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405 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 3, 2011
She met his gaze again. “Please don’t let me down, Zach. I do not want to die out there in the desert.”
He drew her into his arms and held her close, partly to reassure her and partly because he couldn’t help himself. “If you die, angel, it means I’m already dead.”
"She looked up at him, a hint of uncertainty in her eyes. “I’m probably not very good at this, but I want to taste you.”
The idea of his erection in her mouth shorted out his brain.
“Okay,” he said, stupidly.
Okay? Holy hell, McBride, you stupid idiot!
It was more than okay."
This book is dedicated to the memory of the hundreds of murdered and missing women of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. You were brutalized and discarded like you didn’t matter. But the earth received your tears, your blood, your bones, and, like a bereaved mother, the earth itself cries out for justice. May the violence end and those who stole your bodies and your lives be held to account.
***BREAKING NEWS ON BREAKING POINT***
28 February 2011, Australia
ARC OF BREAKING POINT PUSHES I-TEAM-OHOLIC OVER THE NAKED EDGE?
An avid reader of Pamela Clare’s books and self-confessed “I-Team-oholic” , Lady Jayne, is one of the luckiest people on earth to have received an advanced copy of Ms. Clare’s latest thrilling instalment, through the Mission of Mercy ARC Program for the Bed-Ridden. Reports of the sounds of excited squeals from the reader’s home in Adelaide, Australia, is said to have been heard as far as neighbouring New Zealand. However, no correlation to the recent earthquakes sadly suffered by the devastated Kiwis has been found. Let us keep the people of Christchurch, the cyclone and flood victims of Queensland and Victoria, and all those affected by natural disasters, in our thoughts and prayers.
Though, it is not only the traumas caused by natural disasters that break our hearts. The horrors that humans inflict upon each other ravage our spirits. Pamela Clare’s dedication in her latest book reminds us of one of these horrors. “It is so touching that it will make readers’ hearts ache and may even cause their eyes to glisten…well, at least it did, for me...and it was just the dedication!”, said Lady Jayne.
“This book is dedicated to the memory of the hundreds of murdered and missing women of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. You were brutalized and discarded like you didn’t matter. But the earth received your tears, your blood, your bones, and, like a bereaved mother, the earth itself cries out for justice. May the violence end and those who stole your bodies and your lives be held to account.”Breaking Point will grip readers from the start and is probably Ms. Clare’s most action packed I-Team book. Yet, like all the books in the series, it deals with meaningful subject matter, born from the author’s experiences as a newspaper editor and journalist.
Denver Independent Investigative
Crime Journalist, Natalie Benoit
Natalie has beautiful aquamarine eyes
While on a three day convention on American-Mexican border issues of immigration, the drug trade and human trafficking, in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, along with her colleague, photojournalist Joaquin Ramirez, Natalie is taken captive by a ruthless drug cartel.
Denver Independent Photojournalist,
Joaquin Ramirez
Natalie ends up in a dirty cell next to deputy U.S. Marshall, and former Navy SEAL, Zach McBride, who is also being held prisoner. The man is a true warrior. Together, they must find a way to escape. It will take all their strength and cunning to do so, and they must trust each other with their lives. There is nothing like being thrown together in such life threatening and challenging situations to brew a romance, eh?
Recreation of U.S. Marshall, Zach McBride, while in captivity
“This book was scorching HOT! And not just because they were in the prickly Sonoran Desert!” said reader Lady Jayne, during an interview at her home. “In fact, it contained one of my fantasies…” she said, blushing.
A desert waterfall, flowing after a thunderstorm.
The landscape of the Sonoran Desert is filled with… prickly things, bushes, bumpy terrain and peaks.
The “F**k You” cacti are a warning of how treacherous the desert is once the sun sets.
“I loved Natalie and Zach! They are both such strong characters and have been through a lot in their lives, both with tragic pasts that still haunt them. I loved when they began to open up to each other, and move on from their pasts. My heart ached for them. I really loved how they watched out for one another. The ending of this was just...WOW! Soo ... intense and ... emotional ... but I'm not giving anything away. You just have to read it for yourself! I also loved seeing the development of characters from earlier books - with their kids, pregnancies, the depths of their friendships... just “Awwww!”
Though Post Viral Fatigue prevented Lady Jayne from devouring this book as fast as she would have liked, it has aided in her recovery, uplifting her spirits. Sources close to Lady Jayne have confirmed how “beyond thrilled” and thankful she is.
It is no secret that I-Team fans are twitchy with anticipation for this one. In Lady Jayne’s humble opinion, “Breaking Point will be worth the wait.”
Hunky Jed Hill is the cover model for the book. It is expected that there will be worldwide reports of women suffering ‘heat stroke’, once they get their hands on it.
Shirtlessness and unbuttoned fatigues are a necessity for
survival in the desert.
Zach McBride a True Warrior and Hero.
If Jed Hill as Zach McBride entices you to read this book and you haven’t read the I-Team series yet, while each book does stand-alone (for plot and main characters), Lady Jayne recommends reading the books in order, as your reading experience will be better enhanced by doing so.
“Plus, Reece and Kara, Julian and Tessa, Marc and Sophie, and Gabe and Kat (and now Zach and Natalie join the ranks) are all amazing, individually, and combined! I love the moments in the later books where we see the interactions between the characters from earlier books. I really enjoyed the “Bromance" between Julian and Marc in Naked Edge, and we get more of that in Breaking Point, and now with the addition of Gabe,” Lady Jayne said, smiling, with a shimmer of tears in her eyes.
Or …if you just must fondle lick read the Jed Hill covered one, first, then Breaking Point is due to be released on 3rd MAY 2011!
“Though, that leaves enough time for you to experience Extreme Exposure. But you’ll want to have Hard Evidence (coughs)…in hand. And you’ll be desiring Unlawful Contact, quite badly, after that. Which will make you want to rush to Naked Edge… and in agony for Breaking Point, waiting for...release,” said Lady Jayne, blushing and giggling.
Pamela Clare’s 4th book in the I-Team series, Naked Edge, recently won the All About Romance Best Romantic Suspense for 2010, as voted by the readers. Though, Ms. Clare seems to be her harshest critic, as in her response posted on ARR she stated:
“Thanks to AAR and all the readers who voted for Naked Edge. When I got the news, I was utterly stunned. Naked Edge was a tough book to write and took a lot of risks, in part because I wanted Kat, the heroine, to be authentically Navajo. When I turned it in, I told my agent, in tears, that it was the worst thing I'd ever written. She told me I was crazy. For the book to be voted Best Romantic Suspense by AAR readers - I can't tell you how gratifying that is. Ahèhee! Thank you.”Well, if Ms. Clare felt that way about Naked Edge, wonder what she felt about finishing Breaking Point ? Let’s hope she'll be in tears again... of happiness and satisfaction, that is... because as reader Lady Jayne says, “This one is absolutely another winner!”
"Clare’s fifth I-Team novel (after Naked Edge) sizzles with constant adventure and romance. U.S. Marshal Zach McBride is the unwilling guest of Mexican drug lords when he meets another prisoner, American journalist Natalie Benoit. The two join forces to escape and make their way across the treacherous Mexican desert toward the U.S. border. Their romance and mutual attraction develop as they share their unhappy life stories and dodge their enemies in one harrowing encounter after another. Natalie's initial fragility is juxtaposed against Zach’s stalwart nature as he helps unearth her hidden strengths and she encourages him to listen to his heart. Complex characterizations and a fast-paced plot filled with sensual romance and mystery make this a highly enjoyable read for newcomers and series fans alike."
"Sometimes the scar isn't on the outside. Sometimes it's on the inside where no one else can see it."
"There's something inside of me - it just doesn't work. I went away to war, but I can't seem to come back."
...the man who'd come home from one war only to find himself trapped in another, much more personal battle.
"My life was cold and dark and empty. But you made me feel again. You brought me to life, Zach. Do you think I can turn my back on you when you're hurting like this? You're the strongest man I've ever known, but sometimes even heroes need help....You're not alone in this anymore. You fought the Zetas for me. I'm going to fight for you - even if the one I have to fight is YOU."