What could be better than a box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day? Why, a boxed set of all-Navy-SEAL stories, including my newest release, CODE OF SILENCE, a novella featuring my beloved secondary couple from NEXT TO DIE, Vinny and Ophelia. SEALED WITH A KISS is an E-book anthology written by a pool of USA Today, […]
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When Marcus Luttrell signed a copy of LONE SURVIVOR for me, he wrote something very profound which I would like to reiterate: “The only job harder than being a Navy SEAL is being the wife one. You are the hero.” (He assumed as many do that my Navy retired husband was a SEAL). But he
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My readers know by now that I have to see any movie featuring “my boys,” as I call them. I finally got to rent CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, the movie based on the real life rescue of a cargo ship captain who found himself abducted by Somalian Pirates. Talk about a gripping film! Tom Hanks gave a
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After seeing the movie, LONE SURVIVOR, I was reminded of just how much former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell’s experience inspired my own writing. Before he even published LONE SURVIVOR back in 2007, I had read snippets in the newspapers about a sole surviving Navy SEAL of an operation-gone-wrong, and that news alone was enough to
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Seeing what Marcus Luttrell, the only survivor, endured took my breath away. I had read the book, LONE SURVIVOR, so I was curious to see how the film differed from the book. Even though it was directed under Marcus Luttrell’s watchful eye, there were a few small differences. The most obvious one was that Marcus
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Commander Mark Divine. The name says it all. He’s accomplished so much in his lifetime, I hardly know where to start, so I’ll start with how I got to know him. I required a real Navy SEAL to advise me on tactics and to edit the action in my SEAL books. So I queried the
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How do you bring a book to life? Voice talent David Brenin had done an excellent job telling the story of THE PROTECTOR, now available in audio format, with THE GUARDIAN and THE ENFORCER coming very soon! I was surprised in my interview with David Brenin to learn that he’s a hero in his own right. It was
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