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Inside Story (Frasier Island, Book 3)

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As I read the final page and closed the cover, I shut my eyes and sighed. What a wonderful story. Although this is the third in the series, it's a novel that can be read and understood without having first read the other two. However, if you are fortunate enough to have read Frazier Island and Finding Marie, this volume will bring even more satisfaction.

The protagonist, Claudia Gillette, is an intelligent, strong-minded woman. She enjoys her life and her career--a globe-trotting journalist--even though it includes irritants like a nagging boss and a photographer who likes to live in the fast lane. She meets a special operations Naval officer and the sparks fly. But can love bloom with the wacky schedules these two jobs entail? It's a big world, but can they arrange to meet?

There's a touch of realism that is not often found in novels. No wonder. The author is a former news correspondent!

Bill White, the Naval officer is sent to the Philippines on a secret mission involving hostages, terrorists, and two governments. The non-stop action would make a terrific action film. Guys will also enjoy this one.

I highly recommend this book. If you like suspense, you will not be disappointed.

This story is a wonderful addition to the Frasier Island series. You could read it as a stand alone and not be lost but it is so much more fulfilling to have read the previous 2 books.

Claudia is the sister of Marie (book 2 Finding Marie)and one who likes to be on the go. Her job as a prize-winning journalist takes her to where ever the story is.

Bill White is being trained under Pierre Belanger (Marie's husband). They are training to extract a scientist & his family who have been taken hostage.

Claudia is visiting Pierre and Marie and meets Bill White. As they talk casually he mentions that there is a woman on his team. Claudia longs to interview Heidi but Bill is against it fearing that it might reveal things that would hinder their rescue.

She ends up in the middle of the rescue operation. From that point on you cannot put down the book. The non-stop action keeps you glued to the pages. Things happen that you don't expect. It caught me by surprise which I love.

The thing that I really enjoyed about this book was that you had a chance to revisit the folks you have come to know in the first 2 books.

I highly recommend this book. You will not be disappointed.

This is the final book in the trilogy that started with Frasier Island and Finding Marie, and tells the story of Claudia Gillette, sister of Marie and Lisa from the second book.

Claudia is an award-winning journalist who spends her life jet-setting around the globe chasing stories. On a visit to Marie, Pierre and their new baby, she meets Bill White, who is one of the Navy special operations team that Pierre trains. Bill is interested in Claudia, but is disappointed to find she is not a Christian. Claudia is interested in Bill, but is more interested in his mention of a colleague, Heidi, one of the few women in an active special-ops team. Claudia wants an interview, and a chance encounter with George Hudson gives Claudia the opportunity she seeks, although not in quite the way she planned.

The book was a fast-paced enjoyable read. It was also great to catch up with many of the characters from the earlier books, such as George and Rachel Hudson, Bill White, Heidi Taber, Lisa Gillette and Andre Belanger. The only problem was the final words "the end", which signal that this was only ever a trilogy.

Inside Story is the third book in the Frasier Island series. I would say that I love books that are part of a series and this series was no different. It is just so nice to revisit characters that you have become invested in, however, out of the three books this books was definitely the hardest for me to get into and enjoy. I think Claudia was harder to like right away, unlike Rachel and Marie. I also had a hard time watching Bill fall for someone that was not a believer. It seemed to take forever for Claudia to find her faith, maybe that is what the author wanted. It is also possible that it just bothered me because of the timing of her faith. You know what they say, "there are no atheist in foxholes." It is definitely an action packed read and worth reading. It is a clean read and because I enjoyed the previous books so much I gave it 5 stars instead of 4.
I am just so thankful to all those men and women serving at home and abroad that strive to keep us safe from all those who want to harm us.

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Another riveting suspense equal to Frasier Island and Finding Marie.

Claudia Gillette's single-mindedness and down-East charm make her a prize-winning, globe-trotting journalist, but after she meets Navy Lieutenant Bill White, she's not quite sure her career is enough.

Bill White still has eight years in his tour of duty, and with his impossible schedule, there is no room for romance even if he wanted it. But he'd like to try.

Bound and determined to interview the only woman on Bill's special operations team, Claudia wrangles permission from the commander to fly to the Philippines to join their training maneuver. The only problem is, it turns into a rescue mission, and she has put herself and the team in grave danger. Grave is right. Only God can make something good of it.

A totally satisfying page-turner. I want more!