Soldier Caged / Seducing the Mercenary

by Rebecca York, Loreth Anne White

Soldier Caged by Rebecca York
Waking up in a military bunker with vague recollections of a mission gone wrong, brave soldier Jonah has nowhere to turn. Until beautiful psychologist Sophia is charged with helping him make sense of his memories - before the enemy catches up with him!

Seducing the Mercenary by Loreth Anne White
To the world, Jean-Charles was a tyrannical ruler - a powerful mercenary driven by greed. Yet working undercover to infiltrate his world, doctor Emily discovered a noble, not to mention gorgeous, man - and an undeniable attraction.

480 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 20, 2009

About the author

Ruth Glick (born 1942) is a best-selling author of healthy cookbooks and has also written dozens of romantic suspense romance novels under the pen name Rebecca York.

Ruth earned a B.A. in American Thought and Civilization from George Washington University and an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Maryland. Although she always wanted to become a writer, Glick was convinced that her lack of spelling skills meant that her goal was unattainable. As a stay-at-home mother, she took a community college course to help her choose a career. The course made it very clear that writing was her primary interest. Glick began writing articles for newspapers and magazines, but after several years decided to try writing fiction. Her first book, a kids' science fiction book, was finally purchased by Scholastic Inc..

Since then, Glick has become a highly successful author of over 50 romantic suspense and paranormal novels. Many of her novels are published under the Harlequin Intrigue line, and in June 2003, she became one of the first authors published under Berkley's new Sensation imprint. Before 1997, she often collaborated with Eileen Buckholtz and Kathryn Jenson.

Glick also is a highly regarded author of cookbooks focusing on healthy eating. She sometimes hires trained chefs to test the recipes that she creates, and makes sure that every recipe is tested at least three times before it appears in one of her cookbooks.

Glick is the head of the Columbia Writers Workshop. She and her husband, Norman Glick, live in Columbia, Maryland, where Ruth collects rocks, and enjoys cooking, walking, reading, gardening, travel, and Mozart operas. They have two grown children, Elissa and Ethan, and two grandsons (Jesse and Leo).

Reviews

[Kerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first of these two books, 'Soldier Caged', was terrible. Both my mum and I read it, and agreed that it was poorly written, farfetch'd, and just generally, an appallingly written piece of literature.
Which is why it was such a surprise to read 'Seducing the Mercenary', which in contast, was pretty well written, believable, had a fantastic plot and some rather steamy moments!

I'd advise fellow M&B lovers buying the second book separately, it's a pretty good one!