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With One Breath (Blackhawk Security Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Margaret Watson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 14: Blackhawk Security

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TWO AGAINST THE TALIBAN, TWO WILDLY
DIFFERENT AGENDAS-- BOTH CRAZY RISKY!

Laila’s not the type of woman who needs rescuing. Except for a tiny rule-breaking penchant, she’s a model CIA agent—smart, resourceful, brave, and very very determined.. But right now she’s in a tight situation—in more than one way. She’s hiding from the Taliban in a network of pitch-dark interlocking caves, so narrow a cat could barely thread its way through them. A cat or an agent trained for it.

And that would be Jase, her designated rescuer.

Once her CIA training agent, he’s the last man she’d get involved with, even though he’s the hottest guy she’s ever met. He’s bossy. Intimidating. Way too alpha. And a strict rule follower.

All traits on her ‘no fly’ list.

Set against the tense U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, this rapid-fire tale begins with electrifying action, moves on to fast-flying sparks, and never lets up. Laila’s on the way to Kabul to leave the country, where she also teaches a class of village girls, when her driver betrays her. She outwits him, but it’s only a matter of time till the Taliban track her down.

She’s never been so glad to see Jase.

Romance should be the last thing on either’s mind as they frantically crawl and slither their way through the claustrophobic caves, desperate to find an exit. Still, infatuation sparks.

And smolders.

But neither can afford to take their eyes off their own goals. Jase’s is simple--to rejoin his team and deliver Laila safely to Kabul. But Laila has a more ambitious agenda, one that will require breaking rules, disobeying orders, and endangering the whole team.

Author Watson has a tantalizing knack for turning up the heat by blending seething tension with breakneck action. Readers will also appreciate the first-rate writing, storytelling, and an attention to authenticity that makes you wonder if she’s both an experienced spelunker and highly trained spy.

Perfect for fans of J.D. Robb, Barbara Freethy, and Rachel Grant.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09Q7XDQW3
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dragonfly Press (March 1, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 1, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1516 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 270 pages

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- #5,622 in Women's Romance Fiction
- #8,393 in Romantic Suspense (Books)
- #10,713 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)

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I've made up stories in my head for as long as I can remember - I put myself to sleep at night when I was young by rewriting the plots and endings of books I'd read. I assumed this was normal and everyone else did it, too, until I began getting weird looks when I talked about it. Finally, when I was twelve, I figured it out and decided I'd be a writer when I grew up.

I got sidetracked by my love of animals and the need for a 'real' job, so I became a veterinarian instead. Twenty-five years ago, when I realized I was making up stories about my clients and their pets, I decided to try putting them down on paper.

The result? After writing thirty books for Harlequin and selling millions of copies of them, I'm now writing The Donovan Family series, romantic suspense novels about a family of Chicago cops.

I consider myself the luckiest person in the world to be involved in two careers that I love. But more important than either career is my family - my husband and my three daughters. We live in a Chicago suburb with a menagerie of pets.

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Kindle Customer Diane Marie

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Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2022

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Laila was training to go work in a village in Afghanistan as a teacher. Chase was training her and they were both attracted to each other. Then after her training was complete she was shipped off . Chase fell in love with her but tried to deny his feelings. He said he didn't do serious. When Laila was in Afghanistan she was a CIA agent and she walked around at night getting any information she could. She told everyone she just wanted exercise after teaching all day. She taught 6 girls in Afghanistan. The men there didn't like the women or girls to learn. They wanted the women at home and submissive to them. Then 1 night when she got back from her walk one of the girls she taught brother Bahraham was in her hut and told her the Tablian were coming and she was in danger and had to leave. He said he had a friend who was gonna drive her and him to caves where she would spend the night and then she could catch a plane. Only it was a trap. They gave her water and food and left her in the cave marking rocks so they would know how to find her. After they left she poured out the water and put the empty bottles in the cave with the food. She had a tracking chip in her shoulder and sent a text on her SAT phone and moved to another cave. 3 men were sent to rescue her tracking her chip so they would know where she was. Their names were Dev,Cody, and Chase the guy she had feelings for. Once she was rescued she wanted to go back and get the girls she taught and their families because she knew what would happen to them once the Tablian got a hold of them. All but 1 girl and her family wouldn't relocate and decided to stay behind. There was 4 girls and their families. 1 of the girls came without her family. As they were leaving Chase changed his mind and started up the airplane steps to tell Laila but he was shot twice in his leg. After he had surgery in Afghanistan he was shipped out to the states and had two more surgeries. Laila loved him and faked being his finance so she could be with him. He did physical therapy and when he was ready to be released the doctor told him the only way she would release him was if he lived with someone. So he went to live with Laila and eventually she bought a farm and her and Chase turned it into a place for Vets to go with PTSD or any kind of injury. They had therapists and therapy horses and eventually they were going to get married.

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Catlou

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Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2022

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WITH ONE BREATH will leave you almost breathless at times. Laila’s efforts to escape the Taliban and Jase’s actions to rescue her are sure to leave you on the edge of your seat. In the midst of the intense moments, the feelings between Laila and Jase that began during her training continue to grow. But there’s more twists and turns to their journey that are sure to keep you thoroughly engaged from page to page. Although I felt there could have been more development to Laila and Jase’s relationship, theirs is a tale you’ll easily become involved in with appealing characters and an intriguing storyline. I have already read the other books in this series, so it was interesting to read what basically provides some backstory before the beginning of Blackhawk Security. Makes me want to re-read the series just to tie it all together. 😍

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AlmaSanchez75

Wow, I loved Jace and Laila's story so so much!

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2023

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Mrs. Watson is a new to me author, but when I read the excerpt, I thought I would love to read this story but wasn't sure if I would or wouldn't love it. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I loved reading Jace and Laila's love story. And it was so different from other military romance books I've read before that it made it so much better, and their story wouldn't leave me when I had to put the book down.

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Nana

Both action and romance.

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2023

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What more can you want? Laila joined the CIA to go to Afghanistan and learn what she could about Taliban activities in a rural area. Her cover was teaching girls. She fell in love with those girls.

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022

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The book was alright. I really like both Jase & Laila at first. But when she wanted to go back to the Village to get the girls to offer them protection & some how convinced Jase, Dev & Cody to follow through with it I instantly was turned off. They didn’t follow order from Mel to get her & come back. Not to mention it seemed completely easy that these girls & parents were accepted into the base. Just know it wouldn’t be that simple. The brother of one of the girls betrayed Laila & everyone is acting like it didn’t happen & that he was just a boy/man caught up in the moment.

I think the author had great potential to make this book more action packed & that’s what it was missing for Jase & Laila.

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Auntie Em

Interesting prologue for this series...

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2023

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...where we meet the CIA operatives who become the basis of Blackhawk Security.
In this book Jase and Laila meet when she is being trained as a field operative in Afghanistan. Laila is a teacher at a girls school when the Taliban decide her and her students need to be made examples of what happens to people who defy their rules
It's a love story mixed with intrigue and adventure.

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2023

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Well written with a great cast of characters. Suspenseful with a little romance. It had its heartfelt moments and an HEA.

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2023

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A very resourceful woman is a CIA agent posted as a school teacher in Afghanistan. Things get hairy when the Taliban gets close. There are hair raising adventures to escape them. Good read.

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Miss Niss

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2023

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As usual from reading others , this author delivers the goods
A bit of romance with danger thrown in and not forgetting the happy ending , what more is there to say !!

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