Donāt fall in love with the man who kidnapped you.
Itās a simple rule, but Jodiās track record with men has been one train wreck after the other. The cherry on top is her attempt at being a Good Samaritan resulting in being taken captive and held hostage in a hotel room.
Wearing army issued fatigues, she assumes her captor is from the base nearby. He has the haircut and the clipped discipline of a professional soldier. And despite his threats, he as the polite respect which his drilled into an officer.
When men dressed in all-black find their hotel room ā shooting without warning ā the possibility that her captor isnāt the real bad guy here slams home. Jodi is thrust into a split decision: Help the wounded soldier escape, or leave him and run?
Colonel Neil is a short 9k word story. A quickie for when you donāt have much time. It features a soldier and a damsel who both need saving. There will be some trials, and there will be an HEA.