The Woman Left Behind: A Novel - Softcover

Howard, Linda

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9780062748782: The Woman Left Behind: A Novel

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ISBN 10: 0062748785 ISBN 13: 9780062748782

Publisher: William Morrow, 2018

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Jina Modell works in Communications for a paramilitary organization, and she really likes it. She likes the money, she likes the coolness factor—and it was very cool, even for Washington, DC. She liked being able to kick terrorist butts without ever leaving the climate-controlled comfort of the control room.

But when Jina displays a really high aptitude for spatial awareness and action, she’s reassigned to work as an on-site drone operator in the field with one of the GO-teams, an elite paramilitary unit. The only problem is she isn’t particularly athletic, to put it mildly, and in order to be fit for the field, she has to learn how to run and swim for miles, jump out of a plane, shoot a gun...or else be out of a job.

Team leader Levi, call sign Ace, doesn’t have much confidence in Jina--who he dubbed Babe as soon as he heard her raspy, sexy voice--making it through the rigors of training. The last thing he needs is some tech geek holding them back from completing a dangerous, covert operation. In the following months, however, no one is more surprised than he when Babe, who hates to sweat, begins to thrive in her new environment, displaying a grit and courage that wins her the admiration of her hardened, battle-worn teammates. What’s even more surprising is that the usually very disciplined GO-team leader can’t stop thinking about kissing her smart, stubborn mouth...or the building chemistry and tension between them.

Meanwhile, a powerful Congresswoman is working behind the scenes to destroy the GO-teams, and a trap is set to ambush Levi’s squad in Syria. While the rest of the operatives set off on their mission, Jina remains at the base to control the surveillance drone, when the base is suddenly attacked with explosives. Thought dead by her comrades, Jina escapes to the desert where, brutally tested beyond measure, she has to figure out how to stay undetected by the enemy and make it to her crew in time before they’re exfiltrated out of the country.

But Levi never leaves a soldier behind, especially the brave woman he’s fallen for. He’s bringing back the woman they left behind, dead or alive.

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A battle-hardened warrior will risk himself to help the woman he loves escape from deadly enemies in this thrilling, edge-of-your-seat novel of romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard

Jina Modell works in Communications for a paramilitary organization and loves it. She likes the money, the coolness factor, and being able to kick terrorist butts without ever leaving the comfort of the control room.

But when Jina displays a high aptitude for spatial awareness and action, she’s reassigned to work as an on-site drone operator with one of the elite GO-Teams. The only problem is that she isn’t particularly athletic, and to be fit for the field, she must learn how to run for miles, jump out of a plane, shoot a gun . . . or else be unemployed.

Team leader Levi doesn’t have much confidence in Jina—whom he dubbed Babe as soon as he heard her raspy voice—making it through training. The last thing he needs is some tech geek holding them back from completing a dangerous operation. And no one is more surprised than he when Babe begins to thrive in her new environment, displaying grit that wins the admiration of her teammates. What’s even more surprising is that the usually disciplined leader can’t stop thinking about her smart mouth . . . or the building chemistry between them.

Meanwhile, a powerful congresswoman is working behind the scenes to destroy the GO-Teams, and a trap is set to ambush Levi’s squad in Syria. While the rest of the operatives set off on their mission, Jina remains at the base to control the surveillance drone as they’re suddenly attacked. Thought dead by her comrades, Jina escapes to the desert, where she must figure out how to stay undetected by the enemy and make it back to her crew before they’re exfiltrated from the country.

But Levi never leaves a soldier behind, especially the brave woman he’s fallen for. He’s bringing back the woman they left behind, dead or alive.

About the Author:

Linda Howard is the award-winning author of many New York Times bestsellers, including Up Close and Dangerous, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Cover of Night, Killing Time, To Die For, Kiss Me While I Sleep, Cry No More, and Dying to Please. She lives in Alabama with her husband and a golden retriever.

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