Really enjoyed this book. Interesting, well plotted. Holds your interest from start to finish

Highly recommended, there is an excellent chance that this book is the one for which you have been searching. Written by two Australian veterans of the war in Vietnam and standing as a tribute to all who served in that conflict, Crossfire is a unique look at the way in which a specialized Australian infantry platoon operated as a reconnaissance unit in the field. While the style of writing is at once both raw and gritty, it is nonetheless a book with a great deal of soul. It tells the story of how a bunch of blokes at the sharp end, fought (and in some cases, died) in what became Australia's longest and most divisive war. Like so many "Diggers" who went before them, they did their duty and more. They laughed together, felt pain and sometimes cried together, but throughout, maintained that very Australian characteristic in the face of adversity: a stoic determination to see the job done, no matter what.

Crossfire is much more than just another war story, however. It goes beyond the jungle-bashing and the contacts and the firefights; beyond the heat and the sweat and the sometimes gut-wrenching fear that were the essence of the grunt's war in Vietnam. The authors have adopted a mode of presentation that works extremely well and complements the theme of the main narrative. Interwoven with the exploits of the Reconnaissance Platoon as it sought to come to grips with its task in the jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam, is a separate but complementary story focused on the present. It looks briefly at a small group of veterans, some thirty years after the event, as they seek a kind of cathartic release while camping and hiking in the Flinders Ranges, that area of rugged but serene, natural beauty in "outback" South Australia.

Based on incidents and events that actually occurred, Crossfire not only holds the interest all the way, but in many places reads like a best-selling novel. Indeed, it is one of those rare books, which once started, is entirely difficult to put down. This is a very worthy addition to the genre, and it is a credit to Peter Haran and Robert Kearney that they have captured so faithfully what it was to be in action on the ground in Vietnam. If you are a veteran of the Vietnam War, then in a very real sense the incidents and events portrayed in the book will have an uncanny knack of taking you back there. It will take you back to another time and another place - to a conflict and an era that you have known intimately, and which will forever feature in the history of the Australian soldier at war. If you are not a veteran and you read no other book on the subject, you must read this one. As Lieutenant General Peter Cosgrove, Chief of the Australian Army, says in the foreword to Crossfire: "Read this story. Read about these Australians. They are so ordinary but so extraordinary - they are heroes."

Of all the books on inner healing and deliverance that I have read, this one has been one of the two most helpful. Dr. Kraft not only explains what happens in a ministry session, he also explains how to do it. A must for those wanting to see God move in this type of ministry!

The Blaze novels sometimes are interesting, exciting and/or erotic and sometimes they leave me cold. Enslaved definitely falls in the first category. This novel is set at a resort in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, called Eden. It is a super-secret all-inclusive resort created by and for women only. There women may "purchase" men for a period up to a month. The resort includes an area that sounds like "Downtown Disney" at WDW, only Downtown Disney certainly does not have a fantasy pavilion! The novel begins when Navy SEAL Chad Hunter is asked by his admiral to infiltrate Eden as a male escort in order to ascertain the whereabouts of his son, an ex-SEAL who entered Eden six months ago and has not been seen since. Meanwhile, Brittany is forced to go to Eden by her mother, one of the resort's founders. Her mother feels that Brittany has been living in a shell since her divorce from a philandering husband and that it is time to recover fully, including dating men. The best way, she thinks, is to jump into a pool where all the men are gorgeous and available! (Sounds like a plan to me!) Brittany and Chad meet on the first night at a mixer and Brittany's mother, seeing the interest Brittany tries to hide, purchases Chad for her daughter for a month. Brittany and Chad then stay together at her mother's cottage at the resort. While Chad is looking for the admiral's son, he is also seducing Brittany. Eventually, Chad confides in Brittany and they search together to a surprising conclusion. During the course of their search they use two rooms in the fantasy pavilion ' a bondage room and a star-themed room. The bondage room scene is not scary, IMO, so don't worry if you hear bondage and think whips and chains. The sexual tension is high and the sex scenes highly erotic. I hope the author continues writing novels using this resort and we get to see all of the rooms in the fantasy pavilion!

First let me state that this is the second in a series of three books. However, it can certainly stand alone if you have not read the first one.

This book is supposed to be occuring simultaniously as the first one. It ties in well with the first one with the characters referring to the ones in the first novel.

Alexandra Golden is an architect. She has just learned she has a brother that she had been seperated from before she was adopted. She learns this by recieving a short letter and a pile of papers in the mail. Just when it seems things are going her way, a man breaks in trying to get the papers she was sent. Fortunately, Roarke Stone is there to save the day. He saves her several times in the course of this book. Very interesting.

Roarke is the sexy, patient kind of guy I'd like to have saving me if I were in trouble. Alexandra is the gutsy, smart type of woman I'd like to be. She holds her own in this book and I like that.

A great read.

This is one in a set. The Hidden Years is very good.

It starts with lovely lawyer Cassidy bringing some papers and legal 'stuff' to an old friend named Jake. Jake has been searching for his sisters for 10 years. Cassidy found papers pertaining to this search in her deceased father's stuff.
A rocky start between two people, a horrible attack on Cassidy by a stranger and the the book is off and running.

IT has a catchy beginning the drags you in to the story. There are twists and turns in this book that I find common for Susan Kearny novels, they keep you interested and reading. The romance is believable. Very enjoyable.

I read Harlequin Intrigue because they are quick reads. I like mysteries and I like love stories. These combine both. I like HI books by Susan Kearney. Enjoyable.

This book gives a consice guide to assisted reproductive procedures with easy to read details. It helped me greatly as I enter my first IVF cycle. Now I know what to expect and won't be suprised. If you are seeing a fertility specialist, this would be a great book to read so you know what your doctor is talking about and what questions to ask!

This book was extremely helpful to me because I was just starting out as a travel nurse. It told me all about things that I had never even considered, including taxes, negotiating for benefits that I need, etc... I also like the section in the back with the listing of companies and room to take notes. Not sure if this book would be helpful to someone who has been a travel nurse for a while, but for a new traveler I highly recommend it. The author is very nice about answering any other questions via email.

For anyone who grew up in Kearny, or who lives nearby, this is a wonderful 'picture' book filled with history. I never knew the history of my hometown until I was given this book. Its a great gift for any Kearny resident. The pictures are priceless!

A Lonely Grave: The Life And Death Of William Redmond is the fascinating biography of a hitherto forgotten man who in his time came to represent the ambition, frustration, and self-sacrifice of a generation of Irish patriots who sought home rule for their country in the days preceding World War I. William "Willie" Redmond was the brother of John Redmond, leader of the Irish parliamentary party who, despite the general apathy of the Irish towards involving themselves in the British/German conflict on the continent, enlisted in the 16th (Irish) Division as an officer and received a fatal wound on the battlefield of Messines Ridge, south of Ypres, France. Dying in a field hospital of the Ulster Division later that same day, Redmond was the only officer of his 6th Royal Irish Regiment to be buried at Locre (the 16th Division's headquarters), and not with his fallen comrades into one of the official war cemeteries built after the war. His "lonely grave" is unvisited, and symbolizes Ireland's indifference to the fate of its soldiers who died in World War I. Terence Denman's superb biography, covering both Redmond's political and military career, is a fitting testament to a long neglected hero of both the Irish struggle for independence and Irish participation in the Great War.