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Book Review By Rachael High
Mackenzie's Pleasure by Linda Howard

Zane Mackenzie is a Navy SEAL sent into Libya to rescue Barrie, an ambassador's daughter who has been kidnapped. The rescue goes wrong, and they are forced to stay in Libya for an extra day while the rest of Zane's team sets up an escape plan. While in hiding, Zane and Barrie fall in love and sleep together.

While they are finally escaping, Zane is shot and almost dies. Barrie is taken back to her father, who won't let her find Zane or talk to him. She discovers she is pregnant, and she begins to suspect that her father is involved in something that caused her kidnapping.

As she is about to run away, Zane shows up and takes her away, where they get married. The real man behind the kidnapping comes after Barrie, and she shoots him. Barrie and Zane go on to have a little girl, who is very bad, and twin boys.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action:
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Children/Pregnancy: - Get accidently pregnant

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Sex makes him
Unusual characteristics?

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Effect of sexing
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Africa Yes
Part of Africa: - Arabic Africa

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - Boob talk - Weiner talk
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts
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