The new novel from the bestselling author of Home to Wind River. Real love is worth every risk . . . Ex-Air Force pilot Andy Whitcomb loves nothing more than the wide blue skies, but when a helicopter crash fighting forest fires in California leaves her injured and shaken, she’s ready to return home to the peace of Wind River Ranch. The good news is, there’s a chance for her to fly helos for … Wind River Ranch. The good news is, there’s a chance for her to fly helos for the county sheriff’s department. The bad news? The person in charge is none other than Dev Mitchell, an ex-Army Black Hawk pilot—and the rugged, sharp-eyed man Andy has never forgotten after five days together running from the Taliban after a nerve-wracking near-miss in Afghanistan.
Dev can’t believe his eyes when Andy walks into the interview. She’s as strong and sexy as he remembers, and every bit qualified for the job, which she clearly wants. Unfortunately, if he’s going to be her boss, their relationship has to remain strictly professional—a regret Dev fights to keep hidden as they begin to work together. But when a chance encounter with violent drug traffickers forces them into survival mode, both of them will fight to hold on to the connection they can’t ignore—and the chance of a future together.
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I have read all of the books in this series – Wind River – and this is the first one that I was not impressed by. Yes, the character development is good, but the story line lags and is very redundant. The book starts off great with not one but two helicopter crashes and one great escape but from there it is a downhill struggle to read. I feel this book was written not to be entertaining but to be a political device. There is a lot (too much in my opinion) of the #metoo and #timesup coverage and not enough of the romance between the two main characters. Also I either read pass the dog (who is one the cover) or he just was not in the book at all.
Wind River Protector by Lindsay McKenna is an engrossing and challenging book. The highest praise I can give is that upon finishing this book, I bought and read the rest in the series. This is real life, folks: injured and damaged folks returning from out wars in the Middle East. Captain Andrea Whitcomb was shot down over Afghanistan and endured only because of Lt Dev Mitchell who was the only survivor of a plane that wrecked at the same time her helicopter had. The hiked and hit for days before being rescued and abruptly parted at the base. Andy had tried to find Dev, but to no avail. She had had enough of war. She resigned and returned to the United States where she worked for several years for the Los Angeles Police Department for several years before a hobbyist’s drone caused her copter to crash. As she was explaining the accident to her parents, they let her know that the new airport in rural Montana was on the brink of opening and with it a search and rescue operation that was currently looking for pilots. She was ready to go home.
This entire series revolves around veterans, many with PTSD and the citizens that are there for them when the world has forgotten. Aside from those stories, are the stories of love and commitment that evolve from these relationships. Andy and Dev met up again at a cafe in her hometown. After a surprise reconciliation, she went on to discover that her would be her supervisor at the search and rescue. The attraction between them is as strong as ever and they become fast friends. Their relationship grows organically as they head toward a relationship born of friendship and mutual interests. This is a beautifully written book, full of adventure and budding romance. The characters are real and raw with painful experiences in their pasts, almost too real sometimes. I cannot tell you how much you will love this book, as well as learn from it. I seriously recommend it to any and all.
I received a free ARC of Wind River Protector. All opinions and interpretations contained herein are solely my own. #netgalley #windriverprotector
Andy & Dev found themselves relying on each other for survival after a crash in enemy territory during the war. When they were rescued, they lost touch with each other. Now years later, they both are in Wind River & are drawn to each other. Both Andy & Dev have survived close calls & want to live a safer life while still flying. Helping set up a service at the new airport seems just the ticket. As they spend time together, the chemistry becomes stronger. When they unexpectedly find themselves in danger again, they rely on each other to get to safety.
This story was about second chances, survival & love. The characters are well developed. The scenery is well described & paints a picture as you read. The plot is decently paced & full of action. I enjoyed the character interactions & the situations they found themselves in. This was a well written, entertaining story.
What a heart-pounding start! It makes for a frantic 5 day race to outrun a very dangerous threat. Then Andy and Dev lose touch. But it was interesting how they re-connect.
After that point I had mixed feelings about this book. While both of the main characters were strong interesting people I felt like the story kind of ground down to a super slow pace. I realized that at about 51% on my kindle that it had happened. There was a lot of angst that I felt like it kind of overtook the story. I do have to say at the point though there had been other people added to the story that made it a bit fuller. I also liked that the community of people pulled together to help veterans regardless of color or gender.
One of the things that caused mixed feelings for me was that it just seemed like several points were hammered on again and again. I got the fact that the issue of abandonment was a big one for Andy and her adopted siblings but it just felt like it went on too long. Over and over the SAME point about how it interfered with making any trusted serious relationships with the opposite sex. I just wanted to yell, “Enough of this, move on.”
Both Andy and Dev seemed to run into trouble time after time, so that did provide some action.
“I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”