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Charlie Squad/Blackjacks #2
Line Of Fire
A Dangerous Man
The tall, dark and deadly Special Forces officer was everything Kimberly Stanton hated. But when she was abducted and dragged deep into the South American jungle, she came to understand the comfort a woman could take in having a man like him at her side...
Tex Monroe's lethal power and combat-tested survival skills were all that stood between Kimberly and certain death. But maybe this man--so harsh one moment, so seductive the next--was the real danger here. Because he was making her dream of a tomorrow with him--when they might not live past today...
The tall, dark and deadly Special Forces officer was everything Kimberly Stanton hated. But when she was abducted and dragged deep into the South American jungle, she came to understand the comfort a woman could take in having a man like him at her side...
Tex Monroe's lethal power and combat-tested survival skills were all that stood between Kimberly and certain death. But maybe this man--so harsh one moment, so seductive the next--was the real danger here. Because he was making her dream of a tomorrow with him--when they might not live past today...
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 30, 2003
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Cindy Dees
172 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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Rating: 4 stars to Hot Soldier's Chase!
“Like my camouflage?”
“No! It’s hideous.”
He laughed. “But it’s the latest in haute jungle couture.”
“Which one are we going to follow since neither one is the path not taken?”
He snorted. “Robert Frost ain’t gonna help us now, darlin’.”
Kimberly Stanton detests the mindless tactic of war and death. She’s made a living in politics as an anti-military lobbyist, leading a campaign to shut down the barbarism of Special Forces ops. A political predator, Kimberly’s wiles in politics won’t serve her in a climate made for a different kind of survival because when she’s thrust feet first in a fight for her own, she’ll learn who really holds the staff of endurance in the form of a modern day Tarzan who holds her life in the palm of his hot and ready hands. The worst part? Tex Monroe is a Special Forces soldier, a target of her campaign and a man who wields so capably the savage skills she both abhors and now has to devote grudging confidence to.
“By the way, Romeo, girls like balconies that won’t break their necks if they fall off them.”
His grin flashed. “Picky, picky, picky.”
Both no-nonsense and charmingly gruff, everything about Special Forces soldier Tex Monroe calls itself to attention - he’s a resourceful leader, he’s smart and loves his job like his lifeline. So when he finds himself in a South American jungle, on the run, protecting a conservative, buttoned-up Senator’s daughter who shouts her vitriol for his line of work from the rooftops, he’s in for a barrage of insult and temptation. She’s in Tex’s custody now - it’s this soldier’s law she has to follow.
“Has anybody ever told you you’re a sadistic jerk?”
He grinned wolfishly. “All the time, Miss Stanton. All the time.”
Facing every indignity and fear the forest throws at her, Kimberly learns the merit of unexpected resilience…and, much to her despair the latest in jungle fashion. Every day commands a morsel of trust and huge dose of trading off with her commanding and forceful companion, but it’s clear who knows the science of survival to keep them alive, far from the kind Kimberly so deftly uses in the any assembling caucus.
“Is everything about power with you?” Tex asked her abruptly.
“Isn’t everybody ultimately chasing after power of one kind or another?” she retorted.
He rolled on his side to face her. “That’s where you and I are different.”
She doesn’t understand his firm feet in duty and violence, and he doesn’t understand her grim responsibility of self-possession. It just so happens that fighting for themselves on every basic level has both of them questioning and caving to the stripped-down fundamentals of high-stakes attraction and no-holds-barred persistence.
“Are you actually displaying civilized manners to me?”
His attention jerked from the jungle around them to her. “Contrary to what you seem to think, I am not a Neanderthal,” he bit out.
“Oh, so it’s just kissing me that brings out that side of you?”
‘Hot Soldier’s Chase’ begins with an exciting opening into an action suspense which has both Tex and Kimberly in the middle of a South American jungle running for their lives, outwitting and out-thinking enemy rebels with the seemingly hopeless task of finding safety in foreign land. ‘Survival of the jungle’ is one of my favourite trope scenarios! I love the fragile tension, the dramatic play, the thrill of adrenaline and resilience and survival, the skin-of-the-teeth leap into safe waters alongside the precarious position of threat and preservation, dripping with anxiety in the hopes that all’s well that ends well. ‘Hot Soldier’s Chase’ was a much welcomed story. I loved it!
“You jumped on top of me to shield me?”
Inexplicably he was embarrassed. “Well, yeah,” he answered gruffly.
“That’s so sweet.”
“Honey, I’m a lot of things,” he growled, “but sweet sure as shootin’ ain’t one of them.”
From denial, outrage and skepticism leads Kimberly on a path of reluctant trust and and unwilling reliance. Her mettle in politics serves no purpose in a jungle full of wild and dangerous threats, and it’s obvious who has the upper hand - clue? It’s not Kimberly. Beyond the humid, tense clime blooms humidity of a different type as the eddying trust and friction of companionship flowers into a two-way pull of carnal crusade…In a situation that pulls at basic instinct, surely other primal needs will rise to the surface. Skirting indecent lines is far too provocative for them both.
‘The hunter in him permeated her. The way he embraced the velvety-black darkness, became a part of the night, she sensed it all.’
As a reader, you never quite know what to expect in the way of new authors - and this is both a thrill and, at times, a mild anxiety, especially where we hold the bar of our expectation. But when it pays of? We’re howling with joy, and thus pull out a polished chair for a new-sprung favourite author to take a seat and plant their creative tushes in our library of ‘you’re brilliant, I will hound you until time explodes and the universe implodes!’ I’m glad to say that I’ll be keeping an eye out for Miss. Cindy Dees…
‘The Blackjacks didn’t fail. They just didn’t. And he was about to. In a big way.’
Alongside the survival element, I liked the prickly romance. You can easily pick up the ties of attraction between both Tex and Kimberly when the story begins, but this isn’t a case of throwing themselves willy nilly at said attraction. Their relationship is a good mix of desire, ambivalence and the type of teasing banter that I love to read about. Fighting and resolution is a turbulent cycle that, for some reason, satisfies me like no other. *chef’s kiss*. At first, Kimberly can definitely come across a certain way - a tad too unmindful, too outrageous and kicking up a fuss in every way she can. I didn’t mind her character, in all fairness, especially when every part of the story drums up some form of stress that spirals with the main themes of tension and conflict. If Kimberly were perhaps too docile then we wouldn’t have as much upheaval between the characters, and most everything turns a dial up for the merit of strain.
“The world is full of people doing decent, brave, honorable things.”
She answered quietly, “That’s where you and I are different. You look for the best in people and I see the worst.”
I had a few concerns with the story what with the off page resolution with Kimberly and her father - it would have been nice to actually see how they made amends and came to an understanding because of her long-standing, mottled history with him (he shaped her hostility towards all things military). I also wanted a bit more from the conclusion, but other than that, it was pulled together nicely.
Action-packed tensity licks every page from top to bottom, while a strained romance buffs and pulls together an interesting pair who ultimately source something much more priceless than their own beliefs amid the madness of jungle revelry. A great story - I’d be happy to read more from Cindy Dees.
“Darlin’, has anyone ever told you you’re more stubborn than a constipated mule?”
She laughed, her eyes sparkling merrily. “All the time, Mr. Monroe. All the time.”
Tex and Kimberly are on opposite sides of a political fight - she’s loathe to the indoctrinated farce of barbarism and business of cold war. Hostile belligerency may as well be Tex’s name (though, a rather odd one), and he doesn’t care what self-important Kimberly has to say about it. These days Tex would choose the wiles of his job over the wiles of any woman. Away from the comforting combat of political courting, she’s bulldozed into a game of touch-and-go survival, and when her situation takes on crystal clarity, Tex becomes something bigger and bolder in Kimberly’s eyes - her foundation, her route of survival, her protector and her biggest source of strength, with something just as urgent as their lives demanding their hearts’ attention. When the fatal skills of a soldier promise and posses the strength of protection, Kimberly has to question her political standpoint when Tex Monroe might just be a real life hero.
“If you get yourself killed and leave me alone out here, I’ll have your head on a platter in the afterlife.” He answered dryly. “I’ll keep that in mind. Wouldn’t want to jeopardize my immortal soul.”
Trigger Warning: Mentions PTSD. Minimal swearing and a few sex scenes - not too explicit.
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“Like my camouflage?”
“No! It’s hideous.”
He laughed. “But it’s the latest in haute jungle couture.”
“Which one are we going to follow since neither one is the path not taken?”
He snorted. “Robert Frost ain’t gonna help us now, darlin’.”
Kimberly Stanton detests the mindless tactic of war and death. She’s made a living in politics as an anti-military lobbyist, leading a campaign to shut down the barbarism of Special Forces ops. A political predator, Kimberly’s wiles in politics won’t serve her in a climate made for a different kind of survival because when she’s thrust feet first in a fight for her own, she’ll learn who really holds the staff of endurance in the form of a modern day Tarzan who holds her life in the palm of his hot and ready hands. The worst part? Tex Monroe is a Special Forces soldier, a target of her campaign and a man who wields so capably the savage skills she both abhors and now has to devote grudging confidence to.
“By the way, Romeo, girls like balconies that won’t break their necks if they fall off them.”
His grin flashed. “Picky, picky, picky.”
Both no-nonsense and charmingly gruff, everything about Special Forces soldier Tex Monroe calls itself to attention - he’s a resourceful leader, he’s smart and loves his job like his lifeline. So when he finds himself in a South American jungle, on the run, protecting a conservative, buttoned-up Senator’s daughter who shouts her vitriol for his line of work from the rooftops, he’s in for a barrage of insult and temptation. She’s in Tex’s custody now - it’s this soldier’s law she has to follow.
“Has anybody ever told you you’re a sadistic jerk?”
He grinned wolfishly. “All the time, Miss Stanton. All the time.”
Facing every indignity and fear the forest throws at her, Kimberly learns the merit of unexpected resilience…and, much to her despair the latest in jungle fashion. Every day commands a morsel of trust and huge dose of trading off with her commanding and forceful companion, but it’s clear who knows the science of survival to keep them alive, far from the kind Kimberly so deftly uses in the any assembling caucus.
“Is everything about power with you?” Tex asked her abruptly.
“Isn’t everybody ultimately chasing after power of one kind or another?” she retorted.
He rolled on his side to face her. “That’s where you and I are different.”
She doesn’t understand his firm feet in duty and violence, and he doesn’t understand her grim responsibility of self-possession. It just so happens that fighting for themselves on every basic level has both of them questioning and caving to the stripped-down fundamentals of high-stakes attraction and no-holds-barred persistence.
“Are you actually displaying civilized manners to me?”
His attention jerked from the jungle around them to her. “Contrary to what you seem to think, I am not a Neanderthal,” he bit out.
“Oh, so it’s just kissing me that brings out that side of you?”
‘Hot Soldier’s Chase’ begins with an exciting opening into an action suspense which has both Tex and Kimberly in the middle of a South American jungle running for their lives, outwitting and out-thinking enemy rebels with the seemingly hopeless task of finding safety in foreign land. ‘Survival of the jungle’ is one of my favourite trope scenarios! I love the fragile tension, the dramatic play, the thrill of adrenaline and resilience and survival, the skin-of-the-teeth leap into safe waters alongside the precarious position of threat and preservation, dripping with anxiety in the hopes that all’s well that ends well. ‘Hot Soldier’s Chase’ was a much welcomed story. I loved it!
“You jumped on top of me to shield me?”
Inexplicably he was embarrassed. “Well, yeah,” he answered gruffly.
“That’s so sweet.”
“Honey, I’m a lot of things,” he growled, “but sweet sure as shootin’ ain’t one of them.”
From denial, outrage and skepticism leads Kimberly on a path of reluctant trust and and unwilling reliance. Her mettle in politics serves no purpose in a jungle full of wild and dangerous threats, and it’s obvious who has the upper hand - clue? It’s not Kimberly. Beyond the humid, tense clime blooms humidity of a different type as the eddying trust and friction of companionship flowers into a two-way pull of carnal crusade…In a situation that pulls at basic instinct, surely other primal needs will rise to the surface. Skirting indecent lines is far too provocative for them both.
‘The hunter in him permeated her. The way he embraced the velvety-black darkness, became a part of the night, she sensed it all.’
As a reader, you never quite know what to expect in the way of new authors - and this is both a thrill and, at times, a mild anxiety, especially where we hold the bar of our expectation. But when it pays of? We’re howling with joy, and thus pull out a polished chair for a new-sprung favourite author to take a seat and plant their creative tushes in our library of ‘you’re brilliant, I will hound you until time explodes and the universe implodes!’ I’m glad to say that I’ll be keeping an eye out for Miss. Cindy Dees…
‘The Blackjacks didn’t fail. They just didn’t. And he was about to. In a big way.’
Alongside the survival element, I liked the prickly romance. You can easily pick up the ties of attraction between both Tex and Kimberly when the story begins, but this isn’t a case of throwing themselves willy nilly at said attraction. Their relationship is a good mix of desire, ambivalence and the type of teasing banter that I love to read about. Fighting and resolution is a turbulent cycle that, for some reason, satisfies me like no other. *chef’s kiss*. At first, Kimberly can definitely come across a certain way - a tad too unmindful, too outrageous and kicking up a fuss in every way she can. I didn’t mind her character, in all fairness, especially when every part of the story drums up some form of stress that spirals with the main themes of tension and conflict. If Kimberly were perhaps too docile then we wouldn’t have as much upheaval between the characters, and most everything turns a dial up for the merit of strain.
“The world is full of people doing decent, brave, honorable things.”
She answered quietly, “That’s where you and I are different. You look for the best in people and I see the worst.”
I had a few concerns with the story what with the off page resolution with Kimberly and her father - it would have been nice to actually see how they made amends and came to an understanding because of her long-standing, mottled history with him (he shaped her hostility towards all things military). I also wanted a bit more from the conclusion, but other than that, it was pulled together nicely.
Action-packed tensity licks every page from top to bottom, while a strained romance buffs and pulls together an interesting pair who ultimately source something much more priceless than their own beliefs amid the madness of jungle revelry. A great story - I’d be happy to read more from Cindy Dees.
“Darlin’, has anyone ever told you you’re more stubborn than a constipated mule?”
She laughed, her eyes sparkling merrily. “All the time, Mr. Monroe. All the time.”
Tex and Kimberly are on opposite sides of a political fight - she’s loathe to the indoctrinated farce of barbarism and business of cold war. Hostile belligerency may as well be Tex’s name (though, a rather odd one), and he doesn’t care what self-important Kimberly has to say about it. These days Tex would choose the wiles of his job over the wiles of any woman. Away from the comforting combat of political courting, she’s bulldozed into a game of touch-and-go survival, and when her situation takes on crystal clarity, Tex becomes something bigger and bolder in Kimberly’s eyes - her foundation, her route of survival, her protector and her biggest source of strength, with something just as urgent as their lives demanding their hearts’ attention. When the fatal skills of a soldier promise and posses the strength of protection, Kimberly has to question her political standpoint when Tex Monroe might just be a real life hero.
“If you get yourself killed and leave me alone out here, I’ll have your head on a platter in the afterlife.” He answered dryly. “I’ll keep that in mind. Wouldn’t want to jeopardize my immortal soul.”
Trigger Warning: Mentions PTSD. Minimal swearing and a few sex scenes - not too explicit.
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July 19, 2013
Cindy Dees delivers once again for this reader. I have to say, I was worried initially. I did not like Kimberly at first. She was whiny, critical, and seemed very shallow. She was almost like Carrie Bradshaw in the jungle, but with a deliberate anti-military stance. I kept reading parts and putting this down for other books and to do other stuff. But since I am a big fan of this author, I wanted to give it a chance. Plus, I definitely liked Tex.
I would say at about page 75 is when I started liking Kimberly. I learned more about her, why she is so hard on military men, and why she's determined to work to shut down the special ops units. When she gets kidnapped with Tex and transported to the Gavarone rain forest, she learns first hand why soldiers like Tex are needed, and worthwhile.
I really liked the survival aspects of this book. Tex proves he definitely knows his stuff as far as being an elite special ops soldier good in the field, keeping them both alive and using what little resources that come their way. The survival elements felt realistic, although I feel that some of the steamy romance seemed less likely, since they weren't able to bath or brush their teeth at first. Maybe I'm too fastidious, but I wouldn't feel sexy if I was dirty, sweaty, hadn't been able to brush my teeth for a couple of days. But, fortunately, I do know how to suspend my disbelief. And they do pick up ginger root and mint leaves along the way, and find a lovely fountain to bathe in before they actually did the deed.
I will say straight up that I loved Tex. He is all that and a bag of chips. He's just a bit cocky, just enough to be realistic for a Spec Ops soldier. But more than that, he is a really genuine, hardworking, resourceful, honorable man who truly believes in protecting others and putting his life on the line for his country and for those who are in need. He has some vulnerabilities because of a past breakup and his mother leaving when he was a kid, that crop up when he realizes he is starting to fall for Kimberly, who is way 'out of his league.' I was thinking he was way too good for Kimberly, but she shows that she is a good woman for him, and she embraces who and what he is, and this was shown very credibly in the progression of the novel.
The ending was great, both Kimberly and Tex making gestures that showed how much they loved each other and were committed to spending their lives together. So I ended up believing in the romance 100%, which is good, since I wasn't feeling Kimberly initially.
As far as the action, it was top-notch. That's one of the reasons I like this author so much. She writes the kinds of books I love, a great mix of action and romance.
This book was sitting on my shelf a long time, and I'm glad I finally got around to reading it. Although it took me awhile, this turned out to be a very enjoyable book.
I would say at about page 75 is when I started liking Kimberly. I learned more about her, why she is so hard on military men, and why she's determined to work to shut down the special ops units. When she gets kidnapped with Tex and transported to the Gavarone rain forest, she learns first hand why soldiers like Tex are needed, and worthwhile.
I really liked the survival aspects of this book. Tex proves he definitely knows his stuff as far as being an elite special ops soldier good in the field, keeping them both alive and using what little resources that come their way. The survival elements felt realistic, although I feel that some of the steamy romance seemed less likely, since they weren't able to bath or brush their teeth at first. Maybe I'm too fastidious, but I wouldn't feel sexy if I was dirty, sweaty, hadn't been able to brush my teeth for a couple of days. But, fortunately, I do know how to suspend my disbelief. And they do pick up ginger root and mint leaves along the way, and find a lovely fountain to bathe in before they actually did the deed.
I will say straight up that I loved Tex. He is all that and a bag of chips. He's just a bit cocky, just enough to be realistic for a Spec Ops soldier. But more than that, he is a really genuine, hardworking, resourceful, honorable man who truly believes in protecting others and putting his life on the line for his country and for those who are in need. He has some vulnerabilities because of a past breakup and his mother leaving when he was a kid, that crop up when he realizes he is starting to fall for Kimberly, who is way 'out of his league.' I was thinking he was way too good for Kimberly, but she shows that she is a good woman for him, and she embraces who and what he is, and this was shown very credibly in the progression of the novel.
The ending was great, both Kimberly and Tex making gestures that showed how much they loved each other and were committed to spending their lives together. So I ended up believing in the romance 100%, which is good, since I wasn't feeling Kimberly initially.
As far as the action, it was top-notch. That's one of the reasons I like this author so much. She writes the kinds of books I love, a great mix of action and romance.
This book was sitting on my shelf a long time, and I'm glad I finally got around to reading it. Although it took me awhile, this turned out to be a very enjoyable book.
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August 10, 2019
This was really good.Plenty of action and romance. Kimberly came off as a spoiled rich girl who had daddy issues. She was so annoying and stuck up that I just was about to lose hope for her. She was not someone I liked for about half the book. Then she realize that maybe its not all about her and well she got better. Tex on the other hand was a great bad ass hero. I really liked him. Im looking forward to the rest of the series.
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July 27, 2011Kimberly Stanton felt she knew what was right. The military did not need the over -specialized killing machines like Tex Monroe. Tex was the very essence of all that she despised in men, but he also made her feel.
Tex is a lethal military man. He is a killing machine, when needed. When he and Kimberly are kidnapped and taken to a remote country in South America, he will do everything in his power to get her back home.
Having escaped the rebels that had taken them, they worked together to escape. Kimberly was at a distinct disadvantage, she head never even camped out, but he was determined to help them both get out.
The link between Tex and Kimberly helped them to keep one step ahead of the enemy, and when they found the true extent of the problem created by the rebels, they work to save each other. Kimberly was able to realise there was more to Tex than she thought, and love can be an incrediable thing.
A very action packed, fast paced story.
Tex is a lethal military man. He is a killing machine, when needed. When he and Kimberly are kidnapped and taken to a remote country in South America, he will do everything in his power to get her back home.
Having escaped the rebels that had taken them, they worked together to escape. Kimberly was at a distinct disadvantage, she head never even camped out, but he was determined to help them both get out.
The link between Tex and Kimberly helped them to keep one step ahead of the enemy, and when they found the true extent of the problem created by the rebels, they work to save each other. Kimberly was able to realise there was more to Tex than she thought, and love can be an incrediable thing.
A very action packed, fast paced story.
July 11, 2017
I'm a bit of a sucker for the rescue romance/bodyguard romance. This was a sweet version of that, although the main character is TSTL (Too Stupid To Live) at the beginning. She honestly believes that military special forces are all trained killers who cause problems rather than solve them. Sheesh!
May 25, 2020
I'm a bit on the fence about this book. On the one hand, the whole kidnapping-and-ending-in-a-South-American-jungle thing kept me curious enough to stick with Hot Soldier's Chase until the very end.
But on the other hand, the story is so full of stereotypes and inconsistencies that doesn't sound very realistic. Kimberly acts like an intelligent woman one second and like a dumb blond in the next. And Tex seems to pay more attention to lust than to the dire situation they are in. Honestly, I'm not sure I want my taxes to pay for soldiers like him...
Overall I was not convinced by the story. The basic plot was good, but could have been much better with the right characters.
The epilogue is actually a cliffhanger into the next book in the series (Hot Soldier's Chase is actually book one in the Blackjacks series by Cindy Dees), but those few lines are also so riddled with stereotypes that I'm not sure I will be picking up book two in the near future as I don't expect that much of an improvement over book one.
But on the other hand, the story is so full of stereotypes and inconsistencies that doesn't sound very realistic. Kimberly acts like an intelligent woman one second and like a dumb blond in the next. And Tex seems to pay more attention to lust than to the dire situation they are in. Honestly, I'm not sure I want my taxes to pay for soldiers like him...
Overall I was not convinced by the story. The basic plot was good, but could have been much better with the right characters.
The epilogue is actually a cliffhanger into the next book in the series (Hot Soldier's Chase is actually book one in the Blackjacks series by Cindy Dees), but those few lines are also so riddled with stereotypes that I'm not sure I will be picking up book two in the near future as I don't expect that much of an improvement over book one.
February 23, 2018
I obtained this free e-book from Amazon and I am voluntarily writing a review. Kimberly is the daughter of a Congressman and she has taken on the task of trying to get the Special Op division of the military branches disbanded. While viewing a showing of a new specialized military rifle called the RITA she and Tex the Special Force guy showing the capabilities of the RITA are kidnapped by helicopter from the middle of a military base. They manage to get away thanks to Tex and find themselves in the middle of a South American jungle with rebels hot on their backs.
July 6, 2019
Loved it
Action from beginning to end. Tex and Kimberly is kidnapped after Tex demonstrated a new rifle nicknamed RITA. Why would someone kidnap Kimberly Stanton does it has something to do with her father? The senator or does it has something to do with one of Tex's missions? There is so much more I would like to share but I don't want to be a spoiler😃😃😃. If you are a fan of Cindy Dees this is a must read.
Action from beginning to end. Tex and Kimberly is kidnapped after Tex demonstrated a new rifle nicknamed RITA. Why would someone kidnap Kimberly Stanton does it has something to do with her father? The senator or does it has something to do with one of Tex's missions? There is so much more I would like to share but I don't want to be a spoiler😃😃😃. If you are a fan of Cindy Dees this is a must read.
January 9, 2020
Kimberly's whole stuck up attitude was annoying, I just wanted to bitch slap her. Throwing a temper tantrum, just like the rich spoiled brat she is. Demanding Tex take her home right away. She knows the whole "kidnapping" was fake. Something her father came up with to teach her a lesson. Even when it finally sunk in to her it was real, she was still at times a stuck up snob. Still in need of a good bitch slap.
September 11, 2021
Rex & Kimberly burn up the jungle.
An action filled book from beginning to end. Kimberly and Tex are kidnapped and woke up in South America. Tex does what he is trained to do and they escape and run for their lives through the jungle. The dialogue is excellent and recommend it to all!!
An action filled book from beginning to end. Kimberly and Tex are kidnapped and woke up in South America. Tex does what he is trained to do and they escape and run for their lives through the jungle. The dialogue is excellent and recommend it to all!!
April 24, 2022
Saving my home country
Kimberly was meeting up with blackjack Tex to demonstrate the new weapon and at the same time Kimberly is trying to get rid of the machine and disemble the group of blackjack because of her past experience with her father coming from Vietnam. Thing turn for the worst when they both get kidnapped and sent to south America.
Kimberly was meeting up with blackjack Tex to demonstrate the new weapon and at the same time Kimberly is trying to get rid of the machine and disemble the group of blackjack because of her past experience with her father coming from Vietnam. Thing turn for the worst when they both get kidnapped and sent to south America.
October 22, 2017
Great read.
This story was chock full of adventure, action and of course romance. It was great to see the transformation of Kimberly taking place. It made all the difference in the storyline.
This story was chock full of adventure, action and of course romance. It was great to see the transformation of Kimberly taking place. It made all the difference in the storyline.
January 24, 2018
The only problem I had with this book was that I couldn't put it down. Tex and Kimberley needed more time outside their crisis to get to know each other and are smart enough to know it, which is why, I presume, they don't marry until after the election. Well done, Cindy Dees.
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November 17, 2019Enjoyable
Will written. I enjoyed the characters. I was happy to see Kimberly finally sees the light. Her character really betrayed a spoiled individual who abused her father political connections.
Will written. I enjoyed the characters. I was happy to see Kimberly finally sees the light. Her character really betrayed a spoiled individual who abused her father political connections.
December 8, 2019
Gripping, sexy and hot!!
Wow! This grabbed me from the first page and I could not put it down!! So much action, so much sexy heat and then some sarcastic humor to round it off. Loved it and will definitely be reading more by this author
Wow! This grabbed me from the first page and I could not put it down!! So much action, so much sexy heat and then some sarcastic humor to round it off. Loved it and will definitely be reading more by this author
September 26, 2020
Captain Tex Monroe gets kidnapped along with kimberly Stanton. At first I didnt care for the story at all — mainly because I didnt care for Kimberly. But about 30% in I was hooked — mainly because I liked Kimberly. Tex I always liked. He’s the hot highly trained killing machine (ha ha).
October 17, 2020
Exciting jungle adventure
I loved this exciting jungle adventure with soldier Tex and civilian
Kimberley. After both being kidnapped and flown to a South American jungle, they have to use their wits and knowledge to survive! A great sexy read with a gripping stroyline.
I loved this exciting jungle adventure with soldier Tex and civilian
Kimberley. After both being kidnapped and flown to a South American jungle, they have to use their wits and knowledge to survive! A great sexy read with a gripping stroyline.
April 13, 2022
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
I liked the female protagonist, I thought she was strong, resilient and funny sometimes. I liked the showcasing and knowledge of US military. However I just couldn’t properly enjoy and get into it compared to other military romances I’ve read. I did like it in parts though
I liked the female protagonist, I thought she was strong, resilient and funny sometimes. I liked the showcasing and knowledge of US military. However I just couldn’t properly enjoy and get into it compared to other military romances I’ve read. I did like it in parts though
January 7, 2023
This is a great opposites attack romantic suspense story. Loved the forced proximity and the way the plot twisted throughout the story. Great characters and lots of fun!
This was my first read by Cindy Dees, but it won't be my last!
This was my first read by Cindy Dees, but it won't be my last!
March 23, 2020
I couldn't get enough of this one.
I loved this story from start to finish. The first page got me hooked and I wanted the story to never end.
I loved this story from start to finish. The first page got me hooked and I wanted the story to never end.
August 10, 2020
It was a good story line and character development, but I felt it was a bit drawn out.
April 10, 2022
Brilliant
Brilliant book absolutely loved it I couldn't put it down well written and a great cast of characters will read more from this author
Brilliant book absolutely loved it I couldn't put it down well written and a great cast of characters will read more from this author
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August 10, 2023Amz Purch. Aug. 8, 2023
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January 18, 2014Line of Fire - Charlie Squad #2 - (Tex and Kimberly)
The tall, dark and deadly Special Forces officer was everything Kimberly Stanton hated. But when she was abducted and dragged deep into the South American jungle, she came to understand the comfort a woman could take in having a man like him at her side...
Tex Monroe's lethal power and combat-tested survival skills were all that stood between Kimberly and certain death. But maybe this man--so harsh one moment, so seductive the next--was the real danger here. Because he was making her dream of a tomorrow with him--when they might not live past today.
The tall, dark and deadly Special Forces officer was everything Kimberly Stanton hated. But when she was abducted and dragged deep into the South American jungle, she came to understand the comfort a woman could take in having a man like him at her side...
Tex Monroe's lethal power and combat-tested survival skills were all that stood between Kimberly and certain death. But maybe this man--so harsh one moment, so seductive the next--was the real danger here. Because he was making her dream of a tomorrow with him--when they might not live past today.
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December 22, 2011White elephant book exchange gift.
Having never read anything from the "intimate moments" collections I am really looking forward to seeing if the "tall dark and deadly" Special Forces agent (Tex Monroe) is able to rescue stubborn Kimberly the Senator's daughter from her abductors in the South American jungle.
Having never read anything from the "intimate moments" collections I am really looking forward to seeing if the "tall dark and deadly" Special Forces agent (Tex Monroe) is able to rescue stubborn Kimberly the Senator's daughter from her abductors in the South American jungle.
June 8, 2014
I am enjoying the charlie squad. What exceptional heroes
October 20, 2021
Love it, great read... Love the banter and laughs as much as the suspense - this book has it all.
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January 10, 2019This book is full of action and adventure. If ever I was caught in an unfamiliar situation I’d want someone with me who knew how to survive and keep me safe as well. Tex is a well trained military man who gets kidnapped with a Senator’s daughter - Kimberly. She campaigns against everything Tex is and does. At the beginning of the book she is the princess he calls her, but as she comes to accept the seriousness of their situation she becomes as much of a partner she is capable of.
They come to share humorous moments from movies and TV to take away from the tension of the situation they are in. They argue with each other, but it doesn’t stop them from working out what needs to be done.
The descriptions of the mud, rain and humidity made me glad I could wash. Covering myself with mud for camouflage would not be easy or pleasant, but if it kept the bugs at bay I’d be all for it.
I can see myself reading other books in this series.
They come to share humorous moments from movies and TV to take away from the tension of the situation they are in. They argue with each other, but it doesn’t stop them from working out what needs to be done.
The descriptions of the mud, rain and humidity made me glad I could wash. Covering myself with mud for camouflage would not be easy or pleasant, but if it kept the bugs at bay I’d be all for it.
I can see myself reading other books in this series.
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