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A review by attytheresa
Bring on the Dusk by M.L. Buchman
3.0
Arbor Day/Earth Day came around and I suddenly remembered there was this romantic thriller I read that had trees... amazing trees. Over a couple of days I managed to isolate the author, series and Voilà! I had my Arbor Day escape read.
Claudia, a helicopter pilot, is enroute to joining a black ops team in the Middle East, realizing a dream to be among the first women to join the elite forces, which only get the best of the best. Suddenly she's re-routed to Yemen to give a last minute assist to a secret op in the desert. There she picks up Michael, the top Delta Force operator in the region. Attraction is immediate (this is a romance after all) and grows as Claudia and Michael work together on various ops along the coast of Africa and later in the Black Sea. There is plenty of action and military special ops detail, as well as one wonderful strong, smart, talented, fearless woman at the heart of the story. Buchman is one of the few male authors writing romantic suspense that does a great job portraying strong women. His Night Stalker series is excellent.
But where are the trees????
Michael's hobby and passion is climbing Titans, the tallest redwoods in Northern California. There are two superb sections where Michael's love for these amazing trees and an actual climb (with Claudia in one) leap off the page. I've yet to visit the redwoods, and climbing one is out of the question at my age and physical condition (assuming you even are allowed --- treeclimbers are very protective and secretive about the tallest Titons). Reading this made me feel I was there.
Claudia, a helicopter pilot, is enroute to joining a black ops team in the Middle East, realizing a dream to be among the first women to join the elite forces, which only get the best of the best. Suddenly she's re-routed to Yemen to give a last minute assist to a secret op in the desert. There she picks up Michael, the top Delta Force operator in the region. Attraction is immediate (this is a romance after all) and grows as Claudia and Michael work together on various ops along the coast of Africa and later in the Black Sea. There is plenty of action and military special ops detail, as well as one wonderful strong, smart, talented, fearless woman at the heart of the story. Buchman is one of the few male authors writing romantic suspense that does a great job portraying strong women. His Night Stalker series is excellent.
But where are the trees????
Michael's hobby and passion is climbing Titans, the tallest redwoods in Northern California. There are two superb sections where Michael's love for these amazing trees and an actual climb (with Claudia in one) leap off the page. I've yet to visit the redwoods, and climbing one is out of the question at my age and physical condition (assuming you even are allowed --- treeclimbers are very protective and secretive about the tallest Titons). Reading this made me feel I was there.