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Dear Ms. Bockoven,
I remember reading the blurb of your book when it was released last year. I immediately thought of the American hostages then being held in Colombia, some of them in their 4-6th year of captivity. And of the others who’d been held by these militant groups, deep in the jungles, for far longer. Even while I thought it gutsy of you to use this as the basis for a book, I couldn’t help also wondering if the book would be an emotional downer. Hence I made the decision not to read it.
Then, when the recent hostage rescue brought the issue back to the front of my mind, I wondered how what you’d written would talley with the actual events. So, with the wonder of the backlisted ebooks at eharlequin.com, I bought it and began reading it in the early evening. And kept reading. And realized it was way past my bedtime and I had to be up early the next morning but kept reading. And finally finished it, wiping a tear or two or three from my eyes.
I knew that Evan MacDonald was going to be kidnapped. …
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