Mackenzie's Mission

By: Linda Howard

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's Summary

His mission: Night Wing. The revolutionary test plane with a top-secret weapons system was Colonel Joe "Breed" Mackenzie's #1 priority. And weapons expert Caroline Evans was his #1 distraction. True, the stubborn blonde was giving him the cold shoulder, but Joe hadn't become the best of the best by giving up.

Then he discovered someone on the inside was sabotaging Night Wing, and with her late hours and specialized expertise, Caroline seemed the obvious choice. Now Joe had to choose between allegiance to his country and love for his prime suspect.

©2006 Linda Howard (P)2006 Audible, Inc.

McKenzie's Mission

Author and narrator are both excellent; have read all Ms. Howard's McKenzie's books and enjoy them for what they are; this is first on audio purchased, but will surely have more; looking for entertainment and received it

Good Book

The story continues from Mackenzie's Mountain. Joe is all grown up now and has graduated from the academy. You get a chance to see how he developed and get a glance at the rest of the Mackenzie clan. I enjoyed the story thought it was well written and engaging. This book gives us some missing information we didn't get in Mackenzie's Mountain such as, what happened to Joe while Wolf was in jail, and while Joe was in foster care. It shows how and why there was a deep bond between Joe and Wolf and gives an insight as to how Joe became so determined. This is a really good book we get to visit with Zane as well and find out the latest with him.

The best part of the book is the relationship between Joe and Carolyn, how they met and married.

You can tell this is one of Linda Howard earlier books but it is still a solid book and one of my favorites. This books holds up to any book she has written recently it shows passion and depth. You can't go wrong with a Linda Howard book It is totally worth a credit.

Enjoyable story of lust and love.

I loved the character Joe, whose natural abilities and hard work take him to the top in his field of air force fighter pilots. He is in charge of testing and developing a new jet. Caroline is on the project team. He tells her she should pretend to have a romance with him so the other pilots will leave her alone. It was a nice story. There were also some bad guys.

Child abuse warning: In one scene someone recalls what life was like living in a foster home where the man beat, tortured and raped a six-year-old boy.

AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR:
Dennis Boutsikaris was ok, but he is not the best for a romance novel. He doesn’t show feeling, desire or seduction in his voice. It’s almost like he is fast reading a book. Example: Joe says “I’m going to unbutton your shirt and slip my hand inside, all right?” Boutiskaris sounded like a doctor with a patient, not a man turned on and wanting to touch. The character Adrian “muttered” something. Boutsikaris said it in a loud voice. Carolyn asked a question “to the point, a simple request for information.” Boutsikaris said it in a wimpy fragile way.

Dennis Boutsikaris is better than some narrators, but he wasn’t five stars for me. I much prefer Will Patton, Richard Armitage, and Tom Stechshultz.

DATA:
Narrative mode: 3rd person. Story length: 216 pages. Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: four. Setting: 1992 Nevada plus Wyoming. Copyright: 1992. Genre: contemporary romance.

Good Story

Linda Howard always writes a good tale with happy endings.

right book wrong voice

Lind Howard always tell a good story. For romance lovers....you will love this story; however the voice is wrong. The speaker has a good voice, but not for romance. It ruined the effect of having a sensual book read to you. From here on out....I am going to start taking note of the voice that is being used.
Color me a little disappointed.

Dated by still a great listen.

Would you consider the audio edition of Mackenzie's Mission to be better than the print version?

No, the narrator's intonation and inflections were off at times and he could have done a much more masculine hero's voice. Considering how often it was mention how deep and rumbling his voice was. A bit of a disappointment in that department.

What does Dennis Boutsikaris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He didn't improve the book.

Any additional comments?

Loins were mentioned way too many times but that is to be expected with the publish date. Linda Howard is still a great story teller.

Very enjoyable.

I really enjoyed this book. I liked it much better than the first one. I am glad it is in the Romance Package. I loved the call signs!

Flying High

Not “typical” in what I expected. My range of emotions was off the charts, highs and “not so highs”, but well worth the read and things clicked together the further I got into the book. Romance & thriller typical for Linda Howard’s excellent reputation.

Sexy, cute and satisfying

Colonel Joe Mackenzie meets his match in brainiac Dr Caroline Evans. Plus, we get a cameo with Wolf and Mary.
It’s a sexy cute story with a twist of suspense.
Boutsikaris has a pleasant enough voice, but he kept mispronouncing words and that got annoying.

Another very hot romance

This sexy romance had a super hot alpha pilot with a strong feisty scientist. It had a unique romance plot and intrigue involving espionage on a military base. What more could you ask for? Don’t miss out.