn her wings along with two of her other friends. She meets the hero at the airport who unknown to her is her instructor. The hero has been through tough times lately himself and feeling anti-woman, his ex-wife turned out to be clingy and then his best friend was killed because of the fault of a woman pilot. The hero acts like a total jerk with the heroine, trying to run her off, while she tries to hang on because she gets pretty air sick which eats at her confidence. The hero comes to see how much of a jerk he is and tries to make it up to her but knows it won't be easy. When she is put in danger he comes too see that his feelings are deep for her. Honestly, this book had a hero who cried a lot & overall it was just average. The heroine wasn't that confident when it came to men and the hero actually was great with her, getting her to trust him gradually.
February 20, 2015
I completely loved this book. The book started off action packed, with Dana chasing after and apprehending a purse snatcher. A stranger comes to her aid, to restrain the bad guy and offer her aid.
Dana has worked hard to graduate from Annapolis. She has learned to navigate despite discrimination that comes at her from all sides. She has been accepted to Naval Flight School and she crosses paths with the man who had helped her with the purse snatcher. His name is Griff, and he's going to be her instructor. And wow, does Griff make Dana's life miserable. He just truly believes that women are not suited for flying. The author portrayed Griff as noble and caring, but when it came to Dana he went out of his way to make her quit the flight program. I loved and hated Griff through the first half of the book.
Dana quickly proves her inner and physical strength, making Griff re-evaluate and take a closer look at himself and why he was badgering Dana so terribly. With his heart on his sleeve, he decides to "end the war" between them and start over. With his teaching and extra effort, Dana completes flight school with the highest of grades and she earns her wings.
This story is a great example of dedication and commitment, despite hardships whether past, present or both. Loved, loved, loved it!
Dana has worked hard to graduate from Annapolis. She has learned to navigate despite discrimination that comes at her from all sides. She has been accepted to Naval Flight School and she crosses paths with the man who had helped her with the purse snatcher. His name is Griff, and he's going to be her instructor. And wow, does Griff make Dana's life miserable. He just truly believes that women are not suited for flying. The author portrayed Griff as noble and caring, but when it came to Dana he went out of his way to make her quit the flight program. I loved and hated Griff through the first half of the book.
Dana quickly proves her inner and physical strength, making Griff re-evaluate and take a closer look at himself and why he was badgering Dana so terribly. With his heart on his sleeve, he decides to "end the war" between them and start over. With his teaching and extra effort, Dana completes flight school with the highest of grades and she earns her wings.
This story is a great example of dedication and commitment, despite hardships whether past, present or both. Loved, loved, loved it!
March 15, 2025
another great read
Enjoyed the building of the characters. The tech information was interesting. It was a page Turner from beginning to end.
Enjoyed the building of the characters. The tech information was interesting. It was a page Turner from beginning to end.
October 14, 2016
Book one in the Women of Glory series introduces all three Naval Academy friends Molly Rutledge, Maggie Donovan and Dana Coulter. All three women are headed to flight training, while they will be sharing an apartment they will be training in different programs. For Dana it's pilot's training under LT Griff Turcotte, a man that believes women do not belong in the military period and especially not in the Naval Flight program.
Griff is a hard taskmaster and he is definitely out to prove Dana does not have what it takes to fly a military plane. Despite the fact she was at the top of her class at Annapolis and on paper a perfect candidate for flight school, Griff wants her out.
NO QUARTER GIVEN is an edgy depiction of what is likely still going on in the military today but as we know, the women are proving themselves. There's a place for Dana in the Navy and she just has to prove it to Griff.
This one will keep you reading non-stop. The background information comes across as very well written and knowledgably detailed because as most romance readers know, author Lindsay McKenna served!
Griff is a hard taskmaster and he is definitely out to prove Dana does not have what it takes to fly a military plane. Despite the fact she was at the top of her class at Annapolis and on paper a perfect candidate for flight school, Griff wants her out.
NO QUARTER GIVEN is an edgy depiction of what is likely still going on in the military today but as we know, the women are proving themselves. There's a place for Dana in the Navy and she just has to prove it to Griff.
This one will keep you reading non-stop. The background information comes across as very well written and knowledgably detailed because as most romance readers know, author Lindsay McKenna served!
December 7, 2016
No Quarter Given
I should have started with this book first in the "Women of Glory" series I got theses books when they first came and always looked forward to the next one in the series.
I should have started with this book first in the "Women of Glory" series I got theses books when they first came and always looked forward to the next one in the series.
August 27, 2012
I enjoyed these older books by McKenna just as much, or slightly more, as the newer books she's written.
July 3, 2014
Amazing .. as good as I remembered it.
October 21, 2014
3.5 Stars
September 21, 2018
Good book. Little iffy on the student/teacher thing, but they are adults. I really appreciated the way that these two talked to each other. Well at least after he got his head out of his sphincter. They both have real issues, and they both have real solutions. It was a nice change from the wham bam books that are out there.
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