All Due Respect [Mass Market Paperback]

Vicki Hinze (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000

Enter the top secret world of military intelligence, where the acclaimed author of Acts Of Honor, Duplicity, and Shades of Graydelivers a shattering new novel of danger, desire, and deadly intrigue...

Dr. Julia Warner-Hyde must do the unthinkable: return to a life she thought she left forever--the covert world of Air Force missile technology. Not long ago, she fled in terror, stalked by an abusive husband, beginning a new life as a teacher in the Florida panhandle. But her safe, quiet life is shattered the day her former partner, Dr. Seth Holt, appears, asking for help.

The Rogue missile system Julia and Seth designed has fallen into terrorist hands. Julia has no choice but to join Seth in a critical race to prevent the ultimate nightmare. And in doing so, she must revisit her own private hell-one that won't let her go until she faces it head-on. Now, Julia and Seth, fellow warriors who've seen the worst life has to offer, must breach the highest security risk of all: trust...and love.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Hinze (Acts of Honor) has crafted a diverting, romantic thriller. Dr. Julia Warner-Hyde can't seem to escape the clutches of her abusive ex-husband, Karl, who nearly killed her three years before. Even in prison, Karl's threats are still real. When Julia's old lab partner, the kind and handsome Dr. Seth Holt, seeks her out in Grace, the small Alabama town in which the former rocket scientist is now teaching the first grade, she is torn. Should she risk leaving the safety of Grace to secure a top-secret project (the details of which may have been leaked to the highest bidder)? Julia knows that Seth's concern that millions of Americans' lives could be lost is not an exaggeration, but she is unsure whether she can trust him. How can she avoid explaining why she disappeared three years ago without a word? Will the Two West Freedom Coalition, a well-funded terrorist organization, manage to obtain the final pieces to the advanced technology that would allow it to hold the U.S. hostage? And will Karl find her? These questions interspersed throughout Julia's thoughts as she goes on with her day-to-day dutiesAare answered in the novel's exciting plot. (Oct.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312975139
• ISBN-13: 978-0312975135
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,291,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was raised in New Orleans. After I married a Hurricane Hunter/Special Ops officer, we and our children moved every few years. Some of those places? Mississippi (recently devastated by Hurricane Katrina); California; Illinois and Florida.

I've been writing full-time since 1987, have written over thirty books--novels and nonfiction--and for the last ten years or so, I've spent a lot of time teaching new writers or running mentoring programs like [e-mail], when I answer questions on the craft, business and writing life, sharing what I can to help. I also have a free online writers' library, ON WRITING, on my website:(www.vickihinze.com)that WritersZone members and others are welcome to use. Additional podcasts and feature articles are available there, too. I'm a sponsor of As a Mom--love their project teaching history--The Book Club Network, and of International Thriller Writers.

Between family and writing commitments, I don't have as much time for hobbies as I once did. My favorite? Home-improvement projects. I'm active in ITW, MWA, RWA, ACFW, NINC, ACRA, AG, AWSA and other writing organizations.

Blogs? Oh, yes. My Kitchen Table for chatting, On Writing about craft, business and the writing life. VICKI HINZE'S FAITH ZONE, on spirituality. THINKING ALOUD--a thought per day to ponder for the busiest among us. All are on my website at www.vickihinze.com/blog I love hearing from readers, typically via my website or Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vicki-Hinze/197809543636310) and Twitter ( http://twitter.com/vickihinze ).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting work, September 28, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Due Respect (Mass Market Paperback)

Dr. Julia Warner-Hyde fled the Air Force when her abusive stalking husband Karl tried to kill her. Julia now teaches first grade in the Panhandle town of Grace, Alabama. Out of the blue, her covert past returns when Dr. Seth Holt arrives to ask her to help.

An unknown enemy has stolen the Rogue Missile System that both of them worked on together. His latest work, Project Home Base, an anti-missile system that reverses the enemy launch returning it to attack its own home pad, is seemingly in jeopardy from an insider stealing the technology. Seth believes millions of lives are at stake. He needs Julia's help to finish the current project and uncover the identity of a traitor in order to stop a potential catastrophe from happening...

When it comes to military romance, Vicki Hinze is a four-star-general. Her latest thriller ALL DUE RESPECT will bring the author more respect as one of the sub-genre's leading lights. The story line never slows down, as the plot seems to gain speed with every paragraph. The lead couple is a warm, intelligent duo who makes the tale plausible. With novels like this one, ACTS OF HONOR, DUPLICITY, and SHADES OF GRAY that blend a military thriller with a romance, Ms. Hinze has become a member of the sub-genre's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing Romantic Thriller, February 3, 2001

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Sue Weinert (Richmond, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Due Respect (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the first book by Ms. Hinze I have read and I was very impressed. Julia and Seth are great people with very human problems and pasts. They struggle to heal themselves from abusive pasts and to save the country from a cult whose leader will stop at nothing to gain supremacy over the US government. I was expecially impressed with the growth and healing of Julia. She is a smart woman who still must struggle with the nightmare of an abusive marriage. She reaches deep into herself to find the courage and strength to face her abuser and to trust enough to love again. The relationship between Seth and the boy Jeff is touching. Seth relives his own abuse as a child as he helps Jeff escape torment from a father who never wanted him. This is a fast-paced thriller, very nicely written, and I will definitely be reading other books by this author.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Hit for Hinze, January 12, 2001

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Vicki Patterson (Panama City, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Due Respect (Mass Market Paperback)

Once again Vicki Hinze hits the mark as a master of the contempary miliary romance. ALL DUE RESPECT is set at a fictional Air Force Base in north Florida where testing on missle technology is in full swing. Seth Hold is one of the genius' who has developed a war missle and has asked his old friend Julia Warner-Hyde to help finish developing the system. Julia agrees to return to research from her teaching position, but carries with her the scars of her former marriage. Her ex-husband abused her and almost killed her and now that he is out of jail, he is stalking her. Also, one of her students, Jeff, is a child in need of love and understanding and she hates to loose him. Seth volunteers to help look after the child and protect him from his abusive father. At the lab, the worse happens. The technology they are working on has been duplicated and stolen. The pressure from the CIA is enormous and at the same time the pressure from Julia's ex-husband and Jeff is getting more than Julia can handle. The more Seth help in each situation, the closer they become until finally they confess their feelings toward each other. What a story! The twists and turns are fascinating as Vicki Hinze takes you through the world of intrigue. She always seems to stay a little ahead of the game so you never just exactly see what is coming to make a riveting story.