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Sourcebooks, Inc (2013), Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
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Fiction. Romance. Suspense. HTML: Name: Big John Wallace Rank: Staff Sergeant, Chief Mechanic and Gunner Mission: To serve and protect his crew and country. Name: Connie Davis Rank: Sergeant, Flight Engineer, Mechanical Wizard Mission: To be the best...and survive. Two Crack Mechanics, One Impossible Mission Being in The Night Stalkers is Connie Davis's way of facing her demons head-on, but mountain-strong John Wallace is a threat on all fronts. Their passion is explosive, but their conflicts are insurmountable. When duty calls them to a mission no one else could survive, they'll fly into the night together-ready or not. The third book in M.L. Buchman's military romantic suspense series featuring the exceptionally kickass heroes and heroines of the Special Ops Aviation Regiment (SOAR). The Night Stalkers Series:The Night is Mine (Book 1) I Own the Dawn (Book 2) Wait Until Dark (Book 3) Take Over at Midnight (Book 4) Light Up the Night (Book 5) Bring on the Dusk (Book 6) Praise for M.L Buchman: "A rousing mix of romance and military action thrills...Buchman blends tender feelings with military politics to keep readers riveted."-Publishers Weekly on I Own the Dawn "The first novel in Buchman's new military suspense series is an action-packed adventure. With a super-stud hero, a strong heroine, and a backdrop of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and the world of the Washington elite, it will grab readers from the first page."-RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars on The Night is Mine.… (more)
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LibraryThing member amdrane2
3.5 stars
I just read the entire series to be able to accurately review this book. I found that while I enjoyed reading a military romance about a division that never gets written about I found my eyes glazing over quite a few times when it started using acronyms (I kept forgetting what they stood
I just read the entire series to be able to accurately review this book. I found that while I enjoyed reading a military romance about a division that never gets written about I found my eyes glazing over quite a few times when it started using acronyms (I kept forgetting what they stood
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for) and when describing the helicopters (I've never actually seen a military grade helicopter so couldn't really picture what they were talking about). I've liked the character of Big Bad John from the beginning and was glad he was going to have a nice romance, but I'm not sure how much I liked Connie. She had absolutely no personality until the last chapter. From John's POV we read that she was funny and loving but we were never shown that part of her. My favorite part of the book was when they visited his family. I must say that even though I didn't get into the military aspect of this series I did recommend it to a friend of mine who is a Security Medical Evacuation/ Air Medical Supervisor working in Saudi Arabia. I though he'd get a kick out of them. I'll still probably read the next book just because I'd like to see Crazy Tim get tamed. Show Less
LibraryThing member Conkie
I continue to enjoy the detailed stories following the crews of men/women involved in the little talked-about aviation division of the Army, S.O.A.R. However, this book was more difficult to follow than the previous two. The shear amount of army aviation technical terms, etc. needing explanation at
Looking forward to Book #4 of the Night Stalkers' series. Hope that book is easier to find in the stores than this last one was.
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times overwhelmed the story being told. Yet, that detail is what I truly enjoy about M.L. Buchman's writing. Maybe if the author would consider putting in some pages for term explanations, rather than trying to explain them through the voices and/or actions of the characters involved, it would improve the read, without taking away from its story ? Looking forward to Book #4 of the Night Stalkers' series. Hope that book is easier to find in the stores than this last one was.
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LibraryThing member RtB
Reviewed by: April
Book provided by: book provided by NetGalley for review
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
With a mix of military suspense, broken lives and emotions and romantic heat, Wait Until Dark packs a leisurely but intense punch for lovers of this genre!
This is the first book by
Each of the books focus on a set of characters and this one revolved around Special Agents Connie Davis and John Wallace. Both are part of the SOAR team, the Night Stalkers, a group of highly trained individuals who are brought in at a moment’s notice to deal with highly dangerous military situations and missions. High intelligence, the ability to focus and brute emotional as well as physical strength are absolute necessities. Connie has been alone life since her father was killed on a military mission, when she was a teenager. Her focus has always been to keep her father’s legacy, so to speak, alive by following in his footsteps. However, Connie has built up a wall around herself that not even the toughest bomb could shatter. She knows in her heart that her life is counted day by day and with her career, she could be killed the next day. It is because of that thought she does not allow herself to plan a future for herself, nor does she allow herself to become emotionally connected to others around her.
John is a strong minded, intelligent, honorable and oh-so-hunky of a guy. He finds himself drawn to Connie and when the team is allowed a few days leave before Christmas, he invites her back to stay with his family instead of going off to be forced to spend that time alone. She hesitates, but in the end relents and goes with him. What she finds is an amazing, loving and accepting family that, if she allows them to, just may make that wall around her heart crumble just a bit.
For me the story began a bit on the slower side. However, I think that was simply because the beginning is very military focused, as they are on a mission. The storyline did proceed smoothly and in a gentle slope building way. My favorite part was the middle when the story was focused on Connie and John and their growing relationship – both with one another and with Connie and John’s family. The author does an amazing job bringing emotions to the surface all throughout the story, as well as gripping the reader in the fist of what the characters are going through. I have to say, also, that the military aspect of the story was very well plodded out and explained. Mr. Buchman obviously knows his stuff and that shows through in his writing style.
For those looking for and enjoy a well written military romance, Wait Until Dark is definitely one that you will want to check out! I look forward to reading more by this author in the future!
Book provided by: book provided by NetGalley for review
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
With a mix of military suspense, broken lives and emotions and romantic heat, Wait Until Dark packs a leisurely but intense punch for lovers of this genre!
This is the first book by
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this author that I have had the pleasure of reading and I can say that I highly enjoyed his writing style and his ability to really bring forth his characters in a three dimensional way that truly allowed me to care for and feel a connection with them. Wait Until Dark is the third in the Night Stalker series and though I had not read the previous two books in the series, I had absolutely no problem following along with the story line or the characters. With that in mind, this can easily be read as a standalone book or in series order.Each of the books focus on a set of characters and this one revolved around Special Agents Connie Davis and John Wallace. Both are part of the SOAR team, the Night Stalkers, a group of highly trained individuals who are brought in at a moment’s notice to deal with highly dangerous military situations and missions. High intelligence, the ability to focus and brute emotional as well as physical strength are absolute necessities. Connie has been alone life since her father was killed on a military mission, when she was a teenager. Her focus has always been to keep her father’s legacy, so to speak, alive by following in his footsteps. However, Connie has built up a wall around herself that not even the toughest bomb could shatter. She knows in her heart that her life is counted day by day and with her career, she could be killed the next day. It is because of that thought she does not allow herself to plan a future for herself, nor does she allow herself to become emotionally connected to others around her.
John is a strong minded, intelligent, honorable and oh-so-hunky of a guy. He finds himself drawn to Connie and when the team is allowed a few days leave before Christmas, he invites her back to stay with his family instead of going off to be forced to spend that time alone. She hesitates, but in the end relents and goes with him. What she finds is an amazing, loving and accepting family that, if she allows them to, just may make that wall around her heart crumble just a bit.
For me the story began a bit on the slower side. However, I think that was simply because the beginning is very military focused, as they are on a mission. The storyline did proceed smoothly and in a gentle slope building way. My favorite part was the middle when the story was focused on Connie and John and their growing relationship – both with one another and with Connie and John’s family. The author does an amazing job bringing emotions to the surface all throughout the story, as well as gripping the reader in the fist of what the characters are going through. I have to say, also, that the military aspect of the story was very well plodded out and explained. Mr. Buchman obviously knows his stuff and that shows through in his writing style.
For those looking for and enjoy a well written military romance, Wait Until Dark is definitely one that you will want to check out! I look forward to reading more by this author in the future!
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LibraryThing member jendoyle2000
Like some of the other reviewers, I found this book a little bit more difficult to follow due to the detail of some of the mechanics of everything. And Connie as a heroine was a little bit harder for me to warm up to. But in a way, that just made the payoff that much more rewarding for me. After
Some highlights for me were the visit home -- one of my favorite families ever (oh, how I hope we get a Noreen book!), and the integration of Connie into that was just beautiful. We don't get too much of Kee and Archie, but that was o.k. with me. The scenes with "the Majors" (a few of which were from Emily's POV), more than made up for it. The poker scenes, ditto.
I am so tempted to move directly on to Night Stalkers #4, but #5 isn't out yet (I don't think) and I need to savor for now so I am forcing myself to hold back.
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all, the whole point of Connie was that she could reel off specs and formulas like nobody's business, but she couldn't quite relate to the human beings around her. And Big John (although with that nickname I had a hard time getting a burly mountain man out of my head, which wasn't, I think, the persona that I was supposed to get into), with his mechanical mind but huge heart, is the one man on earth who can see both those parts of her. HEA indeed. I suppose the mechanics should have taken this down a notch or two for me, but as I've said before, I base my ratings on how hard it is for me to put a book down and, darn it, if I could have justified calling in sick in order to finish this book I would have. As it was, I stayed up WAY too late two nights in a row. Some highlights for me were the visit home -- one of my favorite families ever (oh, how I hope we get a Noreen book!), and the integration of Connie into that was just beautiful. We don't get too much of Kee and Archie, but that was o.k. with me. The scenes with "the Majors" (a few of which were from Emily's POV), more than made up for it. The poker scenes, ditto.
I am so tempted to move directly on to Night Stalkers #4, but #5 isn't out yet (I don't think) and I need to savor for now so I am forcing myself to hold back.
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LibraryThing member blodeuedd
This is book 3, but it does work well as a stand alone.
Both were in the previous book, but this is their time. Connie is the dedicated mechanic, the soldier who forms no attachment. She feels weird and that she does not belong. I kind of felt that I I understood where she was coming from. Yes she
Is there lots of military action then? Yes and no. Military yes, action, mostly at the end. That part I liked the least. Sure it was suspenseful but by then I just wanted to know everything would be ok between these too. And I rather watch and read the truly suspenseful bits in books (yes I like movies ;)
Suspense, romance, a bit of nice family life makes it into a good book.
Both were in the previous book, but this is their time. Connie is the dedicated mechanic, the soldier who forms no attachment. She feels weird and that she does not belong. I kind of felt that I I understood where she was coming from. Yes she
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has issues, but that is who she is. While Big John is nice, fits in and is just a good guy. A perfect fit? Well not exactly and that is what makes it good. They first fight their attraction and then they have lots of other things to deal with. They grow.Is there lots of military action then? Yes and no. Military yes, action, mostly at the end. That part I liked the least. Sure it was suspenseful but by then I just wanted to know everything would be ok between these too. And I rather watch and read the truly suspenseful bits in books (yes I like movies ;)
Suspense, romance, a bit of nice family life makes it into a good book.
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LibraryThing member LadyTi
Hell yeah.
Great for those of us with a military background, and readers who think eat and breathe tech. And the sex and romance doesn't hurt either. =)
Buchman has been many a man's intro to the type of stuff his woman reads. Or at least close enough.
Great for those of us with a military background, and readers who think eat and breathe tech. And the sex and romance doesn't hurt either. =)
Buchman has been many a man's intro to the type of stuff his woman reads. Or at least close enough.
Language
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English
Original publication date
2013-02-05
Physical description
384 p.; 6.8 inches
ISBN
140225816X / 9781402258169