RANGER'S LUCK
Author: Tracey Cramer-Kelly
Series: Army Ranger #1
~ SYNOPSIS ~
U.S. Army Ranger Cory Foster returns from his latest mission to find the ‘civilized’ world turned upside down. Trading in defending his country for protecting his sister, he’s just biding time until he can leave on his next mission.
Dr. Madison Wright doesn’t date military men - or family members of her patients. But when a medical emergency introduces her to a tough-but-sensitive Army Ranger, she’s tempted to bend the rules despite the little voice inside her head.
When a beaten and bloody Cory shows up on Maddy’s doorstep, she can’t turn him away. But their relationship is soon tested as Cory struggles with doubts about his future in the Rangers, and Maddy wonders if opening herself to loving a military man is a wise choice.
This is Book One in the Army Rangers Series. It is a novella of under 15K words. There is one sexually explicit/erotic scene in this novella.
~ 4.5 STARS ~
The moment I started reading this book, I was hooked. The opening scene intrigued me beyond belief and I loved seeing Cory's protective side right off the bat. Without even know who he was, I was already swooning for the guy.
An unfortunate but fateful incident brought Cory and Maddy together. Once they met, Cory could not get enough of her. But there was one problem. Maddy and Cory were both on the "no dating" lifestyle...for very valid reasons, of course.
However, once again, life had a funny way of working out. Cory got himself into a medical emergency in which Maddy had to step up and care for him. She was hesitant at first, but she really couldn't say no. Not when his life - and career - depended on it.
Cue the steamy romance. Maddy and Cory couldn't help but connect and develop feelings for each other. The situation they were in, after all, made it ten times harder for them NOT to fall in love. You'll see once you read this.
Now, this was a very short novella, but that doesn't mean it lacked emotion or depth. There was enough drama and romance to keep me turning the pages! Also, the way it was written was a massive plus. Everything had this natural and smooth flow that allowed me to connect not only with the characters, but their story as well. If you're a fan of military romance, I would really recommend you pick this one up. It's a quick read you don't want to miss out on. To say I'm looking forward to Chase and Ella's story would be quite the understatement!
RANGER'S LUCK
“Beautiful,” he murmured as his eyes met hers.
Her eyes were drawn to his hands. She watched as he loosened the string on his gym pants and let them fall to the floor. She wondered briefly if his wound still hurt him, but this was like watching her own private strip tease show—starring her own private Adonis—and she forgot everything except how turned on she was.
She brought her eyes back to find his still locked on hers. “Underwear,” she managed through a suddenly dry mouth. “Take it off.”
Something sparked in his eyes, something fierce and primal, and it thrilled her. He dropped his underwear, and as she stared at his erection, he cupped it with his own hand briefly, as if to say:
This is for you.
RANGER'S DESTINY
Author: Tracey Cramer-Kelly
Series: Army Ranger #2
~ SYNOPSIS ~
U.S. Army Ranger Chase Richards just wants to do the honorable thing. That’s pretty easy when he’s chasing bad guys, but harder when it comes to his best friend’s little sister.
Ella Foster is off limits - and has been for three years. But when Chase agrees to help her in an emergency, he gets more than he bargained for - with Ella and her drug-dealing ex-boyfriend. Now he’s got to keep his hands off her - and his heart intact - or risk losing the respect of his best friend.
Ella has been infatuated with Chase since the day her brother first introduced them. The handsome hero was her knight in shining armor when she needed rescuing, but he’s so far out of her league, she’s sure she can never have him.
But when Ella’s ex crosses the line, Chase’s honor will be tested like never before…
~ 4.5 STARS ~
After reading Ranger's Luck, the first installment in the ARMY RANGER SERIES, I could not wait to start this one. Ranger's Destiny starts off in a scene we didn't quite see in book 1, but we 'knew' about it - when Chase and Brett pick up Cory after he had gotten hurt. And let me just say that I LOVED THAT! I felt like I got the whole picture now and made me feel even more invested in the general story line behind this series. I love these characters! The guys are all Army Strong but yet, easy to relate to.
Ella. Ella was very much off-limits. She was Cory's little sister and one of the secondary characters from book 1 whom I could not help but really like (and at times, feel sad for). Chase was Cory's best friend and he was always there for him, come hell or high water, he was there. So when he had to go and be there for Ella, he did not think twice. Boy was he in for a ride...
Ella didn't make it easy for him to "stay away" from her. Suffice it to say, he didn't stay away long! He couldn't. He'd fought it long enough.
When Ella's life is threatened (Rolando is still causing trouble), Chase goes into full-on protective mode. Cue my swooning! :)
Another wonderful and at times steamy quick read you should pick up if you're sucker for a guy in uniform. ;) Book 3 will follow Maddy and Cory's story and Book 4 will continue Ella and Chase's. This kind of serial is new for me, but I must say, I'm a fan of this style and this author!
~ FUN FACTS ~
I write about bikers, soldiers and celebrities. I manage
our family motorcycle accessories business (Leader Motorcycle) full-time and
support my two kids in their competitive soccer teams, so I steal time to write
whenever I can. I’m not fast, but I’m persistent!
You’ve caught me at an exciting time.
The first two books in my Army Ranger Series are
out (about two Army Ranger buddies who survive everything together…
except, perhaps… falling in love) AND my full-length novel about a wounded
veteran/amputee, True Surrender, was
just re-released in audio format!
In
keeping with the military theme, here are Five Secrets readers don’t know about
me (and my writing).
1) I was a good medic
but a terrible soldier. I spent five years as an Army Combat Medic. I loved
the medical aspects of my Army training but I wasn’t good at taking orders or
keeping track of the many ‘traditions’ of military life (you can read more at http://www.traceycramerkelly.com/bad-soldier-good-medic/)
2) I don’t do well
with vomit. I often write my characters experiencing medical emergencies.
As an Army Combat Medic, I could handle blood, guts and gore. But when it was
vomit (in the back of an ambulance, for example) I came perilously close to
joining my patient in upchucking my dinner! (That was the end of my brilliant
idea to pay my way through college working night shifts for an ambulance
service.)
3) I get along better
with men than women. I wasn’t a huge tomboy as a kid; but I had stuffed
animals instead of Barbie dolls, and I preferred the Fisher-Price ‘people’ to
dress-up sessions. In my late teens and early twenties, I spent a lot of time
with men between riding a motorcycle (not many women doing that at the time)
and joining the National Guard. (It worked out well, as I regularly write from
the male’s POV!)
4) I became a ‘biker
chick’ at age 15. I joke that I was riding a motorcycle before I was
driving a car (thanks to my dad). I was a pretty ordinary, slightly nerdy
teenager in every other way, but I think there was a rebel streak in me even
then; I liked being one of the few women riders (that has, thankfully,
changed!). My current ride is a Yamaha Raider.
5) I wasn’t especially
patriotic in my younger years. Even though I was in the military myself (and
dang near got sent to Desert Storm in the early ‘90s), I didn’t really ‘get it.’
As I got older, however, I was influenced by several things. One: my motorcycle
buddies are very patriotic. Two: our family business manufactures US-made
products and it’s not so easy! But it was writing True Surrender - having to get inside the mind of a soldier - that
really made me proud to be an American.
Wounded veterans. Biker chicks. Famous people with secrets to hide.
These are the characters that tend to populate Tracey's writing. It's about their personal journey, and their transformation.
Tracey's writing draws from her experience as an Army Reserve paramedic as well as over 20 years of being a "biker chick" herself.
In addition to fiction, she also tries to keep one toe in the music world, contributing vocals to several albums as well as releasing her own covers. She has even been known to produce a video or two!
When she's not writing or running the family motorcycle accessories business, she enjoys hanging out with her husband and two young kids, especially in the great outdoors.
Her web site/blog can be found at http://www.TraceyCramerKelly.com.
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