Lori Foster, Donna Kauffman, and Jill Shalvis, Men of Courage II

Men of Courage II

Lori Foster, Donna Kauffman, and Jill Shalvis

Harlequin Signature Select, Feb 2005, $5.99, 366 pp.

ISBN: 0373836422

"An Honorable Man" by Lori Foster. In Ohio, Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton Wulf informs school teacher Liv Amery that her father died from a heart attack. Ham knows he loves Liv, but regrets his misunderstanding the terrain as he assumed since she was a military brat she would have no trouble with his career. Liv loves Ham, but has felt alone all her life and being a military spouse means more loneliness; Ham has a tough campaign ahead of him but a tornado gives him a chance as they share shelter together.

"Blown Away" by Donna Kauffman. Six years ago tornado observers Marty Mckenna and Cooper Harrison shared a night of passion wilder than any storm either have seen; the next morning they went their separate ways. Now Marty and Cooper are following the same tornado near Cincinnati, but this time he plans to never let go of the woman he loves.

"Perilous Waters" by Jill Shalvis. Helicopter pilot Wyatt Stone fears nothing except the female traffic reporter he is currently flying over Denton, Ohio. Ten years ago he fell in love with Leah Taylor, but she broke his heart when she left him to pursue her dreams. When they are stranded together with a tornado bearing down on them, Wyatt realizes he still loves Leah, but fears a broken heart again.

These three Buckeye State, stormy, second-chance romances are terrific, exhilarating tales filled with action-packed, passionate stories in which the storms of the heart are as wild as those in the sky.

Harriet Klausner