PRIVATE MANUEVERS
Author: Catherine Mann ISBN:0373272960 6/2003 CONTEMPORARY/CATEGORY Publisher: Silhouette
A woman with everything to prove....
C-17 copilot Darcy Renshaw wants a piece of the war-zone action like the rest of her Air Force family. Instead she's stuck hauling a brooding marine biologist and his animals to Guam. Kidnapped as a child from her overseas base home, Darcy has since been stifled by her overprotective General father. Once again, she's been shuffled into a peacetime mission and away from the action. Or so she thinks until she meets....
A loner with nothing left to lose....
CIA Agent Max Keagan needs a low profile, military airlift to a South Pacific island. He doesn't need First Lieutenant Darcy Renshaw blowing his cover and bringing chaos into his top secret Naval Marine Program. Tapping into the oceanic communications cables will finally reveal the agency traitor who murdered Max's diving partner - his lover carrying his unborn child. Even three years after the loss, Max prefers his solo existence. All the same, he can't suppress the urge to protect one reckless lady pilot. Soon, Darcy finds more turmoil than she bargained for in Max's arms
and at the hands of an assassin who won't rest until Max once again loses everything.
Read more about the Catherine and her other releases at http://www.catherinemann.com/.
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RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:
I have a confession to make. I'm pretty crazy about categories, particularly Silhouette Intimate Moments (SIM), and Catherine Mann is fast becoming a favorite of mine. Ms. Mann's military romances are gripping with intelligent lead characters, intriguing storylines and non-stop action.
PRIVATE MANUEVERS, the newest in her Wingmen Warrior series, is top-notch work. The heroine and hero, both wary of commitment, are almost immediately attracted to each other. But instead of acting on that attraction, Ms. Mann allows the pair to slowly develop a tentative friendship that leads to more. Nicely done. Fast-paced with a nice dollop of suspense, I highly recommend this story.
Ms. Mann, fairly new to the writing arena, seems to get better with every release.
Debbie Jett |