Because of the Brave in Q&A with Josh Lanyon

Sep 10, 2018 Meep rated it it was ok

Shelves: anthol

Re-read, stumbled upon this on my kindle, don't recall it.
Not the greatest, would only recommend the third story.

Designated Target by Laura Baumbach
In need of a major edit.
Doesn't work. Carson is clever, beautiful, capable, but also delicate and in need of rescuing. China is big and calm; his only reason not giving his purpose there immediately was to add pages and tears to the story. Emphasis on him doing his duty but the story was weak so it didn't inspire the respect it should.

Jumping Off Pla ...more

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Jan 24, 2015 Susana rated it really liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Because of the Brave comprises three stories which share a common topic: Military and commitment.
- The first story, Designated Target by Laura Baumbach tells us about Carson, who is not in his finest moment: He’s just lost his soldier brother Jim, his last date sent him to emergency room, and he’s facing a lonely Thanksgiving. When China, a mysterious and handsome stranger, seems to take interest in him, Carson thinks it is too good to be true, but he needs comfort and gives in to the strong at ...more

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Jan 03, 2013 JustJen "Miss Conduct" rated it liked it

Shelves: mm, ebook

For starters, I am not a fan of anthologies and don't generally read them.

Designated Target - Laura Baumbach - 2 stars - I had a difficult time getting into this story. There were a lot editing issues that distracted me, but mainly, I just couldn't get a feel for these characters. It seemed really odd that China would wait so long to tell Carson that he knew his brother and had details about his death.

Jumping off Places - Z.A. Maxfield - 3 stars - This one was a little better story about a soldi ...more

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