All the Queen’s Men
All the Queen’s Men
THE PAST PROVED DEADLY… No one knows the dangers of getting close to legendary CIA Black Ops specialist John Medina better than communications expert Niema Burdock. Five years ago, she and her husband worked with Medina on an explosive mission that ended in tragedy. Although she has slowly recovered from her terrible loss, Niema planned never to see Medina again. Until now. HISTORY IS ABOUT TO REPEAT ITSELF…. A French arms dealer is supplying international terrorists, and only Niema can plant the bugs needed to crack the deadly ring. Against her best instincts, she infiltrates the dealer’s glamorous world. But when the plan goes awry, Niema and Medina must take flight in a strange land — and soon find their partnership sparked by an
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A Good Read!,
I must say, that I totally enjoyed this novel. It was a great escape. I actually could not put it down!
I have never read a Linda Howard novel before, and I am pleasantly surprised. This book has it all. Romance, action, suspense and adventure. The characters are totally believable, and their chemistry together sizzled.
The novel was extremely fast paced. There were no boring scenic descriptions or mundane musings that make a person want to skip the whole thing and say to “heck” with it.
I found the heroine, Neima, to be bright and funny. You find yourself feeling for her. And what can we say about the hero, John Medina, except – Love Him! He is the perfect guy. Strong, yet sensitive, tough, yet gentle, hard, yet vunerable. Plus, his looks are not too bad either.
I found the CIA field agent angle to be refreshing in a romantic novel. It was interesting, not to read the same old story once again. The so called “bad” guy, was no such thing. I wonder if there will be a story involving him in the near future.
The only thing I did not enjoy about this book was the ending. It was left too open. We do not know what is the outcome for the future of Neima and John. What role will they continue to play for the CIA? There are some steamy parts to the end, (which were a little to “high octane” for me) but what do you expect in a romance novel? All in all, I truly recommend this book. It was an extremely well written, fast paced read.
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|Her best work, thrilling, intense, well-written,
This might just be Linda Howard’s best work yet. I wanted to reread it as soon as I reached the last page!
All the Queen’s Men plunges the reader into the world of CIA secret missions. In a refreshing turn, the heroine Niema Burdock is as adventurous as her male agent counterparts. No reluctant heroine proclaiming her inexperience and shying from challenges here. If you like strong, unapologetic – and believable characters – you will love Niema.
And Howard outdoes herself creating the hero, John Medina. He is one of the CIA’s most legendary agents (was a character in Kill and Tell), yet Howard creates a superb balance of the self-confidence and coolheadedness required of an agent, with the vulnerability that is a logical result of living a solitary and hidden life.
Niema and Medina are well-matched in their spy competencies, and in their intense sensuality. The plot is one of the best Howard has created, with in-depth and complex characters. The love scenes are incredibly intense without being cloying. No annoying euphamisms or “falling back to earth” – Howard doesn’t need them.
This is an amazing, intense, and exciting read. The cool assurance and attitude of taking initiatives that the characters exude (without being superhuman) rubs off on the reader. Reading the book made me want to get out and get started with several projects, sports, and/or other activities. Which created a conflict with my great desire to sit down and start the book over!
A quality of a good book is that when you finish it you wish for just a few more pages. This is one of those books.
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|Another Satisfied Customer,
This book is exactly what you would expect of Linda Howard’s move into the suspense genre and it has not, in any way, affected the quality of her writing.
Don’t pay any attention to people who say it’s different in style, too sensual, too boring, too whatever… Any avid Linda Howard reader would recognise her style under any pseudonym. Too sensual? Not if you’ve ever read any existing Linda Howard novel, and boring – don’t make me laugh.
The story grabs you from the very beginning and never lets go – not for a bit. I was ecstatic to witness the return of John Medina – he was one of those cleverly hinted at characters in one of her earlier novels. Niema is heartbreakingly feisty and vulnerable at the same time, like most of Linda Howard’s heroines. John is the strong, silent loner who, in any other book, would be called a stereotype, but in this one just… fits.
The plot is strong and moves at a fast, suspense-filled pace. Surprisingly, one of the secondary characters strikes a bitter-sweet cord in your heart. Just when you thought you’d sifted out the good guys from the bad.
I too, can’t wait for Chance McKenzie’s story (please don’t let it be too far away). In the meantime, I’ll make do with anything Linda Howard has to offer. She hasn’t disappointed me yet – and that is something I can say about very few authors in all my years of reading.
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