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Summary: A True Military Thriller/Romance/Action/Drama! Wow!
Review: The second book in a line of books which I didn't know was a series until I began reading it. It began with 'Unsung Hero'. But you do not have to read 'Unsung Hero' first, I understood what was going on and Ms. Brockmann doesn't leave us hanging and confused what-so-ever.
Apparently all her books have three or more stories weaved into one and they all converge somewhere in the end or middle. I usually hate these types of books due to the back and forth tales and never really getting to know the main characters very well, but she seemed to accomplish this very well and I am impressed.
Meg Moore, the heroine is desperate and will so anything to save her daughter and grandmother who have been kidnapped by terrorists calling themselves the 'Extremists'. Knowing the United States refuses to negotiate with terrorists from her job as a translator in the European embassy that same logic will kill her daughter and grandmother.
How far will a desperate mother go to save her small remaining family? Meg is not above taking a foreign ambassador hostage in the embassy at gunpoint to force the government's hand at helping her.
Navy SEAL John Nilsson is called on an emergency to help the FBI negotitate with an irrate woman holding an ambassador hostage. When he arrives straight from a training mission he is stunned to learn she had asked for him by name and she is the one woman he never forgot all these years, Meg Moore. Why was she doing this? This was insane and so unlike her!
John must stop her and save her before the FBI takes her out to save the ambassador. First he will have to delve into what is making her tick. Finding that little piece of information will take hours and hours of talking and gun pointing and some moments where John knows he will risk his life and his career to help and save Meg from her own Fate.
Action, drama and some very tense moments where you aren't sure what Meg is capable of fill this compelling book. A mother so desperate and so out of hope, she will kill to save the ones she loves, even herself to save them. I was so in awe of her strength and determination and loved John. He is her soulmate, truly.
The other two stories were as fascinating at the main one. One including the gradmother's tale to the great granddaughter about her love affair in WWII and the steamy relationship between another SEAL and an FBI agent(they now have their own story in a seperate book 'Gone Too Far')helping to find the hostages.
Truly a keeper.Tracy Talley~@
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Summary: A True Military Thriller/Romance/Action/Drama! Wow!
Review: The second book in a line of books which I didn't know was a series until I began reading it. It began with 'Unsung Hero'. But you do not have to read 'Unsung Hero' first, I understood what was going on and Ms. Brockmann doesn't leave us hanging and confused what-so-ever.
Apparently all her books have three or more stories weaved into one and they all converge somewhere in the end or middle. I usually hate these types of books due to the back and forth tales and never really getting to know the main characters very well, but she seemed to accomplish this very well and I am impressed.
Meg Moore, the heroine is desperate and will so anything to save her daughter and grandmother who have been kidnapped by terrorists calling themselves the 'Extremists'. Knowing the United States refuses to negotiate with terrorists from her job as a translator in the European embassy that same logic will kill her daughter and grandmother.
How far will a desperate mother go to save her small remaining family? Meg is not above taking a foreign ambassador hostage in the embassy at gunpoint to force the government's hand at helping her.
Navy SEAL John Nilsson is called on an emergency to help the FBI negotitate with an irrate woman holding an ambassador hostage. When he arrives straight from a training mission he is stunned to learn she had asked for him by name and she is the one woman he never forgot all these years, Meg Moore. Why was she doing this? This was insane and so unlike her!
John must stop her and save her before the FBI takes her out to save the ambassador. First he will have to delve into what is making her tick. Finding that little piece of information will take hours and hours of talking and gun pointing and some moments where John knows he will risk his life and his career to help and save Meg from her own Fate.
Action, drama and some very tense moments where you aren't sure what Meg is capable of fill this compelling book. A mother so desperate and so out of hope, she will kill to save the ones she loves, even herself to save them. I was so in awe of her strength and determination and loved John. He is her soulmate, truly.
The other two stories were as fascinating at the main one. One including the gradmother's tale to the great granddaughter about her love affair in WWII and the steamy relationship between another SEAL and an FBI agent(they now have their own story in a seperate book 'Gone Too Far')helping to find the hostages.
Truly a keeper. Tracy Talley~@
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Summary: Don't waste your time on this "story"
Review: This book was boring, poorly written, and way, way too long. I read it after "Over the Edge" and was SORELY disappointed. The plot was ridiculous, the conversations between Nils and Meg were repetitive and boring. I still don't know why these two people fell in love. One of the most ridiculous things about the book was how everyone, especially the "big, strong SEALs" kept crying all the time. The men are more weepy than the women are. Everytime something was said that they didn't like they "felt like crying." PLEASE. I got a headache from rolling my eyes so much. I, like others, skipped over all the story lines, except Locke & Starrett, although, Starrett was a crybaby too. This book is no where near the entertainment value of "Over the Edge." I still haven't read "Unsung Hero" but I think I'll just skip it after having read this one. Clearly, Ms. Brockmann improved her writing style and got a better editor with "Over the Edge" so I am looking forward to the next one, I just don't want to read any more of her previous stories. Trust me - this book is not worth your time or your money.
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Summary: Don't waste your time on this "story"
Review: This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It was a "I can't put it down!". The author successfully interwove two love stories and laid the groundwork for more. I fell in love with all of the SEAL team members myself Eve's story that she told to Amy was wonderful! GREAT Book! Great Plot! I highly recommend it for anyone who loves romance and action men! In fact, I'm planning on getting the complete set for my friend for Christmas. She'll love these SEAL's too. Sue
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Summary: Wow! Three love stories in one
Review: This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It was a "I can't put it down!". The author successfully interwove two love stories and laid the groundwork for more. I fell in love with all of the SEAL team members myself Eve's story that she told to Amy was wonderful! GREAT Book! Great Plot! I highly recommend it for anyone who loves romance and action men! In fact, I'm planning on getting the complete set for my friend for Christmas. She'll love these SEAL's too. Sue
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Summary: Suzanne Brockmann's The Defiant Hero
Review: This is the second in the series and I liked it even better than the first. My favorite things about Brockmann are her use of rougher more natural language (her dialogue is the best around), and her storytelling depth. I wouldn't want all romances to start trying to tell three stories at once, but for this series it works. Because of the incredible depth, the series makes an outstanding candidate for books to be stranded with.
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Summary: Brockman continues with a winner
Review: Unlike the previous reviewer, I enjoyed THE DEFIANT HERO even more than the UNSUNG HERO. I agree that the subplot with Lys and Sam is interesting and it's a relief to see romantic fiction finally reflect life with a bi-racial couple. I especially liked the World War II love affair that mirrored the main plot. It was an enjoyable read and I too await the next installment.
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Summary: Better Than Expected
Review: When I purchased "The Defiant Hero", I really wasn't expecting to like it(me not being a big fan of action, shoot em' up types of novels). The book was much more than I expected it to be. In fact, the next in the series is at the top of my reading list. If I'm not mistakened it's entitled "Over the Edge". The "The Defiant Hero" actually involves three stories in one, with approximately six main characters. One story(the main one) involves Navy SEAL, John Nilsson and Meg Moore, the woman with whom he fell in love a few years earlier, but couldn't have. Meg and John(Nils) are brought together again when her daughter, Amy, and grandmother, Eve, are kidnapped by foreign terrorists. John wants to make sure he doesn't lose Meg a second time as she makes every attempt, by risking her own life, to save that of her daughter. Out of desperation, Meg is beyond reason and is willing to do whatever it takes to get Amy back, and Nils is more than prepared to make sure she doesn't make herself the sacrificial lamb, even if he has to die doing so. The second story taking place was my favorite and is why I loved the book. It involves the beautiful, biracial FBI agent, Alyssa Locke and handsome Navy SEAL, Sam Starrett. Sam and Alyssa met during a previous mission, and have decided that each doesn't like the other. Their paths cross again when they're forced to work together to try and rescue those being held. The sexual tension between these two is working overtime. Alyssa sees Sam as nothing more than a chauvinistic male racist, while he 'seemingly' views her as a stuck up sexual object. Through the strangest of circumstances, sparks start to fly, something Sam had been secretly hoping for all along. Alyssa, on the other hand, isn't so willing to form any type of relationship with Sam, to his dismay. In reality, these two individuals are really into each other, yet they don't realize it. I found this part of the book to be the most enjoyable. It was not only romantic, but funny as well. You'll find yourself laughing out loud at Sam and Alyssa. I can't wait to read Over the Edge, Brockmann's continuation of the series. In that book the story of these two complicated people continues. There is a third story which involves the grandmother's retrospective of her earlier life as told to Amy and one of the kidnappers. This one, I didn't like. There didn't seem to be a need for it, especially with the other two stories being so well written. I found myself rushing through this part to get to the other two(Starrett and Locke's especially).
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Summary: Better Than Expected
Review: When I purchased "The Defiant Hero", I really wasn't expecting to like it(me not being a big fan of action, shoot em' up types of novels). The book was much more than I expected it to be. In fact, the next in the series is at the top of my reading list. If I'm not mistakened it's entitled "Over the Edge". The "The Defiant Hero" actually involves three stories in one, with approximately six main characters. One story(the main one) involves Navy SEAL, John Nilsson and Meg Moore, the woman with whom he fell in love a few years earlier, but couldn't have. Meg and John(Nils) are brought together again when her daughter, Amy, and grandmother, Eve, are kidnapped by foreign terrorists. John wants to make sure he doesn't lose Meg a second time as she makes every attempt, by risking her own life, to save that of her daughter. Out of desperation, Meg is beyond reason and is willing to do whatever it takes to get Amy back, and Nils is more than prepared to make sure she doesn't make herself the sacrificial lamb, even if he has to die doing so. The second story taking place was my favorite and is why I loved the book. It involves the beautiful, biracial FBI agent, Alyssa Locke and handsome Navy SEAL, Sam Starrett. Sam and Alyssa met during a previous mission, and have decided that each doesn't like the other. Their paths cross again when they're forced to work together to try and rescue those being held. The sexual tension between these two is working overtime. Alyssa sees Sam as nothing more than a chauvinistic male racist, while he 'seemingly' views her as a stuck up sexual object. Through the strangest of circumstances, sparks start to fly, something Sam had been secretly hoping for all along. Alyssa, on the other hand, isn't so willing to form any type of relationship with Sam, to his dismay. In reality, these two individuals are really into each other, yet they don't realize it. I found this part of the book to be the most enjoyable. It was not only romantic, but funny as well. You'll find yourself laughing out loud at Sam and Alyssa. I can't wait to read Over the Edge, Brockmann's continuation of the series. In that book the story of these two complicated people continues. There is a third story which involves the grandmother's retrospective of her earlier life as told to Amy and one of the kidnappers. This one, I didn't like. There didn't seem to be a need for it, especially with the other two stories being so well written. I found myself rushing through this part to get to the other two(Starrett and Locke's especially).
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Summary: Romantic Times Review
Review: When Navy SEAL John Nilsson receives a call telling him that former Kazbekistan Embassy translator Meg Moore has taken the Kazbekistan Ambassador hostage and is refusing to negotiate with anyone other than John, he thinks the world has gone nuts. Why on earth would Meg take people hostage in the D.C Embassy? Certain that there is more going on than meets the eye, John agrees to see Meg. Once inside the Embassy, Meg secretly communicates to John that something is terribly wrong. Both Megs 10-year-old daughter Amy and her grandmother Eve have been kidnapped by a Kazbekistan extremist organization. They want Meg to find and kill rival leader Osman Razeem. John and his SEAL team are ready to help in any way they can, but Meg is not being completely honest. For Meg knows that she is both willing to kill and die to save her child, no matter what the government prefers. When you are in the mood for action, tension, excitement and romance, be sure to pick up a book by Suzanne Brockmann. Ms. Brockmann is a one-of-a-kind storyteller! (Mar., 416 pp., $6.50)
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