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Kate & Jay #3
The Value of Valor
Lynn Ames, author of the best-selling, critically acclaimed novels The Price of Fame and The Cost of Commitment, is back with The Value of Valor, the third book in the celebrated Kate & Jay trilogy.
Katherine Kyle is the press secretary to the president of the United States. Her lover, Jamison Parker, is a respected writer for Time magazine. Separated by unthinkable tragedy, the two must struggle to survive against impossible odds...
A powerful, shadowy organization wants to advance its own global agenda. To succeed, the president must be eliminated. Only one person knows the truth and can put a stop to the scheme. It will take every ounce of courage and strength Kate possesses to stay alive long enough to expose the plot. Meanwhile, Jay must cheat death and race across continents to be by her lover's side...
This hair-raising thriller will grip you from the start and won't let you go until the ride is over. The Value of Valor--It's priceless.
Katherine Kyle is the press secretary to the president of the United States. Her lover, Jamison Parker, is a respected writer for Time magazine. Separated by unthinkable tragedy, the two must struggle to survive against impossible odds...
A powerful, shadowy organization wants to advance its own global agenda. To succeed, the president must be eliminated. Only one person knows the truth and can put a stop to the scheme. It will take every ounce of courage and strength Kate possesses to stay alive long enough to expose the plot. Meanwhile, Jay must cheat death and race across continents to be by her lover's side...
This hair-raising thriller will grip you from the start and won't let you go until the ride is over. The Value of Valor--It's priceless.
324 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2005
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About the author
Lynn Ames
29 books287 followersLynn Ames is the best-selling author of sixteen books. She also is the writer/director/producer of the history-making documentary, “Extra Innings.” This historically important documentary chronicles, for the first time ever in her own words, the real-life story of Hall-of-Famer Dot Wilkinson and the heyday of women’s softball.
Lynn’s fiction has garnered her a multitude of awards and honors, including six Goldie awards, the coveted Ann Bannon Popular Fiction Award (for All That Lies Within), the Alice B. Medal for Lifetime Achievement, and the Arizona Book Award for Best Gay/Lesbian book. Lynn is a two-time Lambda Literary Award (Lammy) finalist, a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award finalist, a Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Honorable Mention winner, and winner of several Rainbow Reader Awards.
Ms. Ames is the founder of Phoenix Rising Press. She is also a former press secretary to the New York state senate minority leader and spokesperson for the nation’s third-largest prison system. For more than half a decade, she was an award-winning broadcast journalist. She has been editor of a critically acclaimed national magazine and a nationally recognized speaker and public relations professional with a particular expertise in image, crisis communications planning, and crisis management.
For additional information please visit her website at www.lynnames.com, or e-mail her at lynnamesauthor@gmail.com. You can also friend Lynn on Facebook and follow her on, YouTube, and Instagram.
Lynn’s fiction has garnered her a multitude of awards and honors, including six Goldie awards, the coveted Ann Bannon Popular Fiction Award (for All That Lies Within), the Alice B. Medal for Lifetime Achievement, and the Arizona Book Award for Best Gay/Lesbian book. Lynn is a two-time Lambda Literary Award (Lammy) finalist, a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award finalist, a Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Honorable Mention winner, and winner of several Rainbow Reader Awards.
Ms. Ames is the founder of Phoenix Rising Press. She is also a former press secretary to the New York state senate minority leader and spokesperson for the nation’s third-largest prison system. For more than half a decade, she was an award-winning broadcast journalist. She has been editor of a critically acclaimed national magazine and a nationally recognized speaker and public relations professional with a particular expertise in image, crisis communications planning, and crisis management.
For additional information please visit her website at www.lynnames.com, or e-mail her at lynnamesauthor@gmail.com. You can also friend Lynn on Facebook and follow her on, YouTube, and Instagram.
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June 27, 2017
Great read! intriguing,romantic,thrilling,suspenseful and an emotional roller-coaster of a ride all pact into this well written series..(paperback!)
September 22, 2021
My review of this series can be found here.
April 12, 2024
Oldie but goodie!
November 22, 2020
cheap actions drama
December 13, 2016
Another great one.
I was definitely on a emotional rollercoaster in this one. Lynn had me going so many different directions I didn't know which way to go. But they end up and one point at the end. I would definitely recommend this book. Off to read Final Cut.
I was definitely on a emotional rollercoaster in this one. Lynn had me going so many different directions I didn't know which way to go. But they end up and one point at the end. I would definitely recommend this book. Off to read Final Cut.
January 20, 2017
This is by far the best of the series. Fast paced and suspenseful.
December 18, 2020
Honestly, this one frustrated me. I just can't understand how the best friend can get passports, money and has many contacts but can't get a 2nd bullet proof vest? Also, how is it that none of the Navajo residents, even watching the news could not tell that Jay was Jay? I mean with all the exposure, publicity that they had in the last 2 books? It was just not believable in this book and found it hard to want to continue as a result of that.
This being said, I am moving on to the next and believe last one? I hope it's better then this one... here's to hoping.
This being said, I am moving on to the next and believe last one? I hope it's better then this one... here's to hoping.
May 24, 2023
page-turner
This story reeled me in early and kept me glued to the pages until I finished. Unfortunately, I did not read the first two books yet, but now I must. Really enjoyed the main and secondary characters. The tale was equal parts heartbreaking and edge-of-your-seat. This is quite a good book!
This story reeled me in early and kept me glued to the pages until I finished. Unfortunately, I did not read the first two books yet, but now I must. Really enjoyed the main and secondary characters. The tale was equal parts heartbreaking and edge-of-your-seat. This is quite a good book!
May 20, 2019
Great series, I was hooked right from the beginning, the character development was spot on and the storyline had a little bit of excitement, anguish and political turmoil with a tad of humor thrown in.
September 14, 2021
This is the third novel in the Kate and Jay series. It is also a thriller. The trope of lovers being separated by life events is not my favorite…at the same time, I really like this characters and so kept reading. The characters go through trauma and grow together as a result. So I did enjoy the book overall.
January 2, 2021
I listened to the audio version, maybe I should have read it? I found the story interesting, but unplausible and lacking. The dialogue could also use some work.
June 12, 2015
A struggle with valor.
This was a romance with a political thrilling story. There was all kind of missions, full of action. I felt like I was in the middle of all this. So many surprises, the struggle to survive and it was heartbreaking. Could not keep my eyes dry. I was captivated by this story from the first sentence. I've read this trilogy in a row. I can highly recommend it.
This was a romance with a political thrilling story. There was all kind of missions, full of action. I felt like I was in the middle of all this. So many surprises, the struggle to survive and it was heartbreaking. Could not keep my eyes dry. I was captivated by this story from the first sentence. I've read this trilogy in a row. I can highly recommend it.
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