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THE LONER by Lindsay McKenna
Dear Reader
Having been in the US Navy and having had Marine Corps friends in combat, I have seen what war does to a person. PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, came into our reality in the 1980’s. Before that, it was simply known as “battle fatigue” or the “thousand yard stare.” Whatever it was called then, now or in the future, the wounds our men and women in the military sustain by being in combat, is real. While they may never be wounded by a bullet, the terror, trauma and horror of their experiences, wounds their psyche and soul.
And the truth be known, dysfunctional families where parents dole out anger and abuse in any form or format, create PTSD in their child or children. War isn’t always over in a foreign country. War can be found within a family, sadly. And it’s something that needs to be addressed because so many people suffer from it. Police, firefighters and EMT/paramedics also can suffer from it as well. So, PTSD is a global phenomena and a very, very deep emotional wound that can take decades, even a lifetime, to heal, if ever.
In THE LONER, I wanted to bring PTSD to the surface and how it can affect the hero, Dakota Carson. His symptoms, as you read the book, are not fiction. They are fact. Many who are stamped with PTSD, have them too, unfortunately. What is heartbreaking is that our men and women who are returning from combat, find little in the way of help upon their return stateside. More needs to be done for them. And their families need to be educated upon the symptoms of PTSD so that they can cope better with them, instead of being wounded by it as well. Civilians become ‘friendly fire‘ beneath the aura of insidious PTSD. A person who has PTSD may well feel like a ‘loner.’ And this can be over come with help, love and understanding.
Shelby Kincaid, sheriff’s deputy, is the only woman on the Tetons County sheriff’s department. Her father was past commander of it and she loves what she does to help people in need. Not only that, but Shelby has been taught how to track people and animals in the worst of conditions. When she meets Dakota Carson, she is drawn powerfully to this angry loner. The more he pushes her away, the more she is attracted to him. She’s not dumb; she knows he has PTSD and finds out he spent ten years as a US Navy SEAL, fighting for his country. Shelby feels strongly that everyone owes Dakota, to help him instead of throwing him away, allowing him to live alone deep in the Tetons. Alone. Abandoned by his country.
Dakota wants nothing to do with civilization who ignores his plight. He survives on the edges of it with his SEAL training, asking for no hand outs and no help. But Shelby walks into his life, sunlight into his dark, depressed, haunted life, and Dakota can’t help but respond. And when they realize they share a horribly tragic link from their mutual past, over a decade earlier, it begins to create a meaningful, powerful connection between them. Once a SEAL, always a SEAL. Dakota’s protective mechanisms respond to Shelby’s sudden and unexpected crisis. Just when they have the courage to reach out to one another, their lives are ripped apart.
Can Dakota overcome his PTSD, engage his SEAL driven knowledge and experience in order to save her? Or not? Strap in for one helluva ride.
YOU TUBE VIDEO BOOK TRAILER:
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BOOK EXCERPT
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RT REVIEWS of THE LONER!
RT Reviews, July, 2013
THE LONER Lindsay McKenna 4 1/2 stars HOT
McKenna understands the mind of a warrior, and readers will love this story of a scarred soldier and his own personal Valkyrie finding salvation in each other’s arms. With warriors returning from the war suffering from PTSD every day, McKenna’s story is relevant, moving and eye-opening.
SUMMARY: Deputy Sheriff Shelby Kincaid’s heart is touched when she looks into Dakota Carson’s eyes. The grizzly bear attack that sends him to the emergency room also places him squarely in soft-hearted Shelby’s orbit. After 10 yeas as a Navy SEAL, Dakota is buffeted by brutal nightmares and flashbacks, so he’s sought seclusion in a dilapidated mountain cabin.
Slowly, Shelby draws him out of his comfort zone, making him want a real life for the first time in years. But when Shelby’s life is threatened and the two discover the evil is a common link from their past, Dakota will call upon all his skills to keep her safe, even as he questions whether a life together is possible. (HQN, Jul, 384 pp. $7.99) PAT COOPER, Reviewer.
www.lindsaymckenna.com
Wyoming Series
Harlequin HQN June 25, 2013
Having been in the US Navy and having had Marine Corps friends in combat, I have seen what war does to a person. PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, came into our reality in the 1980’s. Before that, it was simply known as “battle fatigue” or the “thousand yard stare.” Whatever it was called then, now or in the future, the wounds our men and women in the military sustain by being in combat, is real. While they may never be wounded by a bullet, the terror, trauma and horror of their experiences, wounds their psyche and soul.
And the truth be known, dysfunctional families where parents dole out anger and abuse in any form or format, create PTSD in their child or children. War isn’t always over in a foreign country. War can be found within a family, sadly. And it’s something that needs to be addressed because so many people suffer from it. Police, firefighters and EMT/paramedics also can suffer from it as well. So, PTSD is a global phenomena and a very, very deep emotional wound that can take decades, even a lifetime, to heal, if ever.
In THE LONER, I wanted to bring PTSD to the surface and how it can affect the hero, Dakota Carson. His symptoms, as you read the book, are not fiction. They are fact. Many who are stamped with PTSD, have them too, unfortunately. What is heartbreaking is that our men and women who are returning from combat, find little in the way of help upon their return stateside. More needs to be done for them. And their families need to be educated upon the symptoms of PTSD so that they can cope better with them, instead of being wounded by it as well. Civilians become ‘friendly fire‘ beneath the aura of insidious PTSD. A person who has PTSD may well feel like a ‘loner.’ And this can be over come with help, love and understanding.
Shelby Kincaid, sheriff’s deputy, is the only woman on the Tetons County sheriff’s department. Her father was past commander of it and she loves what she does to help people in need. Not only that, but Shelby has been taught how to track people and animals in the worst of conditions. When she meets Dakota Carson, she is drawn powerfully to this angry loner. The more he pushes her away, the more she is attracted to him. She’s not dumb; she knows he has PTSD and finds out he spent ten years as a US Navy SEAL, fighting for his country. Shelby feels strongly that everyone owes Dakota, to help him instead of throwing him away, allowing him to live alone deep in the Tetons. Alone. Abandoned by his country.
Dakota wants nothing to do with civilization who ignores his plight. He survives on the edges of it with his SEAL training, asking for no hand outs and no help. But Shelby walks into his life, sunlight into his dark, depressed, haunted life, and Dakota can’t help but respond. And when they realize they share a horribly tragic link from their mutual past, over a decade earlier, it begins to create a meaningful, powerful connection between them. Once a SEAL, always a SEAL. Dakota’s protective mechanisms respond to Shelby’s sudden and unexpected crisis. Just when they have the courage to reach out to one another, their lives are ripped apart.
Can Dakota overcome his PTSD, engage his SEAL driven knowledge and experience in order to save her? Or not? Strap in for one helluva ride.
YOU TUBE VIDEO BOOK TRAILER:
http://youtu.be/BBEnr7XpQHo
BOOK EXCERPT
http://www.harlequin.com/store.html?i...
TO PURCHASE:
www.harlequin.com http://www.harlequi...
RT REVIEWS of THE LONER!
RT Reviews, July, 2013
THE LONER Lindsay McKenna 4 1/2 stars HOT
McKenna understands the mind of a warrior, and readers will love this story of a scarred soldier and his own personal Valkyrie finding salvation in each other’s arms. With warriors returning from the war suffering from PTSD every day, McKenna’s story is relevant, moving and eye-opening.
SUMMARY: Deputy Sheriff Shelby Kincaid’s heart is touched when she looks into Dakota Carson’s eyes. The grizzly bear attack that sends him to the emergency room also places him squarely in soft-hearted Shelby’s orbit. After 10 yeas as a Navy SEAL, Dakota is buffeted by brutal nightmares and flashbacks, so he’s sought seclusion in a dilapidated mountain cabin.
Slowly, Shelby draws him out of his comfort zone, making him want a real life for the first time in years. But when Shelby’s life is threatened and the two discover the evil is a common link from their past, Dakota will call upon all his skills to keep her safe, even as he questions whether a life together is possible. (HQN, Jul, 384 pp. $7.99) PAT COOPER, Reviewer.
www.lindsaymckenna.com
Wyoming Series
Harlequin HQN June 25, 2013
ZONE OF FIRE by Lindsay McKenna
Zone of Fire -- an innovative approach to story telling
by Lindsay McKenna
Zone Of Fire, Taking Fire , On Fire: a new innovative way to tell a story by Lindsay McKenna, HQN, Harlequin
1. Zone Of Fire, Ebook only, Shadow Warriors Series, epilogue to Never Surrender, HQN, July, 2014.
On all major ebook platforms
2. Taking Fire, HQN, 2.25.2015. Shadow
Warriors series pocket book and ebook.
3. On Fire, HQN, Ebook only, Shadow Warriors Series, Director's Cut to Taking Fire
Pub. date: 3.1.2015
I am working with Harlequin to do something rather innovative for my many loyal readers. I got a lot of emails begging me to right a novella epilogue for Never Surrender (Bay and Gabe, the main characters). I did that, but I also wanted to take a secondary from that book, Mike Tarik, and add him to this 11,000 word novella. I married the two of them into it so that the novella was not only an epilogue regarding "what happened next to Bay and Gabe," but also became a bridge to Mike's book, Taking Fire.
There are actually THREE books, with Zone Of Fire, 2.1.2015 coming out first to set up Mike's book. Then, on 2.25.2015, Taking Fire comes out and is Mike and Khatereh's story. It is followed on 3.1.2015 by On Fire, Ebook only. It is what I term a "director's cut" to their story.
Unfortunately, in paperbacks, a 100,000 words is the max amount one can write about a story. I over ran that mark by roughly 40,000 words! And I did not want to delete it and forget it. My editor, Tara Gavin, agreed and so did Harlequin.
This is how these three books are like boxcars in a row on a train, kind of thing. It's a creative and new way to present characters and their stories. And I hope you enjoy them. Do let me know?
Taking Fire is a story of US Navy SEAL, Mike Tarik, who is an American citizen, but 1/2 Saudi and 1/2 American, through his mother, Annie. His father is a world renown cardiac surgeon. Dr. Bedir Tarik met his wife, Annie, over in Saudi Arabia where she was an American school teacher. Bedir, who is Sufi, believes firmly that love is the only way to peace and harmony in the world. He falls in love with Annie, and they marry in Riyadh. Later, she gets pregnant with Mike and he is born in San Diego, California.
Bedir takes his young son over to Saudi Arabia for three weeks every year. He has a charity in Riyadh, and he and Mike take a pickup and distribute clothes, food and money to the poor at the fringes of that city, as well as to many others areas. He teaches his son generosity, giving back and being grateful for what he has.
Mike grows up wanting to become a Navy SEAL. Bedir has already shown him his family's lineage and tells his warrior son that he has the genes of his warrior great-grandfather. Mike's view on it is that he wants to help the poor and oppressed, to rid them of tyrants who kill or make their lives miserable. When he deploys to Afghanistan with Seal Team 3, he works with NGO charities to bring food, clothing, and shoes to the desperately poor Afghan villages near where his team is located.
He carries on his father's belief in always helping those who have less. But on one mission, he finds himself in need. He and his four-man SEAL team are out on a mission. And it is a black ops US Marine Corps sniper who saves his team and him from a deadly ambush. And she's a woman! Mike's entire life changes in the moment he is injured and saved by this mysterious operator who cares for him deep in the cave systems of the Hindu Kush Mountains near the Pakistan border.
Sergeant Khatereh Shinwari is wary of this SEAL, must maintain her deep black ops cover and although she's powerfully drawn to Mike, there is no way she can act upon it. Mike, before he's picked up by a Night Stalker helicopter once he's ready to leave her care for FOB Bravo, promises her, he will see her again.
Khat doesn't believe him, as much as she wished she could. Her life is not her own. Her loyalty is to her Afghan people, not to a single man like Mike. But life has a funny way of changing up, and Mike isn't about to just let this enigmatic, beautiful woman disappear out of his life. No way…..
I had great fun creating this story and it's unlike anything my readers have read. I'm very excited about it, about the sympathetic characters that you are sure to cheer on! And toward that end? I've created a "Director's Cut" of a much longer ending to Taking Fire. Don't worry, the book you've bought is complete with an HEA ending. But if you want to know more of "what else" happened," then On Fire, HQN, 5.1.2015, digital only, 40,000 words long and $2.99, will be available to you to continue their twisting and dangerous destiny with one another! And an HEA ending, of course!
Buy These Books
Zone of Fire http://www.amazon.com/Zone-Fire-Linds...
Taking Fire http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Fire-Lin...
On Fire -- Coming March 1, 2015 http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Lindsay-Mc...
TAKING FIRE blog tour! You're invited to participate!
http://www.tastybooktours.com/2014/11...
Author Social Media
Website:
http://www.lindsaymckenna.com
Blog:
http://lindsaymckenna.wordpress.com
Facebook:
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Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/LindsayMcKenna
Book trailer:
http://vimeo.com/lindsaymckenna/break...
Amazon:
amazon.com/author/lindsaymckenna
Instagram:
www.instagram.com (Lindsay McKenna)
Lindsay McKenna Newsletter:
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audible.com: The complete Wyoming Series
http://www.audible.com/search
/ref=a_mn_at_ano_tseft__galileo/183-3253016-9714910?advsearchKeywords=Lindsay+Mckenna&x=0&y=0
by Lindsay McKenna
Zone Of Fire, Taking Fire , On Fire: a new innovative way to tell a story by Lindsay McKenna, HQN, Harlequin
1. Zone Of Fire, Ebook only, Shadow Warriors Series, epilogue to Never Surrender, HQN, July, 2014.
On all major ebook platforms
2. Taking Fire, HQN, 2.25.2015. Shadow
Warriors series pocket book and ebook.
3. On Fire, HQN, Ebook only, Shadow Warriors Series, Director's Cut to Taking Fire
Pub. date: 3.1.2015
I am working with Harlequin to do something rather innovative for my many loyal readers. I got a lot of emails begging me to right a novella epilogue for Never Surrender (Bay and Gabe, the main characters). I did that, but I also wanted to take a secondary from that book, Mike Tarik, and add him to this 11,000 word novella. I married the two of them into it so that the novella was not only an epilogue regarding "what happened next to Bay and Gabe," but also became a bridge to Mike's book, Taking Fire.
There are actually THREE books, with Zone Of Fire, 2.1.2015 coming out first to set up Mike's book. Then, on 2.25.2015, Taking Fire comes out and is Mike and Khatereh's story. It is followed on 3.1.2015 by On Fire, Ebook only. It is what I term a "director's cut" to their story.
Unfortunately, in paperbacks, a 100,000 words is the max amount one can write about a story. I over ran that mark by roughly 40,000 words! And I did not want to delete it and forget it. My editor, Tara Gavin, agreed and so did Harlequin.
This is how these three books are like boxcars in a row on a train, kind of thing. It's a creative and new way to present characters and their stories. And I hope you enjoy them. Do let me know?
Taking Fire is a story of US Navy SEAL, Mike Tarik, who is an American citizen, but 1/2 Saudi and 1/2 American, through his mother, Annie. His father is a world renown cardiac surgeon. Dr. Bedir Tarik met his wife, Annie, over in Saudi Arabia where she was an American school teacher. Bedir, who is Sufi, believes firmly that love is the only way to peace and harmony in the world. He falls in love with Annie, and they marry in Riyadh. Later, she gets pregnant with Mike and he is born in San Diego, California.
Bedir takes his young son over to Saudi Arabia for three weeks every year. He has a charity in Riyadh, and he and Mike take a pickup and distribute clothes, food and money to the poor at the fringes of that city, as well as to many others areas. He teaches his son generosity, giving back and being grateful for what he has.
Mike grows up wanting to become a Navy SEAL. Bedir has already shown him his family's lineage and tells his warrior son that he has the genes of his warrior great-grandfather. Mike's view on it is that he wants to help the poor and oppressed, to rid them of tyrants who kill or make their lives miserable. When he deploys to Afghanistan with Seal Team 3, he works with NGO charities to bring food, clothing, and shoes to the desperately poor Afghan villages near where his team is located.
He carries on his father's belief in always helping those who have less. But on one mission, he finds himself in need. He and his four-man SEAL team are out on a mission. And it is a black ops US Marine Corps sniper who saves his team and him from a deadly ambush. And she's a woman! Mike's entire life changes in the moment he is injured and saved by this mysterious operator who cares for him deep in the cave systems of the Hindu Kush Mountains near the Pakistan border.
Sergeant Khatereh Shinwari is wary of this SEAL, must maintain her deep black ops cover and although she's powerfully drawn to Mike, there is no way she can act upon it. Mike, before he's picked up by a Night Stalker helicopter once he's ready to leave her care for FOB Bravo, promises her, he will see her again.
Khat doesn't believe him, as much as she wished she could. Her life is not her own. Her loyalty is to her Afghan people, not to a single man like Mike. But life has a funny way of changing up, and Mike isn't about to just let this enigmatic, beautiful woman disappear out of his life. No way…..
I had great fun creating this story and it's unlike anything my readers have read. I'm very excited about it, about the sympathetic characters that you are sure to cheer on! And toward that end? I've created a "Director's Cut" of a much longer ending to Taking Fire. Don't worry, the book you've bought is complete with an HEA ending. But if you want to know more of "what else" happened," then On Fire, HQN, 5.1.2015, digital only, 40,000 words long and $2.99, will be available to you to continue their twisting and dangerous destiny with one another! And an HEA ending, of course!
Buy These Books
Zone of Fire http://www.amazon.com/Zone-Fire-Linds...
Taking Fire http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Fire-Lin...
On Fire -- Coming March 1, 2015 http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Lindsay-Mc...
TAKING FIRE blog tour! You're invited to participate!
http://www.tastybooktours.com/2014/11...
Author Social Media
Website:
http://www.lindsaymckenna.com
Blog:
http://lindsaymckenna.wordpress.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lindsa...
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/lindsaymckenna
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/LindsayMcKenna
Book trailer:
http://vimeo.com/lindsaymckenna/break...
Amazon:
amazon.com/author/lindsaymckenna
Instagram:
www.instagram.com (Lindsay McKenna)
Lindsay McKenna Newsletter:
https://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/t...
audible.com: The complete Wyoming Series
http://www.audible.com/search
/ref=a_mn_at_ano_tseft__galileo/183-3253016-9714910?advsearchKeywords=Lindsay+Mckenna&x=0&y=0
FREE Ebook! Last Chance by Lindsay McKenna
Hello Readers!
I have a lovely gift for all of you!
"Last Chance" is a FREE eBook novella, and the first book of my new Delos Series.
It’s FREE! Don’t miss it! Get your copy and please spread the word to your family and friends who love romance books!
And if you enjoy the novella? Please consider writing a review here at Amazon for it? I'd deeply appreciate it ;-).
Thank you!
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I have a lovely gift for all of you!
"Last Chance" is a FREE eBook novella, and the first book of my new Delos Series.
It’s FREE! Don’t miss it! Get your copy and please spread the word to your family and friends who love romance books!
And if you enjoy the novella? Please consider writing a review here at Amazon for it? I'd deeply appreciate it ;-).
Thank you!
Amazon/Kindle:
http://amzn.to/1TMKMJv
iBook/Apple/iTunes
http://apple.co/1MDSkKt
Google Play
http://bit.ly/1Jt12bx
Kobo
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http://bit.ly/1fhQIem
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Choose "ePub" version
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