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"Rogue Soldier" is the story of Tessa Nielsen and Mike McNair. These two have a history in Special Forces. Tessa blames Mike for her removal from Special Forces, and the fact that they were lovers makes his betrayal even more painful. Tessa has moved on in her life, and is currently in the Arctic. She has been captured by bad guys moving nuclear warheads out of the country. Tessa’s team members have been murdered.
Mike heard about the situation and went AWOL in order to save Tessa. He’s still in love with her, and knows Tessa blames him for the loss of her lifelong dream. Mike can’t leave Tessa in danger, and is willing to risk his career to save her. He charges in to the rescue, only to find that Tessa was already about to rescue herself.
They take off via dogsled, and learn about the warheads when the sled crashes. Now things heat up as they are in a race to stop the bad guys. Things also heat up between Mike and Tessa as they have to cope with being in close contact while crossing Alaska to the coast. Tessa does her best to keep her walls up, but Mike is determined to get her back at all costs.
The love scenes are hot enough to melt the permafrost, and the suspense is intense. Tessa’s desire to protect her heart from the man who broke it, leads to complications. Mike feels foolish when he realizes Tessa knows more about Alaska survival skills than he does. But he’s glad to take advantage of their enforced closeness.
Dana Marton is a skilled author and the story quickly engaged my interest. I read this book in one sitting, and was sorry the story was over. The characters were well-rounded, interesting people. The descriptions of the setting were spectacular, and gave excellent visuals. Both Tessa and Mike grow through their adventures and their understanding of each other deepened.
My only caveat is that this story is obviously linked with previously released books. There were references to other characters not in this story, and this detracted from the current novel. It did make me want to find the previous books and read them to find out more.
Reviewed by Nancy Riggins-Hume
for The Road to Romance
May 4, 2006
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