Call of Duty

Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable but not a keeper
Review: I like Merline Lovelace (what a great name for a romance writer!!) Her knowledge of the Airforce is great and she gives you tiny details which make that world seem real and alive.

Mike Page was a delicious hero, with an iron jaw, a perfect body and he could cook. I liked him a lot and could relate to his perfectionism and his pain. However the heroine, Jen Varga seemed less well drawn. I found her a bit irritating if truth be told (and as this is a review, where better to tell the truth!) She seemed to get into serious situations without giving it due thought - her marriage, her career, her current trials in the book, were all approached in a slap dash manner and she seemed younger than her years. While Mike had suffered and grown, she seemed to be stuck in a petty rebellious mode.

Having said all that it was an interesting read, and I was happy to have it, but I won't keep it.

Hope this helps you,

amf

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic!
Review: I picked this book out on a whim...and then didn't put it down for 3 hours! Lovelace is a fantastic author. Her characters are interesting and likeable. A must-read for anyone who has an interest in both romance and the military.

Rating:
Summary: Not the best military romantic suspense
Review: I read this book at the suggestion of a review on Amazon. There were moments where the book made me smile or laugh, but I thought the characters were terribly mismatched. Other than sexual, I don't see their attraction to each other at all. Why would a career military Lt.Col. have any interest in a Captain that just whined and complained all the time? She spent most of her resources trying to get out of the military, not make the best of it. Mike followed the rules and enjoyed his military career and Jennifer did as little as she could to get by. She totally stumbled into the danger by accident.

I can't see these two characters lasting longer than a year. What happens when Jennifer gets bored with Mike?

This is the first Merline Lovelace I've read. I think I'll give one more a try, but if you really want great military romance/suspense you've gotta read Suzanne Brockmann, she's the best!

Rating:
Summary: Not the best military romantic suspense
Review: I read this book at the suggestion of a review on Amazon. There were moments where the book made me smile or laugh, but I thought the characters were terribly mismatched. Other than sexual, I don't see their attraction to each other at all. Why would a career military Lt.Col. have any interest in a Captain that just whined and complained all the time? She spent most of her resources trying to get out of the military, not make the best of it. Mike followed the rules and enjoyed his military career and Jennifer did as little as she could to get by. She totally stumbled into the danger by accident.

I can't see these two characters lasting longer than a year. What happens when Jennifer gets bored with Mike?

This is the first Merline Lovelace I've read. I think I'll give one more a try, but if you really want great military romance/suspense you've gotta read Suzanne Brockmann, she's the best!

Rating:
Summary: The queen of military romance does it again!
Review: Lovelace makes the military come alive with her fast-paced, timely plots and well-conceived characters. The romance is always hot and the protagonists believable and appealing. Jennifer and Mike don't seem to be well-matched, but when they're together, the heat's turned on high. Readers will enjoy the suspense and the romance both...neither lets up!

Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Review: This book has a little of everything. Romance, mystery, action. Fast read.

Rating:
Summary: Great Mix of Everything!!
Review: This is a great story, couldn't put it down. It has just the right mix of romance, suspense, mystery and technology!! The characters are wonderful and the storyline is believable all the way through, including the ending!

Rating:
Summary: Excellent romantic suspense
Review: This was my first book by Merline Lovelace and I was impressed!

When Captain Jennifer Vargas's civilian co-worker suddenly dies, Jennifer is put in charge of his database. His computer files reveal strange discrepancies that Jennifer cannot ignore. Intrigued, Jennifer makes a copy of the files to investigate on her own time, never realizing this could almost cost her her life.

Colonel Mike Page considers Jennifer a thorn in his side, but when he is caught up in the dangerous quest for the truth, the two cannot deny their strong attraction for eachother. Together Mike and Jennifer must prove a conspiracy that could rip apart the military.

Rating:
Summary: A Cross Genre Novel
Review: Without a doubt, this is one of my favorite books. It is one of those cross genre novels incorporating romance, suspense, and computer technology. I loaned it to a male friend, who enjoyed the military subplot aspects. All of Col. Lovelace's "Duty" novels should be enjoyable to men who like military suspense novels but shy away from those "mushy" romance novels.