Cindy Dees crafts stories drawn from a life of remarkable experiences. Her early fascination with flight, beginning in childhood, led to her earning a pilot's license before a driver's. Her military career soared through supersonic jets and intelligence gathering, providing a wealth of firsthand encounters across the globe. These unique adventures forged her perspective, inspiring her to begin writing, a pursuit that started as a wager and resulted in her first book's publication in 2001.
Delving into the intricacies of backstory romance tropes, this volume examines 33 iconic themes that shape characters' journeys toward love and happiness. Cindy Dees, a bestselling author and screenwriter, leverages her storytelling expertise to dissect how past experiences and unresolved issues influence protagonists. This comprehensive guide serves as both an analysis of key narrative elements and a resource for writers looking to enhance their understanding of character development in modern commercial fiction.
The story features retired CIA agent Helen Warwick as she navigates a dangerous game of deception alongside a sociopathic killer. Both characters are skilled hunters, yet they find themselves in a deadly pursuit where trust is scarce and survival is paramount. This electrifying thriller combines elements of espionage and psychological tension, showcasing the high stakes of their intertwined fates.
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Focusing on internal romance tropes, this volume delves into 33 iconic themes that reveal the personal afflictions, fears, and personality traits that create obstacles to love within characters. Cindy Dees, a bestselling author and screenwriter, combines her storytelling expertise with teaching insights to provide an extensive analysis of these elements in modern commercial fiction, making it a valuable resource for writers looking to deepen their understanding of character-driven romance narratives.
This taut, action-packed thriller introduces unforgettable heroine Helen Warwick, a highly skilled CIA assassin trying to navigate retirement, settle into a normal life, and reconnect with her family…in the midst of mortal combat.Retirement isn’t easy for a former CIA assassin. For fifty-five-year-old Helen Warwick, it may be impossible. Even Helen’s family doesn’t know the true nature of the work she’s done for decades—the secret black ops, the sanctioned executions. But her plan to spend time reconnecting with her grown children has just been blown up—along with her son’s house—by hired killers. Why is she being targeted now—and by whom? Years of eliminating the nation’s enemies one sniper bullet at a time have earned Helen powerful adversaries. Then there are mysterious new foes, including a psychopath dubbed The DaVinci Killer, who wages a twisted war with a rival serial killer to turn murder into art. And when he sets his sights on Helen, she may very well become his next exhibit.From homegrown spies to Russian mafia hitmen, Helen’s ghosts don’t just haunt—they kill. And staying alive long enough to make up for the past, and protect those closest to her, will take every ounce of skill she possesses…
Hot SEAL. Hot spy. Hot reunion. Can they work together to find a notorious terrorist without killing each other first?When SEAL Spencer Newman accepts a dangerous mission to bring in CIA agent Drago Thorpe—the only man he’s ever loved—he expects things to get FUBAR. He doesn’t expect Drago to convince him to go rogue too.Drago regrets ending their torrid affair by pressuring Spencer to acknowledge their relationship publicly, and he wants a second chance. It’s always been a challenge to get the uptight SEAL to break the rules, but to eliminate a supposedly dead terrorist, they’ll need to operate outside the law. Tension heats up as they track their target, but can they find him before their attraction explodes out of control?
Their rebellion in tatters, freedom fighters Raina of Tyrel, White Heart healer, and Will Cobb, woodsman turned battle wizard, race to wake the Sleeping King, who is their only hope to end the evil Kothite Empire.
In The Sleeping King our adventurers found the imprisoned echo of a long lost
king on the Dream Plane. He told them how to wake him in the mortal realm:
find his lost regalia - crown, ring, sword, shield, and bow and re-join them
with his sleeping body. In The Dreaming Hunt, the heroes begin their quest.
From tomboy to bombshell? Captain Jim Kelley is thunderstruck. Suddenly Alexandra Mendez has gone from one of the guys, kid sister and tomboy to all woman. Alex is under his command on a dangerous undercover mission, but Jim has to keep reminding himself they're only pretending to be lovers. Alex has loved Jim all her life, but they'd always been just friends. Now working together to thwart an assassination plot, their cover requires her to unearth her femininity. Jim's sudden attention is unexpected...and thrilling. But is Jim just infatuated by her looks, or is it her he wants?
