Kirjahaku

A fast paced action novel set during the second Iraqi War, a story about three remarkable people caught in a web of obsession and deceit.Tess is a military helicopter pilot; beautiful, aggressive and relentless. Raised as a man, she gradually awakens as sensual woman due to the love of two men.Jake is a brilliant CIA operative that saves her from committing a mistake that could affect her career. Amir is a wealthy, sophisticated but dissolute Iraqi general who initially captures Tess during a battle and becomes infatuated with her. To fulfill a promise, Tess must take something from Amir. After a romantic interlude in Naples, she and Jake go after him, who now is in Istanbul. Tess meets with Amir, but he refuses to give her what she wants. Jake is called back to Iraq, but resigns from the CIA when he realizes that things have gone from bad to worse due to misguided political decisions. He has to go back home to the US, and plans to rejoin Tess in Istanbul. Amir persuades her to spend time with him in France and England in exchange for what she is seeking. Here she meets Fadime, his alluring and decadent sister. In the end, Amir deceives her.Tess returns to Iraq, flying dangerous missions and rescuing wounded soldiers. Jake reconnects with Tess, but cannot bear the thought of her having been with another man. Eventually, Tess has to make a choice between the two men until an unforeseen event changes everything.

In this epic adventure, Tess and Jake continue to fight Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria and try to address the overwhelming refugee crisis in Europe. When ISIS terrorists acquire two North Korean nuclear bombs, Tess and the team must change priorities to prevent a worldwide calamity. The stakes are high - the potential obliteration of European cities and possibly the destruction of Israel. The CIA asks Tess and Jake to use their special talents to find the weapons, forcing Tess to deal with her nemesis, the dissolute Laurent Belcour who is still obsessed with her and may know where the bombs are hidden. Personal complications arise when Tess meets a captivating symphony conductor who persuades her to play a piano concert in Moscow and introduces her to the Russian President. Their musical collaboration leads to temptation and turmoil, affecting Tess's relationship with Jake, who has challenges of his own in fending off the stunning and talented Claudine Bisson. Spanning the globe, the frantic search for the missing weapons takes them to Bulgaria, Ukraine, the South China Sea, Syria, Israel, Tehran and Moscow. Racing against the clock, Tess's team must pursue every lead no matter how tenuous and fight a host of enemies in a desperate attempt to ward off nuclear Armageddon.

A compelling exploration of global human trafficking.After rescuing a child prostitute in Cambodia, Tess persuades Jake, Carmen, Nicola and the Team to tackle human trafficking worldwide. Sponsored by the United Nations, she creates a team of what Jake calls Valkyries, six remarkable women that alongside the men of the Team embark on a Herculean effort to rescue victims and pursue traffickers, starting with a degenerate financier that controls a multinational sex enterprise. The team then takes direct action by unleashing their military skills in battles against powerful slavers, Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Mexican cartels. The action turns to combating child trafficking, rescuing captured women abused by the terrorist group ISIS, probing Nigerian prostitution in Europe and Russia, and confronting the appalling sex trade in Mexico, Afghanistan and in the U.S. In a whirlwind series of actions, the story transitions from Phnom Penh to New York, Houston, Miami, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Buenos Aires, and Las Vegas. The deeper the Team gets involved, the more challenging their task becomes. With all cards stacked against them, Tess and Jake must find a way to address the fundamental causes of human trafficking and attempt to formulate a solution to intractable problems.

Sexy, adventurous, exciting, and different. In a story of high passion and conflict, Claudine Bisson returns to the Valkyries team. She persuades Tess and her colleagues to provide adversary services to the Air Force, a plan that requires learning how to fly jet fighters. The Team acquires surplus aircraft and hires a team of Russian specialists led by the abrasive Colonel Peter Brusilov, a hard taskmaster. Laurent Belcour, the notorious villain, is back and continues to create obstacles. Claudine further complicates things because she has an ulterior motive: to get Jake back by undermining Tess. She pulls all the stops and uses Tess's ex-lover, Vaughn Wentworth, to help compromise her. While the team struggles to prepare for the upcoming operation, they must deal with the destructive collision between Claudine and Tess, leading to unpredictable consequences.

Tess si Sveglia - La Storia CompletaIn una storia epica ambientata durante la seconda Guerra del Golfo in Iraq, tre persone importanti sono invischiate in una trama di ossessione e inganno. Il generale Amir, uomo ricco, colto e complicato, follemente innamorato di Tess, una bella e motivata militare, pilota di elicotteri. L'ossessione di Amir non ha confini, lo porter a smuovere cielo e terra per possederla. Aiutata da Jake, Carmen e dai loro colleghi, Tess affronta attacchi feroci, in Europa e negli USA. Le due donne affrontano le loro sfide confidando nelle proprie doti di fiere guerriere, combattendo il nemico Amir, che non solo fa del male a Tess, ma trama per prendere il potere in Iraq. Alla fine, la tragedia si chiude con una decisione ricca di pathos.

Este libro combina dos novelas previas: "El despertar de Tess" y "Tess Valqurias".Una novela rom ntica de acci n r pida ambientada durante la segunda Guerra del Golfo en Irak, tres personas notables est n atrapadas en una red de obsesi n y enga o. El General Amir, un villano rico, culto y complicado, est desesperadamente enamorado de Tess, una hermosa piloto de helic ptero militar. Su obsesi n no tiene l mites, y mueve cielo y tierra para poseerla. Ayudadas por Jake, Carmen y sus colegas, Tess debe enfrentarse a crueles ataques en varios frentes en Europa y EE.UU. Las dos mujeres responden a sus desaf os recurriendo a sus habilidades como guerreras feroces, luchando contra el malvado Amir, que no s lo lastim a Tess, sino que tambi n planea tomar el control del gobierno iraqu . Al final, la tragedia s lo se redime con una resoluci n conmovedora.

Tess y Jake se enfrentan a un dilema inusual. Su hija adoptiva Aara recibi una enorme herencia del enemigo de Tess, el difunto Amir al-Saadi. La fortuna viene con una condici n inquietante: Aara debe casarse con una familia musulmana en el plazo de un a o. De repente, Tess y Jake deben evaluar si tal condici n es aceptable. Se re nen con dos familias musulmanas y terminan en Estambul para que Aara pueda decidir si quiere cumplir con la condici n del testamento. Para complicar las cosas, la hermana de Amir, Fadime, es la fideicomisaria, y Laurent Belcour, el conspirador disoluto, es ahora su amante secreto. Ellos anhelan la fortuna para s mismos y dise an un plan para ganar la partida. Al mismo tiempo, Belcour sigue buscando venganza contra Tess y su equipo por haber frustrado sus malvados planes en el pasado. Se dirige en busca de ayuda a ISIS, el grupo extremista yihadista ahora comprometido en una lucha existencial con Irak y Siria. C mo enfrentar n Tess y Jake estos desaf os?

Una exploraci n convincente de la trata de personas en el mundo.Despu s de rescatar a una ni a prostituta en Camboya, Tess convence a Jake, Carmen, Nicola y al Equipo para que aborden la trata de personas en todo el mundo. Patrocinada por las Naciones Unidas, crea un equipo de lo que Jake llama Valkirias, seis mujeres notables que, junto con los hombres del equipo, se embarcan en un esfuerzo herc leo para rescatar a las v ctimas y perseguir a los traficantes, empezando por un financiero degenerado que controla una empresa sexual multinacional. El equipo entonces toma acci n directa desatando sus habilidades militares en batallas contra poderosos esclavistas, Boko Haram en Nigeria y los c rteles mexicanos. La acci n se centra en combatir el tr fico de ni os, rescatar a mujeres capturadas forzadas por el grupo terrorista ISIS; investigar la prostituci n nigeriana en Europa y Rusia, y confrontar el espantoso comercio sexual en M xico, Afganist n y los EE.UU. En una serie de acciones, la historia pasa de Phnom Penh a Nueva York, Houston, Miami, Par s, Londres, msterdam, Hamburgo, Buenos Aires y Las Vegas. Cuanto m s se involucra el Equipo, m s dif cil se vuelve su tarea. Con todas las cartas en su contra, Tess y Jake deben encontrar una manera de abordar las causas fundamentales de la trata de seres humanos y tratar de formular una soluci n a los problemas irresolubles.

En esta aventura pica, Tess y Jake siguen luchando contra los insurgentes de Boko Haram en Nigeria y tratan de abordar la abrumadora crisis de refugiados en Europa. Cuando los terroristas de ISIS adquieren dos bombas nucleares norcoreanas, Tess y el equipo deben cambiar las prioridades para prevenir una calamidad mundial. Hay mucho en juego: la posible destrucci n de ciudades europeas y, posiblemente, la destrucci n de Israel. La CIA les pide a Tess y Jake que usen sus talentos especiales para encontrar las armas, obligando a Tess a lidiar con su n mesis, el disoluto Laurent Belcour, que todav a est obsesionado con ella y puede que sepa d nde est n escondidas las bombas. Las complicaciones personales surgen cuando Tess conoce a un cautivador director de orquesta sinf nica que la convence para que d un concierto de piano en Mosc y la presenta al Presidente ruso. Su colaboraci n musical lleva a la tentaci n y la confusi n, afectando la relaci n de Tess con Jake, quien tiene sus propios desaf os para defenderse de la impresionante y talentosa Claudine Bisson. En todo el mundo, la b squeda fren tica de las armas desaparecidas los lleva a Bulgaria, Ucrania, el Mar de China Meridional, Siria, Israel, Teher n y Mosc . Corriendo contra el reloj, el equipo de Tess debe perseguir todas las pistas, no importa lo tenues que sean, y luchar contra un mont n de enemigos en un intento desesperado por protegerse del Armaged n nuclear.