True Courage by Dee Henderson

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"Someone snatched his cousin's wife and son. FBI agent Luke Falcon is searching for a kidnapper and sorting out the crime. He's afraid it's the work of a stalker. He's afraid they're already dead, and he'll do anything required to get them back alive--he just didn't plan on falling in love with the only witness.

Uncommon Heroes: Welcome to a world where friendships go deep, loyalties stand strong, and uncommon heroes perform the toughest jobs in the world. Dee Henderson's military romance series provides a detailed passage into the world of the military and homeland heroes, and those they love.  "


This book felt a little slow to me. It had alot of things going on and it was sort of fast paced, but for some strange reason.
I liked  Caroline and Sharon and Benjamin.
Luke had alot of struggles going on with his profession, but he knew what he needed to do to get the job done.
I wish I could have seen a little bit more of Caroline, but since she was missing, I get it.
I also wish that I felt that Luke got a little bit more satisfaction or a kind of light bulb moment, especially after he found Caroline.
Mark was a good side character, but he could have been a bit more involved I think.
This wasn't my favorite one, and really it didn't connect at all to the other three books and that was kind of strange.
I wish I had gotten another book from the SEALS team, but this was pretty good.

True Honor by Dee Henderson

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"CIA officer Darcy St. James is after a man who knew September 11 would happen—a man who chose to profit from the knowledge. Navy SEAL Sam "Cougar" Houston is busy: The intelligence Darcy is generating has his team deploying around the world. Under the pressure of war, their romance flourishes. But it may be a short relationship: for the terrorists have chosen their next targets, and Darcy's name is high on the list.
Uncommon Heroes: Welcome to a world where friendships go deep, loyalties stand strong, and uncommon heroes perform the toughest jobs in the world. Dee Henderson's military romance series provides a detailed passage into the world of the military and homeland heroes, and those they love."

I am still on the liking Dee Henderson kick. This book added in alot of suspense. I liked meeting Darcy and Gabe. I liked seeing a little more of Wolf and getting to know Cougar.
I loved how Henderson worked in Darcy feeling guilty about what she does. She is ultimately responsible for the information that will either kill the bad guy or save the bad guy and innocent people die. She struggles with how God will feel about her being a part of people (good or bad) being killed. She also struggles with the whole good and evil thing.
I loved how Cougar always has such a profound statement when they are needed. I loved how he stuck with her even when she was less than blissful.
There were alot of struggles in this book. I loved the struggle themselves, because they are so real. And I loved how the struggles worked themselves out. I also love to learn a little bit about myself when I'm reading a book. Henderson works scripture into her books that shed light on everyday things.  



True Valor by Dee Henderson

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"Heroes get a new meaning when you see inside their lives. Gracie is a Navy Pilot; Bruce works Air Force Pararescue. With dangerous jobs—often away from home—they write love letters. When Gracie is shot down behind enemy lines, Bruce has one mission: get her out alive.
Uncommon Heroes: Welcome to a world where friendships go deep, loyalties stand strong, and uncommon heroes perform the toughest jobs in the world. Dee Henderson's military romance series provides a detailed passage into the world of the military and homeland heroes, and those they love. "

I was looking forward to this book and I wasn't disappointed. I love the concept of writing a book through letters. I love letters, especially love letters! You can see so much of a person based on a letter. It's truly a lost art. The most important thing in my house are my letters from my husband.
I just really loved Grace and Bruce. I loved getting to meet them. I loved that Henderson tackled the toughness that is dual military. I love that she shows the good side of the military life. Often we hear the bad side. I love how she was able to truly display what it is that people around the military feel. It's a pride to be able to do something for their country.
I will leave you with this fantastic quote.

""Not taking relationships for granted is part of what life teaches you. When you're in the military, you just learn that lesson sooner. I think of it as the life squeeze, the pressure deployments put on decisions about priorities. Most people in the civilian world can become workaholics and ignore fmaily because they come home every night and think it's enough. Only when you're gone for months at a time do you learn how strong the relationships you have really are.
Civilians lose out on so much: doing something that benefits a nation, being in a job that requires excellence every day, getting reminded regularly why you should pay attention to the real priorities in life. The military teaches you not to get attached to the place or the thing but the people."

True Devotion by Dee Henderson

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"Kelly Jacobs watched with pride as her husband, Nick, triumphed in his demanding SEALs military training. When he dies on a mission three years later, she is wounded to the soul-yet copes with the determination of a SEAL's wife; bracing herself to keep going despite the loss. In return, Nick's comrades watch over Kelly as part of their family. Joe Baker had been leading the team when Nick was killed. He takes the loss especially hard: Nick had led him to Christ and was his best friend. When Nick dies, Joe suffers survivor's guilt. He takes care of Kelly and plans to find her a new husband. He figures he owes her that-he just hadn't counted on falling in love with her. As Kelly struggles to move on and Joe is torn between loyalty to Nick and love for Kelly, God provides surprising answers to their dilemmas and reveals the beauty of the truth that "a friend loves at all times."

I couldn't wait to get home and blog about this book. It's been a long time since I've wanted to read and read and keep reading.
I was a little bit skeptical about reading it because first thing was that Kelly is a war widow. I wasn't sure if I was quite ready for that yet. BUT, I read alot of firefighter books with DH was a fireman, so I figured it would be ok.
I have been wanting to read Henderson for a while now. I sort of gathered that she was similar to Terri Blackstock, and I love her.
I was not disappointed. She does a great job developing characters and building suspense. I loved these people. I loved how she worked the Word into this book.
There was lots of great build up that had me coming back for more. She did a great job of making the people real. I felt like I got to know them.
I highly recommend this book. I'm going to finish this series and start on the next.  

Whiplash by Catherine Coulter

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Coulter was trying to take on somethine big in this book. She didn't quite get there for me. I think it's because she is now consistently putting two different plots in the same book. I think that the drug angle was a bit too much for a half of a book.

Yale professor Dr. Edward Kender’s father is undergoing chemotherapy when the supply of a critical accompanying drug, Culovort, suddenly runs out. Unwilling to accept the drug manufacturer’s disingenuous excuse of production line problems, Dr. Kender hires private investigator Erin Pulaski to prove that something more sinister is going on at Schiffer Hartwin.
Meanwhile, in Maryland, married FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich are investigating a rather unusual case: Senator David Hoffman is experiencing a ghostly apparition with possible malicious intent. The case is baffling, and Sherlock and Savich are not sure what to believe, even after witnessing the disturbing specter for themselves. They’re no closer to cracking the case when a call comes in from Connecticut: A top foreign Schiffer Hartwin employee has been found murdered behind the drug company’s U.S. headquarters.
Unbeknownst to the FBI, Erin Pulaski had uncovered a bombshell in her investigation: The Culovort shortage is set to bring in a windfall profit in excess of two billion dollars. Upon learning of the murder, Erin is certain it has something to do with her findings, but she risks exposing herself by coming forward. As the feds move in, the case becomes even more complicated for Erin, since the murder of a foreign national on federal land can mean only that the pharmaceutical house has a secret of epic proportions — one it would do anything to keep hidden.

I also didn't like how she put so much in the plot with the senator for it to just flop. That's how it felt to me. It's like she started with this whole elaborate other-worldly story and then she just let it drop by using a lame excuse.
It took me a long time to read this series, and I'm glad that they it's over for now. I may come back to Coulter at some time, but I can say that she's not really one of my favorites.

Knockout by Catherine Coulter

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"The first time she spoke to him was at midnight. Seven-year-old Autumn Backman needed a hero. When she saw Special Agent Dillon Savich on TV after he’d brought down bank robbers in a Georgetown bank, she knew she’d found him. She called Savich, but she didn’t use the phone. They were burying dead people in my daddy’s grave . . . they’re coming after us. Please help me. Who’s they? Blessed, he’s coming. Ethan Merriweather, sheriff of Titusville, Virginia, a small mountain town near the Titus Hitch Wilderness, goes looking for a missing little girl. Soon after he finds her, Ethan realizes that Autumn has brought him a huge problem – a relentless madman who has the ability to control others simply by looking at them. And the madman is after her and her mom.
It’s Uncle Blessed, and he wants Autumn.When Savich answers Autumn’s call, she tells him Blessed is from Bricker’s Bowl, Georgia. Savich and Sherlock go to Blessed’s home, learn about his brother, Grace, and meet their mother, Shepherd. Savich soon realizes the only way to stop Blessed is to “cut off the snake’s head.” Back in Titusville, Ethan, Autumn, and her mother, Joanna, are forced to hide from Blessed and Grace in the wilderness. Ethan knows the brothers will never give up their insane pursuit for Autumn.
It’s a race to stop the madness, or the madness will destroy them all.

Weird, weird I tell you. I loved little Autumn. I feel like Coulter keeps pointing more and more to Savich and Sherlock having another child. I loved how Autumn was critical in both cases. I tend to get tired of one author if I read them too much in a row. Right now I'm finding Coulter to be lacking in some parts of a story line.
It's hard to have a romantic suspense without the romantic. She elludes characters having a relationship after the book is over. That's not really a romance.



Tailspin by Catherine Coulter

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"When a fellow agent's plane crashes deep in the Appalachian Mountains, married FBI agents Savich and Sherlock find the pilot and his passenger alive. But that's just the beginning of a case that plummets them into a whirlwind of vicious murder attempts, powerful suspects, political secrets, and escalating terror. "

Somewhere along the way this book lost me. Totally lost me. It was a chore really, for me to finish. The last couple of books have had several completely different story lines going on. These two story lines were just all over the map. They sort of came together in a few places, but really it was just ALOT.
I liked Rachael, but Jack was lacking something for me.
There are also some weird things going on here with Savich and Sherlock. I haven't quite put my finger on it yet, it could just be that I'm tired of them both.
For some reason this book is lacking the suspense and chemistry that most of the series has had. I had to make myself finish it.