Navy SEAL Chief Kelly Ballard sees the two Taliban RPGs
hit
the Chinook helicopter and rip it in two. As it falls to
the ground, he sees someone crawl out through the
windshield. How could anyone survive that crash? Kell is
on
a Black Ops mission in the Hindu Kush Mountains and makes
his way to the crash site after taking out the Taliban
soldiers who fired the RPGs. Quickly he carries the
wounded
pilot out of harm's way. When he has time to examine the
pilot, he realizes it is a woman. Her dog tags say Chief
Warrant Officer L. MacKenzie.
Kell is a medic and tends to CWO MacKenzie's head and arm
wounds, sewing her up in both places. They are in a cave
system that is relatively safe for now with everything
they
need for the time being. The Afghan war is heating up this
time of year, and Kell is told by his commanding officer
that extracting Leah is not possible right now. Kell
continues his mission each day as Leah heals from her
wounds. Gradually she is able to move around and take care
of herself during the day. But as the battle continues to
rage and the Taliban get closer, they have to move from
cave to cave, working their way back to the forward
operating base (FOB) Camp Bravo.
During their time together, a romance begins to blossom
between Kell and Leah, but Leah has been hurt in a bad
marriage and is very withdrawn. Kell senses that she was
abused and knows he needs to take it slow with her. The
abuse was not only physical, but also emotional and
psychological. There's a lot of healing that needs to take
place before a relationship can be born. But what awaits
them when they return to the FOB?
Lindsay McKenna continues her military thrillers set in
Afghanistan with RUNNING FIRE. Her characters are always
strong, and the plot is riveting and full of suspense.
RUNNING FIRE isn't quite as action-packed as her previous
books in this series, but it holds you spellbound just the
same. This is a story about having stability in your life
and a sense of belonging; about being yourself, not what
you think other want you to be. It is a story about
healing
and finding safety. RUNNING FIRE is number eight in Ms.
McKenna's Shadow Warriors series. I love this
series and
know you will too.
Temporarily assigned to the Shadow Squadron in a troubled
region of Afghanistan, Chief Warrant Officer and pilot
Leah
Mackenzie is no stranger to conflict—even if most of her
physical and emotional scars are courtesy of her vicious
ex.
Still, she's got a bad feeling about picking up a team of
stranded SEALs. A feeling that's all too justified once
enemy fire hits their helicopter and all hell breaks
loose-
SEAL Kell Ballard's goal was to get the injured pilot out
of
harm's way and find shelter deep in the labyrinth of
caves.
It's a place of dark intimacy, where Leah finds unexpected
safety in a man's arms. Where prohibited attraction burns
brightly. And where they'll hide until the time comes to
face the enemy outside…and the enemy within their
ranks.
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