Raptor 6 (The Quiet Professionals, Book 1) by Ronie Kendig

Book Description:
Captain Dean Watters keeps his mission and his team in the forefront of his laser-like focus. So when these two things are threatened by hackers, Dean’s Special Forces training kicks into high gear. Failing to stop the hackers from stealing national security secrets from the military’s secure computers and networks isn’t an option. Zahrah Zarrick is a missionary teacher to Afghan children in Mazar-e Sharif. And a target. When Zahrah is captured because of her expertise in quantum cryptology, endangering the US national security, Dean is forced to crack the lockbox around his heart—a move that might come at the highest cost.

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I really enjoyed this novel! I have yet to read a novel by Kendig that I haven't enjoyed. I wish I could have breezed through this one uninterrupted but life has gotten very busy for me lately and sadly I had to read it in snatches. Still I had no trouble getting back into the story. I do remember however, that the first few chapters just felt like you were thrown into the middle of something with not enough information. But after that the flow and cohesion were good.

This story had well written, strong lead characters. That I really hope we will see more of their story played out in the course of the next book or the series. Otherwise, I think I will be a little disappointed. Still overall, well done, engrossing read. Kendig handled tough situations well, giving enough information but not too much when needed. I look forward to book 2 in this series!

Operation Zulu Redemption (5-part Serial Novel) by Ronie Kendig

Description:

The Explosive Brand-new 5-part Serial Novel!  

They never should’ve existed.  Now they don’t.  In the aftermath of their first highly successful op, the first all-female special ops team, known as Zulu, discovered that innocent civilians—women and children—died at their hands. Zulu was set up to take the devastating fall.  Fearing for their lives, the Zulu team vanished. With new identities and spread across the globe, they live in relative but isolated peace—yet still haunted by the past. Terrified of being discovered.   Five years after that horrific night, they’ve begun to hope they might be safe and the tragedy forgotten.  Until two of them are murdered.

Start the mission with Operation Zulu Redemption: Overkill--The Beginning.  This FREE episode drops you into the rapid-fire action where the women of Zulu are trying to figure out who is targeting them.   Who really set Zulu up to take the fall years ago?  Are they one and the same? Now the remaining members of Zulu have no choice but to regroup and stop their enemy--before it's too late. And Overkill is just the beginning...   

Start the mission with Operation Zulu Redemption: The Beginning and don't miss any of these extended 200 page episodes....
Available Now -- Operation Zulu Redemption: Collateral Damage -- Part 1
Available Now -- Operation Zulu Redemption: Out of Nowhere -- Part 2
Available Now -- Operation Zulu Redemption: Hazardous Duty -- Part 3
August 8 -- Operation Zulu Redemption: Act of Treason -- Part 4

Ronie Kendig will leave you needing the next!

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Instead of doing a post on each individual serial novel, I am doing one on the whole series. While I do not want to give anything away, I do want to add my two bits. First of all, I thoroughly enjoyed this series! However, if you are a fast reader, and go through books quickly you may want to read these back to back, like one very large novel. Which fortunately for you, you can now do as they are all available! For me having to wait a week for each one to come out, while reading other books in between made it hard to keep the story fresh in my mind. I found I got more out of the ones I waited to read with another immediately following it. 

If you are a Kendig fan, you will find her trademark writing throughout. Well written characters, suspense, action, mystery and a dash of romance and faith round out her novels well. I have to admit that she kept me in particular suspense in regard to how a couple of the love interest stories would work out. Now for me, things didn't exactly end the way I wanted with one of them. But hey, that may just be me, and it didn't take away from the story. Also, for me the ending while very good, was a little too rushed. I felt there were a few loose ends I would have liked to see wrapped up and wished the story would have had a few more chapters doing this. 

All in all, I found this to be a very entertaining read!