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The Admiral's Bride | 
 enlarge | Author: Suzanne Brockmann
Publisher: MIRA
Category: Book
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 304172
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0778322912
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780778322917
ASIN: 0778322912
Publication Date: 1999
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Product Description
His Mission
When six canisters of a lethal nerve agent are stolen from a military testing lab, Admiral Jake Robinson must recover the chemicals -- by any means necessary. He defies convention and decides to infiltrate the compound where religious fanatics have stored the deadly toxin. His Partner
Dr. Zoe Lange is a biological warfare specialist and an expert in espionage. Zoe agrees to assist Jake on the case, and, posing as husband and wife, they manage to gain access to the compound. But Jake fears his instant attraction to Zoe might compromise the mission. His Crisis
Their marriage may be a hoax, but Jake's growing feelings for Zoe are anything but make-believe. With each hour he's in Zoe's company, the stakes get higher, the game more real. And the dangers within the compound escalate out of control. Now everything is on the line.
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Another Great SEAL Story December 31, 2007
Jennifer Wardrip (Central Illinois, USA)
This is a really good story that I had actually read before (I just didn't recognize it from the blurb).
Admiral Jake Robinson has always been the SEAL who lived by the motto of "leave no man behind." As far back as the Vietnam War, there have been "Jake's Boys" -- soldiers rescued because of the personal efforts of Jake Robinson. Now, he's been assigned to infiltrate a religious cult and recover six canisters of a devastatingly lethal nerve gas.
His partner undercover is Dr. Zoe Lange, who just so happens to be the daughter of one of "Jake's Boys" from back in Vietnam. She's also a lot younger than the Admiral. This doesn't stop them from going undercover as husband and wife -- or from experiencing the very real feelings of passion and desire.
But Jake is still mourning the passing of his wife, and Zoe isn't sure that the age difference (or this assignment) is something that can be overcome. Will these two be able to survive their undercover job -- and find a real love worth fighting for?
This is truly another great read in Ms. Brockmann's SEAL series!
 This one I think is my favourite in the series.......... December 8, 2007
KatherineT (Ontario)
The Admiral's Bride by Suzanne Brockmann
Silhouette Intimate Moments # 962 - November 1999
In Vietnam, his SEAL squad called him Admiral out of respect though the rank wasn't yet earned. Jake has earned that rank after 30 years of dedication. When a deadly nerve agent is stolen from a US facility, Jake must infiltrate a militia cult. He can't do it alone. Zoe is the leading expert with the CIA on biochemical agents. She's been on these missions before and she knows the stakes involved. Together with the squad of SEALs hand-picked by Jake for backup, they enter a world so deadly that all their skills are tested.
We were introduced to Jake in the last book; he's fully recovered from the assassination attempt but he's still recovering from the death of his wife Daisy. He knows that his age is a problem for the squad; even though at 53 he's in as good as or better shape than his men. He battles his attraction for Zoe who makes him feel more alive than he's felt in long time. Zoe's had a crush on Jake for years. His reputation from Nam paints him as a hero with a capital H. She knows that she's falling in love with Jake the man; that he happens to be Jake the hero and Jake the hunk, is just a bonus. Awesome! ... this one I think is my favourite in the series.
Kept my attention 3.5 stars May 2, 2007
K0a6679
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this authors ability to tell a great love story along with some suspence. Most of the time if the romance is lacking then the action makes up for it. This book was pretty short in comparison to her more recent novels, in addition it focused more on H/H then mutiple charaters ( which is GREAT for me because sometimes her books have way too many sub plots that takes away then adds to the story).
I wont go on about the plot, you can read that from other reviers my only complaint about this book was that Jake being so in love with his deceased wife through out the whole book, he does not realize he can love the heroine, in a different way til the very end. To me, it took away from "great-love" apsect of reading a romance novel. I mainly just felt sad for the heroine because there she was actually falling in love with the much older hero ( YES, it IS believable, I am 29 yrs old and I find Clint Eastwood HOT! Being 29, I would consider myself sane, mature and know what i find attractive. The poor heroine is 29, not 19! )and the hero keeps pushing her away because he's still inlove, and prb always will be. H/H "should've" been Jake and Daisey( deceased wife ).
To me it felt like he was just settling since his TRUE love-of-his-life has passed from cancer. It didnt help that most of the time all he thought of and talked about was his deceased wife. Just seemed so sad. Later when he explains he can love the heroine in a diff way then he loved his deceased wife, to me it seemed lukewarm kind of love. However, it was a good story, different because of the great age difference, I would def consider recommending this book to any action-romance fans.
 2nd in series -- good, not as good as the first September 12, 2006
Reluctant Reviewer
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Admiral Jake Robinson connects with Dr. Zoe Lange to infiltrate compound of religious fanatics to retrieve stolen canisters of lethal nerve agent. Ok -- liked Unsung Hero better
Great hero... boring (and far too young) heroine.. uninspired plot September 11, 2006
Tracy Vest (Northern California)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
A religious zealot and his cult of merry Montana polygamists have stolen a deadly nerve gas and plan to release it as a political statement. Admiral Jake Robinson decides that it's time to return to undercover SEAL duty to infiltrate the group using his elite "gray" ops group with the aid of Zoe Lange, a beautiful and young CIA agent/scientist.
It's been three years since his beloved companion of 30 years passed away (non-comformist artist Daisy only agreed to marry him just before dying), but this assignment has Jake taking a wife - at least for the mission. He soon finds himself attracted to his "intended." Turns out she's the daughter of the 427th person that Jake's team rescued in Vietnam.
I wanted to like this book. The character of Jake is so charismatic and deserving of his own story after appearing in Crash's story. I loved that Jake still mourned the loss of Daisy and had a difficult decision moving on without her. But at the same time - ick. Zoe was way, way too young for him. And I never got a feeling that she felt anything more than hero worship while he was just itching a scratch after three years of celibacy. It would have been better if her character was at least a little mature, but she was completely petulant and childish throughout the story. And if Zoe said "Holy Mike" one more time...
I wasn't really enamored with the plot line overall - the military action/suspense just wasn't there, and what little there was, was highly implausible. There was very little action in the plot. The fact that the highly trained active duty SEALS were relegated to basically hanging out and playing cards (or watching Zoe on video while chatting about her and Jake's relationship) was a complete joke. In order to fully appreciate Jake's character, read "Hawken's Heart" first which features Jake and Daisy in a secondary storyline, as well as giving insight to Jake's relationship with Crash Hawken.
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