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Doctors Unlimited #2
Hot Intent
LOVE UNDER SIEGE
For two blissful years, Katie McCloud has been a mother to Dawn and wife to Dr. Alex Peters. But the violent unrest that brought them all together is once again erupting into their lives. Sent to Cuba to help care for hurricane survivors, Katie and Alex are thrust back into the thick of international espionage—this time, on opposite sides.
Katie thought she'd made peace with the secrets locked tight behind Alex's handsome, brooding facade. But faced with a new danger, those secrets threaten the very bond that holds them together. And Alex? He's finding out that what he holds most precious—Katie and tiny Dawn—is making him way too vulnerable. He's going to have to make a choice…before it's too late.
For two blissful years, Katie McCloud has been a mother to Dawn and wife to Dr. Alex Peters. But the violent unrest that brought them all together is once again erupting into their lives. Sent to Cuba to help care for hurricane survivors, Katie and Alex are thrust back into the thick of international espionage—this time, on opposite sides.
Katie thought she'd made peace with the secrets locked tight behind Alex's handsome, brooding facade. But faced with a new danger, those secrets threaten the very bond that holds them together. And Alex? He's finding out that what he holds most precious—Katie and tiny Dawn—is making him way too vulnerable. He's going to have to make a choice…before it's too late.
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 6, 2014
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Cindy Dees
173 books1,953 followersCindy Dees started flying airplanes while sitting in her dad’s lap at the age of three and got a pilot’s license before she got a driver’s license. At age fifteen, she dropped out of high school and left the horse farm in Michigan where she grew up to attend the University of Michigan.
After earning a degree in Russian and East European studies, she joined the U.S. Air Force and became the youngest female pilot in the history of the Air Force. She flew supersonic jets, VIP airlift and the “C-5” Galaxy, the world’s largest airplane. She also worked part-time gathering intelligence. During her military career, she traveled to forty countries on five continents, was detained by the KGB and East German secret police, she got shot at, flew in the first Gulf War, met her husband and amassed a lifetime’s worth of war stories.
Her hobbies include professional Middle Eastern dancing, Japanese gardening and medieval reenacting. She started writing on a one-dollar bet with her mother and was thrilled to win that bet with the publication of her first book in 2001.
After earning a degree in Russian and East European studies, she joined the U.S. Air Force and became the youngest female pilot in the history of the Air Force. She flew supersonic jets, VIP airlift and the “C-5” Galaxy, the world’s largest airplane. She also worked part-time gathering intelligence. During her military career, she traveled to forty countries on five continents, was detained by the KGB and East German secret police, she got shot at, flew in the first Gulf War, met her husband and amassed a lifetime’s worth of war stories.
Her hobbies include professional Middle Eastern dancing, Japanese gardening and medieval reenacting. She started writing on a one-dollar bet with her mother and was thrilled to win that bet with the publication of her first book in 2001.
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November 18, 2016
Alex dan Katie beraksi kembali!!!
Kali ini mereka ditugaskan ke Kuba yg baru saja dilanda badai Giselle. Walau sebelumnya Alex sempat keberatan dgn keikutsertaan Katie, akhirnya tak kuasa jg menolak kekeraskepalaan Katie. Sebelumnya Alex tidak sengaja mengutak-atik korespondensi CIA dgn sandi COLD INTENT yg super misterius.
Di Kuba, mereka digiring ke arah korban2 yg ternyata bukan hanya karena kecelakaan badai, tapi juga senjata kimia. Diam2 mereka berhasil menyelidiki dgn pengorbanan Alex disuntik suatu zat yg menyebabkan dia paranoid, termasuk kepada Katie, yg menyebabkan Katie kehilangan jejak Alex dua kali di Kuba. Sesampainya di AS, kondisi hubungan mereka makin memburuk hingga Katie tertembak oleh pembunuh misterius. Mampukah Katie meyakinkan Alex bhw dia mencintai dan tidak mengkhianati Alex? Siapakah dalang dibalik COLD INTENT ini yg terus mengejar mereka?
Bagi penyuka ketegangan tingkat tinggi, saya YAKIN buku ini cocok dgn selera Anda. Saya terbuai dgn aksi lari-larian dan tembak-tembakan, dikejar-kejar oleh musuh-musuh yg tidak diketahui. Intensitas suspense di buku ini sangat tinggi utk ukuran buku Harlequin karena nyaris 80-90% muatan action sangat mendominasi buku ini. Adegan Romance lebih banyak dari buku sebelumnya, tapi justru saya merasa gelora gairahnya tidak sepanas seperti di buku pertama.
Alur ceritanya memang lebih rumit drpd suspense romance yg sejenis. Plus dgn kerumitan cara CIA bertindak walau saya sebenarnya juga kurang mengerti hirarki di CIA, tapi tidak mengurangi kecintaan saya utk buku ini. Ada yg saya setujui dari pendapat Katie ttg orangtua Alex: Mereka bakal jadi mertua paling parah di dunia!!! COULDN'T AGREE MORE.
Kali ini mereka ditugaskan ke Kuba yg baru saja dilanda badai Giselle. Walau sebelumnya Alex sempat keberatan dgn keikutsertaan Katie, akhirnya tak kuasa jg menolak kekeraskepalaan Katie. Sebelumnya Alex tidak sengaja mengutak-atik korespondensi CIA dgn sandi COLD INTENT yg super misterius.
Di Kuba, mereka digiring ke arah korban2 yg ternyata bukan hanya karena kecelakaan badai, tapi juga senjata kimia. Diam2 mereka berhasil menyelidiki dgn pengorbanan Alex disuntik suatu zat yg menyebabkan dia paranoid, termasuk kepada Katie, yg menyebabkan Katie kehilangan jejak Alex dua kali di Kuba. Sesampainya di AS, kondisi hubungan mereka makin memburuk hingga Katie tertembak oleh pembunuh misterius. Mampukah Katie meyakinkan Alex bhw dia mencintai dan tidak mengkhianati Alex? Siapakah dalang dibalik COLD INTENT ini yg terus mengejar mereka?
Bagi penyuka ketegangan tingkat tinggi, saya YAKIN buku ini cocok dgn selera Anda. Saya terbuai dgn aksi lari-larian dan tembak-tembakan, dikejar-kejar oleh musuh-musuh yg tidak diketahui. Intensitas suspense di buku ini sangat tinggi utk ukuran buku Harlequin karena nyaris 80-90% muatan action sangat mendominasi buku ini. Adegan Romance lebih banyak dari buku sebelumnya, tapi justru saya merasa gelora gairahnya tidak sepanas seperti di buku pertama.
Alur ceritanya memang lebih rumit drpd suspense romance yg sejenis. Plus dgn kerumitan cara CIA bertindak walau saya sebenarnya juga kurang mengerti hirarki di CIA, tapi tidak mengurangi kecintaan saya utk buku ini. Ada yg saya setujui dari pendapat Katie ttg orangtua Alex: Mereka bakal jadi mertua paling parah di dunia!!! COULDN'T AGREE MORE.
July 4, 2020
Fantastic! Page-turning action that makes it impossible to stop reading. Highly recommend for romantic suspense readers.
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January 12, 2016"Lovers of Dees’ Doctors Unlimited series will adore this high-stakes, fast-paced sequel to Close Pursuit. She delves into her hero’s tormented past and twisted psyche in detail and consistently highlights the strength, perceptiveness and sagacity of the heroine who has the strength to save him. The internal conflicts are inextricably linked with the international conspiracies and plots, increasing the tension in each scene exponentially and creating a pulse-pounding adventure that will keep readers enthralled" (RT Book Reviews). 4 1/2 stars
August 5, 2014
RECEIVED BOOK FREE THROUGH GOODREADS FIRST READS.
Holy mother of god!!! I whipped right through this book!! Cindy Dees writes a fast paced, action packed, suspenseful and wicked good romance novel!!
This is the first of her 40 novels i have read and rest assured, my library card will be burning up!!
Ms. Dees has such a great talent for writing a fast paced story and yet, you don't miss a thing!!
READ, READ, READ!
Holy mother of god!!! I whipped right through this book!! Cindy Dees writes a fast paced, action packed, suspenseful and wicked good romance novel!!
This is the first of her 40 novels i have read and rest assured, my library card will be burning up!!
Ms. Dees has such a great talent for writing a fast paced story and yet, you don't miss a thing!!
READ, READ, READ!
April 23, 2020
Buku ke-2 ini lebih seru dari yg pertama. Adrenalin pembaca dipompa perlahan2 hingga akhir.
Kali ini konflik kepercayaan antara Kat & Alex yg mengemuka pasca Alex mengikuti pelatihan CIA. Di samping keterlibatan mereka berdua yg tanpa sengaja ternyata mengusik operasi pimpinan wanita yg melahirkan Alex.
Merasa terganggu, si wanita rela membunuh Kat dan membuat Alex mengalami paranoid tingkat tinggi melalui obat suntik dosis tinggi.
Gw suka dgn aksi2 mrk di sini. Ga tokoh jahat, ga tokoh baik. Semua maksimal. Aksi kejar2an dan baku tembaknya bikin tegang. Persis kayak nonton film deh.
Tapi ada dua hal yg gw ga ngerti. Di buku pertama 'kan Kat tau siapa atasannya di DU yg berhubungan dgn FSB. Trs kenapa di buku kedua ini die ga bilang ke Alex? Trs gimana follow up hasil temuan Alex & Kat di Kuba? Masa dibiarin gitu aja? Krn di part2 akhir malah fokus ke operasi Cold Intent.
Kali ini konflik kepercayaan antara Kat & Alex yg mengemuka pasca Alex mengikuti pelatihan CIA. Di samping keterlibatan mereka berdua yg tanpa sengaja ternyata mengusik operasi pimpinan wanita yg melahirkan Alex.
Merasa terganggu, si wanita rela membunuh Kat dan membuat Alex mengalami paranoid tingkat tinggi melalui obat suntik dosis tinggi.
Gw suka dgn aksi2 mrk di sini. Ga tokoh jahat, ga tokoh baik. Semua maksimal. Aksi kejar2an dan baku tembaknya bikin tegang. Persis kayak nonton film deh.
Tapi ada dua hal yg gw ga ngerti. Di buku pertama 'kan Kat tau siapa atasannya di DU yg berhubungan dgn FSB. Trs kenapa di buku kedua ini die ga bilang ke Alex? Trs gimana follow up hasil temuan Alex & Kat di Kuba? Masa dibiarin gitu aja? Krn di part2 akhir malah fokus ke operasi Cold Intent.
April 23, 2019
Romantis, seru, menegangkan sekaligus bikin penasaran. Novel seri ini favorit banget..
October 8, 2014
Reviewed for Read Your Writes Book Reviews
by Gemini
This is the second book in the series and it is a fitting conclusion to our look into the complicated relationship between Alex Peters and Katie McCloud. That being said, it’s imperative that you read the first book before you read this one as you will not truly understand how everything progressed. There is a lot that happens and plenty of things get resolved or at least addressed that were significant issues from the first book. In fact, so much happens that I can’t really get into much details without giving away all of the great things about this book.
Alex and Katie are a very mismatched couple that somehow complement each other very well. He is a reluctant CIA agent with Mommy and Daddy issues. She is a grounded, kindergarten teacher with a loving family where all of the males are in law enforcement or the military. Katie is still showing Alex what it means to love someone and Alex is still trying to show Katie that there is plenty of evil in the world. Katie finally witnesses the extent of this evil when she insists on accompanying Alex on a Doctors Unlimited assignment to Cuba. Consequently, they spend a large amount of time running for their lives and they don’t know who to trust.
Hot Intent was just as exciting as the first book, Close Pursuit, and it would be great if the author opted to add a third book although it was probably a fitting conclusion. The suspense was heart pounding as Alex tried to figure out if there was a mole in the CIA or if there is something else going on entirely. Either way, someone is way ahead of them and at some point they go on the offensive. It’s great to see Alex embrace the spy that his father has been training him to be his entire life. It’s equally satisfying to see Katie shed her naive persona and embrace the strong, brave woman that she is. As expected, there is also plenty of erotic moments between the two of them. There is so much more depth to the story but if I told you, I would have to kill you.
Source: Harlequin via NetGalley
by Gemini
This is the second book in the series and it is a fitting conclusion to our look into the complicated relationship between Alex Peters and Katie McCloud. That being said, it’s imperative that you read the first book before you read this one as you will not truly understand how everything progressed. There is a lot that happens and plenty of things get resolved or at least addressed that were significant issues from the first book. In fact, so much happens that I can’t really get into much details without giving away all of the great things about this book.
Alex and Katie are a very mismatched couple that somehow complement each other very well. He is a reluctant CIA agent with Mommy and Daddy issues. She is a grounded, kindergarten teacher with a loving family where all of the males are in law enforcement or the military. Katie is still showing Alex what it means to love someone and Alex is still trying to show Katie that there is plenty of evil in the world. Katie finally witnesses the extent of this evil when she insists on accompanying Alex on a Doctors Unlimited assignment to Cuba. Consequently, they spend a large amount of time running for their lives and they don’t know who to trust.
Hot Intent was just as exciting as the first book, Close Pursuit, and it would be great if the author opted to add a third book although it was probably a fitting conclusion. The suspense was heart pounding as Alex tried to figure out if there was a mole in the CIA or if there is something else going on entirely. Either way, someone is way ahead of them and at some point they go on the offensive. It’s great to see Alex embrace the spy that his father has been training him to be his entire life. It’s equally satisfying to see Katie shed her naive persona and embrace the strong, brave woman that she is. As expected, there is also plenty of erotic moments between the two of them. There is so much more depth to the story but if I told you, I would have to kill you.
Source: Harlequin via NetGalley
November 14, 2014
I own this book on a GoodReads giveaway.
I flew through the pages. Cindy Dees has a great style of writing that makes every page and adventure that is action packed. This is the first book of hers that I read and I do plan on reading more.
This was a great book and a great story of love and the need to make love survive no matter what happens.
I flew through the pages. Cindy Dees has a great style of writing that makes every page and adventure that is action packed. This is the first book of hers that I read and I do plan on reading more.
This was a great book and a great story of love and the need to make love survive no matter what happens.
February 28, 2015
I feel like this book is the 2nd in the series and that I was missing part of the story. I did really enjoy the characters, the story and both the antagonists and protagonists. best part? the happy ending :-)
August 19, 2014
Great story! I loved the suspense. Great follow-on to Close Pursuit. Can't wait for Mike's story!
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