And survival was all they could think about. Certainly, it kept him at arm’s length, which was just where she wanted this man who, despite his bad attitude and constant stream of threats, was their one chance for survival through fifty miles of treacherous jungle.

If Linc had the mistaken impression that she was a woman of the church, she was not about to correct him. Dependent on a stranger, Kerry refused to let unexpected desire complicate their mission. She had hijacked a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. Linc was not a hardened mercenary the heavy gear he carried was not guns but cameras. At the first, Linc O Neil appeared to be exactly the kind of man Kerry needed: strong, ruthless and definitely too drunk to care about helping her steal a truck to get past the guards. But she wasn t prepared for a passion almost as dangerous as the mission she had undertaken. In a terrifying race to save nine children, she prepared for the fight of her life. Joe Pickett Short Stories/Novellas In Publication Orderįrom the start, Kerry Bishop anticipated danger: She expected unimaginable fear. Shadows of Yesterday / Relentless Desire (1983).The Silken Web (As:Laura Jordan) (1982).A Treasure Worth Seeking (As:Rachel Ryan) (1982).Eloquent Silence (As:Rachel Ryan) (1982).Love Beyond Reason (As:Rachel Ryan) (1981).Even if his ideas about her were accurate, he had done terrible things in his own past and therefore, his behavior was particularly offensive. He consistently criticized Lydia, despite the fact that he knew nothing about her and subjected her to verbal abuse daily, while she was there to keep his son alive. I found Ross Coleman to be hypocritical and selfish through much of the book. I believe that step to be valuable, for both her character development and they way she perceived her own actions. However, when she became a wet nurse for the baby, she experienced feelings for him that she was never able to experience for her own child. Lydia did not want to be a mother and did not consent to the conception, so she was relieved in some ways that her baby died. There are references in the book as to her announcement of her pregnancy coming soon after it was too late to turn back and that was very representative of her character. I hated that Ross's first wife was considered to be a paragon of virtue to many people, while she lied to her family, her husband and willingly risked her life and the baby's life by joining the wagon train when she did.

Sunset Embrace by Sandra Brown