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Fever Zone
Once career adversaries, now they're facing the same enemy together…
Gazing through the sights of their sniper rifles, superagents Piper Roth and Mike McCloud spot their fatal weakness: each other. Neither has met their match before. Whether racing across the rooftops of Khartoum or wrestling in bed, the fight for supremacy gives everything an extra thrill.
Then they figure out their real target: a terrorist preparing to launch a biological weapon stateside. United by desperation, they race home—and are plunged headlong into the greatest danger of their lives. Will this mission—and their passion—be their last?
Gazing through the sights of their sniper rifles, superagents Piper Roth and Mike McCloud spot their fatal weakness: each other. Neither has met their match before. Whether racing across the rooftops of Khartoum or wrestling in bed, the fight for supremacy gives everything an extra thrill.
Then they figure out their real target: a terrorist preparing to launch a biological weapon stateside. United by desperation, they race home—and are plunged headlong into the greatest danger of their lives. Will this mission—and their passion—be their last?
290 pages, Paperback
First published January 26, 2015
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Cindy Dees
172 books1,952 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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June 7, 2016
“I will hurt you for this. I don’t know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you’ll know the debt is paid.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“How I hate this world. I would like to tear it apart with my own two hands if I could. I would like to dismantle the universe star by star, like a treeful (sic) of rotten fruit. Nor do I believe in progress. A vermin-eaten saint scratching his filth for heaven is better off than you damned in clean linen. Progress doubles our tenure in a vale of tears. Man is a mistake, to be corrected only by his abolition, which he gives promise of seeing to himself. Oh, let him pass, and leave the earth to the flowers that carpet the earth wherever he explodes his triumphs. Man is inconsolable, thanks to that eternal “Why?” when there is no Why, that question mark twisted like a fishhook in the human heart. “Let there be light,” we cry, and only the dawn breaks.” ― Peter De Vries, The Blood of the Lamb
Fever ZoneCindy Dees, the author of Fever Zone, should have known that there was going to be an issue when her airplane seatmate, who had been glancing more and more often at her laptop screen, opened a conversation.
Him: “Ma’am, I’m going to have to ask you who you are.”
Me (surprised): “And you would be who? (Honestly, I expected him to be an air marshal, given his size and chilly demeanor.)
Him: “I work for Homeland Security.”
Of course, the next few hours sitting in a sterile airport office being interrogated by a variety of alphabet agencies pretty much guaranteed that she had stumbled upon a story line that made said agencies extremely uncomfortable. Guaranteeing to wait for a year, for Homeland to “plug the hole” Dees did, indeed, wait to publish. And the story, of grief and hatred, obsession, cultism and terrorism is breathtaking in its twisted, terrifying simplicity. The youngest female fighter pilot in history, Dees worked in intelligence gathering and was detained by both the KGB and East German secret police, so she has the background to understand the inner workings of government and military agencies, and her scenario, in all its twists and turns, is highly believable. The backgrounds of the ‘bad guys’ involved are almost mundane in their very commonality, while the history of “The Scientist” who anchors the story is heartbreaking and, again, so real as to allow you to actually feel his despair.
“Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.” – William Shakespeare, Macbeth Act 2 Scene 1
The West Bank. Jerusalem. One year ago. Yusef Abahdi, his daughter Salima, and his wife Marta, are Palestinians, living in a world defined by the ongoing conflict between Jews, Zionists, Muslims and Christians, all determined to destroy one another over a bit of desert wasteland with a millennia-old history of violence and savagery. It is a life of poverty, hunger and razor wire, suicide bombers and high-powered rifles trained on them every day by young Israeli Defense Force soldiers with itchy trigger fingers, filled with their own overwhelming dread. Yusef, with his degree in biochemistry, cares for his daughter during the day the best he can, while Marta, with her masters in Literature, works as a maid for a rich Jewish family. A life of terror, brought to a razor’s edge by a bomb. A bomb that crystallizes into a core of cold, diamond hard rage.
What comes next is a tale that is terrifying to behold in its very simplicity. Take a broken man, filled with rage, a simple-minded cult of Luddites, mix in enough money to forward a plot whose edges are ill-defined, and wrap it all up in a race to save hundreds of thousands of people from a manufactured plague. The concept of the story got the attention of Homeland Security, so you know the fear is real. This part of the story is well researched and well written.
But then, we get to “the other part.” Here is where the tale comes crashing down around the reader’s ears.
Mike McCloud is a Navy Special Forces operative, an observer, watching over a filthy street on a rooftop in Khartoum. Once one of the greatest cities of the world, Khartoum is a little corner of Purgatory, savage and brutal – and an incubator for some of the most savage terrorists the world has ever known.
Piper Roth is also an observer, sent by the CIA to follow up on a pair of seemingly innocuous cult members who have changed their MO drastically by scurrying off to the Sudan. When the two meet eye-to-eye through rifle scopes while observing the savage murder of a shopkeeper in the middle of the street (Observe. Report. Do NOT engage.), the question is, “Shoot, or don’t shoot?” Neither shoots, it is ‘observe only,’ you know. Roth flees. McCloud chases. His brief is to know everyone in the area, to find The Scientist, and to find out why a previously unknown Warlord is moving in on this seemingly worthless neighborhood in an even more worthless city. And he is determined to know who the other sniper is, what ‘he’ is doing there, and who he works for. Only, the ‘he’ is a she. And this chapter is the one that nearly had me putting the book down and walking away.
This is a serious subject, and from the intro (EbolaFeverZone) I expected a serious book. What I got was the two of them running through the streets, him overtaking and overwhelming her as if she has no CIA self-defense or evasion training whatsoever, and the two of them immediately rutting like wild dogs without knowing, 1) Who each other are, 2) Who the other person works for, 3) Each others names, or 4) Hey, do you, like, have any diseases I need to know about? You know, since we are in the armpit of the universe and STDs, as well as, oh, I don’t know, Lassa, Ebola and other little nasties are commonplace . . .
GAARG!!! (Of course, I should have known from the cover, right? I was just hoping….oh, and she is a blonde, not a brunette as it shows on the cover. Sigh.) Pages of rutting, then the “Big Strong Alpha Male” rescuing the “Weak Little Woman” (who does things so stupid I simply could not, under any circumstances, believe it – I mean, you are an observer, woman! Observe, don’t go rushing in to fight a couple of religious policemen who are beating a young girl, you idjit. That shit happens. It sucks, but it isn’t your job.) Followed by more pages of rutting and the supposedly CIA trained and experienced CIA observer whining and mewling in her head ad nauseum with the whole “I hate him but I want to screw him again and, oh, woe is me, does he like me or doesn’t he like me and I want to marry him and have his babies, but I hate him for treating me like an ignorant child (even though she acts like an ignorant child) who needs his big strong protection, but oh, lets screw again” crap pissed me the hell off. I mean, the author is a decorated pilot, for Pete’s sake! I really would like to not think that she is a whiny, needy wreck like her so-called heroine.
Hence, my less-than-stellar review of a book suffering from schizophrenia and a serious identity crisis. Romantic thrillers I understand, and actively look for in my reading. They are, basically, romances that at least have a good story line to back up the nookie. But I expected much more from this book. I wanted what it was advertised as – a Thriller. What I got was a serious, thoughtful idea weighed down by cliché, with a female lead I wanted to shake some sense into. Come on – you are a CIA agent poached from the CDC – I would expect you to have a modicum of common sense! I suppose I am offended, mainly, because I expected so much, and she delivered so little.
Anyway. I found the book on eBookDiscovery.com. I got it for free in exchange for a realistic review. I am only taking on books right now that really grab my attention as I am so busy, but this one showed such promise, I couldn’t refuse. As much as I gripe, I do recommend reading it. It is Very. Scary. I just wish the author had laid off catering to the romance-only crowd and been serious about her characters. It would have been a much better book and would draw the attention of a much wider audience without being crippled by the heavy concentration on the cliché romance rather than the story.
“How I hate this world. I would like to tear it apart with my own two hands if I could. I would like to dismantle the universe star by star, like a treeful (sic) of rotten fruit. Nor do I believe in progress. A vermin-eaten saint scratching his filth for heaven is better off than you damned in clean linen. Progress doubles our tenure in a vale of tears. Man is a mistake, to be corrected only by his abolition, which he gives promise of seeing to himself. Oh, let him pass, and leave the earth to the flowers that carpet the earth wherever he explodes his triumphs. Man is inconsolable, thanks to that eternal “Why?” when there is no Why, that question mark twisted like a fishhook in the human heart. “Let there be light,” we cry, and only the dawn breaks.” ― Peter De Vries, The Blood of the Lamb
Fever ZoneCindy Dees, the author of Fever Zone, should have known that there was going to be an issue when her airplane seatmate, who had been glancing more and more often at her laptop screen, opened a conversation.
Him: “Ma’am, I’m going to have to ask you who you are.”
Me (surprised): “And you would be who? (Honestly, I expected him to be an air marshal, given his size and chilly demeanor.)
Him: “I work for Homeland Security.”
Of course, the next few hours sitting in a sterile airport office being interrogated by a variety of alphabet agencies pretty much guaranteed that she had stumbled upon a story line that made said agencies extremely uncomfortable. Guaranteeing to wait for a year, for Homeland to “plug the hole” Dees did, indeed, wait to publish. And the story, of grief and hatred, obsession, cultism and terrorism is breathtaking in its twisted, terrifying simplicity. The youngest female fighter pilot in history, Dees worked in intelligence gathering and was detained by both the KGB and East German secret police, so she has the background to understand the inner workings of government and military agencies, and her scenario, in all its twists and turns, is highly believable. The backgrounds of the ‘bad guys’ involved are almost mundane in their very commonality, while the history of “The Scientist” who anchors the story is heartbreaking and, again, so real as to allow you to actually feel his despair.
“Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.” – William Shakespeare, Macbeth Act 2 Scene 1
The West Bank. Jerusalem. One year ago. Yusef Abahdi, his daughter Salima, and his wife Marta, are Palestinians, living in a world defined by the ongoing conflict between Jews, Zionists, Muslims and Christians, all determined to destroy one another over a bit of desert wasteland with a millennia-old history of violence and savagery. It is a life of poverty, hunger and razor wire, suicide bombers and high-powered rifles trained on them every day by young Israeli Defense Force soldiers with itchy trigger fingers, filled with their own overwhelming dread. Yusef, with his degree in biochemistry, cares for his daughter during the day the best he can, while Marta, with her masters in Literature, works as a maid for a rich Jewish family. A life of terror, brought to a razor’s edge by a bomb. A bomb that crystallizes into a core of cold, diamond hard rage.
What comes next is a tale that is terrifying to behold in its very simplicity. Take a broken man, filled with rage, a simple-minded cult of Luddites, mix in enough money to forward a plot whose edges are ill-defined, and wrap it all up in a race to save hundreds of thousands of people from a manufactured plague. The concept of the story got the attention of Homeland Security, so you know the fear is real. This part of the story is well researched and well written.
But then, we get to “the other part.” Here is where the tale comes crashing down around the reader’s ears.
Mike McCloud is a Navy Special Forces operative, an observer, watching over a filthy street on a rooftop in Khartoum. Once one of the greatest cities of the world, Khartoum is a little corner of Purgatory, savage and brutal – and an incubator for some of the most savage terrorists the world has ever known.
Piper Roth is also an observer, sent by the CIA to follow up on a pair of seemingly innocuous cult members who have changed their MO drastically by scurrying off to the Sudan. When the two meet eye-to-eye through rifle scopes while observing the savage murder of a shopkeeper in the middle of the street (Observe. Report. Do NOT engage.), the question is, “Shoot, or don’t shoot?” Neither shoots, it is ‘observe only,’ you know. Roth flees. McCloud chases. His brief is to know everyone in the area, to find The Scientist, and to find out why a previously unknown Warlord is moving in on this seemingly worthless neighborhood in an even more worthless city. And he is determined to know who the other sniper is, what ‘he’ is doing there, and who he works for. Only, the ‘he’ is a she. And this chapter is the one that nearly had me putting the book down and walking away.
This is a serious subject, and from the intro (EbolaFeverZone) I expected a serious book. What I got was the two of them running through the streets, him overtaking and overwhelming her as if she has no CIA self-defense or evasion training whatsoever, and the two of them immediately rutting like wild dogs without knowing, 1) Who each other are, 2) Who the other person works for, 3) Each others names, or 4) Hey, do you, like, have any diseases I need to know about? You know, since we are in the armpit of the universe and STDs, as well as, oh, I don’t know, Lassa, Ebola and other little nasties are commonplace . . .
GAARG!!! (Of course, I should have known from the cover, right? I was just hoping….oh, and she is a blonde, not a brunette as it shows on the cover. Sigh.) Pages of rutting, then the “Big Strong Alpha Male” rescuing the “Weak Little Woman” (who does things so stupid I simply could not, under any circumstances, believe it – I mean, you are an observer, woman! Observe, don’t go rushing in to fight a couple of religious policemen who are beating a young girl, you idjit. That shit happens. It sucks, but it isn’t your job.) Followed by more pages of rutting and the supposedly CIA trained and experienced CIA observer whining and mewling in her head ad nauseum with the whole “I hate him but I want to screw him again and, oh, woe is me, does he like me or doesn’t he like me and I want to marry him and have his babies, but I hate him for treating me like an ignorant child (even though she acts like an ignorant child) who needs his big strong protection, but oh, lets screw again” crap pissed me the hell off. I mean, the author is a decorated pilot, for Pete’s sake! I really would like to not think that she is a whiny, needy wreck like her so-called heroine.
Hence, my less-than-stellar review of a book suffering from schizophrenia and a serious identity crisis. Romantic thrillers I understand, and actively look for in my reading. They are, basically, romances that at least have a good story line to back up the nookie. But I expected much more from this book. I wanted what it was advertised as – a Thriller. What I got was a serious, thoughtful idea weighed down by cliché, with a female lead I wanted to shake some sense into. Come on – you are a CIA agent poached from the CDC – I would expect you to have a modicum of common sense! I suppose I am offended, mainly, because I expected so much, and she delivered so little.
Anyway. I found the book on eBookDiscovery.com. I got it for free in exchange for a realistic review. I am only taking on books right now that really grab my attention as I am so busy, but this one showed such promise, I couldn’t refuse. As much as I gripe, I do recommend reading it. It is Very. Scary. I just wish the author had laid off catering to the romance-only crowd and been serious about her characters. It would have been a much better book and would draw the attention of a much wider audience without being crippled by the heavy concentration on the cliché romance rather than the story.
March 1, 2020
Oh my goodness, this book was non-stop action from the first page to the last. At times there was so much tension, that I didn't know whether I would be able to cope with it! From the moment Mike spies Piper peering back at him through the scope of their respective weapons, there was an immediate connection and that connection stayed strong all the way through, despite their ups and downs and conflict when Mike finds out that Piper is related to the PHP brotherhood. Piper nevertheless proves herself to be a valuable asset to the partnership and is as quick on her feet as Mike, if not as strong. Together their strengths make them a formidable team. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, despite finding myself gnawing my knuckles as each new challenge presented itself. I was quite sure that they wouldn't make it out alive and would die as unsung heroes! So glad Cindy Dees found a way out for them. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys espionage and high adventure. Perhaps it should be avoided by anyone wearing a pacemaker! I received this book for free from eBook Discovery. I voluntarily reviewed this book. This is my honest review.
June 7, 2016
I give this book a 3 star rating. This is a plausible storyline that could easily happen. I have read other books by the author and this one did not disappoint me. The book does not end in a cliffhanger but is open ended for possible future books. There is violence and sex in the book. Definitely 18+.
Mike McCloud and Piper Roth first spot each other through rifle scopes while on hot dusty roofs roofs in Africa. They barely escape to a safe spot and give in to their desire for some quick, hot, steamy sex as they come down from their adrenaline rush. They figure they won't see each other again. But the keep running into each other even though they are both tracking completely different targets.
When they eventually return to the U.S., they learn that their agencies have paired them together to work as a team. Though they catch up with one of their targets, there still are a lot of questions. Piper hasn't told anyone the truth about her connections her target. Can she be trusted? Join up with the adventure that spans from Africa to the western U.S. as radicals target key spots. Will they be able to stop things in time and keep them from spiraling out of control?
I enjoyed this book and hope the author is going to write future books based on where this left off. There are too many questions left unanswered and no indication that there are future books forthcoming.
Mike McCloud and Piper Roth first spot each other through rifle scopes while on hot dusty roofs roofs in Africa. They barely escape to a safe spot and give in to their desire for some quick, hot, steamy sex as they come down from their adrenaline rush. They figure they won't see each other again. But the keep running into each other even though they are both tracking completely different targets.
When they eventually return to the U.S., they learn that their agencies have paired them together to work as a team. Though they catch up with one of their targets, there still are a lot of questions. Piper hasn't told anyone the truth about her connections her target. Can she be trusted? Join up with the adventure that spans from Africa to the western U.S. as radicals target key spots. Will they be able to stop things in time and keep them from spiraling out of control?
I enjoyed this book and hope the author is going to write future books based on where this left off. There are too many questions left unanswered and no indication that there are future books forthcoming.
May 11, 2020
Fever Zone is book one in the Danger in Arms series by Cindy Dees, though chronologically it kind of follows Close Pursuit - and both Katie McCloud and Alex Peters (from Close Pursuit) show up as secondary characters in Fever Zone.
Fever Zone was probably not the best of books to read while in lockdown, especially when you get to the part where a new virus was engineered to become as contagious and as dangerous as possible and is to be used as a biological weapon in a terrorist attack - but in terms of action it's a great book. Barring a few holes in the plot here and there, the story is gripping and convincing.
The romance? Not so much, in my opinion. For me a huge part of the romance was spoiled right on the first pages. when Piper and Mike have sex literally minutes after meeting for the first time - in the middle of a war zone and knowing nothing about the other except that they are both snipers and speak English with an American accent. After that I was much less inclined to believe in the seriousness of their relationship and sticked to the book for the suspense and the action.
But flawed romance aside, it's still a fun book to read.
Fever Zone was probably not the best of books to read while in lockdown, especially when you get to the part where a new virus was engineered to become as contagious and as dangerous as possible and is to be used as a biological weapon in a terrorist attack - but in terms of action it's a great book. Barring a few holes in the plot here and there, the story is gripping and convincing.
The romance? Not so much, in my opinion. For me a huge part of the romance was spoiled right on the first pages. when Piper and Mike have sex literally minutes after meeting for the first time - in the middle of a war zone and knowing nothing about the other except that they are both snipers and speak English with an American accent. After that I was much less inclined to believe in the seriousness of their relationship and sticked to the book for the suspense and the action.
But flawed romance aside, it's still a fun book to read.
January 9, 2019
I enjoyed this book. There was plenty of action and adventure. The story ran over many different terrains with interesting problems in each. Although the story line seemed a little unbelievable, it appears that it is quite plausible. There were a few loose ends I wanted to know the answers to, but they weren’t covered.
I liked both of the main characters. They were each a little prickly, but still willing to save the other whatever the cost. There is some sex in the book, but it never takes over the story or becomes the story itself.
I liked both of the main characters. They were each a little prickly, but still willing to save the other whatever the cost. There is some sex in the book, but it never takes over the story or becomes the story itself.
March 5, 2020
Loved this book which I actually purchased a while ago so I am now happy to review this as a book from which I I also received free from eBook Discovery.
This is a high octane story which kicks off at a fast pace from the outset and kept me fully invested throughout. I loved both the main characters of Mike and Piper and the ratio of drama, romance and humour was just right.
In our current climate with the Coronavirus currently making the headlines it make chilling and compelling reading. Glad I was prompted to a re read and this my wholly unbiased view of the book.
This is a high octane story which kicks off at a fast pace from the outset and kept me fully invested throughout. I loved both the main characters of Mike and Piper and the ratio of drama, romance and humour was just right.
In our current climate with the Coronavirus currently making the headlines it make chilling and compelling reading. Glad I was prompted to a re read and this my wholly unbiased view of the book.
November 25, 2018
Enjoyable! A little different to what I would normally read but I nice change!
February 23, 2020
Loved this book, but....
Loved the storyline, the characters but the ending kinda sucked. Ms. Dees left a lot of unanswered questions and that made it very disapponting..
Loved the storyline, the characters but the ending kinda sucked. Ms. Dees left a lot of unanswered questions and that made it very disapponting..
April 4, 2020
Recommend
This was an enjoyable read. Liked the characters and plot, it all went together and kept the pages turning to see what was next. Scary fact that it is relatively possible.
This was an enjoyable read. Liked the characters and plot, it all went together and kept the pages turning to see what was next. Scary fact that it is relatively possible.
September 17, 2019
i really liked this story. just the right blend of danger, intregue, and sex. Kind of ended like there might be a sequel. Kind of hoping there is.
September 10, 2016
Stunning! A fantastic introduction to Cindy Dees for me.
I loved every page of this book, it had me from page one, before I knew it I was turning the final page having read it in one sitting.
I have not read anything by Cindy Dees before, but i will certainly be looking for more.
Mike and Piper are fantastic characters that you can really get your teeth into, they are male and female versions of each other, completely focused on and absorbed in their job, to the exclusion of a personal life, until they find each other and their concentration is suddenly shot, the focus they are known for has suddenly deserted them and they find their mind wandering......remembering.......getting horny again.....at the worst possible moments! They are gorgeous, fit and at the top of their game, but they also have quirks and faults which makes them realistic and human, how can you not fall for them?
Can they find a way to work together? Can they learn to really trust each other out in the field? Or are they both destined to be loners and live the rest of their futures alone with just their memories? Gripping from start to finish a must read in my opinion.
I was sent a free copy of this book by ebook discovery in exchange for an honest review.
I loved every page of this book, it had me from page one, before I knew it I was turning the final page having read it in one sitting.
I have not read anything by Cindy Dees before, but i will certainly be looking for more.
Mike and Piper are fantastic characters that you can really get your teeth into, they are male and female versions of each other, completely focused on and absorbed in their job, to the exclusion of a personal life, until they find each other and their concentration is suddenly shot, the focus they are known for has suddenly deserted them and they find their mind wandering......remembering.......getting horny again.....at the worst possible moments! They are gorgeous, fit and at the top of their game, but they also have quirks and faults which makes them realistic and human, how can you not fall for them?
Can they find a way to work together? Can they learn to really trust each other out in the field? Or are they both destined to be loners and live the rest of their futures alone with just their memories? Gripping from start to finish a must read in my opinion.
I was sent a free copy of this book by ebook discovery in exchange for an honest review.
July 21, 2016
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.
Mike is an ex-SEAL Navy man doing undercover observation work. Piper is also doing observation work for the CIA, she as a civilian. From the first time they spot each other across the rooftops, their lives are intertwined. Seemingly, their missions are not related but as time goes on a different scenerio surfaces.
Someone is working on biological warfare and he must be found. More and more, Mike and Piper are finding commonalities within their own missions. There are secrets neither will tell because they do not know if the other is able to be trusted. There is also the undeniable passion between them which continues to deepen.
Then a secret is exposed, Piper's secret, which throws Mike hard. He doesn't know if she can or ever should have been trusted. They have to work together now though and it will test them.
Can they figure out where the virus is and stop it in time? Can they eventually learn to trust one another and the feelings between them?
I really enjoyed this story although it is definitely a bit "deeper" than I would normally read. The author did a great job in her writing as I did understand the complexities of the biological warfare. She went into enough detail for me to understand but yet I didn't feel overwhelmed by the technicality involved.
All in all, the story to me was the romance between Mike and Piper. Mike didn't do romance as he was a soldier first while Piper was raised by a father that thought she was more of a soldier than a daughter. The attraction was kind of a first for both of them because they couldn't turn it off, or the feelings they were developing.
It did feel a little incomplete to me but this could be part of a series. A character or persona I was curious about was never revealed but Mike and Piper did complete their mission. This was a good read and I thank the author for sharing. I would be interested in reading more from Cindy Dees.
Mike is an ex-SEAL Navy man doing undercover observation work. Piper is also doing observation work for the CIA, she as a civilian. From the first time they spot each other across the rooftops, their lives are intertwined. Seemingly, their missions are not related but as time goes on a different scenerio surfaces.
Someone is working on biological warfare and he must be found. More and more, Mike and Piper are finding commonalities within their own missions. There are secrets neither will tell because they do not know if the other is able to be trusted. There is also the undeniable passion between them which continues to deepen.
Then a secret is exposed, Piper's secret, which throws Mike hard. He doesn't know if she can or ever should have been trusted. They have to work together now though and it will test them.
Can they figure out where the virus is and stop it in time? Can they eventually learn to trust one another and the feelings between them?
I really enjoyed this story although it is definitely a bit "deeper" than I would normally read. The author did a great job in her writing as I did understand the complexities of the biological warfare. She went into enough detail for me to understand but yet I didn't feel overwhelmed by the technicality involved.
All in all, the story to me was the romance between Mike and Piper. Mike didn't do romance as he was a soldier first while Piper was raised by a father that thought she was more of a soldier than a daughter. The attraction was kind of a first for both of them because they couldn't turn it off, or the feelings they were developing.
It did feel a little incomplete to me but this could be part of a series. A character or persona I was curious about was never revealed but Mike and Piper did complete their mission. This was a good read and I thank the author for sharing. I would be interested in reading more from Cindy Dees.
June 13, 2016
I don’t usually read military romance / romantic suspense (although Goodreads has this listed as Bioterrorism/Biological Warfare… wow, that’s specific!), and I honestly can’t say why because to me my favorite books involve good, fast paced action. When given the opportunity to read Fever Zone, I jumped at the chance to see if this is a good genre for me, and I think this book delivered. The action was intense and fast-paced, as our main heroes – Mike and Piper – are up against the clock in figuring out how their individual missions are linked, and eventually how to stop a catastrophic bioterrorism attack. On the personal side, Mike and Piper have a crazy intense attraction (ahem – from the get go!) and are having internal struggles against it, and also trying to reconcile their own personal anxieties during the course of their mission. The romantic elements of this story are good, but not explicit, and I very much enjoyed how it progressed.
It doesn’t appear this book is part of series, so I’m disappointed about a few events that were thrown out in the book, but didn’t appear to have been answered or addressed in an ending. I don’t want to flat out detail what bothered me, but I will say that it involved the PHP and Piper’s father. So yeah, some loose threads I didn’t feel was handled or wrapped up very well. But otherwise, I enjoyed the writing style, building of suspense, and the intrigue. This is the first story I’ve read of Cindy Dees, but I could easily see myself reading more if they’re like this book.
Copy received via eBook Discovery in exchange for an honest review.
It doesn’t appear this book is part of series, so I’m disappointed about a few events that were thrown out in the book, but didn’t appear to have been answered or addressed in an ending. I don’t want to flat out detail what bothered me, but I will say that it involved the PHP and Piper’s father. So yeah, some loose threads I didn’t feel was handled or wrapped up very well. But otherwise, I enjoyed the writing style, building of suspense, and the intrigue. This is the first story I’ve read of Cindy Dees, but I could easily see myself reading more if they’re like this book.
Copy received via eBook Discovery in exchange for an honest review.
June 16, 2016
The story starts with Mike and Piper in Khartoum, now a city broken and run by street gangs led by local warlords with ambitions. They meet over the scope of a high powered rifle – suitable for assassinations and other sniping activities. They are both there undercover trying to track down some strange activities by targets they have been authorised to follow – CIA and the military – Naval Intelligence.
Now think about the ultimate terrorist plot – is it by nuclear weapons? Or could it be an infectious disease? Or Saran gas? Or? What would you choose to maximise its impact? What are the items you would need to minimise its effect?
So if you are a terrorist determined to attack a prime site – how would you choose that site? The ideal would be to match the site with the weapon ‘s greatest effectiveness – so a site with a large population and easily managed for the weapon.
But first you need to find out what the weapon is. Who manufactured it. And what are the possible effects of the weapon and then who will be delivering it and when.
So these are the tasks that Mike and Piper have to undertake in situations of extreme peril.
Whilst in some ways this is not a new plot – others have visualised terrorist plots with infectious diseases or other weapons of mass destruction I did find this an enjoyable read. It had some extra twists and turns that maximised its potential.
It was not ‘heavy’ but well written and easy to read. Although there seem to be a lot of pages, in fact they are not densely written and the story carries along at a fair clip.
An honest review for the Read and Review Club.
May 17, 2016
"I received a copy of this book from eBook Discovery in exchange for my honest review."
What a scare! Imagine looking down your sniper scope to see another pair of eyes scoping you out!
And so begins this dramatic romance. From Khartoum to the United States the two adversaries follow the trail of biologic warfare thought to be used in an act of terrorism.
A Palestinian reacts to the death of his wife, and the mother of his daughter, by a bomb that destroyed her bus that was returning her to the Palestinian side of the Israeli-Palestinian border after a day's work. He decides that he is the Wrath of God.
Why he decided to create a monster virus, a hybrid that would be worse than Ebola, to detonate in a bomb in the United States, I don't know.
The two main characters, both snipers for their respective secret organizations, need to find out where and when this biologic material is going to be used in an act of terrorism.
Along the way, of course, their attraction catches fire.
Piper Roth has a shameful secret that she can't confide to Mike McCloud. Will this tear them apart when it comes to light? Can their love overcome his distrust in her after her secret comes out, not from Piper herself, but from the enemy's mouth?
So many obstacles, no much distrust, and the clock is ticking for the victims-to-be of the viral bomb.
This book is definitely a nail-biter! Check it out.
What a scare! Imagine looking down your sniper scope to see another pair of eyes scoping you out!
And so begins this dramatic romance. From Khartoum to the United States the two adversaries follow the trail of biologic warfare thought to be used in an act of terrorism.
A Palestinian reacts to the death of his wife, and the mother of his daughter, by a bomb that destroyed her bus that was returning her to the Palestinian side of the Israeli-Palestinian border after a day's work. He decides that he is the Wrath of God.
Why he decided to create a monster virus, a hybrid that would be worse than Ebola, to detonate in a bomb in the United States, I don't know.
The two main characters, both snipers for their respective secret organizations, need to find out where and when this biologic material is going to be used in an act of terrorism.
Along the way, of course, their attraction catches fire.
Piper Roth has a shameful secret that she can't confide to Mike McCloud. Will this tear them apart when it comes to light? Can their love overcome his distrust in her after her secret comes out, not from Piper herself, but from the enemy's mouth?
So many obstacles, no much distrust, and the clock is ticking for the victims-to-be of the viral bomb.
This book is definitely a nail-biter! Check it out.
June 15, 2016
I received this book from ebookdiscovery for an honest review.
The beginning I wasn't to keen on but once the story got going it was good. Filled with action, suspense, and humour. I loved Mike's character he was the typical alpha and Piper the women trying to be a man. I also liked how this story was light on the intimate parts.
The virus that Cindy created was scary but what I don't get is what happened to the plane? There is some missing information unless I missed it while reading it.
The ending was the bomb! Great finish. ..
The beginning I wasn't to keen on but once the story got going it was good. Filled with action, suspense, and humour. I loved Mike's character he was the typical alpha and Piper the women trying to be a man. I also liked how this story was light on the intimate parts.
The virus that Cindy created was scary but what I don't get is what happened to the plane? There is some missing information unless I missed it while reading it.
The ending was the bomb! Great finish. ..
May 30, 2016
These two strongly independent characters, used to working on their own, come together in hot explosive sex, then part ways, thinking never to see each other again. Mysteriously they meet again, I think he saves her life, burns their undercover ops and he disappears. Wait, that's not the right order, but you get sucked in early to the drama of the book. Adrenalin pumps while you read if their near escapes. Great entertainment.
June 11, 2016
Not my usual type of book but I found it a real page turner. A good plot with believable characters, deadly peril and heroism plus a romantic HEA at the end. Would be happy to read more from this author.
I received this book from eBook Discovery in exchange for an honest review.
I received this book from eBook Discovery in exchange for an honest review.
October 14, 2016
An excellent book which left me half hoping that the story was the start of a series because I would have bought the next one. I will certainly read more of the writer's books. I'm not sure whether the female character was a little too soft or whether the story was realistic.
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April 18, 2021
WOW this is an awesome story that I couldn't put down. A story that is very believable but with some amazing hot bits all on a journey to a HEA. I will definitely be tracking down more of Cindy Dees books.
February 7, 2015
What an awesome book!
Once again this author did not disappoint. I was only sorry that the book had to end. I can't wait until her next book.
Once again this author did not disappoint. I was only sorry that the book had to end. I can't wait until her next book.
Want to read
September 23, 2015Ok, now we need the sequel!
Fast paced, exciting read. Loved both leads and the multiple stories going on. But we need more on the bad guy mastermind.
Fast paced, exciting read. Loved both leads and the multiple stories going on. But we need more on the bad guy mastermind.
June 27, 2015
A quick summer "beach" read. Loved the strong female protagonist.
June 7, 2016
I only gave this 3 stars because it was slow getting and keeping my attention. But once I got past the slower start it was a fantastic read.
June 15, 2016
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
I thought this was a great romantic suspense. I love the characters and the plot. It was wonderful storyline that was well researched.
I thought this was a great romantic suspense. I love the characters and the plot. It was wonderful storyline that was well researched.
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