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Morgan's Mercenaries: Women of Destiny #2
Destiny's Woman
When she is partnered with army officer Joe Calhoun during her latest mission, fiercely independent Apache pilot Akiva Redtail finds herself powerfully attracted to Joe, discovering a passion like she has never known, which forces her to open her heart to the promise of newfound love. Original.
304 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2002
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About the author
Lindsay McKenna
359 books2,500 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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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
April 9, 2023
Akiva, the beautiful and tough warrior, has anger problems directed toward white men, but soon discover it was toward all men due to her dysfunctional childhood. Joe, her laid-back second chair in the helo, had low self-esteem from childhood, though he was from a loving family. She didn't think he had warrior qualities. Both had trust issues, but not in the same form or to the same degree. Being forced to work together, and she being head honcho, they finally gravitated towards each other, mostly due to the patience of her second chair. In a dire situation, they are forced to trust each other and fight to survive as one. Joe proved he is a warrior and strong supporter, but just didn't wear it on his sleeve. Yeah, they also learned to love each other. I love happy endings, but goodness gracious, they really went through some horrible stuff just to find the love staring them in the face that had been there all along.
October 23, 2020
Akiva was a fullfledged pilot of an Apache helicopter, but she had an attude that her second chair in this helo couldn't understand why she didn't like him. Eventually they finally start talking about how they grew up. Akiva did not like white men at all, what she didn't know was that Joe was a Comanche and part white, while Akiva was part Apache and Lakota Sioux. After that they became friends.
June 27, 2017
Good story. Loving the series.
I took the time to research the Morgan's series and down loaded all of them. None have been disappointing especially this one.
I took the time to research the Morgan's series and down loaded all of them. None have been disappointing especially this one.
July 24, 2019
Ebenezer was a mercenary fell in love with lady (a teacher with children) He protect her from the dangerous men from Mexico that wanted to take her from Eb.
March 4, 2012
Indian Helicopter Pilot fighting drug wars and hating men
March 6, 2013
Couldnot get into this book.
April 24, 2015
A nice easy read with a strong female character Akiva is an Army pilot and she is happy just to do her job that is until Joe gets under her skin. Sometimes the words just speak for themselves
October 5, 2021
An action story with a lot of helicopters.
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