Ska and Eli, once childhood sweethearts, traveled very different paths after high school. Eli became a decorated Navy SEAL and Ska became a meth addict and a sex slave to her depraved drug dealer. With help, Ska escaped the world of drug use and rebuilt her life. When her dealer is released from prison years later, he comes after Ska, believing her to be responsible for his brother’s death. He … vows to rebuild a drug empire on the reservation and kill Ska.
Eli and his friend, Matthew Wolf Steel, have a different plan in mind and the action gets wild as the two SEALS face the dark, violent adversary. During the course of the adventure, Ska and Eli are drawn together, and the sparks fly.
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I have been curious about Ska ever since she was mentioned in Rainhorse and I was happy to learn that Jacobson had planned for her to have her own story told. *Fair warning* Jacobson includes a prologue which shares the details of Ska’s tragic spiral that explains how she ended up where she did in Rainhorse and how she met Lindsay. She has a rough background and hits rock bottom after a horrendous experience but soon we are able to see the amazing transformation and accomplishments Ska has made with her life. Aside from giving the reader Ska’s background, this book is also about a love never explored by two young people on different paths in life but after many years are reconnecting and getting a second chance at happiness, she and Eli can survive the dangers from her past.
We also get to briefly revisit with Lindsay, Agent Andrews, and a few other characters from the series, as well as enjoy an appearance from Wolf (Matthew Steel) from the crossover connection to Susan Stoker’s Special Forces: Operation Alpha series, when he steps in to help Ska and Eli out of a jam. And yes, even Rainhorse has a minor appearance in the story. And at the end of the book Jacobson also shares an intriguing glimpse of what is to come in the next story and I have to say my curiosity is really piqued.
Long Ghost can be read as a stand-alone but it does lightly intertwine with the Rainhorse saga. People and events are mentioned that cross over between the two but Jacobson seamlessly fills in the background information so the reader can easily follow along without feeling lost. The storyline is well-written with detailed events, a flowing timeline, engaging characters, and an engrossing plot and includes a sweet romance with a HEA.
If you are a fan of the Rainhorse Saga, then you definitely want to add this one to your reading list.
My heart broke for all Ska went thru. So much of her background could be true for a lot of Native Americans today. She went thru hell but come out on the other side. She has her son now and putting her life back together. Eli comes home on leave with Wolf for fishing. There is a lot of action, guilt and love. excellent story.
My heart broke for all Ska went thru. So much of her background could be true for a lot of Native Americans today. She went thru hell but come out on the other side. She has her son now and putting her life back together. Eli comes home on leave with Wolf for fishing. There is a lot of action, guilt and love. excellent story.
Wow. I love Jesse’s Rainhorse books and was excited to read all about Ska, the sad girl Lindsey befriended and helped in the earlier books. Tissues were at the ready as I read her back story and it’s a complete sad one. The issues happen so much to so many people in this day and age and brings it back to use when we read it in books. Ska, dependant on drugs is in love with Eli but wants him to persue his career as a navy seal so she lets him go. Her addiction making her need her drug of life more than the man she loves. After a very emotional bad thing her dealers did we arrive some years later where she is now divorced and has a son but there is upheaval and danger in the horizon as the the bad man accuses her of killing his brother. With the help of Eli and Matthew “wolf” Steel they are tasked with safeguarding Ska. The heat definitely hits up as Eli and Wolf face off with the man who caused so much pain. Will everyone get out alive? An emotionally charged story and I am so glad the author decided to write about Ska. I can wait for the next one with Wolf. Well done on a fantastic continuation of the Rainhorse universe