Mackenzie's Mission

My Review:

Mackenzie Mission was a book I was highly anticipating as I just LOVED the first book in the series "Mackenzie's Mountain" and quite frankly this book was sub par lol I am not sure if its because of the narration for it or if the heroine was just written badly. There is also lots of angst in this book that reminded me of old school bodice rippers and just didn't intrigue me that much. I did stick with it because I wanted to give this book a chance, and the second half was definitely way better than the first half. I think its because the first half was just kinda more slow burn and the tension between our pair just didn't quite work for me. I did love the intrigue and mystery in the plot of the second half of the story and show more seeing the heroine being under suspicion from the military. There are some elements of danger in this one that I was fascinated by and I do admit I couldn't put down the book once I got to about 50%. I am not sure if the author just didn't quite know what to do with this couple and the heroine was prickly and really an annoying feminist. She gave off the aura of me woman and I need no man lol It just rubbed me the wrong way at times. But she does get better though later in the story.

Overall while it had some promise, this book lacked what the first book contained. I will still continue the series but I hope the other books are much better. I might try book 3 physically and see if maybe it was a narrator issue lol show less

Mackenzie's Mission
4.5 Stars

Colonel Joe Mackenzie is in command of the top-secret Night Wing project and cannot allow any distractions. That is until weapons expert, Caroline Evans, gets under is skin. However, someone is bent on sabotage and given her late hours and expertise, Caroline is looking like the prime suspect. Is she a traitor or the woman of his dreams?

While the suspense plot is predictable and the traitor’s identity quite obvious, the romance is intense and the characterization add substance to the story.

The sexual tension between Joe and Caroline as they circle each other is palpable and their incredible chemistry and snarky banter makes for entertaining reading. The revelations of Caroline’s lonely childhood and show more Joe’s traumatic past add nuance to their personalities and goes a long way toward explaining their actions. There is also very little angst in their relationship and the lack of trust issues are thankfully resolved quite quickly.

All in all, a wonderful sequel to the excellent Mackenzie’s Mountain and Linda Howard is rapidly becoming a go to author for me. show less

I really loved this story of Joe Mackenzie and his love affair with genius physicist - and virgin - Caroline Evans. Joe is a colonel in the air force, test pilot extraordinaire. He is also loaded with sex appeal and his intensity scorched the pages as he went after Caroline. Great addition to the series, though it seemed to lose a little of it's oomph towards the end.

A sequel to Mackenzie's Mountain, this is the story of Joe, who becomes an Air Force Pilot, and Test Pilot and what happens when a sexy Engineer, Caroline Evans, joins the team. When sabotage is discovered and she's implicated neither of them know who to trust, their heads or their hearts.

It's not bad, a little ho-hum occasionally but I did love Caroline as a character.

Another fun Linda Howard. Joe was the son in Mackenzie's Mountain, but now it's 20 years or so later, and he's all grown up and a Colonel in the US Air force. He meets Caroline, too smart physicist/computer something or other and sparks fly. It moves quickly, and their relationship builds very quickly. I hadn't reread this for some time and found that I liked Mackenzie's Mountain better, but maybe it's because they are so similar (in the characters, not the settings) that reading them back to back isn't a good idea. As a stand alone, I've always loved it. B+

3.5 stars

This couple was basically:



and



With added Air Force uniform and a bit of a rushed relationship. Some might find the secret plane project talk too interrupt but I found it interesting/cool. I think we all deserve a Joe at some point in life to think back fondly of.

Remember Joe, the pensive and compelling teenager from 'Mackenzie's Mountain'? Well he's back, he's all grown up, and he's more intriguing than ever. This book follows up on the incredible Mackenzie family, setting the tone for a series of extraordinary men and the women who love them. 'Mackenzie's Mission' has a little bit of everything: romance, sex appeal, and action. My only complaint is that this isn't a full-size novel. I could have easily and happily read more of this one.