Wait Until Dark (The Night Stalkers Book 4)

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Shelve Christmas at Peleliu Cove. Zachary's Christmas by M. Wait Until Dark was highly descriptive and the obvious familiarity with military enhanced the story telling. My heart hurt of Connie as she faced her demons, demons her life had placed in her path. Peculiarity, that made her unique and special if you only just looked. I did not read any other books in this series and had no problem following this story. It definitely can stand alone with no assistance although I will be back reading this series because I really enjoyed M.

Jan 02, Tracey rated it it was ok Shelves: The characters I liked but just didn't get all the special op talk, all quite technical and too much for me. This was my first try at military romance and obviously military books not for me: If you like military books this is possibly a great book as characters were likeable just very military!

Can I just apologise for using the word military so much!. View all 5 comments. This was a lot more mellow than other book and had a little more angst than I expected but still provided the level of tactical detail and military knowledge I have come to love and expect from M. I'm practically inhaling this series and can't seem to get into any other book for long without coming back here. Jan 21, Mandi Schreiner added it Shelves: And the military jargon is way too much in this one. Think I'm going to have to stop with this series.

First book was fun, but otherwise I've been disappointed. Nov 12, Christi Snow rated it it was amazing. I've said it twice before on the other two reviews for the books in this series and I'm going to say it again I LOVE this series.

I am not normally a reader that likes a lot of description or detail and these books have that, BUT it works for me. I don't know if it's the whole military aspect which I truly do love after spending 20 years listening to dh's stories from work or if it's just ML Buchman's writing voice, but I love the feel that I get when reading these books. I've n My Review: I've never in my life even been in a helicopter, but I can picture each and every aspect that he describes of these Believe me, I've spent my life going to military airspace museums But let's get to the heart of the book: Connie is not a normal part of these crews.

She's been brought in to fill in for Kee heroine from Book 2 who is on her honeymoon. Not being part of the group is a normal thing for Connie. She's always been different, an outsider. She's incredibly good at her job, but the nature of the high-risk missions that these crews go on means that everyone on the team has to be able to work together, fit in like a well-oiled machine. Connie's history is a lot of what sets her apart. Her mother died when she was three, her soldier father was KIA when she was She never really ever had a place to belong, to fit in, to call home where she could be herself.

Connie's tough, but at her heart, she's a girl dying to fit in Big John is the opposite of Connie. Everyone loves him and he's instant friends with just about anybody who walks up to him. What first catches his eye about Connie is her incredible mechanical skill. She spots things and hears thing in the engines before him He comes from an extremely close-knit Oklahoma family that we get to see very closely in the middle of the book. I liked that little insight into how different his home life was from Connie's. I loved this guy and how he would sit back and just observe Connie trying to figure her out The thing I love most about these books is the teams that fly these helicopters.

The teams of SOAR are the best at what they do and they've gone through the training and missions to do it. These are the guys that are always getting shot at on a daily basis on the front lines. As a result, they form a bond that's incredibly strong. I love to watch the way they all interact throughout these books. This one was especially good because the strife between Connie and John reflect back on that team. Their team is headed up by Major Emily Beale heroine from Book 1 and I loved how much we got to see of her in this book, especially the interactions between her and her husband, Major Henderson.

These guys are out there every day risking their lives for the American way of life and it's an amazing thing. Just reading these books makes me love them more for their sacrifices that they make, day in and day out. A military life is not easy, but for those guys and girls on the front lines, they are doing it and doing it damn good! Thank you, ML Buchman, for this series, for these characters, and these stories. I'm hoping that Tim falls in love next I spotted a certain auburn haired pilot who seemed to catch his eye I received a complimentary copy of this book in return for an honest review.

Jan 28, Jen rated it really liked it Shelves: Like some of the other reviewers, I found this book a little bit more difficult to follow due to the detail of some of the mechanics of everything. And Connie as a heroine was a little bit harder for me to warm up to. But in a way, that just made the payoff that much more rewarding. After all, the whole point of Connie was that she could reel off specs and formulas like nobody's business, but she couldn't quite relate to the human beings around her.

And Big John although with that nickname I ha Like some of the other reviewers, I found this book a little bit more difficult to follow due to the detail of some of the mechanics of everything. And Big John although with that nickname I had a hard time getting a burly mountain man out of my head, which wasn't, I think, the persona that I was supposed to get into , with his mechanical mind but huge heart, is the one man on earth who can see both those parts of her.

I suppose the mechanics should have taken this down a notch or two for me, but as I've said before, I base my ratings on how hard it is for me to put a book down and, darn it, if I could have justified calling in sick in order to finish this book I would have.

As it was, I stayed up WAY too late two nights in a row. Some highlights for me were the visit home -- one of my favorite families ever oh, how I hope we get a Noreen book! We don't get too much of Kee and Archie, but that was o. The poker scenes, ditto. I am so tempted to move directly on to Night Stalkers 4, but 5 isn't out yet I don't think and I need to savor for now so I am forcing myself to hold back. I didn't read the other books in this series and I didn't feel lost so you can read them out of order I suppose.

It was hard for me to do that because I am the type of person that likes to go in order but I didn't this time. It over all was a pretty okay book. I love a great military story I understand that it is a military story but I felt like I was reading gibberish. Now my husband was in the Marine Corps so I guess if it were written about a Ma I didn't read the other books in this series and I didn't feel lost so you can read them out of order I suppose.

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Now my husband was in the Marine Corps so I guess if it were written about a Marine Grunt I would have understood the talk. All the stuff at the beginning almost turned me off but I don't like not finishing a story so I pushed through and read I don't doubt that for a wife who has a husband that has done that job in the military they would probably LOVE this.

I on the other hand did not. Over all it was okay. It was sweet at the end, but it was hard for me to get into at first. Jul 06, Holley rated it it was ok. I cannot believe the most elite military group would not have weeded out such a emotionally unstable person as the heroine. I have liked the previous books and like the underlying suspense story lines so I will continue the series. Choppy story Just had a hard time with this one.

Characters were stiff and unappealing. The descriptive paragraphs on helicopters and military jargon were overdone and did not move the story along. This romantic suspense had a heroine with an interesting personality and exciting action at the beginning and end but it had too much down time in the middle and with all the technical jargon it didn't keep my attention like the other books in the series.

John and Connie are co-mechanics on an elite military helicopter team. Apr 11, karen rated it really liked it. What your childhood brings to your adult life can be traumatic, heartbreaking and can mess you up. Connie is one deep fighter and survivor. John is a special guy and het savior. Was surprised about Clay and did not see the ending that happened to Emily coming. Looking forward to the next book. Feb 11, Marlene rated it really liked it. Originally published at Book Lovers Inc. Buchman's Night Stalkers series anticipated the U. Notice I said "combat positions" and not just "combat". In the modern era of warfare, there is no defined front line.

Women are serving in combat. They just haven't been able to be recognized for it when promotions come around i Originally published at Book Lovers Inc. They just haven't been able to be recognized for it when promotions come around in these days of the "all-volunteer" army. Somewhere in fiction-land, Sam Carter is smiling. So far we've seen the pilot and the co-pilot find their HEAs.

Big John has been a mainstay of the crew so far, so it's only fitting that he should finally get his chance at a happy ending. The thing about the story is that John really isn't the point-of-view character. That position is reserved for Connie Davis, the temporary replacement mechanic taking over for Kee Stevenson while she's on her honeymoon. And Connie is a closed book. We spend a lot of the story, not just waiting for dark, but waiting for Connie to open up a little, even to herself. Connie is in a LOT of pain. Most of the Night Stalkers have something traumatic in the pasts, either the reason they strove so damn hard to join SOAR, or something that happened after they got there.

But Connie is so closed off that she doesn't let much daylight in, even in the privacy of her own head. This story is a lot like jokes about being in the Army, "hurry up and wait". Connie refuses to get close to anyone. She refuses to let anyone close to her. And we really don't know why. She doesn't let herself feel anything. Again, the explanations are left unrevealed because she just won't go there, even to herself. While I admire Connie's tenacity, it makes her damn frustrating as a heroine. Big John is also the strong, silent type.

We've basically got two people who don't talk much, even in the privacy of their own minds.

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The way their relationship begins is that they are able to fix the helicopter without needing to ask each other for tools or parts--they are just that in sync. It scares her and intrigues him. But it doesn't give us readers much to work with. Then John takes Connie home with him on leave, not because he necessarily thinks they might start something, even though he's finally begun to see her in that light Never has, and has no expectation that she ever will.

Connie has no belief that a soldier can have a future. John and his family teach her otherwise.

John finally gets it through her head, and her heart, that there's a future worth fighting for. And not just a mission worth dying for. Unlike the first two Night Stalker books, this one had a surprisingly slow start. The action doesn't pick up until John takes Connie home with him, and then it's more about her reactions to his family than the romance. There is a romance, but it's of the slow and steadily developing kind. They do get there, but neither of them are people who wear their hearts on their sleeve. This story is a lot more about Connie coming to believe that love and happiness are something worth fighting for.

One of the best parts of this series as a whole is that the women are soldiers every bit as much as the men. There's a scene in the book that gave me chills. John's younger sister graduates ROTC and becomes an officer. Connie arranges to be the first enlisted person to salute her. But instead of seeing an "old boy's network", we see an "old girl's network" start to rise. Somebody needs to salute! Feb 18, Kathy rated it liked it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.

Fort Campbell, Kentucky; home ranch in Tulsa; Theme: That incredible sense of flying. Others grabbed crayons in fists and made flowers, houses, fighter planes dropping outsized bombs, or just scribbled muti-hued swirls. The wayhe was sometimes. When he was happiest. When he was with her. The one that someday would bear his children. And while she watched their grandchildren lie in his strong arms, Connie and Noreen would look at the fify-year coin, now a hundred years old.

The coin Connie still had buttoned in her pocket. She had seen herself with a future. Jun 15, Romancing the Book rated it really liked it Shelves: April Book provided by: This is the first book by this author that I have had the pleasure of reading and I can say that I highly enjoyed his writing style and his ability to really bring forth his characters in a three dimensional way that truly al Reviewed by: This is the first book by this author that I have had the pleasure of reading and I can say that I highly enjoyed his writing style and his ability to really bring forth his characters in a three dimensional way that truly allowed me to care for and feel a connection with them.

Wait Until Dark is the third in the Night Stalker series and though I had not read the previous two books in the series, I had absolutely no problem following along with the story line or the characters. With that in mind, this can easily be read as a standalone book or in series order. Each of the books focus on a set of characters and this one revolved around Special Agents Connie Davis and John Wallace.

High intelligence, the ability to focus and brute emotional as well as physical strength are absolute necessities. Connie has been alone life since her father was killed on a military mission, when she was a teenager. However, Connie has built up a wall around herself that not even the toughest bomb could shatter. She knows in her heart that her life is counted day by day and with her career, she could be killed the next day.

It is because of that thought she does not allow herself to plan a future for herself, nor does she allow herself to become emotionally connected to others around her. John is a strong minded, intelligent, honorable and oh-so-hunky of a guy. He finds himself drawn to Connie and when the team is allowed a few days leave before Christmas, he invites her back to stay with his family instead of going off to be forced to spend that time alone. She hesitates, but in the end relents and goes with him. What she finds is an amazing, loving and accepting family that, if she allows them to, just may make that wall around her heart crumble just a bit.

For me the story began a bit on the slower side. However, I think that was simply because the beginning is very military focused, as they are on a mission. The storyline did proceed smoothly and in a gentle slope building way. The author does an amazing job bringing emotions to the surface all throughout the story, as well as gripping the reader in the fist of what the characters are going through.

I have to say, also, that the military aspect of the story was very well plodded out and explained. Buchman obviously knows his stuff and that shows through in his writing style. For those looking for and enjoy a well written military romance, Wait Until Dark is definitely one that you will want to check out! I look forward to reading more by this author in the future! Dec 18, Darcy rated it really liked it Shelves: This book sort of snuck up on me. At the start I wasn't really sure about Connie, she seemed so cold, I couldn't see how things would work out with her and John.

I did love how Connie totally knew her stuff as a mechanic, in fact she was almost a genius at it. As the story went on I found myself really admiring Connie, she was so smart, her dad did the best he could with such a smarty pants kid. I think that had her father lived things might have been different for her, but he didn't and that hu This book sort of snuck up on me.

I think that had her father lived things might have been different for her, but he didn't and that hurt cut so deep, she lost her touch stone. I really liked that John was able to see all of Connie's great qualities slowly. He had to dig deep to see her appeal. I loved John's family, they were so fun and loving, but I can see how they would overwhelm Connie. I really loved how Connie developed a quite friendship with Grumps and Connie's frank chats with Noreen. Some of those had me laughing, while others brought tears to my eyes.

I was surprised by how quickly Noreen figured out Connie.

Noreen's quiet words to John nailed Connie to a T, and I think made John realize somethings he wasn't ready to accept yet. I hated how the trip home ended, hated that Connie felt the need to run, hated what John and the family had to face. I also hated the consequences of Connie running, hated what John thought of Connie and how Connie's actions looked to others, like Kee.

Kee's ripping Connie a new one was brutal. Emily especially seemed attune to the rift and I hated how she worried that it would affect their mission, a valid thought. The poker game, which should have been fun, was down right dirty, it seemed that Connie and John were playing for keeps, it is just too bad that the keeps was destroying each other. I was glad that Mark stepped in to stop it before too much damage could be done. I hated that Connie once again ran, but did love how things ended up. I was glad that Connie was forced to come clean with John for everything and felt the tears rolling down my face as she explained her time with Grumps and why it was important to her.

The explanation seemed to make John understand and heal the rift. The last part of the book was harrowing. I felt like I was on the edge of my seat with the mission, what they all needed to accomplish and the hurdles they encountered. I worried that none of them would make it out, but knew that in fiction they would.

I loved that during the really tense time things became clear for both John and Connie and what was really important was each other. I loved how Connie then blew John away by telling him, a great way to end the book! Mar 01, Brenda rated it it was amazing. I wasn't sure if I would love Wait Until Dark as much as the other two books in the series. The characters were introduced previously and I was having a hard time imaging the two as the focus of their own story. Big John is a man who's heart is as big as his body. He's a farm boy at heart who loves his family and became a soldier in order to protect them as best he could.

He's intelligent, down to earth, and the best at what he does. In comes Connie, who may just be bette I wasn't sure if I would love Wait Until Dark as much as the other two books in the series. In comes Connie, who may just be better than him. She's precise, intelligent and follows the rules and regulations to the letter. She also appears aloof and cold. Connie's character had so many shields up it was a wonder she could even speak to her fellow soldiers. As it is she doesn't interact more than absolutely necessary.

Wait Until Dark has amazing action and suspense, but it's getting to know these two characters that made the story for me. Buchman's stories in The Night Stalkers series features a couple-- the reader knows there is going to be romance and a lot of action. This could be predictable. The story has layers, as do our characters.

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