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Mercenary Instinct
- Mandrake Company, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jill Redfield
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
Skulking around in the ruins on a planet swarming with treasure hunters, slavers, and bounty hunters isn't good for one's health. But Ankari Markovich needs a few archaeological samples for her latest business venture, a venture that might prove lucrative enough to move her family off the impoverished planet where she grew up. Unfortunately, she has no sooner collected her samples than she's captured by a band of brawny mercenaries. The captain might be handsome, but he's intent on turning her over to some finance lord who has, for reasons unknown, put a bounty on her head, a ridiculously large one at that. If she can't figure out a way to escape before she's delivered to the lord's home world, she could be forced into a life of indentured servitude - or worse.
Captain Viktor Mandrake doesn't usually take on piddling bounty hunting gigs, but when his intelligence officer informs him of a criminal on a nearby planet, he decides it wouldn't hurt to take a shuttle down to collect the woman. But Ankari Markovich is trouble from the start, nearly eluding his elite forces, then fighting and tricking his people left and right. He finds himself admiring her spirit, but according to her warrant, she's a criminal. The safest thing is to keep her in the brig and ignore her until she can be handed off to the man who wants her.
But the situation grows more complicated when other bounty hunters show up, wanting to claim Ankari for themselves. Thanks to this woman, Viktor's ship is in danger, his crew members are going missing, and he's fighting enemies he never asked for in a jungle in the middle of a hurricane. He's going to either strangle Ankari or fall in love. Either scenario could get him killed.
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- Hi Ho Silver
- 10-06-20
Excellent Adventure
I really really enjoyed Mercenary Instinct. It is an intelligent, smartly written well planned real adventure, with rich language and descriptions, excellent characterizations, beautifully narrated to generate tension, excitement, drama and passion. A couple of the reviews had made comments about a lack of dialogue. I do not agree with that crit at all. Actions clearly do speak more than words, and there's plenty of action in this book; there is no lack of dialogue just no silly or stupid or any ridiculous insta-love found in most chic/lit these days, which is why this book may not suit all. Even with military/mercenary characters, there is no barrage of swearing or coarse behaviour.
The romance, in line with all the botanical reference all through the story, is seeded early, but grows and grows till full pollinaction takes place, but oh so tastefully described.
Well done Audible, another gem. Heading for book 2 now .............
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- Annikki Hankvist
- 12-10-19
Loved it!
I've been struggling trying to find something to listen to, and I stumbled upon this. It captured me from the beginning, and it kept my interest throughout the entire novel. it has a bit of everything: action, humor and romance. Even though I love a steamy romance, it was never too much. The romance was not the focus of the plot, which was a nice change compared to what I usually listen too. Now, on to the next book in the series!
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