Beyond The Limit

December 1, 2006
In a headline-current military romance, Major Pete Trayhern is overseeing construction of a power plant in northern Afghanistan. His chief supervisor, Cali Roland, is a redheaded woman far too attractive for Pete's taste. They do manage to work well together while suppressing a growing attraction. Cali, for example, is fluent in Pashto and tells Pete to fire his untrustworthy translator, while Pete has to ride Cali about deadlines, budget compliance, and wearing her flak jacket. The two agonize over their feelings for each other and how and when to act on them until Cali is captured by the Taliban and almost killed. Now forced to admit his long-suppressed love for Cali, Pete takes her home to his family in Montana to help her heal. Gradually, the two warriors work out their fears and differences and figure out how to commit to a shared, married future.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2006, American Library Association.)