Merline Lovelace, The First Mistake

Merline Lovelace, The First Mistake - When Staff Sergeant Thomas Mitchell allegedly threatened his girlfriend, Sergeant Debra Smith ten years ago, Special Agent Captain Cleo North made inquries, but was pulled off the case. Not long afterward Mitchell and Smith were found dead together in what was ruled a murder suicide. North left the air force and opened up her own personal protection firm.

A few years later, Cleo accidentally meets Debra's sister who believes the air force covered up the murder as her sister feared an officer with a Greek name. Cleo learns of retired Colonel Alexander "the Greek" Sloan, but cannot do anything further. However, the opportunity eventually arrives when her former commander General Barnes needs her help at the Santa Fe Film Festival to protect spoiled film star Marisa Connors, who Cleo knows as a pit-bull with nuts caught in an animal trap; Alex heads the gala which includes a North Korean communications expert that the military wants on their side. To keep Cleo in line, Barnes assigns her former lover Major Jack Donovan.

Fans of romantic suspense thrillers will enjoy Merline Lovelace's latest terrific military tale as various key players including the heroine have agendas that collide with one another. Cleo is a wonderful protagonist who still has deep feelings for Jack, but will not allow him, the military or the FBI/CIA consortium stand in her way of proving Alex killed the two sergeants. A final twist adds a fantastic climax to another five star triumph.

Harriet Klausner