Matt Culver goes into black ops mode creating an
opportunity to meet Dr. Dara McKinley after a USO
performance for the troops in Bagram just before
Thanksgiving. Her belly dance performance mesmerizes him,
but there is more than just a primal attraction between
them. Matt and Dara connect on an emotional level as
well. With a few days off after a mission, Matt
volunteers to be her personal security detail for the
next week while she volunteers at an orphanage in Kabul.
Her sister Callie works at the orphanage, and Dara has
been volunteering one week a year of her time for the
past two years to give medical care to new mothers and
their babies.
During the week, the Taliban attack the local market in
Kabul, but when they try to attack the orphanage, Matt
takes them out single-handedly. Dara never saw anything
like this on her previous visits and now fears for her
life as well as her sister's. On her last day in Bagram,
Dara, Callie, Matt and Beau, a buddy of Matt's, go out to
a village for Dara to administer healthcare to the mothers
and children. Before arriving at the village, the mission
goes sideways. The Taliban attack, overturn their vehicle
and kill their driver. Matt and Dara separate from Callie
and Beau as a strategy to divide the Taliban. Can Matt
keep Dara safe and get them
back to the base? What will happen to Callie and Beau?
FORGED IN FIRE is Lindsay McKenna's second installment of
her new Delos series. Ms. McKenna tells Matt and Dara's
story, giving us a lot more insight into this complicated
global family that she has created and explores their
charities and their purposes in a lot of detail. McKenna
is a master at describing details and gives us a vivid
reality check as to what really goes on in a war-torn
country. Matt and Dara are both strong, realistic
characters that also have a humorous and charming soft
side. The story is very fast-paced and will have you
riveted to the page.
Matt is just four months from being out of the military
and will take over the Search and Rescue branch of Delos
Charities' new Artemis Security Company. Artemis is
housed just outside of Alexandria, Virginia, where Dara is
finishing up her residency as a pediatrician. This makes
a perfect setting for them to continue their
relationship. It isn't necessary to have read the prequel
or first book, but why miss the rest of these treasures
in this great new series? Ms. McKenna also promises to
add novellas to expand each of her characters and
complete their stories. Can't wait to read number three!
Pediatrician Dara McKinley loves her job. So how could she
say no when her sister asks her to come to Kabul for a few
weeks to offer medical assistance at a local orphanage?
Terrified of the dangers surrounding her, Dara finds
unexpected solace in the protective arms of Sergeant Matt
Culver. Transfixed by the warrior with the exotic gold eyes,
can Dara overcome her fears?
Sergeant Matt Culver has always listened to his instincts,
and they have yet to steer him wrong. So when he sees the
alluring blond belly dancer at Bagram’s annual holiday show,
he knows without a doubt that she’s “the one.” Now he just
has to convince her to take a chance on him…and love. If
they survive…
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