Breaking Point
In the line of fire…OPERATION SHADOW WARRIORSAn ongoing U.S. military experiment to test the integration of trained female military operatives in live combat scenarios…The Alpha Platoon. A unit of Navy SEALs stationed in the unforgiving dryness of Afghanistan…who just learned that their newest team member is a woman. But Bay Thorn has a spine of steel–and the chops to prove it. Without a team to back her up, however, she's dead in the water. And her only ally is Gabe Griffin, a lone SEAL who is lethal, dangerous and unbearably attractive….Between the open hostility from her team and the harsh al Qaeda territory, Gabe is a lifeline for Bay. But mutual respect quickly grows into mutual attraction. And with each day and every assignment, the longing only deepens.They mustn't speak of it. Mustn't act on it. Because in this line of work, falling in love can get you killed….
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In the line of fireâ¦
OPERATION SHADOW WARRIORS
An ongoing U.S. military experiment to test the integration of trained female military operatives in live combat scenariosâ¦
The Alpha Platoon. A unit of Navy SEALs stationed in the unforgiving dryness of Afghanistanâ¦who just learned that their newest team member is a woman. But Bay Thorn has a spine of steelâand the chops to prove it. Without a team to back her up, however, sheâs dead in the water. And her only ally is Gabe Griffin, a lone SEAL who is lethal, dangerous and unbearably attractive.â¦
Between the open hostility from her team and the harsh al Qaeda territory, Gabe is a lifeline for Bay. But mutual respect quickly grows into mutual attraction. And with each day and every assignment, the longing only deepens.
They mustnât speak of it. Mustnât act on it. Because in this line of work, falling in love can get you killed.â¦
Praise for LINDSAY McKENNA
âA treasure of a bookâ¦highly recommended reading
that everyone will enjoy and learn from.â âChief Michael Jaco, U.S. Navy SEAL, retired, on Breaking Point
âMcKennaâs latest is an intriguing taleâ¦a unique twist on
the romance novel, and one thatâs sure to please.â âRT Book Reviews on Dangerous Prey
âRiveting.â
âRT Book Reviews on The Quest
âAn absorbing debut for the Nocturne line.â
âRT Book Reviews on Unforgiven
âGunfire, emotions, suspense, tension and sexuality abound in
this fast-paced, absorbing novel.â âAffaire de Coeur on Wild Woman
âAnother masterpiece.â
âAffaire de Coeur on Enemy Mine
âEmotionally chargedâ¦riveting and deeply touching.â
âRT Book Reviews on Firstborn
âMs. McKenna brings readers along for a fabulous odyssey in which
complex characters experience the danger, passion and beauty of the mystical jungle.â âRT Book Reviews on Man of Passion
âTalented Lindsay McKenna delivers excitement
and romance in equal measure.â âRT Book Reviews on Protecting His Own
âLindsay McKenna will have you flying with the
daring and deadly women pilots who risk their livesâ¦. Buckle in for the ride of your life.â âWriters Unlimited on Heart of Stone
To Bill Marcontell, Captain, USAF, retired, who flew Search and Rescue helicopters for the 38th ARRS in Southeast Asia in 1966â67. Thank you for information involving anything and everything that has to do with helicopters, their flight and their issues in this novel.
To Chief Michael Jaco, US Navy SEAL, retired. I appreciate you checking the technical aspects of all things SEAL in this book. And thank you for writing
The Intuitive Warrior. www.MichaelJaco.com
Contents
CHAPTER ONE
âTIME FOR YOUR trial by fire,â SEAL Chief Hampton said, gesturing for Baylee-Ann Thorn to follow him out of Operations. Hampton had met her CH-47 helo from Bagram Air Base. As he walked with her from Ops toward the SEAL compound, he told her how it was always below freezing in the morning despite its being a day in June in Afghanistan.
Bay tried to quell her nervousness. They traversed deeply rutted Humvee tracks outside Operations. Camp Bravo, an FOB, forward operating base, was thirty miles from the Pak, Pakistan border. It housed all types of black ops groups. Hampton led them toward a small concrete one-story building located near the edge of the CIA and black ops complex.
The Afghan sun was rising above the sharp, high peaks of the Hindu Kush Mountains. Bay was glad for the desert cammies and her soft cap since it was so cold. She removed her wraparound sunglasses as the chief of Alpha Platoon pushed open the door for her. Bay took a deep, steadying breath, feeling as if she were about to walk into a firefight.
Inside, she halted, unsure where to go. Looking to her left, she noticed seven SEAL shooters sitting and talking among themselves. They looked as if theyâd just finished a patrol, sweaty, dusty and tired-looking. She felt exactly like them, flying out of Iraq and leaving her Special Forces, a team stationed near Baghdad, for this outpost.
âFollow me,â Hampton said, giving her a smile of encouragement.
Bay felt slightly better, ignoring her exhaustion and following the tall, wiry Navy chief to the front of the large room. As soon as Hampton arrived, all talking stopped and the seven SEALs sat alert and focused. There were large wooden plyboard tables pushed off to one side. To her, they looked like planning or mission tables where the black ops SEAL team would plan their patrols. The SEALs sat on a few wooden bleachers at the other end of the room.
The room quieted as three Navy SEAL officers, who ran the platoon, entered the area from another doorway. Bay stood off to one side with Hampton as Lieutenant Paul Brafford, the OIC, Officer in Command, strolled up to the center. Every man in the room wore a beard in order to fit into the Muslim culture. Two other officers followed him into the silent room.
