Until It's Gone (Wounded Warriors Series, Book 5) [Paperback]

Karen Wiesner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 2009

Book 5 of the Wounded Warriors Series You don't know what you've got...until it's gone. Mitch Taylor has been playing a very dangerous game, and the lines between black and white, good and eVietnamesel, saint and sinner are all blurred. Just when he thinks the stakes can't get any higher, in steps the only woman who could ever hurt him and the only one who can heal him. In the space of a skipped heartbeat, he can't imagine haVietnameseng more to gain...and more to lose.

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"...a story of suspense and will keep you turning the pages. Karen Wiesner is a master of mixing suspense and romance.- Her characters are well developed.- Her plots are never lacking action, suspense, and romance. 4 Stars! " Lynn, ReviewYourBook.com

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Karen Wiesner (February 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0578013681
• ISBN-13: 978-0578013688
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,176,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Karen Wiesner is an accomplished author with 85 books published in the past 14 years, which have been nominated for and/or won 1235 awards, and has 17 more titles under contract. Karen's books cover such genres as women's fiction, romance, mystery/police procedural/cozy, suspense, paranormal, futuristic, gothic, inspirational, thriller, horror, chick-lit, and action/adventure. She also writes children's books, poetry, and writing reference titles such as her bestsellers, First Draft in 30 Days and From First Draft to Finished Novel {A Writer's Guide to Cohesive Story Building}, available from Writer's Digest Books. Her previous writing reference titles focused on non-subsidy, royalty-paying electronic publishing, author promotion, and setting up a promotional group like her own, the award-winning Jewels of the Quill, which she founded in 2003. Jewels of the Quill produced two award-winning group anthologies per year published by Whiskey Creek Press from 2005-2011. All were edited by Karen and others. Additionally, Karen is a member of Infinite Worlds of Fantasy Authors and World Romance Writers. Along with her writing, Karen enjoys designing Web sites, graphics, and cover art.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This may be the best of the Wounded Warrior saga so far, which is saying a lot as that is a super series, September 7, 2009

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This review is from: Until It's Gone (Wounded Warriors Series, Book 5) (Paperback)

DEA undercover agent Mitch Taylor spent twenty years working his way up the ladder of the Ortega drug cartel until he became the right hand man to Carson Ortega, cousin of the untouchable top gun Mareno Ortega. To destroy the entire leadership, Mitch was arrested and convicted of drug trafficking; he was sentenced to thirty months, but served only nineteen. Los Angeles DEA Filed Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge Eric Bradshaw gets him released early so he can return as Carson's number one man.

However, he is tired of being a puppet pulled by two puppeteers and wants out as he also believes his only friend Snake should be able to vanish too. Mitch distrusts Bradshaw even more than Ortega. Now Brenda Bennett is at his house; the one person who could actually destroy him although she is out of his league. She shakes him to the core when she informs him he is the daddy of a ten month old daughter, Haylee Julia; a by-product of getting his beloved to hate him. Mitch now has two female reasons for wanting out, but neither the DEA nor the Ortega mob will let him just walks away.

This may be the best of the Wounded Warrior saga so far, which is saying a lot as that is a super series. Mitch is a terrific protagonist who has harmed innocent people as part of his realistic cover, but even before Brenda's pronouncement he had doubts about right vs. wrong as he reconsiders his side's values as they assume the end justifies any mean. Brenda has issues also, but this is clearly Mitch's tribulation with no hope for redemption. Fans will relish this powerful gritty entry.

Harriet Klausner