Love Makes Way is a romantic suspense novel in Hallee Bridgeman‘s Love And Honor series. I had previously read two books by Bridgeman before picking this one up. As with all of the books I have read by her, this novel focuses on current active duty and former military members. I really like how Bridgeman portrays her characters. They are honorable, dutiful, and loyal, yet they are not immune to the rigors and dangers of the jobs they carry out. In Love Makes Way, Jerry McBride is a sniper on a special forces team. He crosses paths with Army nurse Olive Duncan more than once, and their romance blooms. The first half of the book follows their growing relationship, while the details of the deployments Jerry has shows just what he is facing in his job. What a great way to show the tension that exists in the lives of our servicemen and women. Then the danger begins as a destination wedding on a cruise ship quickly mimics a black ops mission. There is no shortage of adrenaline-laced action that I think would appeal to men and women readers alike. I don’t know how accurate all of the military scenes were in the book, but I did know that I loved every minute of them. And I am one to cover my eyes during war movies. 😉 If you like a military suspense with realistic romance, then I recommend you try Loves Makes Way.
Recommended.
Audience: Adults.
(I borrowed this book from Kindle+. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
U.S. Army Special Forces sniper Gerald “Jerry” McBride is no stranger to danger, but his heart faces uncharted territory when he reconnects with surgical nurse Olive Duncan. Years after she patched his wounds in a German hospital, their chance reunion at Fort Campbell sparks a romance that sweeps both of them off their feet. When Jerry invites Olive as his plus-one to a friend’s wedding on a Caribbean cruise, he’s ready to take the leap with a ring in his pocket.
But the ship’s idyllic voyage hides a deadly undercurrent. A Chinese-backed plot to smuggle thousands of weapons into Haiti threatens to destabilize the region, and the pirates orchestrating it have infiltrated the crew.
When the pirates take the cruise ship with Jerry’s special forces team on board, it turns the wedding venue from a celebration into a battlefield.
They have no weapons and no gear. Can they take back the ship and save the people they love, or will celebration turn to tragedy?
Hallee Bridgeman is the USA TODAY bestselling and Carol Award-winning author of several action-packed romantic suspense books and series. Her books have been downloaded over a million times. Hallee loves living in Kentucky, drinking really good coffee, watching campy action movies, going on regular date nights with her husband, and spending time with her children. Above all else, she loves God with all of her heart, soul, mind, and strength; has been redeemed by the blood of Christ; and relies on the presence of the Holy Spirit to guide her. An accomplished speaker and active member of several writing organizations, she can be reached via her website.
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