Name: Hard Pursuit
ISBN: 9781735293943

Pamela Clare

ER nurse Kristi Chang and former Army Ranger Malik Jones had a fling and thought they'd never see each other again. But when Malik hears that gunmen have abducted Kristi, he'll stop at nothing to free her-and claim a second chance at love.

Hard Pursuit

When ER nurse Kristi Chang met former Army Ranger Malik Jones in Antarctica eighteen months ago, they agreed to sex with no strings. She had no idea that Malik would turn out to be the most fun she'd ever had. Or that a big, bad soldier could be so sweet. Or that she would still be thinking of him more than a year later. Now working with an international aid organization in Nigeria, Kristi regrets letting him go. When gunmen suddenly attack and tear her from her medical unit and force her at gunpoint to care for their leader, she knows she'll have to use her wits if she wants to stay alive. She warns her captors that she's married to a Ranger named Malik who will kill any man who touches her. If only that were true?Malik hasn't forgotten a single incredible moment he spent with Kristi. When he gets the news that she's been abducted, he is gutted and wants to get Cobra's guns into the fight to free her. A veteran of more than a few rescues, he knows how brutal captivity can be for a woman and wants to get her out of there as soon as possible. But the State Department decides to let local authorities handle the situation and gives Cobra a different assignment, leaving Malik no choice but to quit the job he loves to go after Kristi himself. But locating her in an area bigger than the state of Texas and freeing her from a band of ruthless killers by himself isn't going to be easy.When Malik appears out of nowhere and saves her life, Kristi thinks she's dreaming. As she recovers from her ordeal, the heat between them again flares into passion. This time, however, it's not just about lust. Their hearts are on the line. But in rescuing Kristi, Malik has kicked the proverbial hornet's nest, unleashing the wrath of a ruthless criminal organization bent on revenge. It will take all of their strength to survive-and turn this second chance at romance into the love of a lifetime.

A Cobra Elite Novel

Lynn Braden

ER nurse Kristi Chang still has 6 months left on her contract at Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole when her "no strings" lover, Malik Jones and his Cobra colleagues leave. With Kristi's next stop being Nigeria, she knows she will probably never see Malik again. After a few months in Nigeria, Kristi is kidnapped and taken to the camp of thieves for the purpose of helping to heal the commander's bullet wound. Kristi did not give up hope, and she is rewarded when Malik and a local Cobra asset rescue her from the camp. She and Malik believe the danger is over until they realize that the local camp was part of a larger terrorist organization in the region, making the trip back to the US more perilous than they could have ever imagined.

Hard Pursuit contains many elements of the typical woman-in-distress trope, but remains a cut above due to the realistic setting of the story and the emotions exhibited by the characters. The beginning of the story helps to establish the previous relationship of the protagonists, making their time together in Nigeria even more believable. Overall, another good entry into the Cobra Elite series.

Hard Pursuit

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