"With Ms. Mackey’s digital pen, she has created a strong, determined, compassionate woman who loves the man who is Viper." ~ True Beginnings book 3 by Amanda Mackey

I’m addicted to it. War, battle—the thrill of being in mortal combat and constant danger. Not knowing whether I’ll still be breathing one moment to the next is a rush I can’t explain.

But I hate that I love it. It’s like a sickness that sank its hooks into my psyche and refuses to let go. I’m living with nightmares and the strange reality of civilian life, while I crave my next mission.

Until I meet a sassy redhead with sharp wit and scalding green eyes. She stirs the same adrenaline rush I experienced while dropping from the sky into enemy territory.

Charlotte is everything that’s right in this wretched world. There’s a kindness in her, but I’m afraid the darkness lurking within me will destroy it. I’m not the kind of man she deserves. She’s too good for me.

I shouldn’t want her the way I do, and if I were a good man, I would walk away

Problem is…I’m not.

Life with PTSD

An amazing book. This story surrounds to soldiers and the women they care about. This one concentrated primarily on Charolette a nurse and Viper the best friend to her best friends significant other. The author has done a great job of keeping the feel real throughout the book with each adventure the two encounter. She delves into the trauma of PTSD for both a civilians reaction after being robbed and a soldiers reaction after having a life altering crisis. After reading this book I plan on going back and reading the previous books. This is a clean romance, stand alone with a HEA. Well written.

5 star review by Bookfiend

Heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time.

Ms. Mackey has crafted a remarkable conclusion to this series. Viper is a unique, believable character. He’s a soldier through and through. And he’s met his match, Char. With Ms. Mackey’s digital pen, she has created a strong, determined, compassionate woman who loves the man who is Viper. A catastrophic incident occurs and it doesn’t deter her one whit. In fact, it makes her more determined. This is one you will long remember—mostly for the woman with the courage to fight for what she wants.

5 star review Colorado Avid Reader