The hero of HONOR RECLAIMED, Seth Harlan, was once a marine
sniper; but after being held by the Taliban and tortured
for nearly two years, he suffers from severe PTSD. He is
now a member of a hostage rescue team, a group of former
military men who have washed out of the military for one
reason or another. As HONOR RECLAIMED begins, he and his
team are being sent into Afghanistan to look for a member
of a Black Ops unit, who has been captured by terrorists.
It is extremely difficult for Seth to go back to the
country where he was held hostage, to rescue a man being
held in a very similar circumstances, as it brings his most
secret nightmares to life.
Phoebe Leighton is a photojournalist, in Afghanistan to do
a pictorial story about the child brides of Muslim men.
Phoebe was once a sensational journalist and had written
an article demeaning Seth after his rescue from captivity
but is now sorry for helping to ruin his life. After
changing her name and line of work, Phoebe is attempting to
help the women she is photographing get away from their
bleak lives. She comes across a young woman named Tehani,
who had recently escaped from her powerful husband. Phoebe
takes her to a safe house in a nearby town for safety.
While in the market one day, she spies Seth, and afraid he
might find out who she is, she runs.
After some difficulty with local thugs, they wind up hiding
together. Phoebe discovers that Seth and his team are in
Afghanistan to look for the very same man who helped Tehani
escape from her husband Siddiqui. Tehani also holds
information proving that not only is Siddiqui holding the
missing marine, Zak Hendricks, he is also looking to buy a
nuclear bomb. Since Phoebe knows the area where Siddiqui is
holding Zak, she goes with the mercenaries to find the
hideout. As the mission progresses, a friendship forms
between Seth and Phoebe and soon blossoms into something
more. However, Phoebe has never told Seth who she really
is, and she's afraid that if he finds out their relationship
will be over before it really begins.
HONOR RECLAIMED is an action packed military story and
romance. This is the second book in author Tonya
Burrows HORNET hostage rescue series. Where the first
book, SEAL of Honor, introduces the ragtag team of misfits,
HONOR RECLAIMED really brings the characters and their line
of work to life and is a recommended read for fans of
gritty military romances. The story is a stark, often
horror-filled, view of a military op in a war-torn country.
All of the men on the team, however, are broken in one way
or another. It is difficult to believe that these men can
pull themselves together to sustain a stable relationship
with one another, much less a successful mercenary
operation. Most of the team get their chance to shine here,
and several of the members get backstories lined up for
their own books. HONOR RECLAIMED is an overall more cohesive
and enjoyable story than the first book of the series and
can be read as a standalone.
Former Marine sniper Seth Harlan is determined to prove that
he can still do his job despite his ongoing battle with
PTSD. When an old friend contacts HORNET to rescue a black
ops soldier, Seth's stability is strained. He knows all too
well what it's like to rot inside an enemy camp, praying for
rescue and waiting for death. And he's not about to leave a
man behind.
Photojournalist Phoebe Leighton just stumbled into the
middle of an arms deal. Teaming up with a ragtag team of
mercenaries is the last thing she wants to do--especially
when she realizes Seth Harlan is assigned to the mission. He
may ignite a passion in her she thought long dead, but
Phoebe's hiding a secret that could destroy him.
With a bomb in the mix, HORNET's mission is suddenly about a
lot more than an abandoned soldier. Racing against the
clock, Seth, Phoebe, and the rest of the team struggle to
stop a ruthless warlord bent on power, revenge...and death.
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