Love Behind the Lines

The Night Stalkers: 5E #2.1

by M.L. Buchman

-a Night Stalkers 5E romance story- Lieutenant "Manny" Malcolm's mission: Extract an embedded CIA agent from deep inside Russian Crimea. When a missile blows up his helicopter, it's a whole new mission. Alisa, Irina, Lyudmila... After wearing so many identities, does her true self even still exist? Betrayed by a trusted contact, her new assignment-survival! Only together can they find Love Behind the Lines.

86 pages, Paperback

First published August 11, 2016

About the author

USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestseller M. L. “Matt” Buchman started writing on a flight south from Japan to ride his bicycle across the Australian Outback. Just part of a solo around-the-world trip that ultimately launched his writing career.

From the very beginning, his powerful female heroines insisted on putting character first, then a great adventure. He’s since written over 60 action-adventure thrillers and military romantic suspense novels. And just for the fun of it: 100 short stories, and a fast-growing pile of read-by-author audiobooks.

Booklist says: 3x “Top 10 of the Year.” PW says: “Tom Clancy fans open to a strong female lead will clamor for more.” His fans say: “I want more now…of everything.” That his characters are even more insistent than his fans is a hoot.
As a 30-year project manager with a geophysics degree who has designed and built houses, flown and jumped out of planes, and solo-sailed a 50’ ketch, he is awed by what is possible. More at: www.mlbuchman.com.

Reviews

[karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and sweet. But lacking in getting to know these characters

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

The August 2016 free novella from M.L. Buchman's website.

This is a bang up-to-date novella about a spy for the CIA in Russian Crimea and the pilot from SOAR's company 5E who is tasked with extracting her after her cover is blown.

Matt manages to squeeze a heck of a lot of story into just 25 pages and this doesn't disappoint, I guess from the title that this is the first of a new series which focuses on company 5E having happily married off all of 5D and most of the special forces that work with them - bring it on!

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a very short story, well written but short.

[Rita · Rating 2 out of 5]

The ending was very abrupt with no graceful transition between the final two scenes. All the best stuff happened off page.

[Clara Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first story about the Night Stalkers 5E - but I liked the characters and concise plot.

[Arlene Downey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute short story

Manny ditches his chopper after being shot down and meets Mila in the Ukraine.

Very interesting escape from Russian controlled area!