Tell It To The Marines [Paperback]

Amy J. Fetzer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2004

Hot Conflict Rule number one for "How Not to Throw a Wedding": Don't get kidnapped by terrorists, Rule number two? Don't let your rescuer be DJ McAllister, as in tall, dark, and secretive with a body to die for. Hot Landing Zone The mission went bad, really bad, And Jake Mackenzie blames Dr. Katherine Collier, the egg-head scientist his team was rescuing from terrorists, if she'd just obeyed his orders they wouldn't be stranded-alone on a remote island with no way off. Hot Target Rick Cahill's got his orders: Drop into the Amazon and pick up American Peace Corp volunteer Sam Previn. Who knew Sam was actually Samantha, a beautiful redhead with a temper to match? And who knew the Columbian drug cartels would be after them?

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (December 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758208081
• ISBN-13: 978-0758208088
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,157,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Action, adventure, sex & Marines - what more could you want?, March 29, 2005

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baltimore0502 "Hon!" (BALTIMORE, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tell It To The Marines (Paperback)

I don't think I've ever given an anthology 5 stars but this one was just so much fun to read that I'm rounding up from 4 1/2! I had only ever associated Amy J Fetzer with Irish medievals and did not realize that she even wrote military contemporaries. Since I'd never read ANY of her books, I decided to start with this collection of three short stories to get a feel for her style and to see if I'd enjoy it. Well, I certainly did! She seems to know her stuff when it comes to the military and the three Gunnery Sergeants she has created here are really yummy heroes!

Hot Conflict is the story of DJ McAllister and longtime friend Mary Grace Heyward. They met as teens, DJ the bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks and Mary Grace, daughter of wealth and privilege. DJ has loved her for years but feels he's not good enough for her. Now she's been abducted while attending an event for her sister and her husband (the ambassador to Panama) and it's up to DJ and his team to save her. Will their time on the run through the Panamanian jungle reveal how they really feel about one another? 4 stars.

Hot Landing Zone has loner Jake Mackenzie and his team dropping into the lair of Al-Qaeda terrorist Kali in SE Asia to extract scientist Dr Katherine Collier who was abducted in Hong Kong and brought to this island to create a chemical weapon. Unfortunately, a major storm strikes during the rescue and Jake and Katherine are swept to a deserted island and must await rescue. During this forced time alone together she reveals the loneliness and isolation she has always felt being a child prodigy and now an "egghead" scientist who has difficulty relating to others. And Jake reveals his loneliness resulting from being orphaned as a child and never really belonging anywhere. Are they two kindred spirits who belong together? Oh, yeah! 4 1/2 stars.

My fave of the three was Hot Target - oh Rick!!!! I just really liked both Rick and Sam's characters! Rick Cahill and his team have their orders to extract Peace Corp volunteer Sam Previn from the Amazon. What Rick discovers when he arrives, is that Sam is actually a very pretty Samantha! But their chopper is fired on by drug lords/rebels/whatever (down there, take your pick!) forcing it to take off without Rick and Sam. And so they must trudge through the jungle to reach the alternate rendevous point. All the while becoming more and more attracted to each other. But Sam has a pretty big secret that she's keeping from Rick. Will it tear them apart once they return to the real world? 5 stars!

I really only read this to see if I'd like her style, as I've heard really good things about her most recent release OUT OF UNIFORM and thought about reading it. Well, with this fun collection, I've made up my mind that she's an author I'd like to read more from and I will definitely be ordering OOU.

Highly recommended if you love stories about men in uniform (and who doesn't)!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, March 21, 2005

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Book Lover (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tell It To The Marines (Paperback)

I bought this book on a whim, never having read anything by Amy Fetzer before. I'm a huge fan of Suzanne Brockman's Navy SEALs books, so I thought I would give these novellas on hunky marines a try. I was hoping for an "OK" read, but was so pleased to find that these novellas were wonderful!! I loved them all, and now I've got to go track down Amy Fetzer's zillion other books. She's a wonderful writer and I look forward to reading her other books as well. Excellent dialog, super characterizations, and fast paced interesting plots. I couldn't ask for more. I loved it!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ooh-RAH!!!, January 14, 2005

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Michelle Buonfiglio - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tell It To The Marines (Paperback)

Very upbeat, entertaining read!

These Marines are modern-day knights in shining armor--strong, capable, take-charge guys. The heroines are smart, strong, sexy, and witty,too. Crisp, authentic dialogue, good writing, delicious, steamy love scenes. Even some emotional epiphanies by these tough guys with big...uh...hearts.

Gotta' tell you, I read a lot of romance novels, and this is one of my very favorites. It passes my Daydream Test, a measure of just how memorable a romance is based on whether I've, well, daydreamed about the hero after reading it.

If you're looking for a few good men, and a good read, this one's a keeper.